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  1. VENT: Moldy roommate

    Throw away the bread before you both end up with mold spores in your
  2. Microbiology-Spring 2008

    I completed my second day of Micro, it is an accelerated 4 week class. We go 6 hours a day, five days a week. WHEW! Is all I can say. We have had labs both days as well. We ran around the school...
  3. wuesthoff, health-first, or parrish???

    You are very welcome. A few of my friends work at Rockledge Wuesthoff as Nurse techs, as we are still in school, one is CCU, one is in ER, one is a floater, and I am not sure what floor the other is...
  4. wuesthoff, health-first, or parrish???

    I will tell you the order I have been told from nurses who have worked and work at several of these facilities. I live in Melbourne, BTW. In order of best to least favorite by reason of salary and...
  5. Exactly what Iris sirI said...... You can get up to 6 million in coverage and it costs less than 150 a year. NSNA and NA both recommend
  6. Microbiology-Spring 2008

    This is the book we are using along with the lab book. I got mine on Amazon for 35. At school it was
  7. Microbiology-Spring 2008

    I started today...ALL I can say is WHEW...it is an accelerated course, 4 weeks....we covered 4 chapters today.....and prepped the lab for swabs we obtained today as well that are now growing...
  8. Am I, as a nursing student, part of the problem?

    Well, I have a whole lotta opinion about what you are saying but I will keep it nice and professional. 1. There is a nursing and nursing instructor shortage. Proof? Look at the numbers of positions...
  9. Any military wives in here??

    hubby is now, as of 2 years ago, retired army officer. been right where you are, literally! lol. our last duty station was camp lejeune in jacksonville, nc. i too let my dreams take a back seat while...
  10. Mnemonic Book?

    They are books and flip books. These are the ones I personally have and use all the time and would suggest to anyone in nursing school. Like this HERE HERE HERE HERE HERE HERE
  11. Mnemonic Book?

    Mosby's books and flip books are authored by Zerwekh Gaglione Miller These books are excellent for several reasons, of which, they are written by nurses, RN's to be exact. They are geared for...
  12. New Nurse Blues

    what about home health? i have a friend in oklahoma who does this and she finds it very satisfying. she went right out of school into home health. she makes a fine living to boot. she gets to work...
  13. Non-verbal communication board

    Go get some flashcards from your local learning center, most towns have them. They have very basic pictures on them. Most of these learning centers have sections as well for students with...
  14. What school will you be attending this spring?

    Melbourne RN Keiser University
  15. Possible move to Fl. Lot's of questions

    Tweety, I could DEFINITELY march my way into an MI if I got started with Florida's insurance and "rezoning" practices. A friend of ours has lived here for almost 30 years in a home she grew up in, it...
  16. FBON puts a school on academic probation for an automatic 2 years. At the end of that 3 years, if the school has not increased their first time NCLEX pass rate they can lose their FBON approval...
  17. Don't Rain On My Parade ....2009 Grads

    FINALLY we, me included, can say, "I graduate next year." YAY. I too will graduate in the May/June time frame and am SO INCREDIBLY proud and happy.....
  18. Possible move to Fl. Lot's of questions

    Oh, I was going to mention this....a recruiter came to our school a few weeks back, from a travel agency. She has been coming to our school for a few years and they recruit students but require they...
  19. Nursing School Professional Ref, Essay

    One absolute no-no for your essay is talking about money. I was given that piece of information from our schools nursing director. She told me the quickest way to get a letter thrown out is to mention...
  20. Possible move to Fl. Lot's of questions

    I live on the east coast, Melbourne, 2 hours south of Daytona, 45 minutes north of Fort Pierce. What I can tell you about the east coast is that salaries for nurses, depending on your experience and...
  21. Back home in Oklahoma

    It is 36 degrees here in Florida this morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY. I ran outside in my sweatshirt, shorts and tennis shoes....my neighbors must think I am Whacko, LOL. I stood outside til my skin was...
  22. Suggestons for ER miscarriage

    As someone who has personally suffered miscarriages, 4, not only would I suggest you do these things but it would not hurt to see if you can get some type of counselor to be on call, or a nurse who...
  23. I feel guilty!

    I would DEFINITELY go in. They will understand you having to do what you need to do. Besides, if it is fixed and you aren't working, what besides being on Allnurses is there to do? LOL Have a great...
  24. Which is harder?

    Let me put it this way, there is a lady in my school who has 6 kids, two sets of twins in this mix, who are under the age of 10, she works full-time as a flight aid for NICU, and goes to school...
  25. How do/did you make yourself stand out?

    May I interject a thought here? You stated it does not mention needing recommendation letters? Maybe you should get them anyways, you would surely stand out then! Think about it this way, when you are...