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  1. As I mentioned; in my essay, I did come up with two words that I would propose be used to replace the word nursing. I have not been willing to share them because I would prefer to present them...
  2. But I beg to differ that it is an issue with most adolescents. The issue with nursing with most adolscents is probably not that the verb means to breastfeed, but that it is a female dominated...
  3. It doesn't sit right with me that men coming into a profession ask that the very name that has been used for generations be changed because one of the definitions of the verb nurse means to breast...
  4. the word Nurse is extremely gender biased BECAUSE only women can breastfeed! Additionally, you seem to be saying that if a woman said she was a mailman -- we would not know what she did for a living?...
  5. With all due respect to you, I will ask you to step and "think outside the box." The people who come to allnurses.com and read a thread such as this are in all likelihood, people who have made a very...
  6. Failed my first test...........so discouraged

    I can relate. Last semester I scored my all time low on my first exam of Med-Surg II. It was a puny 69. I felt terrible. I did everything you did -- check in with my instructor, study my butt off,...
  7. Thank you, I'm glad to know that someone read my posting. I will also consult my writing resource book to make sure I don't make that mistake again. Thanks for the pointer. Battpos =
  8. Firstly, please do not address me as "dude" I am not a 17 year old kid who uses that vernacular. Secondly, I most vigorously disagree with you when you dismiss my point by simply saying that "it's...
  9. Mr. Corvette Guy, we seem to have some common ground, we dislike the term nurse (actually, I abhor the term nurse). The difference is that you are content to refer to yourself as a "male RN", while...
  10. Dad died yesterday

    my condolences for your
  11. you can check exchange rates at http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic as of today; 20 australian dollars equals about 15.34
  12. Multiple Sclerosis

    at one of my clinical rotations this semester (spring 06), I had a patient who suffered from MS. turns out she was a nurse. she told me that when she was diagnosed, she was able to qualify for...
  13. Semester is over, how did you do?

    back in 1995 I went to the community college of philadelphia to take a refresher (refresher for me) college algebra. Same thing happened... all the exams were take home -- I was the only one who did...
  14. ummmm, just spent three hours looking over course descriptions.... they look the
  15. sorry if it's offensive to anyone; but I suspect that it has something to do with the overwhelming amount of estrogen in the
  16. The few... the proud... THE GPC GRADS

    what's a
  17. It's like that lecture in my sociology class: if everyone agrees something is true (like our socially created reality that the hands on a clock on a wall really has a significance), and real; then...
  18. Is The Housing Bubble Going To Pop???

    Reports of falling sales and investors stuck with properties they can't sell are just the beginning. Property owners should worry; so should their lenders....
  19. I didn't get into UTSAHSC BSN program..

    I agree with all the replies you're receiving. Apply to as many programs as possible. There are many routes to that RN certification. There is also more than one route to a BSN, if that's what you...
  20. Full Cost-of-Living Loans for BSN??

    that's how I'm doing
  21. Semester is over, how did you do?

    congratulations on your 4.0 how many credit hours were you taking? if it was a full nursing school load; you're phenomenal. my semester is not quite over; taking my last test this thursday; my grades...