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WannabeLPN2005...our externships are found on our own. They are a paid position through the hospital that you have to apply for, interview for, and then it is just like a job. However, at our school we also have to be enrolled in Nursing 50, which is...

CNSA sent around an e-mail to all its members about this scholarship. I applied...my EFC is 0, but I am sure that there are those who made less than we did last year who are more "needy" than we are. I agree, it is a LONG shot even hoping for it. Wha...

I start my week-long orientation for my externship on Monday, too. I applied to 3 of the hospitals in the area, and had been speaking with the NM on L&D at one of them. She was on vacation and was supposed to call me back, but never did. In the m...

I know several people that have one...some use theirs a lot, others don't. I still have not seen anyone use it in clinicals. My good friend got one for Christmas as she was starting the program in January. She says it is handy sometimes, but she real...

I will start in 2 more weeks. This is my very last week of vacation EVER (I am starting a job next week, orientation ) Then for the summer I am taking 2 classes that are each 3 weeks long for a total of 6 units. I am not sure how hard they will be, ...

We did IM and SC injections at the university I attend...my friend at the CC did IV starts, IM and SC injections...they also bathed each other which we did not do. We did BP, HR, pulse, resp. I think that is about it. Each school seems to be a little...

I for one think that is fantastic. It doesn't matter if you are male or female, as long as you are human and give kind, compassionate care that is patient-centered. I don't think it is right to stereotype a man...just because he is a man why couldn't...

In our area students can be a CNA/PCT (after first semester in the BSN program) or extern/apprentice (after 2nd semester). From what I understand, one of the hospitals in the area is paying around $12 for CNA...for externs they range from $13.07 to $...

I don't want to start anything here...but do RN's get paid what they deserve? They have a Bachelor's degree or higher (well, some have an ADN)...LPN education is much shorter, is it not? And don't RN's have more responsibility than an LPN? I think ma...

My school has you fill out an extra verification paper. You have to take it to the provider and they have to sign and verify that you will be paying for childcare and how much it will cost. Also, for those of low income, my school has a subsidized pr...

I used to work for an insurance agency by the name of Sharp Insurance (the owner's last name)... It was my duty as receptionist to answer the phones, among other things. One afternoon I picked up the phone and said, "Good Afternoon, Shark Insurance.....

I've had 3 children...the first one with an epidural and the last two without. From my own personal experience, I did not like the epidural...it was bad. What happened...I was 18 yo, and NO ONE told me what labor was like (I kid you not!), so I reall...

To begin with, Labor and Delivery (although I have accepted an Extern job in pediatric oncology!). I will be returning for my MSN ASAP after graduation for a CNM.

Same thing here...I wear a really large 10 (okay, sometimes 11) and had to get a 42 or size 12 in my Danskos...and still sometimes my great left toe hurts me (I have some other issues with my feet...so it may not JUST be the shoes). They are alright...

Around here it takes most people 4 years for the ADN, as well. Unless you are already a hospital employee and can get into the CC's faster program (they go through the summers) which takes a total of 18 months (this is AFTER the pre-reqs, so it is st...

I am in a BSN program (not an ADN one), but I can tell you that I never had any use for the chemistry book after the semester I took it in (and I still had to take Micro and Phys at that point).

I also do not agree with those who have said you "CAN'T" do it. I am a mom of three children, ages 9, 6 (almost 7), and 3 (almost 4). I started back to school 3 years ago in the fall...but I was not working full time. I started out working part time ...

Okay, the one that really gets to me is the girl who thinks she knows EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING. I don't even like speaking in the same room she is in, because no matter what you are talking about she already knows everything about it. And she's no...

I would say that most schools like you to have WHITE shoes. At ours it does not matter if they are white generic tennies you bought at Payless, or if they are nursing shoes. Heck, some of the students don't even wear white shoes anymore and no one no...

I wear makeup...foundation, powder, eyebrows (I color them in with a powder...but it doesn't look like a clown or anything :wink2: ), mascara, and lipstick. No one can even tell that I wear makeup, though, because I don't wear a lot of it by any mean...

I'm glad to have found this thread as well. I hadn't had a migraine for 3 years, then all of a sudden in the last month I've had 4. I've tried Imitrex, but it doesn't help at all. The NP gave me Relpax (which works well for my mother), but it, too, d...

Klone and Maire... Yes, you are correct!! I love her books, and I've read them several times, too. The problem is that once I start I can't stop reading them...so I have to make sure I have ample time to do it. You know, there is a member here who a...

Well, a couple of weeks ago I had a clinical day in NICU. It was boring. The nurses were sitting around gossiping almost the whole time. Of course this was just at the community hospital and not at the children's hospital...but I think I want more ac...

Well, I did a search (on allnurses.com) to see if there was any wise advise, but didn't find what I was looking for. Maybe I just need some cyberhugs and support... A few weeks ago I had a migraine. I had the whole aura bit (which is usual for me) an...

Well, I am happy to report GOOD news! At the end of my procedure yesterday they said that everything looks good, and there isn't an aneurysm. My carotid twists a little more than most, so it is normal for me. I am so relieved to have heard this, and ...