Soup Turtle

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  1. Going To Nursing School

    Soup Turtle replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    I actually find myself wanting to work med/surg. In a way, I feel like I shouldn't want to because no one else does. Of course, I don't start nursing school until this March, so who

  2. How long did it take you to get into nursing school?

    Soup Turtle replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    My school (community college in TX) ranks applicants each semester. There is no waiting list. I got in the first time I applied, but as an alternate. They have 120 spots each semester, but get over...

  3. TOO Old??? 41 1/2 years old

    Soup Turtle replied to chubbi's topic in Nursing Career

    My aunt was in her 40s when she got divorced and went to nursing school. She had NEVER worked and had not even graduated from high

  4. OB T-shirt slogans?

    Soup Turtle replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Cute!!!

  5. Do you think I will be able to find a job?

    Soup Turtle replied to rkrs6673's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure you did plenty of work, you just did it at

  6. Immunizations keep me from Columbia???

    Soup Turtle replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    My school requires all three in the series before you start the program. It used to be that you had to have all three before the first day of clinicals, but they changed

  7. Would you rather have a child said to be SS or abort?

    Soup Turtle replied to ICURN7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It seems a bit extreme to me. I'm guessing she's got the worst case scenario in

  8. Does seniority = superiority

    Soup Turtle replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse, but this seems like pretty typical behavior, anywhere. I've sat around and let new people do "all the work". At least, it seems like "all the work" to the new person! Sometimes I've...

  9. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    Soup Turtle replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    The impression I'm under is that RNs do these things, too. Maybe not as often, but they do them. You'll be old someday, too, just try to remember

  10. Help I have an Instructor that doesn't teach!

    Soup Turtle replied to Lovely_RN's topic in General Students

    I'm annoyed on your behalf! I had a non-teaching teacher for Chemistry. We got our quizzes and tests back, but they always had a big, "A" and "GOOD" written on them...nevermind that we all had...

  11. Put off by LTC

    Soup Turtle replied to ejsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :roll

  12. Would you do anything about it?

    Soup Turtle replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking you won't be getting many invites around town if you start looking for ways to get your friends or their friends in trouble. If this wasn't such a social, personal setting, it might be...

  13. Passed NC1 today with an A

    Soup Turtle replied to Eager2bRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congrats!

  14. I really, really feel like calling it quits

    Soup Turtle replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    Babe Ruth spent his childhood years in an orphanage and, as a baseball player, struck out 1,330 times...on his way to the Hall of Fame. Elvis Presley was banished from the Grand Ole Opry after one...

  15. I really, really feel like calling it quits

    Soup Turtle replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    Show them what you can do! You might be down, but you're not out. I know it must be hard to feel positive, but tell yourself you can do it. If you go into it feeling hopeless, you might be setting...

  16. phasing out?

    Soup Turtle replied to CantWait2Nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    One of my aunts knew she was losing her job because her place of employment (ob/gyn clinic) decided to go all RN. She said she'd heard the same thing elsewhere. On the other hand, One of my friends...

  17. When is a situation considered an Emergency?

    Soup Turtle replied to I want to be a nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My husband's had kidney stones in the past (before we met) and he thought he had another one when we went to the ER. It turned out his colon had ruptured. The DH is just

  18. Books to help prepare for nursing school

    Soup Turtle replied to hs2005's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm reading one of my first semester books while I wait to start class in March. It's called Fundamentals of Nursing 7th ed by Kozier. The book is pretty simple and strait forward. There isn't much in...

  19. student loans with a past bankruptsy

    Soup Turtle replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad someone else knows about this because I was starting to think I was mistaken and might need the loan for school next

  20. GPA Question

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

    You might be borderline depending on the school and number of applications verses spots open. Make your essay SHINE just to be on the safe

  21. student loans with a past bankruptsy

    Soup Turtle replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    I could have sworn I saw something about applying for a third year of stafford at community college. It said you had to write a letter and be in a technical program that was longer than 2 years. I...

  22. student loans with a past bankruptsy

    Soup Turtle replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    You may be able to get more stafford loan money...I'm pretty sure I have taken out at least 10000 or so in the past year 1/2 to 2 years. There are unsubsidized and subsidized loans. Get them both if...

  23. 'Scuse me sir, don't bite into that frito ! ! !

    Soup Turtle replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    My grandma's had both legs amputated, strokes, goes for dialysis three times a week, is diabetic, has a bad heart, etc. She begs for cookies, candy, ice cream and cheeseburgers whether she's in the...

  24. When is a situation considered an Emergency?

    Soup Turtle replied to I want to be a nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can sympathize with you. I went through something similar with my husband at the emergency room. I really thought he was about to drop dead, but we just waited and waited for 7 hours before he left...

  25. Nurses as day laborers (rant)

    Soup Turtle replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    "Ladies, if you are a nurse, you are smart enough to make it through law school, vet school, or anything else you want to do. If I wasn't so old and had so many people riding on my salary, I'd switch...