JENNLEE

then you must not like anyone who does ANYTHING bad. that is a very strong statement you made about not liking anyone who smokes.

i was just meaning that it is one or the either. seems like a lose lose situation to me. i suppose you pick the lesser of the two evils and run with it.

i will always trust myself with a bp reading over a machine. anyday.

i personally think that all of that is bogus. i don't know though. i don't see why anyone would brag about it. i feel as though she is searching/seeking for attention. and that is what she is getting from all of this. attention. attention from you and now everyone here on allnurses! just ignore her, blow it off. her story just doesn't resonate as something being true.

i just prayed for you and your family. God will be with you when you take your test tomorrow; He's always with us!.....just don't forget to thank Him! :redbeathe

yes. relocation assistance is available in some areas.... i moved to nc last year and will be starting my job here in june. and they are offering me a relocation assistance package of appx $3000 - as well as a 2 year commitment of appx - $8000. the last i checked there was one for $15,000 - ......am i taking any of them? nope. not sure if i will be here for another 2 years - military wife - and not accepting the relocation assistance package because i don't have the original receipts from the move - military has them - ..... but anyhow.....yes...they can be offered to you.

i understand that there is a lot of help available but isn't it just as hard to get a heroin addict off drugs? how many times do they fall off of the band wagon? just as there are long term effects of smoking - what about the replacent therapy drugs? just because something is fda approved does not make it safe as well. and support groups are great - that is....if you have someone by your side everytime you have that urge. but what happens when noone is there? people will say that it is more mind over matter...but i don't know....

it is so very hard to quit

ha ha! funny! "give him the nod"

in your nclex packet there is usually a paper - which can get lost - that is filled out by you and signed by you that is given to the administrater of the school. at the point of graduation, they will kindly mail your information out to the BON address that you put on that paper - beware....it can get lost. ...... especially with all of the other paperwork that is involved with it! good luck! eat breakfast before! get a goodnight's sleep! and welcome to nursing!

once again......took the words right out of my mouth in reply to the insurance premiums post earlier.

you couldn't have said it better. thanks.

everyone is a hypocrite..... we are all human... noone is perfect.

i understand.....i am new to this and honestly...did not feel like surfing through pages and pages of threads to find it.... so i just started a new one.

if the smell does bother you - does it change how you feel about that person?

i'm not saying that it matters.... just curious when i was in nursing school, anytime anything was mentioned about smoking - majority of the class would turn around and look at the smokers and kind of sneer at them. i feel as though it has become socially acceptable to criticize smokers. we all have our vices, but it appears to me that smokers tend to take the butt end of it. - no pun. just curious what everyone's thoughts were. that's all. thanks.

What are your thoughts on a nurse that smokes? Does it bother you? Do you look down on them; especially with them being a nurse?

i was pregnant my last year of nursing school - graduated in may 07 - clinicals for me were tough! i gained so much weight and the added weight was quite a change for the worse speaking in particular to my back, my feet, and my butt! concentration ran thin and found myself daydreaming at times about my baby! i made it though! had my lil girl 2 days before i graduated! couldn't go to graduation - but who cared - i had a beautiful little girl and i was in no condition to get up and get dressed and go there and etc etc etc.... anyhow.... i waddled here and there tired feet all day long there were times that i didn't think i was going to make it, but i did. it's all in how your perspective is on it. if you think you can. you will you will have bad days you will have good days it's just like your life now - except times 2! you will be fine! goodluck! and congratulations on graduating!

you could ask her what kind of info is she looking for? specifics? maybe you could keep that in mind before your next report to her? i agree that she was directing that towards you and how rude of her to do that. i would be angry as well. you could always talk to her aside and let her know how you felt about that comment that she made. you may feel uncomfortable doing that but stand up for yourself. don't let people belittle you. aside from your status as a nurse, you are a human being. a person with feelings too.

I personally do NOT chew gum. And that is my preference. I believe that as professionals - we should keep to that - prefessionalism. Everyone is different yet is asked to be the same within their workfield. So as to not look like cookie cutter nurses we should abide by the rules or within the rules and still show our uniqueness. Some people go overboard and some people just don't go at all. If we all meet in the middle perhaps we can all focus on our patients and not on what jane is wearing, what john is smelling like, what jane ate for lunch, why john didn't comb his hair, why jane is wearing so much makeup, why john is chewing gum, why jane is showing her underwear, why john decided not to shower or wear deodorant. meet in the middle. look professional. play your part. take care of your patients. stop complaining. we are lucky to have the title to call ourselves nurses. we help people. at this point i'm just babbling. need sleep. goodnight.

Hi. I'm Jennlee. Passed My Boards Last Sept. Haven't Worked Due To Newborn Being Born! About To Start On A Pre And Post Surgical Floor In June.... Am Very Nervous About This! Being A Year Out Of School Without Studying Or Keeping Up With The New Nursing Trends Is Frightening Me! If Anyone Has Done Or Knows About Pre And Post Surgery - What Types Of Cases Will I See That Would Be Lovely. Thanks So Much.

i will be starting on a pre and post surgical floor..... i have tried to find books about studying the care that would entail this type of work and can't find any ! please help! if anyone has had experience or knows that would be awesome! what type of surgeries do you usually deal with? i'm so nervous about this as this is my first nursing job!!!!!