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  1. Plan B

    RNin'08 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, many people feel the same way you do about this topic, however; that same point of view hasn't stopped IUDs from being dispensed regularly for BC. There is more than one type of BC that...

  2. Plan B

    RNin'08 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Great thread! :) I love to get everyone's perspective on these topics. I saw a local news report recently on this topic that made me pretty angry. It was very one sided (against Plan B) and the woman...

  3. Your State,your Isp,your Faciltiy!

    RNin'08 replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I understand what the OP is looking for here..? We're using the internet, it's not like allnurses.com is a private entity of any sort. Everything here is available to the public. My...

  4. What do you all think of hybrid nursing courses?

    RNin'08 replied to L&D_2b's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I love online classes. 3/4 of my first degree was done online and about half of my nursing classes are online. As long as you're able to keep yourself focused and can stay on top of the...

  5. Sometimes I hate being the nurse in the family

    RNin'08 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: I'm right there with you! I knew where that story was going before I finished reading it and was laughing pretty hard as I read on! My husband has a tendency to yell for help when the little...

  6. how do you wash your scrubs?

    RNin'08 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmm...hadn't really thought much about it. My biggest concern is that all my scrubs are black and I don't want them to end up *really* faded after a few washes...they go in cold water with woolite...

  7. Calculator not permitted?!

    RNin'08 replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    No calculators allowed in my pharm class. I'm not the best when it comes to math (as seems to be a very common attribute) but you're not expected to do it all in your head. You have paper and pencil...

  8. If you could go back would you still choose nursing?

    RNin'08 replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not done with school yet but from my past experiences and everything I've done up to this point, I can't imagine anything else that would fulfill me as much as nursing. I love my patients and my...

  9. Myers-Briggs Type

    RNin'08 replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an ENFP. It fits...almost too well! *lol* It will be interesting to read some more about how the different personality types fit together I'm getting ready to have dh take the test on the link...

  10. Something all OB nurses should know.

    RNin'08 replied to NHmommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    this is a touchy subject for me as well, and something i struggle with in trying to decide if i'll really end up in ob (where i've wanted to work for as long as i can remember). my first loss was at...

  11. 2 Year Track Nursing

    RNin'08 replied to a0493261's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    From what I've noticed, most of the schools that have 6+ semesters include some classes as co-reqs rather than pre-reqs and you may qualify to bypass that "first" year if you've already finished those...

  12. No wait extrance into Nursing School

    RNin'08 replied to cinsun81's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately waitlists are found nearly every where. From what I've seen a lot of the BSN programs aren't keeping waiting lists, they accept applicants once or twice a year and you're either in or...

  13. Travel Nursing, suggestions?

    RNin'08 replied to jade82's topic in Travel

    I don't know about all states but where I am the NCLEX is offered year round. When you graduate and all paper work has been submitted you're test is scheduled, usually within about 6 weeks (depends...

  14. Travel Nursing, suggestions?

    RNin'08 replied to jade82's topic in Travel

    I'm still a student myself so I haven't worked with travel nursing companies but a few nurses I know have/do and from what I've been told, most companies require 1 to 2 years hospital experience...

  15. Telling the public "what nurses do"

    RNin'08 replied to C. Rosella's topic in General Nursing

    NRSKarenRN thanks for sharing that website! I'm going to have to pick up the book :) It sounds like a great tool for helping us learn how to communicate what we do with the public. RNin'08 ~my...

  16. Nurses and money.......

    RNin'08 replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    The book "Nickel and Dimed (On Not Getting By In America)" by Barbara Ehrnereich is a great book that covers some very interesting points on the topic of the working poor. Very interesting and a quick...

  17. To suspend or not

    RNin'08 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    IMO what you're talking about is exactly the behaviour that leads to the saying "nurses eat their young". This is the one thing I have heard repeatedly throughout school and from graduates that warn...

  18. School loans and debt, how much are you in the hole?

    RNin'08 replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I've recently finished an Associates degree in general health science and will be beginning my BSN in January and am already nearly $10,000 in debt and I fully expect to be at least...

  19. What do you think of this cover letter?

    RNin'08 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Great suggestions! A personal pet peve of mine is confidence (which you sound like you've got going for you! :) ) The first line of the second paragraph, I suggest changing "would" to "can" and then...

  20. Background check/drug screen before clinicals

    RNin'08 replied to RANCH GIRL's topic in General Students

    We're required to have a background check done, I had to send in $50 for it along with my deposit to hold my spot in the program. I haven't heard anything about drug testing but it wouldn't suprise me...

  21. nursing school and being a stay at home mom

    RNin'08 replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Students

    I'm in the same situation. I will be starting my nursing courses in January and my daughter will be going to preschool/daycare for the first time. I'm hoping to find an actual preschool for her,...

  22. Smoking on Hospital Property

    RNin'08 replied to htrn's topic in General Nursing

    Most facilities in my state have gone non-smoking on campus and I can't think of a single one that's been built in the last 5 years that allows smoking any where on the property...however they all...

  23. My new job...

    RNin'08 replied to McArdle's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. That's a lot more than any CNA around here would be allowed to do. I'd be scared to death to attempt a job like that. With the 8 weeks of accelerated training I had to become a CNA I can truly...