Skylar-blue

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1. College Network

   Skylar-blue posted a topic in LPN-RN

   Has anyone had any success/failures/experience with the College Network? I was looking into an LPN-BSN online program, and when I got a call back from the school I was interested in saying it was now available in my state, the lady told me their stu...

2. Afraid to kill a patient

   Skylar-blue replied to ward81's topic in Safety

   I was emptying a patient's ostomy last winter during my critical care rotation. The smell wasn't that bad, but I have an incredibly low tolerance for smells. I waited till I flushed the toilet and gagged a little. Walked out of the patient's room ...

3. Am I crazy for this?

   Skylar-blue replied to Skylar-blue's topic in General Nursing

   I was in college for 8 years because I didn't know what I wanted to do when I went back to school. I was working on a psych degree when I realized there were no job opportunities, plus all my research led me to the healthcare field so I followed my ...

4. Am I crazy for this?

   Skylar-blue replied to Skylar-blue's topic in General Nursing

   I can't repeat the class. I'm totally out of that school, which was the hardest part to deal with. Combined with not being able to work where there are jobs, I've just kind of been scrambling. But I took my blow, rolled with the punches and I'm sti...

5. Am I crazy for this?

   Skylar-blue replied to Skylar-blue's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, nope. It's my brother's wife. My parents ARE helping me out; I'm living with them simply because I was in school and it's virtually impossible to work full time and do nursing school full time, but I'm hoping I can get some sort of job somewher...

6. Am I crazy for this?

   Skylar-blue replied to Skylar-blue's topic in General Nursing

   Oh I'm not married. I'm single and happy. If and when I continue my education, I'm going to pay out of pocket. I just can't help but wonder if I'm wrong wanting more education.

7. Am I crazy for this?

   Skylar-blue posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was enrolled in a BSN program, didn't pass my critical care class and wound up getting kicked out of my program. Luckily for me, I had enough education to get an exception from my school to take my NCLEX-PN. I passed hte test last week and receiv...