Paleobug

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  1. Nurses in Other Professions

    Paleobug replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    I have all the respect to those of you still in nursing. However, for those of you that are unhappy, why are you still practicing

  2. Nurses in Other Professions

    Paleobug replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    In Las Vegas, bartenders, cocktail servers and card dealers can make as much or more than a nurse. This is ok as long as you don't mind graveyard, on-call shifts, no job security and being treated...

  3. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    Paleobug replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    I thought that maggots are helpful because they eat the decaying

  4. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    Paleobug replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a nurse yet, I'm still taking pre-regs. However, I do know that I would rather be puked, pissed, and pooped on by a patient any day than continue to be pooped on by casino management on the...

  5. Wow-This is great! New Here

    Paleobug replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    Cqc-Cqb, I think that you should become a mentor over on the Student Nursing section.:roll Do you really hate nursing that

  6. But I have little kids!

    Paleobug replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Quickbeam, I totally agree with you about being taken advantage of because you are childfree. Us childfree people have a life too outside of work that it just so happens that it doesn't revolve...

  7. But I have little kids!

    Paleobug replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    There is a book called "Family Values, How America Cheats the Childless" by Elinor Burket. In her book this is one of the things she discusses that childfree people are always asked to cover for the...

  8. Disappointing Career

    Paleobug replied to ERKev's topic in General Nursing

    It's been my experiece that coworkers can be one of the biggest drags on any type of job. It's best to do your job, watch your back, and not get too involved with them, like Mattsmom said, they are...

  9. chicken pox titer

    Paleobug replied to philhou's topic in General Students

    I got the chicken pox at 30. I didn't know you could catch it that old. It wasn't

  10. Is it too late to become a nurse?

    Paleobug replied to Alexbor's topic in General Nursing

    If you go to the introduction thread, you will see that many of us are career changers in our 40s and

  11. Jury duty summons

    Paleobug replied to wonderbee's topic in General Students

    Yes, I received a summons in Aug. and I was supposed to report to the courthouse on the first day of school. I called them and told them I was a daytime student and they excused me. I would find out...

  12. Websites...

    Paleobug replied to FutureRN~Pookie's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know of a good bone study site concerning the axial and appendicular skeleton? Our instructor said that the universtiy library will not have bones for study because they were ripped off...

  13. Websites...

    Paleobug replied to FutureRN~Pookie's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I have an A&P I practical exam next week and the Tissue Help site does help. Our test will be on cells, tissues, the axial and appendicular

  14. So discouraged over A&P, ready to give up nursing plans

    Paleobug replied to evi's topic in General Students

    I'll be going through A&P I hell too, and it is scary. All I can do is devote as much free time as possible for studying when I'm not

  15. Does anyone else think Pre-reqs suck??

    Paleobug replied to Future_RN3385's topic in General Students

    I don't like prereqs. either. It took me a while to finish my geology degree in the 80s, and now I want to get through a two year nursing program as fast as I can. I don't want to do the broke...