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  1. ........................Or do Obsessive Compulsive People become Nurses? The reason I ask is I have OC ways, not to the point I have to turn a door knob 16 times, flip the light switch 8 times,...
  2. Don't know what to do!!

    A lady at my old office had a sign that I think of when I kinda get discouraged. It says: PUT ON YOUR BIG GIRL PANTIES AND DEAL WITH IT. When I think of that it makes me laugh. It is great you went...
  3. boards need to regulate MA's

    I do know what an MA is, they updated the page from the time I put it here and the time you obviously looked at it. If you do a search they DO have MA's. My best friend is an MA at Holmes so I am not...
  4. Brevard Community College Insight?

    I go to Keiser University, which locally is the competitor of BCC. I have a few friends who attend BCC. One thing that is better about BCC is the cost. My school is VERY expensive. There was no wait...
  5. Are you a pansy, or a rose?

    Your husband and my husband must have the same thoughts of us....my hubby asked me if mine said I was a Stink Weed!!!!!!!!!
  6. boards need to regulate MA's

    [quote name= I have never ever heard of an MA working in a hospital setting? Please tell me more!? :angryfire[/quote] Actually, here in Melbourne, FL., our "Major" hospital here is called Holmes...
  7. Are you a pansy, or a rose?

    I found this website..... What kind of flower are you? You all should try this it is actually kinda funny. I am a
  8. I guess it might be like asking "Which came first, the chicken or the
  9. Guess the mispronounced medical term

    As a former medical transcriptionist, I think I have heard and come across some fairly crazy things. For example: Actual Medical Record Entries Mistakes From Doctors Discharge status: alive but...
  10. Mount Sinai Miami FLorida Pay

    Listen, the cost of living in South Florida, in most areas, is extremely high. An average apartment in a decent neighborhood 3/2, can run between 900-1000 per month plus utilities. If you are only...
  11. boards need to regulate MA's

    Actually, I was told by 4 different nurse managers at several local hospitals that they are not hiring anymore LPN's so it wasn't a rumor I heard. It was from the people who are in charge of doing the...
  12. boards need to regulate MA's

    When I was looking into going back to school for nursing, I called local hospitals about becoming an LPN. I was quickly told, and several times by several hospitals, that LPN positions were being done...
  13. Recently relocated LPN

    I am sorry to hear about your situation. LPN positions are being done away with in my area as well. I did a search at a medical staffing company in columbus and found this....
  14. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    Doctors may get "Prestige" but nurses are ABSOLUTELY the backbone of the medical community. I want to become a nurse because I want to be with patients, to help them and their families either heal or...
  15. Well, personally I think 2 major science classes is a FULL Load. You will find, especially with A & P, that you are spending a lot of time in your books studying and memorizing areas of the body,...
  16. IS it ok to wear scrubs to an interview?

    I was always taught to dress one step above what the normal attire is for that position to show you care about your appearance and their impression of you. You wear scrubs to work so a step up, to me,...
  17. travler looking to move to south florida

    The cost of living down south is HORRIBLE> That is why we moved further north in Florida, as are a lot of other people. Miami is very diverse with the very rich and the very poor. You don't have to...
  18. Reasons why you want to be a nurse

    Ok, don't hang me for sounding like a cornball. Nursing, so far, feels like home. What I mean is there is only one other place that makes me feel that way and that is with my husband. A feeling of...
  19. Nursing School Acceptance

    CONGRATS.................. Our first 3 months clinicals are in nursing homes. I think each school varies with their approach to clinicals. If I were you and weren't sure about what books to take...
  20. Should I do the LPN program?

    I live in Florida and when I was looking into going back to school for nursing I was considering the LPN route because I "THOUGHT" I could do it faster and then fast track to the RN. When I called our...
  21. A&P II Club, 2007

    I still have all my notes, typed, from A&P I and II. If anyone would like them I would be MORE than happy to send you a copy. They are broken down into chapters, which as you know are broken down...
  22. Human Anatomy / A&P I Club for Fall 2007

    I still have all my notes, typed, from A&P I and II. If anyone would like them I would be MORE than happy to send you a copy. They are broken down into chapters, which as you know are broken down...
  23. I am a nursing student. I was also unfortunately a patient a few weeks ago. My appendix decided, while I was in class, that it didn't want to be near my intestines anymore (I know this because I fell...
  24. 10. I love 7AM clinicals...really, I do. 9. It costs as much as med school, but I get a real education. 8. Two Words: All nighters (spent studying) 7. Mountain Dew and a bag of M&Ms...
  25. ALL Nurses should have to be a REAL patient

    Well, you know, my main issue besides her lack of knowledge was the fact that she didn't listen. Had she looked at my chart she would have noticed that I came in on Monday and had 6 IV's placed due to...