rds007

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1. Difficulty getting into M/B

   rds007 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello. I am a nursing student that just finished my 3rd semester (only 2 to go!) I am absolutely positive that I want to go into the OB field upon graduation. I would love to work as a nurse tech for any experience I could gain (such as assessing mom...

2. Help on pedi assessments

   rds007 posted a topic in Pediatric

   Hi! I am a 2nd semester nursing student am have always wanted to work in peds. This semester they are incorporated into our cirriculum, with each student spending 2 clinical days on the pediatric unit. I loved my time there, but I had a very hard tim...

3. social anxiety

   rds007 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Students

   FNPhopeful, I have found that Effexor XR release works really well for me. Before I was always gasping for breath because it felt like I couldn't get enough air in my lungs (My pulse ox reading is great though). Between that and the general verge of ...

4. social anxiety

   rds007 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Students

   Crazylilkelly, I have had similiar problems for years. There was a time during prereqs that I actually got up and left class because I was so afraid that we were going to put into groups to work. I would always feel so nervous around other people, an...

5. Loans for nursing school?

   rds007 replied to LIZ07's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know if this is something you would be interested in, but I was offered scholarships with two different local hospitals (pays for books, tuition, lab fees, student insurance, uniforms, stethoscope, & lab kit) with the agreement that I wo...

6. Anyone ever work full time while getting their RN?

   rds007 replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am starting a RN program on Moday (so excited!) and was worried about working also. I am a CNA working homehealth, so I plan on studying the nights I work. I will work three 12 hour shifts a week-I'm hoping this schedule works out for me. Good luc...

7. Traumatized by first patient passing

   rds007 replied to rds007's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for your supportive replies and sympathy. I think part of the difficulty for me was my knowing the pain of loss that the husband was feeling (I lost my mother when I was 17 and my father when I was 21) and part of it was with the unforg...

8. Traumatized by first patient passing

   rds007 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a CNA working as a home health aide who will be starting nursing school in August. Yesterday, I covered a shift that someone had called off, and all I knew about the patient going into her home was that she was on hospice. She ended up passing a...

9. my schhol is not nlanc, but Stae of Florida accredited- is this bad??

   rds007 replied to lovemykids's topic in Florida

   Hi Amy! The best way to get information on BCC's program would be their website. It is www.brevardcc.edu. In the middle of the page, click on "health sciences." On the left, click on "programs and information" and then on "Nursing RN". That will give...

10. my schhol is not nlanc, but Stae of Florida accredited- is this bad??

    rds007 replied to lovemykids's topic in Florida

    Amy, :welcome: to allnurses! This website is wonderful!! I am a student at BCC in Cocoa & was recently accepted into the nursing program there. Your post had me worried about the school accreditation, so I called the nursing department in health...

11. Help!!! financial aid question

    rds007 replied to Valerette's topic in General Students

    I just went through the appeal process to reinstate my financial aid for the fall semester, when I will begin the ADN program. I already have 96 credits, because when I transferred from a different school (in a different state) most of my credits wer...

12. pregnant during first year as new nurse?

    rds007 replied to secondfiddle's topic in New Nurse

    SecondFiddle, I completely understand what you mean when you said that you don't want to put having a baby off any longer. I am just starting nursing school this fall (2006) & am waiting until I am finished to try to have my first. My husband &am...

13. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    rds007 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    These are so creepy, but I can't stop reading this thread! Keep 'em coming!

14. prenursing student

    rds007 replied to shaiv82's topic in General Nursing

    Shaiv82, First of all-congratulations on your acceptance!!:balloons: :balloons: You sound just like me-I stress about everything! If I were in your shoes, I would call the nursing dept. and ask, just for peace of mind. I wouldn't worry about pointin...

15. prenursing student

    rds007 replied to shaiv82's topic in General Nursing

    My situation was a little like yours. When I moved from PA to FL, many of my classes were accepted as electives down here, so I didn't meet the requirements for the BSN program that I wanted to get into. I thought that surely I would be able to get i...