texasmommy

texasmommy

Member

  • Content

    36

  • Visitors

    1,351

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by texasmommy

  1. Baptist School of Health Professions vs. SAC

    texasmommy posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Has anyone attended either Baptist School of Health Professions or SAC's schools of nursing? I want to get into an RN program, but would love to hear some insights/experiences about the above two...

  2. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy posted a topic in General Nursing

    As I begin the applications process for nursing schools, I have one huuuuge concern - my religious obligations. I am not permitted to work/attend school, etc. from sunset Friday nights until an hour...

  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. 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?

  5. tips for nursing prereq students?

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

    thanks! i'll check those

  6. 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

  7. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely!

  8. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Oops! Sorry I misunderstood

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Judaism is considered an ethnic group as well as a religion

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. Is nursing "really" for me?

    texasmommy posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi Everyone, I am new to the boards here. I am a 23-yr-old stay-at-home mom with the opportunity to begin college at this point in my life. I have had the desire to pursue nursing as a career for...

  16. 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!

  17. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    You're

  18. 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...

  19. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    One is most certainly allowed to care for sick family members, etc on Shabbos. There are different ways that we do things (for example, applying ointments with the opposite hand or in a different...

  20. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Well-put, Natania. I respect the religious customs of others, and acknowledge that even though they cannot necessarily be compared/equated/whatever in terms of days to work and not work and what can...

  21. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Agnus, Thanks for your interest. In our American society in which less than one-half of one percent of citizens are Jewish, and dramatically less are strictly observant, the likelihood of no one else...

  22. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    In our day, turning on a light is a violation of the prohibition against kindling a fire on

  23. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    No worries. Frum or otherwise, we all have these little issues to deal with. Am Yisroel Lev Echod. Thanks for your

  24. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    It's so good to hear that other frum people have "made it

  25. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    texasmommy replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    The situations that would allow an Orthodox Jew to violate the laws of the Sabbath are really very few, and as a rule, we must consult with a Rov (a rabbi who can make decisions based on the...