srose

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1. US ICU nurse, working in UK?

   srose posted a topic in International

   Hi, I'm a soon-to-be RN (graduating in 6 weeks!) in the US. I would like to work in England or Scotland someday...well, sooner than later, considering the results of yesterday's election. But that's another story... Anyway, I am planning to become IC...

2. nursing overseas

   srose replied to S5777's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I have a year left of nursing school, then after working for a year or so I'd like to get ICU certified and do some travelling. My dream is to live and work in the UK or Scotland. Does anyone know if the US ICU certification would qualify me to w...

3. Does anyone recommend working as a patient care technician?

   srose replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a nurse tech on an oncology floor at a university hospital, and I LOOOOOVE it! I've learned more there and from the nurses than I would have in just clinicals, and it makes my clinicals for school sooo much easier. Take the opportunity while you ...

4. What area do you want to nurse in?

   srose replied to pokey sn's topic in General Students

   I work in oncology now, and love it. I think I want to do that (esp. BMT/HSCT) or ICU.

5. a good medical excuse

   srose replied to rdtyu7's topic in General Students

   Hmm...sounds like you are suffering from Acute Terminological Inexactitude. Definitely a serious condition.

6. math and dosage calc. & nursing fundamentals

   srose replied to bob007cat's topic in General Students

   Those classes were combined into one for us, difficulty-wise I would give them a 2 or 3, they just expected us to do tons of reading and watch videos, etc, so they were really time-consuming. But the material involved was NOT difficult. It was all ab...

7. Me Day

   srose replied to Jen2's topic in General Students

   I love the Me Day idea, but I also make sure little bits of each day are "mine." It's usually something small, like getting a frappucino after taking a test, or spending ten minutes reading a book for pleasure rather than a text book, or even schedul...

8. Once again...shoes

   srose replied to FarmgrrlRN's topic in General Students

   I got a pair of white Danskos (with a back) for clinicals. I'm wearing my brown danskos at work now, and I love them...sometimes after a 12-hr shift my feet are a little sore but my knees and back NEVER hurt with them. However, I wish I hadn't spent ...

9. Are You In A Click Or A Loner???

   srose replied to Born2BAnurse's topic in General Students

   Born2BAnurse...glad to hear I'm not alone, being a loner!! I have to confess, I'm not even in a study group, it would drive me crazy. I thought something was wrong with me, but this summer I'm working as a nurse tech and I absolutely love all the peo...

10. Are You In A Click Or A Loner???

    srose replied to Born2BAnurse's topic in General Students

    I'm nursing school, I'm pretty much a loner. There are four or five people in my class I really like, but we're not exactly a clique and dont't really spend time together outside of school. I've never bene a cliquey person, and am more introverted th...

11. Looking for scholarships or programs that aid male students in nursing?

    srose replied to Apollo's topic in General Students

    Never heard of a program to specifically aid male nursing students. Would that be like affirmative action? Sheesh.

12. HRSA scholarship

    srose replied to OnMyWay's topic in General Students

    ha...I'm in the same boat as you, Mel D. I waited tables and was unemployed for part of last year, but the gov't still thinks my EFC should be $10K. Haha...however, my bank account does NOT agree that I have $10K sitting around for school. I applied ...

13. GPA's! Do You Care?

    srose replied to justjenn's topic in General Students

    My GPA matters to me, only in the sense that I have to feel like I did the best I could in a class, and I have pretty high standards for myself. However, it doesn't matter to me in the sense that I dont' care what other's GPAs are, and I don't share ...

14. Can you use your grades in your pre-req to guage how you will do in nursing?

    srose replied to bob007cat's topic in General Students

    Being "booksmart" and being able to pull off high grades is definitely a good skill to have and won't hurt in nursing school, but being successful in nursing school depends on a lot more. You should also look at your time management skills, organizat...

15. Books

    srose replied to MOONIELOVE's topic in General Students

    ack. please don't scream.