FLCrackerPN

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1. How much do you pay monthly for Health insurance?

   FLCrackerPN replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Students

   $1277 per month for myself and 4 kids.. Premium keeps going up, but my family's income stays the same. We don't qualify for subsidies Husbands employer only pays for HIS insurance premium.

2. Poll: Nurse and law enforcement couples

   FLCrackerPN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I am not married to a LEO, but I know many couples who are medical field/ law enforcement. For instance my mama is a paramedic and my daddy is a retired LEO and my little brother is a LEO and his wife is a nurse. My previous employer, a NP, is also m...

3. Stethoscope/clinical supplies

   FLCrackerPN replied to msbossb's topic in General Students

   All through LPN school I carried a cold, clunky, awkward metal clipboard and was dreading having to do the same in August when I start the RN program, and then I came across this post. I had not heard of these before now and I was so smitten with the...

4. Finished my ADN!

   FLCrackerPN replied to HDHRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   Congratulations!!

5. Nursing School with Baby ... Possible?

   FLCrackerPN replied to amae519's topic in General Students

   I know that your situation may not be exactly like mine was, but as mothers we all face similar struggles. I finished a very rigorous Practical Nursing program all the while juggling 3 kids (ages at the time were 10, 7, and 2 1/2 yo), and a husband ...

6. NOTES...how do you take yours?

   FLCrackerPN replied to jkblevins's topic in General Students

   I found that I retain more of the information if I hand write my notes. I also use a voice recorder for added security so that I can go back and replay something if I missed it the first time. :)

7. What is the freaking deal with OB?

   FLCrackerPN replied to Mavrick's topic in General Students

   I have always had a passion for all things related to women's health, especially those things that surround the birth process and lactation. I don't know if it is because of the familiarity of it all (since I too have a vagina and have managed to pus...

8. HESI entrance exam- STOP WORRYING!

   FLCrackerPN replied to ces824's topic in HESI

   I took my HESI on March 24, and there were quite a few word problems on the test, but they were VERY easy. Basic stuff like figuring up sales tax, money spent, how much of a particular ingredient you may need, a few word problems that involved conver...

9. HESI entrance exam- STOP WORRYING!

   FLCrackerPN replied to ces824's topic in HESI

   I can attest to everything the OP says.... I worked myself up over nothing, after hearing all of the horror stories, I had made myself physically ill with GI upset, palpitations, etc. going into this exam. I too used the Hesi Admission Assesment Revi...

10. What I Wish I Would Have Known About the HESI A2 Entrance Exam!

    FLCrackerPN replied to caringandhonest's topic in HESI

    I am scheduled to take this beast tomorrow morning at 10:00... to say that I am terrified would be a gross understatement, but your post has really helped to put my mind at ease a great deal. Thanks again OP for a very informative and mind easing pos...

11. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    FLCrackerPN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in COVID

    Looks like we have POTENTIAL case of Ebola that isn't tucked safely away in the isolation unit at Emory... praying this person's tests come back negative.... New York City Hospital Treating Potential Ebola Patient - ABC News

12. Ebola in the US

    FLCrackerPN replied to BrittL&D's topic in Disease

    Although I wish they had sent medical equipment and supplies and treated them over THERE, at this point I am not as concerned about Ebola spreading from the two patients at Emory as I am about the NYC Patient that is hospitalized with ebloa symptoms ...

13. Specialty

    FLCrackerPN replied to julzgarcia's topic in Pre-Nursing

    OB is my absolute passion... it was by far my favorite clinical rotation in PN school and is pretty much the ONLY reason that I am bridging from PN to RN. I also like geriatrics, but my ultimate goal is to be working in L&D.

14. are mandatory scrub color-coding in hospitals the wave of the future?

    FLCrackerPN replied to kelligracie's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I have no problem with color coded scrubs so long as I can choose the brand/style scrubs that I wear, because we all know that not all styles/brands fit everyone the same way. I actually quit working for a certain medical group in my area after only ...

15. Just got my acceptance letter!

    FLCrackerPN replied to RjSmithTec's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Congratulations!! I just registered for my LAST pre-req/co-req beginning this Fall and will be applying to the RN program in my area in March 2015....think you could send some of that good luck on down here to me in FL?? :) Seriously though...congrat...