Price 2002

Price 2002

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  1. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

    It wasn't even mentioned. Oh well...shouldn't be surprised!
  2. Night Shift...

    I work 6p to 6a. I love it! More money and less hassle! Don't think I will ever wanna work days.
  3. What made you quit your job and go into Nursing?

    This might sound a little out there. But while my DH was in his EMT course one of his instructors told him that many firemen/emts he knew were married to nurses. He said that they understood each others job stresses, odd hours, etc. I thought well...
  4. Nursing Shoe

    I know that this question has been asked a 100 times before but I am going to ask again.... What is the best nursing tennis shoe? Doesn't have to be all whire or whatever. Just looking for comfort. I have a high arch and have considered that Nike ...
  5. 3 jobs!

    I got my license right before Christmas and with that and the economy no one was hiring. So finally after a ton of applications and resumes I got 3 interviews. One day I went to this nice older LTC about 15 mins from my house. They offered me a PR...
  6. Hello! I am graduating on October 1st and my school is i telling us not to expect to sit for boards until the end of the year at best. They say that the OBON is really backed up right now. Has anyone else heard this? I was really hoping to be wor...
  7. Passed my boards Saturday

    Congrats!! :balloons: I just took mine last Tuesday and the computer shut off at 85 questions and I was freaked out but I passed too! Feels good! Congrats again!
  8. I passed the NCELX!!!

    I am so happy to finally be able to tell you all that I passed the NCLEX-PN! My computer shut off at 85 questions and I was pretty freaked out because it seemed so much harder than I was prepared for but after two days of waiting I found out this mo...
  9. I passed the NCELX!!!

    LOL! I def know where you are from!!!
  10. Finally!!!

    Well after a very long time of waiting (I graduated October 1st) I finally got my ATT today. I got a test date very quickly. I am scheduled to test Tuesday 12/16 at 8am. I have to work Saturday, Sunday and Monday before this. I am thinking about c...
  11. Does anyone take Topamax for migraines?

    I take a 100mg of Topamax daily. It has helped my considerably. I still get a few migraines a month but I used to get several a week so I am happy. When I first started taking it I did have some memory trouble and increase appeitite. But I have b...
  12. I passed boards today!!!!!!!!

    congrats!! :balloons:
  13. Cheating in nursing school?

    The cheating in my class was terrible. The sad thing was EVERYONE knew who the cheaters were and had informed the teachers, head of the nursing program and dean on several occasions. It drove me crazy:banghead:. I ended up quitting my job during sc...
  14. Adjusting to the role of supervisor

    Wonderful advise! I am going to use this...thank you so much!
  15. Quick survey question

    27, Female, 5 (two of them I was the passenger and two were parked cars that I backed into! lol)
  16. Anyone here develop carpal tunnel since becoming a nurse

    I developed it while working in banking for 6 years. It was better for awhile after I left but flared up again during nursing school.
  17. The economy and your job

    I just graduated from nursing school 2 weeks ago and went back to the facility I worked at before as an aide until I take the boards and while I was waiting to see what they were going to pay me to rehire I put in a couple more apps and made it clear...
  18. I Finally Made It!!!!

    It has been 15 months in the making but I have offically graduated as a Practical Nurse!!! I am going back to work as a STNA where I previously worked and they have already offered me a job as a LPN when I pass boards. So I am feeling confident and...
  19. I Finally Made It!!!!

    Great advice! Thank you, I will do that!
  20. Has anyone else been told that the OBON was really backed up???

    congrats!!!!
  21. Pregnant and not know it?

    One of my friends did not find out she was pregnant until 6 weeks before her due date. It was not abnormal for her to miss periods for months at a time and she wasn't gaining much weight. This was even her second child. Everyone thought she was cr...
  22. Hello! Yes I did this. I was working at an STNA (same as CNA) making really good pay $14.50 which is good in my area for a STNA so that I could finish up my last 6 months of nursing school. I managed to work full time the first several months then...
  23. Ripped Off

    This might get kinda long so I will start out by thanking everyone that reads it! As many of you know I am graduating October 1st with my degree in Practical Nursing. My school only has once a year mass graduation ceremonies (every May), I knew tha...
  24. Ripped Off

    Repercussions were one of my biggest worries about boycotting the school's ceremony. I would not put it past them to hold up our paperwork just to spite us. I am going to speak with my fellow classmates on Tuesday and see what they think about me co...
  25. Migraines and work

    Hello all! I have a concern. I am graduating in 26 days and will probably sit for boards sometime in late Nov early Dec. I am so excited and have worked so hard! I have been suffering from extremely bad migraines for many years. I manage to keep them...