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Can anyone speak to the quality difference between sanita clogs and danskos (sanita used to make danskos)? Also how much does length matter on compression stockings? Are normal sized ones fine or do you need full length?

Sclerotherapy... that's so what i want to avoid. I'm not vain, but varicose veins hurt and generally I'm into my vasculature not becoming useless Thanks for the recommendations all, I probably will try the danskos and see how they work. I do always stand crooked and put weight on one foot, I seriously need to get my posture and whatnot under control pronto!

I have a series of questions: 1. Exercises- anyone know of good exercises to make standing for 12hrs more tolerable? I do yoga, so any yoga recommendations would be nice. Are there any studies you all know of that have evidence backing particular strategies to build endurance for standing? 2. Varicose veins- How much of this is actually a worry for nurses if there is no genetic component involved? Do you all wear stockings? Do they have any evidence behind them preventing varicose veins? I haven't found any except some very broad recommendations 3. Shoes- any recommendations for men with skinny feet and high arches? I find crocs comfortable but never wore them for 12hrs so... Otherwise new balance fit me well, and i'm never been able to afford something like danskos before now

Take out as few loans as possible, study super super hard, and take charge of your education. Nursing school is much more of a free for all than it could be, and it's best if you are 10x more organized than the school. Expect confusion and disorganization, so that when it happens you're ahead not behind. Sounds like slogans, but it will make sense unfortunately soon

I have to wear white or jade/teal scrubs. I am tall (I need like a 33" inseam) and skinny (wear small shirts, and have a 31-32 waist). I am having the damnedest time finding any scrubs that fit the bill. I bought cherokee workwear (55% cotton 45% poly) & dickies sandwashed scrubs from Lydia's uniforms. But they are super plastic feeling and stiff. Does anyone know of softer ones? 100% cotton are all like prints or lack pockets (i need cargo pockets and shirts with more than 1 pocket ideally). Do they break in at all? I am thinking about returning them.

the way I remember the values: PR .12-.20 (you travel to Puerto Rico around the ages of 12-20) QRS .04-.10 (when you're around 4-10yr old you learn the alphabet song. QRS...) QT, it makes sense looking at it. The T wave comes pretty fast, so it should be less than half the next beat (R-R interval)

i know but... i'm writing a cover letter. In the hospital I've seen acute used as: -icu only -er + icu -MS (they refer to ICU as critical, ER as emergency, and MS as acute). I just don't want to break some lingo rule by calling ER acute care nursing.

does acute only mean ICU, or is the ER also referred to as acute? It seems acute, but then again huge percentages of the care is non-emergency and sub-acute so...

I was curious, are there any studies showing hospital nursing improves health due to physical activity (minus effects of stress!)? i.e. does it count for weight bearing for bones? collateral circulation due to moving around enough? general cardio health from all the walking and activity? I haven't been able to find anything from searching. everything yields nurses talking about exercise.

some of florida is unionized. http://www.seiuhealthcarefl.org/ The south generally has the lowest unionization in the country. Florida is no exception. Part of this is "Right to Work" laws, i.e. in states such as florida members don't have to pay union dues if they are in union shops. That means that you can get all the benefits of the union without paying anything. So people vote in a union, stop paying, bosses lead decertification campaigns and the union goes away. Unions complain about this, but personally I think its because they organize poorly and slothfully. The reality is that if you have healthcare workers who were organized, solving problems directly on the shopfloor, and had real democracy then it wouldn't be a problem to keep the union up. Unions instead rely on a staff bureaucracy and contracts that give enough stability so they can run it like a gym membership and not a movement. Moreover they spend more time lobbying the democrats, who betray us like all the politicians, to fix things while things go to hell in the workplace. The solution is to build unions from the ground up, run by the workers themselves and keep politicians and bureaucrats out of it. There is always the possibility of building new unions, and fighting existing ones to have more democratic and functioning structures.

haven't had the thyroid checked, but i'm not diabetic. i'm pretty sure it's just a fast metabolism. i don't have the other s/s of hyperthyroidism, but who knows.

my liver will hold, but i will still feel like i'm dying :)

hey all, I have a super fast metabolism and i have to eat every 3hrs. I'm a nursing student and don't have much money to buy processed foods (besides they are filled with sugars that make me more hungry anyway). Any one have any good suggestions of things that will tide you over between meals? I started drinking protein shakes and that has been helpful in the morning, but i still get hungry at 9am again.

