bitter_betsy

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  1. Fingernails and Handwashing

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Students

    I probably can't do shellac in nursing school though right - its usually a no polish kind of thing. I'll keep doing OPI and maybe they will get stronger. I just upped my protein a bit too, so maybe...

  2. Fingernails and Handwashing

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Students

    I did at my last physical... I'm due again though. She ran the whole panel and even went back and ran something else. Every female in my family has had issues but apparently I'm still fine. I saw...

  3. Fingernails and Handwashing

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Students

    Is there much I can do to get them to stop peeling

  4. A&P and Micro - Summertime

    bitter_betsy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought I had my choice school narrowed down but for financial reasons my first choice is now my last or not even a possibility unless I win the lottery. I have 2 possible schools for a BSN and 1...

  5. Help with Histology

    bitter_betsy replied to Lavender111's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This may be totally off base - but between the first post and now I had to go get contacts... it has made a HUGE difference in how I am able to view slides. I'm a little bit older and I knew I needed...

  6. A&P and Micro - Summertime

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It says their NCLEX pass rate is above 90% but the last posted date is 2015. The staff says that the students just aren't prepared for how hard it actually is... I'm not really buying that. The...

  7. Mutt-ernity Ward

    bitter_betsy replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I'm all for service dogs - I had one until she passed. She taught me more about myself than I would have ever learned on my own and I'm so thankful for her. I miss her madly every day. In my job now...

  8. A&P and Micro - Summertime

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You got it - my current school requires 12 credit hours taken at their school to apply for the ADN program there. It is a requirement in that you get "points" and when it comes time to admit...

  9. Help me with HESI Info Please??

    bitter_betsy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm all in a mess of a situation and I'm trusting that God is just going to point me in the right direction and all the rest of the crap is going to fall away. My current school requires the TEAS,...

  10. BSN or Associates Degree

    bitter_betsy replied to raynpetal's topic in General Students

    I'm not a nurse yet - but I'm in my forties and at the same cross roads as you. I'm currently taking pre-reqs at 2 Tech schools (one as a transient student which actually may turn out to be an issue...

  11. Help me with HESI Info Please??

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've actually left a voice mail for the assistant in the program to hopefully set up a meeting to help me clear up some things that are pretty muddy right now. You actually cleared up a few things...

  12. Help with Histology

    bitter_betsy replied to Lavender111's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I just did this in lab tonight. Its hard when you don't really know what you are looking at. I looked at cilia and couldn't see it at all. Our instructor told us tonight that stratified cuboidal...

  13. Just curious... children who vomit!!

    bitter_betsy replied to NurseCard's topic in School

    My vote is motion sickness. I can't ride in a car without puking if I am not driving. I couldn't ride on a bus if I tried. Maybe try one of those motion sick bracelets from the drug store. The...

  14. Nurse looked at my Facebook-HIPAA violation ?

    bitter_betsy replied to PlainB's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'm not a nurse - just a student - but isn't our job to make sure that we don't miss any cues from our patients? Maybe a little on the odd side, but the OP was a patient at an inpatient facility "to...

  15. We fail our old people and it's heartbreaking

    bitter_betsy replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    One of the reasons I am getting my RN is to be more available for my mom and gram. After speaking with a PhD for my IT program, we determined that an RN was a better course of direction for where I...

  16. Nine Month Wait List to retake class

    bitter_betsy replied to Mrswell's topic in General Students

    I don't know if you have another school close to you where this could even be an option, but look into being a transient student. Basically you take a course at a neighboring school with permission...

  17. Am I cut out for nursing

    bitter_betsy replied to larson1013's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The thing that stuck out the most to me is that you said he was coughing up blood and he coughed it up on his own - that means his airway wasn't completely blocked and you couldn't do anything anyway....

  18. Starting Nursing School

    bitter_betsy replied to Candice3876's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Candice, I don't really understand your program. These courses that they want you to stack seem like they should be taught in an educational environment and in that environment the materials...

  19. Bizarre Co-Worker Rant!

    bitter_betsy replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I live in the South and here we call everyone Ms. First Name or Mr. First Name. Pretty much anyone your same age and older for sure, and then most people you are addressing as adult figures in front...

  20. Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    bitter_betsy replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    I actually read this wrong and read "chuckle candy".... ya'll are too

  21. Reading Glasses

    bitter_betsy posted a topic in General Students

    So - my eye doctor warned me a few years ago and it is happening.... I need reading glasses. Since I'll be starting class in a couple weeks - I want to order some glasses that I'll be able to leave...

  22. Private loans for poor credit

    bitter_betsy replied to EvelynStevens's topic in General Nursing

    You are possibly not screwed.... I am 45 and a single mom (except my kid is in college too - lets talk fun!!). You are correct in that you do not quality for Pell Grants - however - you can still get...

  23. 12 Month ADN Program-No Bachelors or Waitlist

    bitter_betsy replied to AspiringNurseP's topic in General Students

    My understanding is that schools that have wait lists do so for those students that don't make the "first cut". It isn't - you automatically get in next semester - its - well if Sally, Bobby and Joey...

  24. Stethoscope Tubing

    bitter_betsy replied to LipStickFigure's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I dunno.... I was craving Grape Hubba Bubba when I was preggo with my daughter who will turn 20 in February. I STILL haven't found Grape Hubba... The poor hubby spent SOOOOOO much time trying to find...

  25. Reading Glasses

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Students

    I did - I see my ophthalmologist every 2 years. He told me to just go buy 1.25 readers. I guess I could call for a script - they don't do glasses there at