bodine

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1. Is there room for sensitive individuals in Nursing?

   bodine replied to nursing6's topic in Career Support

   I am concerned about this issue also. I am currently taking my prereqs for nursing school while i am a practicing lawyer. my brother, who is a doctor, tells me that i am much too sensitive to be a nurse and i'll never be able to handle it when doct...

2. What to do when U know others are cheating...(in classes)

   bodine replied to KBnursestudent's topic in General Nursing

   I don't have any suggestions as to whether to turn them in - that is your call. But I would like to say that I am so gald i came across this post. the cheating in my classes is so widespread - i am not eaxaggerating when i say half the class, alt...

3. Addiction/ Nursing License

   bodine replied to bodine's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone. That was helpful. It sounds like some state boards, depending on the state, will ask you directly if you have been treated for d and a but within a limited time frame. I think he will be relieved.

4. Addiction/ Nursing License

   bodine posted a topic in General Nursing

   a friend of mine in taking nursing school prereqs. asked me to post this query. he currently has several years clean and sober but has been through two or three rehabs. when he was young. No drug or alcohol related convictions. Will this be an is...

5. What to do when U know others are cheating...(in classes)

   bodine replied to KBnursestudent's topic in General Nursing

   [i've got people in my A&P that cheat too. In fact, practically the entire class openly cheats b/c the prof. leaves the room. they justify it by saying that the prof. makes the class too hard and wants us to cheat. i know how you feel - it's a...

6. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

   bodine replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

   I initially became interested in the field after several nurses I spoke with who work in hospitals compared the day to day job as very similar to waiting tables in the sense that you have lots of patients ("tables") to manage at one time and you are ...

7. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

   bodine replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

   Someone had posed a similar question at a open house I attended for a BSN program and the moderator (who had twenty years exp.) suggested that the person get her BSN or associates and practice for a few years before getting her masters. The moderato...

8. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

   bodine replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

   Metatronblue - you might want to start a new post with your question. i think alot of people reading this thread are fairly new in the field or havent even begun. you would probably be able to get a much more experienced perspective if you posted ...

9. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

   bodine replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

   Amyrae - Thanks for your response. i actually just sent you a private message which you can ignore. yes, my understanding too is that they require full dedication for an entire year and can be very intense. the two i am looing at are expensive (...

10. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

    bodine replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

    Sorry no advice - just a question. What is the NCLEX-RN? Some type of RN certification test? I am thinking of changing careers too and have very little experience in the area. also, i am considering enrolling in an accelerated BSN program which ...

11. Is marijuana addictive?

    bodine replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    pot is not physically addictive - that is, no physical withdraw symptoms when you stop using - but sure does make some people feel good. whether that constitutes an addiction who knows. AA and NA dont treat someone as sober who still smokes pot. i...

12. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

    bodine replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

    Amy - I really appreciated your post. I am currently a tax lawyer and have been considering nursing for some of the same reasons you mentioned. I hate sitting at a desk all day and I just dont connect with my profession. Nursing is so much more ap...

13. Thinking of changing careers to nursing

    bodine replied to bodine's topic in General Nursing

    it sounds like boredom is not an option for a nurse.

14. Thinking of changing careers to nursing

    bodine replied to bodine's topic in General Nursing

    i think i can handle the pay cut. i have not been earning a high lawyer's salary for a long time - i worked in public interest for a while at a more reasonable salary for a while as well (and didnt like that too much either). the status of being a ...

15. Thinking of changing careers to nursing

    bodine posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am currently a lawyer but have been becoming increasingly bored. sitting and reading most of the day does not seem to do it for me. i have bee n exploring other career options and have considered nursing, mostly because I imagine that I would be ...