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1. tips for nursing prereq students?

   texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   thanks! i'll check those

2. Hospice Aide Work

   texasmommy posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I am thinking of applying to a local hospice center as a CNA. Could someone describe for me the typical work of a CNA in a hospice home? Or experiences they have had as a CNA there?

3. tips for nursing prereq students?

   texasmommy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   :idea:Any suggestions for a moderately-math-challenged nursing prereq student? I am going to be taking chem soon and I'm very nervous about it... Are there any practice books etc that you have heard...

4. Shabbos/Religious Observances

   texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

   Just FYI - women don't have to sleep in a separate room when they are niddah (bleeding/waiting for mikvah

5. Shabbos/Religious Observances

   texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

   Definitely!

6. Shabbos/Religious Observances

   texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

   Oops! Sorry I misunderstood

7. Shabbos/Religious Observances

   texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

   An Orthodox Jewish conversion requires immersion in a mikvah - a ritual bath. The mikvah itself can resemble a hot tub (at least that's what I think they look like!), the water is heated and...

8. Shabbos/Religious Observances

   texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

   The issue wasn't that they were Black people, of that I am sure. There are many, many Black Jews in America, Israel and around the world. I can't recall the details but there was another side to the...

9. Shabbos/Religious Observances

   texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

   Judaism is considered an ethnic group as well as a religion

10. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    hi agnus, that instance would not be requiring my husband to work. in the sense of shabbos observance, only certain things are considered work - they are called melachos, and they are the applications...

11. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    This particular question would have to be posed to a competant Orthodox rabbi. I spent two Shabboses in the hospital when I gave birth to my daughter and my younger son, and I had my husband stay with...

12. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    that's a very common misconception - many people assume the prohibition against pork, for example, had to do with avoiding [color=#0000cc]trichinosis. the laws of kashrus are more spiritual than...

13. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of people asked specific questions; I will hopefully answer those tonight or tomorrow morning!

14. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    You're

15. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to know that we are on good terms! If there were absolutely NO other nurses who could do what I was able to do, then of course, I would be allowed to work in order to save lives. But in our...