Soup Turtle

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  1. I love nursing school!! Anyone else?

    Soup Turtle replied to ccstudent's topic in General Students

    I love school, too...but I've only gone for 2 days, so

  2. After reading negative thread, want to give up nursing dream!

    Soup Turtle replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    After reading all of the negative threads, I think I'm better prepared to deal with issues that may arise when I become a

  3. Question for Students

    Soup Turtle replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    My relatives always told me to go to nursing school when I was younger and I always said I would never want to be a nurse regardless of the pay! Now that I'm a little bit older and have been knocked...

  4. Thinking of moving to Austin Texas

    Soup Turtle replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in Texas Nursing

    Austin is more expensive than other cities in Texas, but it's still cheap compared to a lot of other states. Real Estate is more expensive as are taxes, but I didn't find that things were much...

  5. Calling for Advice...

    Soup Turtle replied to anit79's topic in General Nursing

    My friend and I decided to go to nursing school. She ended up choosing an LVN program and I ended up choosing an RN program. She chose LVN because it was faster. She disliked her job and wanted out....

  6. Ugh...

    Soup Turtle replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    :uhoh21: I hope the five months fly by for you. You'll be on to better things,

  7. Beginning to feel stupid

    Soup Turtle replied to CilliansMommy06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You almost made it, so you don't have much further to go, right? Hang in

  8. Hello from France

    Soup Turtle replied to Fred_IDE's topic in General World

    We want Johnny Depp back! (or at least I do ) Hello from

  9. The Circumcision Discussion

    Soup Turtle replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I haven't read this whole thread, but I saw it when it first came up and started talking about it with a friend/coworker. Each of us thought we'd circumcise our baby boy if we ever had one, but...

  10. Your Supervisor and Your DON

    Soup Turtle replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    This makes me feel a bit warm and fuzzy! I hope you're able to get back to work

  11. Thinking of moving to Austin Texas

    Soup Turtle replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in Texas Nursing

    I live in SA. From what I've seen on these boards, RN wages start at about $18-$20 in Austin. Keep in mind the cost of living is low, though! A few things to look out for if you're moving to Austin...

  12. ER Patients

    Soup Turtle replied to vonxojn's topic in Emergency

    I've been guilty. I was hospitalized when I was about 18 for surgery and rolled my eyes and got huffy when they came in to take blood for the millionth time. I was also in a lot of pain, trying to...

  13. Corrections Nurses: Have You Been Hit Like This?

    Soup Turtle replied to Sheri257's topic in Correctional

    :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:omg!

  14. School is making me fat!

    Soup Turtle replied to krenee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Everyone I know gained about 20 pounds in nursing school. I don't know everyone,

  15. Hounding them?

    Soup Turtle replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I worried about hounding my school, but they gave me lots of reasons to. First, I got a rejection letter telling me to improve my GPA. The GPA they figured turned out to be wrong. Then, I got a...

  16. Strange S.O.

    Soup Turtle replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The guy sounds like a real

  17. Strange visit...will ask for 2 of us to go today

    Soup Turtle replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    I don't think you should go back....it sounds like a scary

  18. I Got In!!! I Got In!!! I Got In!!!

    Soup Turtle replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations!!!

  19. Update from my story, med error could cost my job

    Soup Turtle replied to dmwRNpa's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear how things worked out. You are young, though, and have your whole life to recover. I think you'll get past this and move on to something

  20. Working with the gossip queens.....

    Soup Turtle replied to Elaine_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Gossip isn't so bad and long as it's not mean. When someone comes to me complaining about someone else, I try to put a positive spin on it. You can actually help mend relationships if you say the...

  21. Plastic Surgery

    Soup Turtle replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in Operating Room

    I've seen posts about them, so I think they are out

  22. How competitive is your program?

    Soup Turtle replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1200-1300 applications (depending on who you ask) for 120

  23. Pet Nurse??

    Soup Turtle replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    i would venture to say that a lot of nurses are trained on the job. my understanding is that school prepares you for an entry level position where you're far from knowing everything. when you deal...

  24. Pet Nurse??

    Soup Turtle replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that a vet tech / pet nurse or whatever can have "little more than a high school diploma" doesn't mean they don't know what they're doing. I work in an emergency animal hospital as a...

  25. Med error could cost my job? Need help!

    Soup Turtle replied to dmwRNpa's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously?!? This is over one pill?!? Why would anyone lie about a single pill? I don't know how long the stuff stays in your system, but is it possible you could get yourself drug tested so that you...