b-lansing

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1. am I wrong?

   b-lansing replied to jurbyjunk's topic in General Nursing

   :kiss Congrats! Way to go!!! Make sure you tell us everything, don't leave anything out!:roll :roll :roll

2. What's a good book to read about the realities of nursing

   b-lansing replied to Rootbear76's topic in General Nursing

   I would also recommend, "Majoring In Nursing" by Janet R. Katz and "Stressed Out About Nursing School!" by Stephanie Thibeault. Both of these books are excellent!

3. Master vs Classic SE

   b-lansing replied to RodeoLP's topic in General Nursing

   I have a master that I just love. It's rated 10 on a 1-10 scale for accoustics. If you want a clear and detailed explaination, go to allheart.com they go into great detail about the differences. Good luck in classes.:roll

4. Shortages in OR too?

   b-lansing replied to Hidi74's topic in Operating Room

   :imbar Okay, this is a stupid question. What exactly does a scrub and circulating nurse do?

5. stethoscopes

   b-lansing replied to pcacj's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry-Littmann:imbar

6. stethoscopes

   b-lansing replied to pcacj's topic in General Nursing

   I Have 2 scopes, a cheapie and a Litmann Master Cardiologist which I had my name engraved in so it wouln't walk away. I had chickenpox when I was 33 (a mother's day present from my son), and since then I've had a constant ringing in my ears. The Lit...

7. Thinking of Becoming a nurse.......

   b-lansing replied to Corrado's topic in Career Support

   Hi, I'm working as a LNA (the new name for CNA's) at a hospital and I'm enjoying it so much that I'm appying to BSN school for next fall. (I hope I get in, I hope I get in)... It's never to late to start, I'll be 42 when I start school, my motto, if ...

8. Wanting to go into nursing

   b-lansing replied to Donna Guerrero's topic in Career Support

   Hi everyone! I'm 41 years old, and a CNA at a ltc facility. I really hate my job: as aides we're treated like chattle. I've been giving some serious thought to nursing school but I have those days when the doubt monster comes to visit. You see, I wa...

9. Pity Floating CNA's :-(

   b-lansing replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

   Hi everybody! When I was working as a psych. tech. at a state hospital, we had to float all the time! And when we wern't floating, we were sitting! When I first started on the 11p-7a shift we used to sit for 1 hour at a time without doing anything ex...

10. CNA then on to RN...Good Idea?

    b-lansing replied to Carmen29's topic in Career Support

    I agree, being a CNA now will be such a help when I start school in the fall. I've been doing the work of a CNA without the license for 3 years at a psych. hospital in NH. I now have my license and am on my way to an RN. My level of confidence is muc...

11. new "over 35" thread

    b-lansing replied to kats's topic in General Students

    Hi everyone! My name is Betsy and I'm new to the forum but I saw the subject of a'hem, older students and had to jump in. I'm a month shy of 41, I became an LNA(CNA) in March of this year and have decided to take the plunge:rolleyes: and go back to s...