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My mom was a nurse for over 50 years. I have her last stethoscope and lab coat. I also have a picture of her at nursing school graduation. She was in the nurse cadets and was paid a stipend of $5 a month while in nursing school. I wish I had her cape...

I too have not worked in acute care. Could I? Yes and I could be good at it but I knew before I went to nursing school that I wanted to do maternal-child public health. I wanted time to do health teaching and to have long-term relationships with my p...

I am not a student but thought someone here might be able to help. I find it hard to count a newborn's heart rate because it is so fast. I have seen sites for learning breath and heart sounds and wonder if there is one for counting newborn's HR. I'm...

Thanks for all the tips. I am a public health nurse in a home based program for teen moms and babies. I generally see healthy babies (and do not have pulse ox or other technology) but have baby now with cardiac issues. I knew some of you here would b...

It is good that you know your weaknesses going into it. There really is not a ton of math in nursing school but it is important that you be able to do it. Since you have a couple months until you start, I would suggest looking for a book on math for...

I do not work for Nurse Family Partnership but am a public health nurse in a similar program with a non-profit. Just wanted to say I love my job! I can't imagine doing anything else. I love getting to know my clients and to have enough time to really...

CSM has a good program but it is very expensive. They do, however, have a lot of scholarships so you should check them out. After 3 years, you get your ASN (and can get your RN when you pass NCLEX) and then go for very limited time the last year to f...

Your 2 1/2 year old, after climbing under the table at the restaraunt to get a dropped toy, says, "I need hand 'tizer. I have germs now." Your 4 year old gets a scratch on his hand. When you say, "Guess we'll have to cut it off so it doesn't hurt any...

I am a public health nurse in a community-based program that serves teen and young adults up to age 21 who are pregnant and/or parenting. We see the moms and children in their home (or other community site of her choice) from pregnancy (if we get the...

Actually, having a mom hand express colostrum and spoon- or cup-feeding it to the baby is an appropriate intervention if the baby is not yet able to latch. There are many advantages to the baby receiving colostrum as early as possible (and for the mo...

What kind of public health are you doing? I knew even before nursing school I wanted the be a public health nurse. I wanted the opportunity to build long-term relationships with my patients and to do a lot of teaching. A year after I graduated, I go...

Working with pregnant and parenting teens in a home-based program, I get to do lots of awesome things that make a difference for the families and give me a sense of satisfaction. Last week, i visited a mom with a sick toddler. She was out of milk an...

Children grow up quickly - which you know with a 16 year old. You only have a short time with your kids at home. If you have a choice, I would definitely work part-time. Not only do you get to spend more time with your kids, but I think there is less...

I worked as a CNA at a nursing home and hospital when I was in high school. I got married and switched to working for a medical temp agency (better hours). I did that until I had my son. Then I was fortunate to stay home with my children. I taught th...

Congrats NurseLoveJoy88! You did it. Now you will reap the rewards of all those sacrifices. Hope you find a job you love!

I am sorry for all the stresses of life that is making school harder for you. You have a lot going on right now. i would suggest that you get some counseling to help you figure out how to cope with all that while keeping up with school. Your school p...

I have lots of ideas! I could give you 20 of them and not tell you anything you care about. What do you want to know?

UNMC and Children's have excellent large NICU. I have a friend who works @ UNMC and she loves it. They do get called to any deliveries with suspected problems. Both of them get babies flown in from other places (much of Nebraska is rural so they don'...

acotter, Welcome to Omaha a little early! Have you thought about living on campus or is their housing not available? There are a lot of apartments that would be pretty close to the campus. It is hard to choose a place long-distance. Have you thought ...

Do you have a previous degree? If so, you may be able to fill in some pre-reqs and then go to an accelerated BSN program. If you have access to a good community college, I don't see any reason you can't do pre-reqs there. Unless you are going into ...

In nursing school, they paired us to go in and watch surgery. My partner was so excited because she wanted to be a surgical nurse and this would be her first procedure. She passed out half way through. She was devastated and thought she would not be ...

I was at dinner tonight with a group of nurses celebrating that several of the others just found out they passed the exam to be certified lactation consultants. One LC made a special gift for the new LCs. As they were admiring their beautiful homemad...

I work in home visitation with pregnant and parenting teens. What I love most is teaching and seeing that it makes a difference in the mom and baby's life. When the mom who went into preterm labor calls the doc because we talked about it and she carr...

How would antihpertensives affect the other vital signs? If you look at them, why would YOU guess his blood pressure is high?

I don't know any specifics but I have a nurse friend who is in Las Vegas who says health care there is awful. There are some hospitals that are better than others but she says she worries about being hospitalized while living there. Her father's doct...