BSNtobe2009

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 enrolled. Some colleges will accept that, some won't, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

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 children.

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 feeling that I didn't really have a baby and they just rolled up an isolette and said, "Oh, this one...belongs to you." The day I left the hospital, I felt like I could just go home and not go back and that sounds HORRIBLE...that is a hard thing to admit. I really think I was afraid to get attached to her because I was so scared she was going to die. However, I now understand that post-traumatic stress syndrome is most-likely what I was going through and it lasted for MONTHS. I cried at everything...when I couldn't find a sock that matched, over things I saw on TV...even a dead rabbit on the side of the road...I was constantly overwhelmed with emotion. My daughter and I have since bonded but it took almost 1 1/2 years before that happened. I felt so incredibly robbed of the entire birthing process..very jealous of two close friends that had babies while mine was in the hospital and got to bring their babies straight home. The only "remnant" that is left is now I can't watch a baby being born, whether real or fictional, on TV without welling up in tears. I'm not much on celebrity books, but "Down Came The Rain" by Brooke Shields was about the only account of PPD that I had ever read that was EXACTLY what I was feeling....and very, very afraid to admit to anyone. Everyone keeps telling you how lucky you are...but it's sad when all you can focus on was what went wrong. I now realize, from reading other stories on preemies, how lucky my daughter was...and that is the driving force to my choosing to be a nurse and working with preemies for a career. I want to focus that energy into something positive.

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 policy, they are adults, and camp is like any other job....adults should be able to maintain this level of privacy and administer their own meds...just like any other job.

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 unlike smallpox...it wasn't a death sentence like smallpox was...but it was up there. We had a huge outbreak in the school system amoung young children of Chicken Pox and when they went through school records...something like over 90% of the children either weren't vaccinated themselves, or had a sibling that wasn't that also had the chicken pox. I don't know why so many people are "anti-immunization". Immunizations are not for an individual person...they are to protect society. While I respect people making those choices for themselves as adults, I feel that parents who refuse to immunize their children are not giving their child the best shot at a healthy life. I strongly feel, as illegal immigration increases, both with adults and children...I fully support laws where you can't seek employment, education, etc..unless you can show you are immunized. If someone doesn't want to immunize their child, then they should homeschool them too.

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 thing.

The girls that work in those places probably got rejected at Hooters.

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 a female, and the nurse was a male assist, then I think that is fine. If the examining physician was a female, and the nurse is a female, this is done all the time so no problem. However, if the physician is a male and the nurse is a male...I think this is a combination that should be avoided at all costs...if a female is "off her rocker" and makes an accusation...it doesn't look good if it's two males in the room. I think one member or both needs to be a female for the protection of EVERYONE involved.

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 qualified for Pell Grants. It was at a public college and the tuition for a full year was HALF that figure. I wasn't interested in private money. My only change: I wasn't going to be working during school so they made the adjustment of my income to $0.00 I cannot emphasize enough that you have to speak with the lending officer...there is usually only one or two per college that is authorized to make adjustments. Anyone else and you are just talking to a secretary/employee that isn't authorized to do ANYTHING nor has the training to do so. Don't try to determine your own aid after you complete the FAFSA...that is never the end of the story. Also, you can file for independent status after the first full year that your parents DO NOT claim you as a dependent on their tax returns. I have run into some students who didn't have a good relationship with their parents, and their parents claimed them as a dependent and they weren't giving them any money on top of it. In those cases...that requires a special form. You have to prove that you have been living on your own, paying all your bills, working, etc in order to be treated as an independent. It used to be that you couldn't until you were 23 years old, but that changed b/c there were two many parents that were scamming their own kids.

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 24-hour stomach flu's, and I was working in a restaurant at the time. I called one of the female managers (this was a Saturday night shift...and we were always slammed), she said, "If you don't have a fever you need to come in."...she said I could take as many bathroom breaks as I needed to. Ok...FINE! I took a bottle of hand sanitizer with me to put in my apron...and within two days....half our staff was out sick...including MY BOSS! I never had problems calling in after that. :rotfl:

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, religious event, or anything like that. Overtime is the only thing mandated by Federal Law, and that is only if your company qualifies under US Department of Labor.

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

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 no matter what bank you go to, it is their guidelines that are used for the best interest rates on mortgages. I have just seen so many times people having to go through subprime lenders (which is mostly for people that have bad credit, but people that hve no credit go through them as well) to get money for homes and get taken to the cleaners in their rate. Fannie and Freddie always requires at least 4 lines of credit, open for a minimum of a two year history, one must have a high credit line of at least $5,000 (that is where the major credit card comes in), and have been active for at least the last six months. There are thousands of variables in-between, but if you follow along those, you should never have a problem getting a loan at the very best interest rates once you get here. I also, cannot emphasize enough, that once you "mess up" your credit, it literally takes years to correct. There are tons of scams here in the USA that offers to "wipe your credit clean", etc...they are ALL scams. They will tell you that they are based on such and such law, but in the end, they don't work, and they charge a hefty fee for the service as well. Bankruptcy used to be a relatively easy thing to file here, but not anymore. You generally will not lose your home and one vehicle if you ever have to file, but just be very careful, deal with names that you recognize (many of the major lenders have banks in Europe as well), so you know you are dealing with a reputable lender until you learn our economic system. All of the banks are required to be what is called "FDIC Insured"...if you don't see that posted on the front door, you might be dealing with a finance company that isn't a bank. There are so many Americans that get taken advantage of every year, so I can hardly imagine how hard it must be when someone is a newcomer. If anyone has any questions, I'll always be more than happy to help. I do maintain a state license in my field.

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 nursing school. I always recommend two major credit cards, a gas, and a store card. You need to use the cards every month, with the exception of the store card, and pay them off each month...no matter how small of the amount. Try everything to open the four in the smallest time-frame possible, and for the first two years, try to not open new lines of credit unless you absolutely have to finance a car, etc. Each time you open a new line of credit, the bureau regrades it according to age. Old credit cards should never be closed out if you are trying to get your score up....that is the biggest myth in the lending industry. It will actually cause your score to go down. To make sure your credit balances do not hurt your score, keep them to less than 50% of the high credit line. If your high credit line is $1000, never put more than $499.00 on the card. Making payments on a credit card doesn't increase your credit score any faster than charging each month and paying it off. I don't know how it is "over the pond" but here in the states, just about anytime you go to any clothing store they will offer you a discount if you open up a new line of credit...ALWAYS decline these if you already have a store card until your credit is well-established, and never open up more than two lines of credit in any calender year....any more and you are hurting your score.

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 think that male nurses should be forced to wear "girlie" colors. THAT is unprofessional. A guy is a guy and they need to come up with a male-oriented uniform if they want to have "pink" as the primary color in a department.