BSNtobe2009

BSNtobe2009 specializes in Looking for a career in NICU.

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1. Need to Vent...Grrrrr!!!

   BSNtobe2009 replied to shippoRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I don't know if it will work or not, but speak to the head of Admissions and see if they would be willing to take a high school transcript that was received by the college where you were first...

2. Staff medications

   BSNtobe2009 replied to kdmcook's topic in Camp

   Then that makes sense...so obviously the staff doesn't have to worry about their privacy...you would think they would comply to protect the

3. Postpartum depression

   BSNtobe2009 replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was so emotional to the point of complete detachment from my child...I highly suspect that it was because she was a preemie born by c-section. I felt like I had surgery, but I had an overwhelming...

4. Staff medications

   BSNtobe2009 replied to kdmcook's topic in Camp

   I'm curious as to why an adult can't keep track of their own meds. Is it because children might get ahold of them? If that is the case, then I agree. However, if that isn't the reason for the...

5. Chicken Pox Outbreak in South Arkansas - CDC Investigating

   BSNtobe2009 replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

   From what I understand, the vaccine will not necessarily prevent you from getting chicken pox, however, it does prevent you from getting the "full dose" of the disease. It used to scar horribly...not...

6. How to deal with nurses who make fun of families

   BSNtobe2009 replied to texobnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I really think that nurse needs to get out of the NICU. That area is hard enough on the parents without someone like her with a horrible attitude towards parents trying to do the right

7. Waitresses dressed as naughty nurses rile real RNs

   BSNtobe2009 replied to Euskadi1946's topic in General Nursing

   The girls that work in those places probably got rejected at

8. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

   BSNtobe2009 replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

   I don't like male doctors or a male nurse for intimate things like pelvic exams, but speaking from a legal protection only....if I was a guy, this is what I would do... If the examining physician was...

9. financial aid---quiting my full time job

   BSNtobe2009 replied to gordonarkell's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Yup, they are supposed to make an adjustment. I made $56,000 in 2005 and qualified for maxed out subsidized Stafford loans for 2006/2007 for $10,500. Had I not had a degree already, I would have also...

10. Calling In Sick.

    BSNtobe2009 replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    BLACKBERRIES! My Mom and Grandma were both nurses and they SWORE that blackberries killed the runnies after they had been through every med in the hospital. When I was in college, I had one of those...

11. What's your holiday bonus?

    BSNtobe2009 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    No, there is no Federal Law on what a company has to pay you for working a particular day, regardless of what day it is, or that they even have to give you time off for any particular holiday,...

12. What's your holiday bonus?

    BSNtobe2009 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    At a company I worked for at the Christmas party, they gave away TWO $55,000

13. Guidelines for obtaining a Credit Score in the US

    BSNtobe2009 replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    You are very welcome. The majority of my experience is in home lending, and you won't be in the USA to know that the vast majority of loans for homes are invested with Fannie Mae and Freddic Mac, so...

14. Guidelines for obtaining a Credit Score in the US

    BSNtobe2009 replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    I just wanted to post that when coming to the USA, you need to establish at minimum, 4 lines of credit as soon as possible. I worked in lending for 10 years before quitting my job and trying for...

15. 'Uniform' Dress Code

    BSNtobe2009 replied to fromtheheartRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is so, so sad that it is a stereotype of male nurses, and I wouldn't blame any guy for being upset about that. There are so few male nurses, and it's hard to figure out where it came from. I don't...