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  1. Job Hunting - I don't understand

    maryshome8 replied to Pupnshnooter's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 37...not an oldie by any means, but I wouldn't be caught dead even showing up in person to even ask about a job wearing anything less than a suit....you never knew whem they might interview you....

  2. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, they definately need to rewrite the rules on that one. It was ok before they had a test for HIV, but they have one now that is pretty darn accurate and if you had sex with someone in 1978 that...

  3. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that would depend on what you define as "easier" to spread. I don't want to be too graphic, but we are all adults here... HIV is an example of (how shall I put this?) where it is better to give...

  4. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    But they assume that everyone else doesn't engage in high-risk behavior, or that women are incapable of it. Anyone and everyone could possibly be infected with HIV (even children who may receive it...

  5. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

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  6. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with you....both men and women engage in anal sex and because of the TYPE of sexual activity someone engages in, is not correlated, in any way, of how many sexual partners they have. There...

  7. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I actually understand why they won't allow cancer patients to donate...because ultimately, no one knows what causes

  8. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    maryshome8 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I 100% agree with you...this is what is stupid about these policies and the Red Cross. Nobody asks if you have ever been a prostitute. Nobody asks if a person is sexually promiscuous. Yet, AIDS is...

  9. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    maryshome8 replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I started at a 4-year last month and left because the professors were so incredibly poor and we were 100% teaching ourselves all of the classes...I'm not paying for that for the next 3 years. I'm...

  10. A Really Big Decision

    maryshome8 replied to Charmedone619's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are making the same mistake that I made when I started school as a freshman. The only courses you need to take in your first two years are your general education courses until you know without a...

  11. 1st degree worth anything?

    maryshome8 replied to jennifers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was told by a Nurse Recruiter at a major hospital system (and this only speaks for them) that they pay new grads and ADN's the same. However, for management positions they consider a social science...

  12. TEAS vs. NET...

    maryshome8 replied to reese19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know about the NET..but the TEAS is written on an 11th grade level, per the customer representative that I spoke to at ATI Testing. The test is not hard, however, the science part is...

  13. Newbie - Concerned about Financial Aid

    maryshome8 replied to MEO82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you have defaulted on previous government loans, had a drug conviction, or extensively wrecked credit (think $10K or more of collections, the answer is

  14. Night shift and single parenting

    maryshome8 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does anyone work this and if you did, how did you handle the schedule with child

  15. Loans to cover more than just the cost of classes

    maryshome8 replied to squirtle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, the affirmative action issue is one I did not consider...namely because I don't believe companies should have to follow it anymore, not for schools, jobs, scholarships, nothing. I believe that...

  16. Loans to cover more than just the cost of classes

    maryshome8 replied to squirtle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Again, illegal question...socioeconomic status question. It is up to the student NOT the school to determine how much that student can handle...that is what the alternative list is for. A school can...

  17. New Grad, so frustrated

    maryshome8 replied to IntoTheUnit's topic in MICU, SICU

    Jen, I'm not a nurse, but here is a suggestion...check with your doctor to make sure that your medications are not having any short-term memory side-effects, and ask the PHARMACIST if he knows of any...

  18. Night shift naps

    maryshome8 replied to NiteRocker's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    See, I think that's awesome that they are willing to work with you when they ask you to come in at the last minute. My mom worked the 3rd shift my entire life...My job was to wake her up when I got...

  19. My first few days, as a new RN

    maryshome8 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if this varies by healthcare system? I lived in Charlotte, NC and when I was a patient for 2 weeks in the Presbyterian Hospital, I was in the high-risk maternity ward. If my nurses had a...

  20. My first few days, as a new RN

    maryshome8 replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    I have to disagree with the salary part. The majority of hospitals pay overtime..so if you work the hours you get paid for it. The benefits at hospitals far exceed most companies in Corporate America...

  21. Suck at Clinicals...Should I just Quit Now?

    maryshome8 replied to Melcia060's topic in General Students

    I'm pre-nursing, but when I was in the hospital for two weeks when I gave birth to my daughter, I had a number of nursing students come in and they always acted like they were so afraid. I always...

  22. Not a poop or pee nurse?!?

    maryshome8 replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG...my sides are splitting now. That is the best thing about being a Senior Citizen...you get away with stuff like that and nobody says a word.

  23. Not a poop or pee nurse?!?

    maryshome8 replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a pre-nursing gal, and I have to be brutally honest here: I read this post because this is going to be one of the most difficult things for me to get over during my training and the biggest reason...

  24. What the diffrence between a Nurse and Pharmacist

    maryshome8 replied to Omegaqueen112's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can second the fact that a CRNA pulls down a TON of money. I sometimes wonder why anyone would want to go to med school to be an anesthesiologist (sp) when you can be a CRNA and do pretty decent in...

  25. NICU as a new grad?

    maryshome8 replied to maryshome8's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the