BSNtobe2009

BSNtobe2009

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  1. Have you seen "I am my own Twin"?

    BSNtobe2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This was on Discovery Health and was speaking of a very rare phenomenon where a woman was a Chimera. When she was conceived, the two zygotes that would have otherwise formed fraternal twins,...

  2. The Largest Student Loan Actually PAID OFF!

    BSNtobe2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am just curious about something here. I am very, very concerned and alarmed at the number of folks that I have seen on the board that have student loans of $60K $80K $100K for an undergrad. The...

  3. Question for Nurse Managers and Higher Ups

    BSNtobe2009 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    For those of us that are starting our nursing careers in our 30's and 40's, how much do you feel that it will imped our ability to advance our careers? Do hospitals want to promote younger folks...

  4. What are you sacrificing to go nursing school?

    BSNtobe2009 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm selling my house, all of my furniture, quit my job, moving out of a state where I have lived for 11 years, and moving as an adult with a baby back in with my Dad who is my sole supporter. I've...

  5. How to convince a grandma something is wrong with her g-daughter?

    BSNtobe2009 posted a topic in Pediatric

    A very close friend of mine, her mother-in-law, "Sandy" is the primary caregiver of her 14-year-old g-daughter "Candice". Candice's mother, unfortunately, keeps going through a string of boyfriends...

  6. 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...

  7. 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

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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,...

  17. 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

  18. 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...

  19. 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...

  20. '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...

  21. Rantings of a young new ER nurse.

    BSNtobe2009 replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in Emergency

    The next time you ask the secretary to do something and she doesn't follow through, look her dead in the eye and say, "So what you are telling me is that you are refusing to put the orders in? Just...

  22. undocumented/illegal status: Student in the US, possible?

    BSNtobe2009 replied to confuzhn's topic in International Nursing

    I read the link that you posted, and it was very clear...you have to APPLY for legal status to stay in this country before you are eligible for the tuition benefits it describes. The reason it doesn't...

  23. Is it always better to die at home?

    BSNtobe2009 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I never said that. The sentence above the one that you copied are directly related. If a family member CHOOSES to die at home...then SOMEONE has to take care of them, they can't just be left alone...

  24. my recent experience working with a nurse (male)

    BSNtobe2009 replied to jov's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey guys, I'm a female, and came across this thread in the 24/hr post listing. Of my two grandmothers, one was a nurse and the other one was ultra-conservative. The one that was ultra-conservative,...

  25. What does "pay grade" mean?

    BSNtobe2009 replied to makemyday's topic in California Nursing

    Pay grade is used at hospitals and many different businesses to standardized the pay scale according to whatever criteria they set for themselves. The Human Resources department or payroll may or...