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  1. pediatric APN in TX

    srleslie posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm in a BSN program in Arkansas and have fallen in love with the PICU. I have plans to move to Texas because of the outstanding hospitals and because the RN wage to cost of living ratio is much...

  2. pediatric APN in TX

    srleslie replied to srleslie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Nope I never got the

  3. I feel burned out on nursing school

    srleslie posted a topic in General Students

    I'm in the second semester of my junior year in a BSN program, and it feels that no matter how hard I study, I am not able to learn and retain everything that is taught in my class. It frustrates me...

  4. Bizzare medical question

    srleslie posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    A girl I am getting to know firmly believes that there are remains of your previous partners on you for up to seven years. Not referring to STD's, but physical remains of a partner. She said she read...

  5. Bizzare medical question

    srleslie replied to srleslie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks guys. This is what I thought but I had nothing to refute it

  6. I feel burned out on nursing school

    srleslie replied to srleslie's topic in General Students

    Thanks. Three weeks till Peds is over with and spring break, which I can't wait. Then OB, and then ATI remediation this summer...ugh! It never stops lol. I know it will all be good but 14 months...

  7. question regarding nursing pay

    srleslie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Most nurses in hospitals work 36 hours a week...do they get paid for 36 or actually get paid for

  8. question regarding nursing pay

    srleslie replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    No, but as a single parent and no family in town, working nights and weekends is not a good option for

  9. question regarding nursing pay

    srleslie replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    This sucks...puts me at making a little over 35K when I graduate (if I can get a job at one of the larger hospitals, which aren't hiring right now), and people say there is money in nursing. Even...

  10. Arkansas student wanting to move to Alaska

    srleslie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a junior in a BSN program and I will be graduating in May 2011. I have long dreamed of living in Alaska and I believe getting my RN will allow me to explore living there. I've heard it is easy...

  11. I feel burned out on nursing school

    srleslie replied to srleslie's topic in General Students

    Yes...our tests are geared to get us ready for the

  12. I feel burned out on nursing school

    srleslie replied to srleslie's topic in General Students

    Bleh...this is exactly how I feel. I am very strong in physiology and pharmacology but weak in anatomy. Critical care is actually what I want to do. Thing is a lot of internships seem to want a 3.0...

  13. single parent and nursing

    srleslie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm looking at being a single parent when I graduate. Are there any of you that are able to arrange childcare around 12.5 hour shifts and avoid working

  14. Med/ Surg Patient to Nurse Ratio

    srleslie replied to pilpusher's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This is just amazing. It's rare for someone in my institution to have over 4 patients. I can't imagine having 6 or 7 or

  15. SN first day in the PICU

    srleslie posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Well, I'm a junior in a BSN program. I suffered through my med/surg clinicals, and except for some great moments talking to the patients, I hated every minute of it. I also realized I didn't enjoy...

  16. Med/ Surg Patient to Nurse Ratio

    srleslie replied to pilpusher's topic in Medical-Surgical

    At my facility it is 4-5:1 for the RN's, and 10:1 for the techs, both days and

  17. single parent and nursing

    srleslie replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    I looked at care.com and there are a lot of people on there in the Little Rock area so that looks promising.

  18. single parent and nursing

    srleslie replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the advice! I am in the process of getting custody of my son and can't wait to be a single dad! By the time I graduate in May, he will be starting Kindergarten the following August,...

  19. On an average...how much does RNs and LVN new grads make

    srleslie replied to #one's topic in Texas Nursing

    By county do you mean the county hospital? Which one is that? I also hope with both a year of LPN experience and 15 months of tech experience plus my BSN that I can get even a higher starting

  20. single parent and nursing

    srleslie replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately my family does not live nearby. I was told by a daycare that the longest they can legally keep a child is 12 hours. Well, that doesn't allow for travel to and from work and daycare, or...

  21. On an average...how much does RNs and LVN new grads make

    srleslie replied to #one's topic in Texas Nursing

    Which med center is this...and do they hire out-of-state new

  22. Baby and UAMS

    srleslie replied to afpilotswife's topic in General Nursing

    I admit I don't know anything about implanted radiation, but I doubt that pt would get a nursing student assinged. MRSA is not a problem if contact precautions are followed, but, last time I checked...

  23. Baby and UAMS

    srleslie replied to afpilotswife's topic in General Nursing

    Following your logic nurses should not get pregnant while employed in a health care setting. Encountering a pt getting radiation therapy is not an issue. The pt leaves the room, goes to the place...

  24. Baby and UAMS

    srleslie replied to afpilotswife's topic in General Nursing

    A word up on nursing school. It is unlike anything you will have encountered before. Firstly, not everything is covered in lecture. There WILL BE questions on the exams related to reading...

  25. Baby and UAMS

    srleslie replied to afpilotswife's topic in General Nursing

    Allow me to extend you a very warm welcome to Arkansas. I'm a junior in the program at UAMS. Let me start off by saying there are quite a few single parents in the program, and it is doable, but...