southlandshari

southlandshari

PCT - ER, Ortho, Neuro, Med-Surg

Member

  • Content

    66

  • Visitors

    2,409

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    1

All Content by southlandshari

  1. cna, to be or not to be.

    southlandshari replied to loverlylys's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Truth - you are correct that CNAs don't make much money and that much of their job involves cleaning up bodily fluids. It is stinky and gross and overwhelming a lot of the time. It's also magical...

  2. Thank you....all of you

    southlandshari replied to southlandshari's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks - I'll need all the luck I can get. Though I graduated with honors from both high school and undergrad university years ago, I have never been a great classroom learner when it comes to tough...

  3. Question About Southern Union Nursing

    southlandshari replied to MaiMollare's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I second this recommendation - Grace Lewis is an excellent teacher. She sets the bar pretty high for her students, but she will also go out of her way to help you out and make sure you understand the...

  4. Thank you....all of you

    southlandshari replied to southlandshari's topic in General Nursing

    You've made my night - thank you Penny! Having GBS wreaked havoc on my life in some pretty significant ways, but the downside doesn't compare to what the experience did to strengthen my spirit and and...

  5. 12- Hour Shifts

    southlandshari replied to hygienejunkie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked three 12's a week as a tech (7p - 7a) for more than a year and I echo a lot of the positive things people here have said - specifically because you said you don't have any children and I...

  6. Do you plan on working while in nursing school?

    southlandshari replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i agree! the reading i've done here today has been a real eye-opener for me. i guess i assumed that most nursing programs offered options for those who cannot afford to attend school full-time,...

  7. ER nurse

    southlandshari replied to rouge79's topic in Emergency

    :smackingf I should win the prize for most bone-headed first post ever.... I just re-read your OP and realized you were asking about ER jobs after graduation, not ER jobs while in school. I gave...

  8. Do you plan on working while in nursing school?

    southlandshari replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am planning to work full-time (third shift in the ER, five nights per week) while in nursing school, starting this fall. Not ideal, but financially I have little choice. Very interested in...

  9. "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

    southlandshari replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the book recommendation. I had Guillain-Barre Syndrome in 2000, a very sudden and very acute case in which I was paralyzed completely for the first eight weeks, never ventilated but came...

  10. Age question

    southlandshari replied to Sandy_dfw's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had no idea how rare this kind of "delayed" ADN program was until recently and feel really blessed to have one here and to have made it in on my first try. I also didn't know how few openings there...

  11. Age question

    southlandshari replied to Sandy_dfw's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll be 39 next month and am starting nursing school in September - it will take me seven semesters to finish the extended program - fewer classes per semester so I can work full-time and take care of...

  12. ER nurse

    southlandshari replied to rouge79's topic in Emergency

    I'm guessing the answer to your basic question is different from location to location. I was a tech on the ortho-neuro floor of our regional hospital for about a year and a half when ER management...