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  1. I can't believe...

    Oualie- I'm surprised and shocked that you are having such difficulty.....are you getting the interviews or are you not getting even an interview. What does your resume look like? How were your...
  2. any other students trying to lose weight?

    Hi, I understand the battle with weight. I've been traditionally a very active person, that is until I met my husband and had a child in the past 3 years. I am 5'3" or so and typically weight about...
  3. What is your unit's Uniform Policy

    Hi, I work for a Children's hospital in Tampa and to my knowledge we do not have any color coding policies. We wear whatever kind of scrubs we want, the more colorful and perky the better-we are...
  4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    I have a good one, at least it was for me. I was about 7 years old and my family pet a harlequin great dane named Holly, she was previously abused and coming to our house was a new "life" for Holly....
  5. Microbiology grades...

    Hi there, my school works on A-B-C-D grading structure and I got a B in both lab and lecture. I could have obtained an A in lab but spent more time studying my lecture final because I really needed...
  6. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center salaries

    Do you happen to know what the possibilities are there for overtime or weekend only shifts? Just curious, I'm originally from NH and my husband and I are contemplating moving back after I get my RN....
  7. Breastfeed or else

    Maybe this should have been posted in a "women's forum" for discussion since the men have a forum of their own. Clearly Josh has not sat down for 2 hours with a newborn and whipped it out and cried...
  8. retaliation or just coincidence?

    So is anyone else wondering if Soliant may possibly be a supervisor, or a supervisors best pal? Hmmmm....soliant, I may be wrong but I believe it is our duty to report unsafe working conditions, now...
  9. Yet another cry for career help...

    Well, I wish I knew what to tell you but I will say that it doesn't sound like nursing is for you at all. Sounds like you're doing it just to maintain. As far as massage therapy, this sounds like a...
  10. Applying and worried!!!!Is it normal?

    I have been worried since my application was sent in....and that was a week before the due date. My anxiety level is SUPER HIGH, and it will only rest when I get an acceptance letter. I even email...
  11. Looking for a Pre-Nursing buddies

    Bou bou...I'm waiting to see if I was accepted, and would be more than happy to lend an ear. I will say this, your husband is right. Get it over and done with, that way should anything else come up...
  12. Raising Their Wages......

    I think any nurse who has experienced a high nurse:patient ratio, felt spread way too thin and underpaid should keep an open mind. I was union in a different job I worked at and guess what, my bene's...
  13. Rating your Professor

    I LOVE that website. A friend told me about it, the nice thing was I knew what to focus in lecture on for the exams because one poster specified this and as a whole, they were right. I ended up with...
  14. I applied!!

    Hey Moon- Have you or your friend heard anything as of yet from either schools? I'm dying waiting to find out. It's killing me really. June will be known as the month of
  15. Moving to Tampa Please Help

    Okay let me clarify. I work at All kids and the commute from Tampa is CAKE. It's is about 30 min, that includes your walk into the hospital from the parking garage, if you are north of Tampa, it...
  16. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    Off the topic...how the heck did you manage to type that whole thing capitalizing every first letter.
  17. Your advice???!

    I agree, take the pre-reqs and I would apply to as many places as possible. Additionally, don't stress, wait till you're actually in college and taking courses that are on your record forever and...
  18. Took pre-reqs 12 years ago

    Actually contrary to what most people posted here, I took a majority of my pre-reqs approximately 10 years ago....with that being said, the only ones I had left were Chemistry (A in lab and lecture)...
  19. Would You Use This Person As a Reference?

    I don't see where this would be a problem at
  20. A&P or Microbiology...what to take first???

    I would absolutely take A&P first, there are concepts of systems effected by certain bacteria/viruses and how/why they effect those systems that you should know before taking micro. Anatomy and...
  21. making myself sick

    I completely understand how you feel. I have applied for my fall admission for ADN as well, and feel the same anxiety and craziness that you do. I'm not having panic attacks (and if I were I...
  22. I have absolutely no
  23. precepting nursing students?

    Raging- I'm confused you signed up to teach in L&D and got turned down but when they said to everyone that they would have to pitch in you didn't want to? Please clarify do you or don't you want...
  24. Wearing scrubs home??

    Commuter- Calm down and just relax, you feed into peoples sarcasm way too easy and really are way to preoccupied. I bet you get the last word in all the time but don't think you do don't you? Just...
  25. Question regarding Florida RN hourly rates

    Beth- Um....Port Charlotte definitely doesn't exemplify Tampa Bay standards. The pay is pretty reflective, but not the housing. I work at All Children's Hospital in Saint Petersburg in Pinellas...