Aislstarfish

Hi everyone :) I am required to get all-white nursing shoes for the nursing program at my school.. However, I have very flat and narrow feet, and despite having custom-made orthotics, I still have trouble with a lot of shoes making my knees, hips a...

Me too!! hahah What is it anyway???

definitely not black! Wear white and if you can find a nude or tan, go with that. White should be fine though. Our uniforms are all white too (and the pants are easy to see through when you bend over!).. when i first started school, the professor...

Hi all, I've been reading here for awhile now and there seems to be a reoccuring theme.. that the first year or two is incredibly crazy and in some cases hellish. I'm curious, what exactly makes it so hard the first year??? I know that it is adjustme...

:yeahthat: YES! I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING.. Besides that I haven't had any children yet, I feel exactly the same way. I'm just about positive that I will have my babies at home with a midwife and a birthing pool. I've just read tooooo many horror st...

You sound like a great teacher :nuke: I find the "my penis doesn't look like daddy's" reasoning for circumcision so frustrating. I personally don't think it's that difficult to explain, but I know that this is a big reason why many parents choose t...

:yeahthat: YES!! I agree entirely!

Wow, this thread is so so sad to me Why can't women just go into labor when their bodies say so?? And it is sooo true, everyone is just in such a rush... I can't imagine that those dr's would want to have their children that way.

:yeahthat: YES! I agree!

blueridge, you are very right.. i apologize for being so dismissive in my post. i do feel circumcision is unnecessary, painful and a bit barbaric, but.. that does not discredit any data that may have been found in regards to hiv. however, i have to...

This is a post from another group I belong to. I was pretty sure that I was against circumcision, but after reading this and watching the video.. I know that if a doctor ever even came near my son with something like this, i'd knock him out. It made ...

Has it occurred to anyone that the countries that circumcise their children more often also have more money, education and access to prophylactics.. and that THAT could be the reason HIV is less prevalent???? I mean, come on... a foreskin is NOT goin...

HappyNurse2005, you sound like a great nurse :) Your hospital also sounds great and very welcoming to natural births. I am not a nurse quite yet, but i'm in my second semester of nursing school and I really think that I want to be a CNM. I have cons...

I don't know why this made me laugh hahah.. I think it's so disgusting and unbelievable that it's funny. hahahah come on, a kitten?

How old is your friend? Do you know if there is any family history of mental illness??

I have not personally experienced any patients with this, nor have I had a NDE... However, I do know that my grandfather was calling out to his wife and others the day before his death. He appeared to die very peacefully. People will choose to beli...

yes. i agree, i agree, i agree! i knew this.. but for some reason this quote moved me :loveya:

If you haven't already, you guys should read the book "PUSHED." It's really great, but infuriating! It talks about this exact issue and how women are now laboring in the parking lots of hospitals until the baby is in the birth canal, in order to avoi...

Hello everyone :) I am currently in nursing school, and I am very interested in becoming a midwife someday... I really want to be involved in natural, physiological births.. I think the stages of labor are fascinating as well as the body's ability t...

Yeah i've googled a bit, i guess i just wanted to see if i could get some personal info or experience :) Thank you though!

Hey guys... I am interested in becoming a CNM after I get out of school, and I'm having difficulty finding any good info about it. I have heard that you need a masters in nursing, but I don't know much else. Is anyone here a Certified Midwife?? or...

Thanks guys :) I didnt realize that there was a CNM board here :-P

Totally agreed!! Good for them!!! I hope i'm still gettin it on in my 80s and 90s!!

I actually have a boyfriend right now and I'm in nursing school. It is definitely workable.. You just have to find the right man who would understand that you have minimal free time. I am lucky because my boyfriend and I have been together 3 years an...

This is really amazing. I can't imagine losing someone like my husband, and I know that I would need something like that as part of my process. Your post made me cry. I am currently in nursing school.. and I hope one day to be as good of a nurse a...