deedee05

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1. Introductions:"New" and "Old" Students.

   deedee05 replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Students

   Hi ya'll! I'm 30, married, a 2 yr old son in my 2nd of 5 semesters and taking academics as well! Very busy and time consuming, but I love it. Will graduate May of 2004, can't wait to be a NURSE!!

2. nursing as a career, teaching project

   deedee05 replied to deedee05's topic in General Students

   Those are pretty good ideas too. I will see what I can come up with. I can get the glow germ stuff, but I might have trouble finding a doppler. Thanks for your help.

3. Men in nursing school??? Experiences??

   deedee05 replied to Fusternc's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry I'm not a guy giving info, but we do have, in a class of 53, 6 men. 3 married, 3 single. We think it is awesome that they are in there. They don't have to work any harder then we do, and in my opinion, some of the instructors seem to really...

4. Nurse or Paramedic?

   deedee05 replied to Hooligan's topic in General Nursing

   Howie must be in Miami! That is one of the only places in FL that I know of that require their medics to wear vests!! I was an EMT in FL before I moved to AL. Last fall, I entered the nursing program. I loved being an EMT and really wanted to becom...

5. nursing as a career, teaching project

   deedee05 replied to deedee05's topic in General Students

   Thanks! I had not thought of letting them listen to a heart beat or take a bp, but I do have an income by profession chart that I intend to use. I will definetly use your ideas.

6. Calling all nursing students that are mothers

   deedee05 replied to nursing 101's topic in General Students

   Keep in mind, sometimes children that start school at an older age have a harder time "fitting" in. Some tend to feel to old to play with classmates while the children a grade ahead tend to alienate them because they are in the grade below. Before ...

7. Okay, now I'm nervous :)

   deedee05 replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Students

   A 75 is passing in my program also. Reading the material is a must!! If you can't read it before class, scan it, so your not completely lost. I have a 2 1/2 yr old son, who demands my attention when I'm not at school. I'm not sure how, but I manag...

8. Has anyone had luck petitioning a grade??

   deedee05 replied to nessa1982's topic in General Students

   If you have only 1 C, then Rhona1 is right, it shouldn't hurt you! And, like everyone keeps telling me, (I got a C in my Fund. of nur. class) when you graduate and your working on a patient, surely, the person will not ask you what you made in your ...

9. nursing as a career, teaching project

   deedee05 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm a 1st level nursing student in my 2nd semester. We have to do a teaching project this semester and I am doing mine on Nursing as a Career with a group of girl scouts ages 8-12. I have searched the web and found some interesting and helpful info...