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  1. Questions to Ask Neurosurgeon (Chiari I)

    cpkRN replied to DTCC PreRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I never thought I'd see this here! It's always comforting to have someone around who's been where you've been... Here's my story (warning: long!). I was diagnosed with a very slight Chiari I...

  2. Union

    cpkRN replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    One thing I do know is that cost of living down here has gone waaaay up since Katrina/Rita. The major complaint from the nurses I know (aside from the hard to handle patients) is that their pay has...

  3. Union

    cpkRN replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I wish I had an informed reply to give you, but I am only a student in New Orleans. Unfortunately, I have had the "joy" of current nurse-acquaintances trying to deter me from joining the profession...

  4. Pre Requisites for the RN

    cpkRN replied to TheCloser's topic in General Nursing

    Deleted - replied to wrong thread.

  5. A Frustrated Nurse Writes About Poor Conditions in Evacuee Shelters

    cpkRN replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    While I thank you, I wasn't the one who did the volunteering, it was simply an email passed on to me that was written by a volunteer nurse in Shreveport, LA. I thought others here would be interested...

  6. How Do You Retain ALL of This Info?

    cpkRN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My professors this semester seem to be on the mantra of, "If you merely memorize and fail to learn/retain the info, you will fail in nursing school." While this may be true, I'm so busy memorizing...

  7. How Do You Retain ALL of This Info?

    cpkRN replied to cpkRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you. I was all worried because I couldn't remember ALL the bones of the skull anymore the other day - guess I'm just too hard on myself and want to do well. I am finding that many other systems...

  8. Southeastern LA Students - How are y'all doing?

    cpkRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I are fine, no damage except for spending all afternoon cleaning up the yard. Anyhow, I write this thinking about my fellow students who fared much worse and are expected to return to...

  9. A Frustrated Nurse Writes About Poor Conditions in Evacuee Shelters

    cpkRN replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, it disgusts me that people can be so mean and self-centered, but I am in no way offended. That's just life anymore. If every mean-spirited or entitled person offended me, I sure wouldn't be...

  10. A Frustrated Nurse Writes About Poor Conditions in Evacuee Shelters

    cpkRN replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    How horribly inappropriate and immature of you! I hope to God you were trying to make a funny statement. Now that we know this letter is true, we should be thanking volunteers like this woman (and her...

  11. A Frustrated Nurse Writes About Poor Conditions in Evacuee Shelters

    cpkRN replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I thought the letter sounded like some of the stories I read about working in the ED on these forums . Just kidding (sort of). I have also never experienced working or being in a shelter,...

  12. Hurricane Gustav Psyc Impact

    cpkRN replied to Bo Shoi Ming's topic in General Nursing

    Just to add a little more gator humor to the thread: I was golfing at Willowdale Golf Course in Luling, LA and a gator came out of the water and took my ball (just like "Happy Gilmore!"). Don't think...

  13. Here Comes Ike!

    cpkRN replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

    So true. While I was freaking out about Gustav (it was my first hurricane/evacuation), I heard a news story about how villagers in Haiti could only hear a woman screaming as a mudslide engulfed her...

  14. Southeastern LA Students - How are y'all doing?

    cpkRN replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for reading my rant CHATSDALE. Sorry to hear there's a bit more damage your way. Seems that most of the student body will be able to return tomorrow and that's why schools intend to open. I...

  15. Gustav

    cpkRN replied to CHATSDALE's topic in General Nursing

    We're headed to Jackson, MS. Reservation is already made and we're packing up the sentimental stuff and the necessities now and waiting until we have a better idea of where the storm's headed before...

  16. Is Nursing in NOLA Really That Bad?

    cpkRN replied to cpkRN's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I will be keeping the faith, no worries. Hopefully, I will find my niche once I graduate. A woman next to me in an exercise class just said, "Why would you want to be a nurse, it sucks and I don't...

  17. Is Nursing in NOLA Really That Bad?

    cpkRN replied to cpkRN's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Thank you! I guess I just hang around some bitter people. I just don't want a job that I come home hating everyday - I've already done

  18. Fall 09 hopefuls?

    cpkRN replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    AHHHHH! So nervous and excited! Applying to Charity School of Nursing and Lousiana State University's CARE program (accelerated BSN). My pre-req GPA is currently a 4.0! I am so proud and worked my...

  19. Charity Spring 09

    cpkRN replied to WANT2NURSE's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Congrats to all! I hope to be following right behind in August '09! Still looking for my A&P I buddies who applied for Spring '09, dying to know if they got in... PM

  20. Scared of Needles??

    cpkRN replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Any needle from the neck up scares the crap out of me! I have to have 2 Valium 10's AND gas before I get novocaine at the dentist (needless to say, my husband has to take the day off when I need a...

  21. LSUHSC CARE Program Information

    cpkRN replied to altbsn2010's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Bit off topic here, but how much is your GPA from your first bachelor's weighted in admission? I graduated with a 3.12 but that was only because I wasn't focused, motivated, nor interested - I was...

  22. Good TEAS score?

    cpkRN replied to cpkRN's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Wow - Sounds like my end result with my A & P I lab this past semester (pulled an 'A' out of I-don't-know-where!) Anyhow, all I see with 130 is "Pre-Calculus." I was bad at both pre-calculus and...

  23. Good TEAS score?

    cpkRN replied to cpkRN's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Yeah, Spring '09 passed at the end of January... I have some classmates that applied for that class (if you go to Delgado City Park - you know if they have a life otherwise, they're not really...

  24. Good TEAS score?

    cpkRN replied to cpkRN's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Thank you so much! I already have my application ready to go (but I'm waiting until the beginning of August to send it in). For you or anyone else out there: do you think it's better to hand deliver...

  25. New Charity Hopeful! Hi!

    cpkRN posted a topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Hi y'all! Starting nursing pre-reqs at DCC City Park at the end of August and am scared/excited out of my mind! I already have a bachelor's in business with minors in management and music, so I have a...