cblue152

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1. Bored on weekdays!

   cblue152 replied to cblue152's topic in General Nursing

   Eek. This is the answer I'm not looking for lol. Clearly I'm having a tricky time with that, which is why I'm asking for ideas. I want to know how others make the most of the amount of free time that comes with working only three 12s. Or how they man...

2. Bored on weekdays!

   cblue152 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I'm a single mom who's been working weekend option (7a-7p Sat-Mon) for six years. It's been the best thing for my kiddo's schedule. However, it's really starting to wear on me mentally because the weekdays are long and lonely while he's at school...

3. Venting and praying

   cblue152 replied to ShadowsGirl101's topic in General Students

   Unfortunately, you have to become accustomed to each professor's teaching and testing methods. During my first semester of nursing school I had a little meltdown because I was so scared that I wouldn't get through the program. I had heard that only a...

4. New Graduate Residency versus a regular Full time RN position

   cblue152 replied to LOVE40's topic in Job Hunt

   I did a residency program and it was great! My program did include classroom time, but the topics are focused on what you'll be doing in your specialty. I work in critical care so we had EKG classes, critical care classes, etc. The classroom time is ...

5. Is Nursing right for me?

   cblue152 replied to driven_chick1's topic in Professionalism

   That's not true. No one truly knows what the profession and the schooling is like until they're immersed in it. It's natural to have doubts.

6. CNA with bachelor's in biology cannot find job. What next?

   cblue152 replied to AdamMSU's topic in Job Hunt

   I'm not sure where you live, but where I'm from you make more money working in a hospital as a "patient care technician" (PCT) or "clinical partner". They help patients with activities of daily living like baths, ambulation, etc. They check blood sug...

7. Is Nursing right for me?

   cblue152 replied to driven_chick1's topic in Professionalism

   Please don't let any of the other posters scare you away from a wonderful field. They are right in many regards- however, like you said, you are willing to work hard so you can definitely do this. I'm not good at math or chemistry, 2 required pre-req...

8. Best way to pay off student loan debt?

   cblue152 replied to cblue152's topic in General Nursing

   http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/HPSASearch.aspx This link lists places in my state and includes scores. If the score is higher, then is that a good place to work in order to qualify for the loan repayment program? Even though those places aren't technically...

9. Best way to pay off student loan debt?

   cblue152 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! I've seen multiple posts about the whole HRSA Loan Repayment program, but they left me feeling more confused than the official website. It seems that it is a highly competitive program, is this true? According to their website at hrsa.go...