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DoeRN

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  1. ultrasound vs nursing?

    Everyone has a different experience with nursing. So you can't base your decision on what someone else is going through. Some people are in nursing for the money, some for the glory, and some to help...
  2. I think I'm being treated unfairly...

    I had an instructor for my very first clinical that expected us to know more than what we did. She expected us to know how to do a head to toe assessment that first day!!! We hadn't even started our...
  3. I think I'm being treated unfairly...

    Since she made an offer to meet with her why don't you and see what the problem is. If three people are saying the same thing then you need to know exactly what to do so you can pass your clinical....
  4. Told to go home..

    Well heck what kind of scrubs are you buying because I have a pile of them that I use for rags because they have torn and they were the right size for me. Especially the bottoms. I start a new job...
  5. Personality Type and Nursing

    I am ENTJ and it is funny because my career was management and I want to get a masters in health
  6. Does anybody had seen a nurse with tunnel earrings?

    I saw that one too and wanted to ask do you know all people with tattoos and piercing and have you personally given each and every one of them a drug test:smokin:? So needless to say I too was...
  7. I about cried for a classmate today....

    In my 2nd med surg class I had to get a 90% on my last test and a 92% on the final because it had more weight. Well at first I was FREAKING out but I was determined to do it and I did. I spent...
  8. How much debt did you graduate with?

    I don't even want to say but is is A LOT!!! I have another bachelor's from a very expensive school and the nursing school I am in is not cheap either. I too wanted to go to law school but at this...
  9. How many lost jobs due to nursing school?

    I did not lose my job but it got to be too much. I do private duty a couple days a month if I need a little spending money. I will be working at the hospital that I worked at before as a nurse. And...
  10. "Uses call light extremely well"

    Classic I love it!!!!! :heartbeat Good for
  11. Do you have to stay in the area you are in? Maybe try a different city that is close to
  12. STLCC Forest Park - Starting Jan '09

    Congrats on getting accepted. I know a lot of people who graduated from there including my aunt who is a DON. And they have good pass rates. Hang in there it will be over before you know it. I am...
  13. ASN and bridge to BSN or BSN right away?

    If you get you ASN and maybe choose to work at Barnes they have tuition assistance if you want to go back. Plus they also have a program called RN scholars where if you are an employee with 5 years...
  14. Doing RN to BSN and working as a new grad

    I was in the same situation. I will be finished with my ASN in a couple of weeks. I started off at the program for another school where I already have a bachelors degree. I have a lifetime of...
  15. Freaked Out New Grad!

    I start my 1st nursing job in November too. Even though I worked in a hospital for 7 years I am still nervous because I will have a new
  16. How far do you drive?

    Me too. It used to take me 9 minutes to get to my car and 6 minutes to get home. I have moved and it takes me 12 minutes to get to the hospital that I will be working at. (Same hospital but I quit...
  17. I am not a nurse yet and I am almost done with school. I have a lot of family that asks me questions. I tell them I am not a nurse yet and why didn't you ask so and so? I have a LOT of nurses in my...
  18. And it will give you a chance to network
  19. Should I take this job?

    Sounds good and I agree with everyone else and keep a prn position somewhere
  20. Med/Surg or Not to Med/Surg. That is the question?

    I am going where I want to go. So should you. It is not point in being unhappy in an area that you don't want to be
  21. How Many Times Did You Apply to Nursing School

    1> How many times did you Apply to Nursing School?? I applied to 5 different schools and was accepted to all 5. 2> Was it for an A.A, BSN, LVN/LPN? Two were ADN and the other 3 were BSN 3>...
  22. Why can't you try a birthing center at another hospital? Or like an OB
  23. Level 1 Trauma Center

    I was just going to post this. I am sure he has found something by now. But Barnes-Jewish is also a top 10
  24. Finished Suzanne's Plan 1st tip what next?

    Read her sticky at the top of this forum. It tells you what to do
  25. Wow that is great. I would love to accomplish some of things you have. I start my first job as a nurse in November. I worked in the hospital for 7 years prior but not as a nurse. There are so many...