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  1. Moving to DC/Maryland area?

    bigmona replied to goingCOASTAL's topic in Maryland Nursing

    What are some good, safe, affordable neighborhoods in or around Baltimore? My fiance and I want to buy a house in that area, though I still don't know Baltimore well enough to be able to tell which...

  2. Bilingual or not?

    bigmona replied to ShellyNC's topic in General Students

    hola...i am living in mexico right now for 2 months for that very reason. i have only been here a week and a half but can already understand a fair amount. i will begin in a medical clinic next...

  3. Cicadas!!!!

    bigmona replied to PennyLane's topic in Maryland Nursing

    by the way - are you the poster formerly known as Mel

  4. Cicadas!!!!

    bigmona replied to PennyLane's topic in Maryland Nursing

    not yet, and not looking forward to it either! who knows, maybe they've swarmed my apartment complex since i've been at work today. i was up in NJ last time around and just remember how deafening...

  5. have you started becoming anal about things?

    bigmona replied to grapejuice01's topic in General Students

    there's a guy in my anatomy class who says "orifick" for orifice. ahhhh! and sooo many people do the prostrate/prostate thing as

  6. Malpractice Ins and CNM's (vent)

    bigmona replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    this is an issue affecting CNMs all over the country. i agree, it's infuriating. I talked to my CNM about it and she says it's really not an issue for her (yet). As of now the docs are the ones...

  7. What would you say to a suicidal person?

    bigmona replied to Blackcat99's topic in Psychiatric

    i volunteered at a crisis hotline for 2 years and we were trained to handle these kinds of calls. it can be really difficult to get through to someone if they're in such a dark place that they want...

  8. Speaking Spanish Helpful?

    bigmona replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    this is exactly why i am spending 2 months in mexico this summer before starting nursing

  9. Nurse with a history of eating disorder?

    bigmona replied to TomoeHotaru's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think it's so admirable and brave of you to want to seek out help and you shouldn't let nursing school stop you. There is no reason I can think of for them to find out, unless like the previous...

  10. which nursing school to go into

    bigmona replied to xswtmaryx's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I would go to Seton Hall if I were you - if you plan on becoming a CRNA, Seton Hall is the only one of those schools that is NLNAC accredited. You usually need to attend a NLNAC school if you want to...

  11. Nonreactive Hep B titre

    bigmona replied to louloubell1's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am an odd one... I had my Hep B vaccinations 10 years ago and am still incredibly immune. my titre was way over what they even report as being in the range of immunity but for some reason...

  12. Midwives Popular, But More Forced out of Business

    bigmona posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Midwives Popular, But More Forced out of Business Run Date: 12/12/03 By Asjylyn Loder WeNews correspondent Even as demand for midwives increases in the United States, many are being forced out of...

  13. Midwives Popular, But More Forced out of Business

    bigmona replied to bigmona's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I recently saw a midwife for my yearly check-up. I told her about my own plans to be a CNM but also raised my concerns about malpractice insurance and how that's causing me some uncertainty about...

  14. Recent college grad B.S.- Psych, needs advice.

    bigmona replied to B.S.Psych's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    just curious - how do you get a bachelor of science without having to take any science classes? I have a BA in psych, but my undergrad school offered two options - BA for those like me who didn't...

  15. Week 1 of 6-week Microbiology class...

    bigmona replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    only you know what you're capable of. you know your limits. if you feel you can't do it, then wait to take the course over a normal semester. if it were me, i would stick it out. it's only six...

  16. A&P for Dummies Book

    bigmona replied to Rivs's topic in General Students

    I got this book thinking it would help with A&P. Honestly, I barely looked at it through the course of the semester. It's just not detailed enough. I'd advise you to start the course first and...

  17. african nursing jobs

    bigmona replied to steeler1's topic in General Nursing

    doctors without borders is the first thing that comes to mind, though i have heard that sometimes they are not so well received by host

  18. job satisfaction?

    bigmona posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am pursuing nursing with the intent of becoming a CNM. I have decided to go the route where I first get a BSN through an accelerated program, work a few years and gain experience, and go on to get...

  19. How is school effecting your relationship?

    bigmona replied to busybeaver's topic in General Students

    If anything, *I* am the one doing the complaining that we don't spend as much time together anymore. My bf is very independent, can do just fine on his own and read a book or watch TV if I'm...

  20. burn out from school, need advice

    bigmona replied to Pamelita's topic in General Nursing

    take time off. you'll do better in school and enjoy it more. you sound like me - a bit impatient to get everything schoolwise over and done with as fast as possible - but you have time. there's no...

  21. Morristown, NJ

    bigmona replied to bellehill's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    morristown is really nice, I haven't been there in a while but it's got a quaint old town charm to it. It's on the pricey side but it's more of a town than any other surrounding neighborhoods- has a...