mammaoftwo

mammaoftwo

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  1. age ?

    54 years of
  2. Pre-Nursing Student w/ Disability... What should I do?

    I also, would like to know the answer to this as I am not able to lift anything over 50 pounds. I am thinking of psychiatric nursing or wondering what other areas of nursing would be acceptable for...
  3. Wondering if any of you nurses were age 58 or over when you finished school. If so, what area of nursing did you go into? Did you have trouble getting hired as a new nurse at your age? Thanks for...
  4. Fibromyalgia

    WHAT??????? "crazy as a run over dog???? "Drama"??????? I feel sorry for you to feel this way about
  5. I'm Back!!!!!

    Well, it's been quite a while since I have been on this board. I had gotten accepted into the LPN school last fall at our technical school and due to a lot of health problems at the time, I turned...
  6. I'm Back!!!!!

    Thank you so much. This has been a long hard road to
  7. Can someone please tell me about the physical stamina needed for nursing? I realize your on your feet for long periods of time plus all the bending, stooping over, etc. Is there a difference in the...
  8. So Depressed!!!

    Are there any online classes you could take? That is what I am doing this summer, of course they are pre-reqs and I don't know where you are in your program at this time. Best of
  9. Failed Physical Test For CNA Today!!Now What??

    I want to thank everyone for your replies. The health nurse at the hospital was obese herself, so I don't think she had any feelings towards me about me being obese. In fact, she was very helpful -...
  10. What Is a WOW Program??

    I was reading the ads for nurses (just to see whats in this area) and one hospital has a position where you can work a WOW (is this weekends only??) and get 50% differential on your pay. Their pay...
  11. Fibromyalgia

    Exactly!!
  12. I got in:)

    Congratulations!!!!:balloons: :balloons: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: I will be starting 8/20 and am so
  13. Fibromyalgia

    You can roll your eyes all you want to, unless you have suffered and yes I say suffered from the pain of fibromyalgia then you do not know what it is like. I quit taking all the pain meds about six...
  14. I know that hours vary according to the state and that is why clinicals are longer or shorter in a state. They do what is required by the state. I think the Red Cross CNA training is a very good...
  15. I took my CNA training through the Red Cross here in Kentucky. I enjoyed it and we had fun too. They are very good at training and teaching you. I felt like we could have used more than two days of...
  16. Quick question......How hard?...

    Hi and congratulations! I myself, will be starting August 20 and am very excited. I am 54 and have a 6 & 8 year old. I'm believing we can do this, we have come this far! I went ahead and took...
  17. Accepted!!

    Congratulations!!!:balloons::monkeydance: :balloons:
  18. surprised at how non active this board is

    I'm glad some others have noticed also! You can post here and never get a response and I know there are a LOT of nurses in Kentucky! Where are you all?????? This is sad, I would love more...
  19. Clark Memorial Hospital (in IN) near Louisville

    I heard through someone that works there, that it is a wonderful place to work. She loves it there. Said they really care about the
  20. shift ends at 7, but you leave at 9? Why?

    Do you get paid for having to stay later to finish up? I mean if your shift is say, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and you do not get finished and end up having to stay until 8:30 a.m., are you paid for...
  21. Loan Forgiveness????

    Look on your states Board of Nursing site, that is where ours is located in
  22. I just failed my second semester of nursing school.

    Is LPN School that much easier? How come when someone can't make it in RN school, people suggest LPN school? I'm just really curious about this one. It's almost like well, if you can't be a RN,...
  23. I keep reading that RN's have a lot more responsibilities (and may have even posted that myself after listening to others) than LPN's do. What are the additional responsibilities? I read that LPN's...
  24. Decision Made & Scared To Death!!

    I have finally made my decision about rather to pursue an LPN or RN program. I have decided to go ahead and finish up my pre-reqs for the RN program at our community college and I am scared to...
  25. Acceptance letter!

    Congratulations!!!!:balloons: :balloons: :monkeydance: So happy for you!! It's great your husband will be a big