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  1. Medical Insurance

    ashley_bird posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, I currently work part time and I am given medical insurance which is great because it is not super common to receive those kinds of benefits as a part-timer. Anyway, my ordeal is, I am looking...

  2. Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

    ashley_bird replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like the major reason why employers refuse to hire nurses who smoke is for medical insurance purposes. It is cheaper to cover a non-smoker than a smoker; less of a liability. Since, as of right...

  3. Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

    ashley_bird replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that digesting marijuana is way different than smoking it. I know they have figured out a way to make liquid marijuana that does not get patients high, but the gummies they have in the...

  4. Failing math despite all efforts!

    ashley_bird replied to niknaknurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First off, there is no such thing as your brain is not capable; your brain is capable of anything. You have to start saying that you are good at math and you have to believe in yourself. You just need...

  5. I really need help.

    ashley_bird replied to hollilynn92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll actually be doing something very similar this coming summer. A&P 1 with Microbiology (Summer 1) and A&P 2 with Nutrition (Summer 2) (WHAT!?!?!?) haha but this was the only way to go if I...

  6. Lets Be Friends

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

    I am trying very hard to stay positive because I can get caught up in my thoughts and my self doubt becomes overwhelming, but I am older now and working on my mental

  7. Lets Be Friends

    ashley_bird posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey Guys, Ashley here! I've been all over 'allnurses' for the past few weeks now reading so many different posts from so many different genres in this forum. I must say it is all very exciting. A...

  8. Lets Be Friends

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

    That is wonderful! My Spring semester is light because 1. most courses have a pre-req of chemistry and 2. A&P are not offered in the spring (SIGHHHHH!). So, I will be taking Soc 100 and Chemistry;...

  9. Lets Be Friends

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

    That is awesome! Good luck in nursing

  10. Lets Be Friends

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

    Thank you so much! I love finding people who have similar stories; it brings some comfort on this transition. Good luck in your Master's program and I hope we can keep in

  11. How late after your shift do you stay at work?

    ashley_bird replied to FLnurse1127's topic in General Nursing

    As a preceptor, did you or do you guys help with how to chart in a timely manner? Does it matter how long, as long as the charting is correct? Or is it a learn as you go type of

  12. Lets Be Friends

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

    Nervous is not the word! I continue to ask myself, whoa am I really doing this!? Can I even do this? Its astonishing to me but at the same time I am so excited for this chapter. I am ready to work...

  13. What HARD truth have you learned once you became a nurse and/or CNA?

    ashley_bird replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    #3 is soooo true! I'm not even a nurse, but it was not until I took a 400 level sexual education class in college that I said to myself "Whoa! I bet you most girls do NOT know this and they

  14. Lets Be Friends

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

    That's

  15. Lets Be Friends

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

    Great! Well I wish you the best of luck and hope you get

  16. Mayo Clinic Summer III 2018

    ashley_bird replied to favefutureRN's topic in General Students

    Are any of you local to Minnesota or would be coming from a different part the

  17. Help Finding My Place After Graduation

    ashley_bird replied to nightnurse21's topic in Nursing Career

    I stumbled on this post because I was looking to find current students at Cedar Crest since I am in pre-nursing this January. I was wondering if you wouldn't mind giving an update on where you are now...

  18. Cedar crest summer '15.

    ashley_bird replied to Slowaski's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi, I see that this post was done back in 2015 and as a new pre-nursing student at Cedar Crest I was wondering how did your experience go? Are you currently working in the field now (or maybe soon to...

  19. Oregon Pre-nursing student in need of reassuring words

    ashley_bird replied to djksjdalksjf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you're simply over thinking things and adding a timeline to something that cannot be added to. I'm 25 graduated at 22 with my degree in psych, lived a little, and did a few things in the...

  20. Lets Be Friends

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

    Congrats! I wish you the best of luck on your journey. I am open to many things, obviously the more experience the more I will know, but I am leaning towards trauma/ICU. I am hoping to become a CRNA...

  21. For Those Considering A Career In Nursing

    ashley_bird replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Career

    This was a great article, and interesting enough it was written a few years ago yet I was able to find my way to it. I read the comments that followed and a lot of people were saying this is...

  22. Is nursing for me? Can anyone who is already a nursing student or registered nurse tip me?

    ashley_bird replied to CNAmatt's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for sharing that article! It was

  23. struggling help!!!

    ashley_bird replied to young3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You have too keep applying. If nursing is your dream and this is what you want to do, you go for it! There is a reason why you're still standing; you're not done yet. Schools will always find...