Those are good points I hadn't thought of. I am more directed towards adult health, probably because I haven't had much experience with children though I'm open to that changing. You nailed me, I would love to go into county health :)

My passion is primary care. I've worked in primary care and in hospitals before nursing school, and what I really want to do is community based primary care. Unfortunately i go to an expensive school, but got a full ride scholarship for 2yr of work at the university hospital or clinics. In my clinics I've enjoyed the care element of floor nursing, but the work loads and the acuity take out much of what I want to do. I am passionate about long term interventions and preventative care/education. My favorite job was working in an STD clinic. I'm curious if anyone has recommendations for a floor that might be more similar to primary care? I know I'm asking for too much :) I have thought about working at a university outpatient clinic, though that doesn't unfortunately include any community clinics. They have urology, cardiology, diabetes research, and outpatient oncology clinics.

i'm also going to UM (but in the summer). i think the above post is a little overexaggerated. I am renting a 1bdr for 600$ which is cheap but not unheard of. Just depends how you live. Personally I don't like living in ritzy areas so it's not a problem. If you know a little spanish, you'll be fine. I mean you can speak english if you need to, it's not like people will just hate on you. Traffic is bad. You can live near coral gables, and there's lots of cheap shared room student housing there. The only catch is that clinicals are all over the city, so you probably need a car. Personally once I settle somewhere I want to set up on the metrorail line and bike it. But that's down the road.

that was helpful. thanks Have you seen this? http://www6.miami.edu/sonhs/grad/acceleratedbsn.html " Nursing Scholars Program The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is committed to providing educational and employment opportunities for individuals interested in the nursing profession. Through its Nursing Scholars Program, the Miller School provides full tuition plus a stipend for books and fees for students in the Accelerated BSN program. Students selected to receive scholarships commit to full-time employment at the University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics for a consecutive twenty-four month period following their graduation. Employment opportunities are available at: UM Bascom Palmer Eye Institute * ER * Surgery * Orthopedics UM Department of Medicine * Cardiology * Hematology * Hepatoplogy UM Department of Surgery * Surgery/Transplant UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center * GI/Endoscopy * Head & Neck * Hematology/Oncology * OR/Perioperative Services * Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) * Inpatient * Outpatient Ambulatory Other UM Clinics * Cardiovascular Center * Diabetes Research Institute * OB/GYN * Pediatric Immunology * Urology * Pain Management " That was what I was talking about. thanks, todd

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Hey all, So i got into U of M and I am trying to weigh out my options. They have a program to pay off the tuition in 2 years (33k+). I know the loan forgiveness programs are something like 4k$/yr, so obviously that would be less desirable. But what about private hospital signing bonuses and loan repayment? Someone was telling me places in the bay area were paying about 20k$/yr towards loans. I would want to work in S. Florida or California. The other question is; I have 26k$ in loans from my undergrad education. Is there a way I could get that all wrapped up into new loans and get hospitals to pay towards those too? Wishful thinking. I am post-bacc so i think i don't get the good nursing loans.

I reread it. You get pre-selected before you get in, and it applies for the whole year so there should be no suprises. When I went there I spoke with the dean or something and he made it sound like nearly everyone will get it (they were conscious of how the cost hamstrung them, though there are lots of schools with comparable costs sadly like John Hopkins, OHSU, Samuel Merritt, etc).

I didn't notice that detail. That would be a deal breaker for me. I should look into that. I called them the other day to make sure they had everything and they told me that I would be getting a letter soon in a fairly cheerful/suggestive voice. So whatever that means. Honestly to go there I would need the tuition paid and then some.

I want to add that I'd be pumped to live in Miami, and if it worked out financially it would be my top choice as for places to live.

they are still accredited if you go to the nlnac website. it was just on probation right?

i'm interested in this program too... It is my top choice, and I'm curious about my chances. I got in the 98th percentile on the teas, have a 3.8 in my science prereqs and something like a 3.5 for my ba + prereqs. The only catch is that I don't have intro soc and speech done yet.

hey there, I'm pretty sure I got into UM's ABSN program and have some questions about it. It's categorically more expensive which makes me hesitant, but they now have a program to pay off all the tuition, if you agree to work 2 years in their partnered Miami hospitals. Couple of questions then- Has anyone gone to the ABSN program here? Experiences? I'm nervous to sell myself for 2 years of work, where I could be coerced into working in dangerous situations with financial constraints held over me. I understand that that's a problem with nursing generally, but I'm nervous that the hospital could have control over whether I have to pay 40k or not. (the other option for me is wait a little longer, take more prereqs and go someplace cheaper). How are the hospitals UM works with? Are any union? thanks so much!