keepingmycool30

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1. Schooling

   keepingmycool30 replied to Tiller88's topic in General Nursing

   :w00t:My best advice is to shop around. This is a big step and make sure the school feels right and that staff treats you good. Check out parking and class sizes. Get the most bang for your buck!...

2. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

   keepingmycool30 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   My post isn't about lazy pts, although, I do have thousands of those stories. What about lazy co-workers? I have been a nurse aid for 4 yrs now and I am still amazed at the lack of team work. I get...

3. 4.0 GPA people, HOW can you do this?!!!

   keepingmycool30 replied to nursic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I didn't have a 4.0 last semester but I did have a 3.7. I work full time and go to school full time and have a 11 yr old. My best solution..try your best and if you do get a B it is not the end of...

4. Nurse Assistant - A New Career?

   keepingmycool30 replied to ecmb's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   You are never to old to try something new. I go to school with women in their 60s who are changing careers and they love it. You can do anything if you put your mind to it and your heart in

5. Reasons why you want to be a nurse

   keepingmycool30 replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Most people who know me well can't believe that I went into nursing. When I was 12 my mom was dx with breast cancer I could not even go to the hospital to see her because I was so freaked out I...

6. Disturbing incident in triage .....

   keepingmycool30 replied to DiannaK's topic in Emergency

   I have one more thing to add. My daughter is ten and is getting very close to hitting puberty (the signs are there) and most women and girls I know start getting mood swings and bouts of the blues, I...

7. Disturbing incident in triage .....

   keepingmycool30 replied to DiannaK's topic in Emergency

   Since when did kids stop being called:hyper, daydreamers, energizer bunnies, thinkers, etc..and start being labled bi-polar,ADD, and ADHD. When I was a kid I was just that a kid being a kid now they...

8. How Many New Cna"s Are Older?

   keepingmycool30 replied to Irene joy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   When I was taking my CNA classes I was 28 and thought I would be the oldest. I was so shocked to see the difference in ages 18-60's, and people from all walks of life. I wouldnt sweat the age thing...

9. Juggling Nursing School and Motherhood

   keepingmycool30 replied to Frecklestoo's topic in General Students

   I will not be starting school to this fall but I can relate to what you are going through. Alot of the nurses I work with went through school as single mothers and the advice they give me is do what...

10. Calling all CNA'S!!

    keepingmycool30 replied to going4it's topic in General Nursing

    I didnt take a CNA class but looking back at how unsure I was of what I was doing I wish I had of. The best advice I can give (and I also tell this to the new NA's and CNA's I train) is treat the...

11. Calling All CNA's!

    keepingmycool30 replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am not a CNA but I have been a NA going on three years. I love my job and I am planning on going to school this coming Jan. and starting my pre-reqs for the RN program. I work mostly with...

12. Charm school for new RN?

    keepingmycool30 replied to RNSurf's topic in Emergency

    I think the way you handle this situation is great. I believe we all have to earn our friendships at work sometimes it just takes time, hang in there. I am one of those people who really doesnt...

13. Charm school for new RN?

    keepingmycool30 replied to RNSurf's topic in Emergency

    I think the way you handle this situation is great. I believe we all have to earn our friendships at work sometimes it just takes time, hang in there. I am one of those people who really doesnt...

14. Should I work as a CNA while working towards my RN?

    keepingmycool30 replied to jewelgirls's topic in Nursing Career

    I work as a NA in a hospital. The reason I took the job was to see if I had the makings of a nurse. I believe that nursing is a career in which you like it or you hate it but at least get your feet...