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  1. Planning pregnancy while looking for job

    serenity729 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello everyone! I posted a few months ago about whether it would hurt my career to take 6-9 months off of work. We decided to go for it. I am an L&D nurse with 2 1/2 yrs FT experience at the time...

  2. Planning pregnancy while looking for job

    serenity729 replied to serenity729's topic in Nursing Career

    SL2014, thank you. I think I am nervous about how pregnancy early on in an employment arrangement would impact getting my job back if I had to take leave, or "quit" in good standing, for me to take 3...

  3. Will taking time off harm my career?

    serenity729 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm an L&D nurse with 2 years' experience. My husband and I want to move out of the area we're in, and are interested in taking 9-12 months off to travel around the country before we settle back...

  4. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    serenity729 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    As an L&D nurse I've gotten to see a lot of naming going on. The interesting ones that I remember off the top of my head are: Royal Princess Areola Kal-El (that is Superman's original Krypton...

  5. Frontier CNEP Class 116

    serenity729 replied to labordude's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I worked with a male L&D nurse at my old hospital. He was great! There are plenty of male OBs, why not male labor nurses and Midwives? I applied to Class 118, have yet to

  6. L&D nurse want to be cnm (maybe??)

    serenity729 replied to orgo geek's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I feel the same way, so I don't think it's "abnormal." I too want to be the one working with the mother and participating in the decision-making. It's my plan to go back to school and become a CNM....

  7. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    serenity729 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I finished in 75 questions, got the "good" pop up. Congratulations to all my fellow nurses. We worked so hard and this is truly one of the happiest days of my

  8. NCLEX Takers Support Thread

    serenity729 replied to mat25:40's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh wow, this thread is awesome. I take my NCLEX on Sunday morning. When I wake up bright and early to study tomorrow, I'm hitting my knees for you 8am test-takers! You've learned, you've practiced,...

  9. Administering meds (like Pitocin) without medical indication

    serenity729 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is there any other field of nursing in which medications are administered to patients without a medical indication? I'm thinking, first and foremost, about Pitocin. I know there are situations in...

  10. Administering meds (like Pitocin) without medical indication

    serenity729 replied to serenity729's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Haha, no, I know the Hippocratic Oath is a doc's thing, but I figure it could apply to nurses too... You're right, there was probably more going on that I don't understand. I know I have a lot to...

  11. Dear Precepting Student:

    serenity729 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    Lucky you...what if we never learn that in our nursing program? I work at a large Boston hospital and there are many limitations on what I'm allowed to do in my clinicals. Nurses working there don't...

  12. Dear Precepting Student:

    serenity729 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    I had the same experience, MsPontiac. How much I learn is entirely dependent on my instructor and site. I'm about to go into my last semester. I've put in a foley once, and I've never started an IV. I...

  13. Wrong reasons for going into nursing.

    serenity729 replied to madfowl's topic in General Nursing

    Someone who goes into nursing for the "wrong reasons" or who doesn't have a "passion" for the work may end up being a better nurse than someone who feels she/he was born to do it. I've always known I...

  14. NYU Accelerated BSN Fall 2009

    serenity729 replied to FaithD2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Amyjay, I agree with you about the community colleges - I have had some great professors in my classes at Citytech in Brooklyn. That's quite a dilemma you are having with picking NYU or waiting. From...

  15. NYU Accelerated BSN Fall 2009

    serenity729 replied to FaithD2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Agh, at the last minute I sent in my deposit to NYU. I hope that they accept it! There's so much going on in my life right now, and I don't want to make a bad decision. I have heard mixed reviews...

  16. NYU 15 Month Accelerated BSN - Please share your experience

    serenity729 replied to jistravel's topic in New York Nursing

    1) How many accelerated students are in your class? Are your 200 person lectures all second-degree seekers, or are you mixed in with the undergrads? 2) If someone likes a more nurturing environment,...

  17. NYU Accelerated BSN Fall 2009

    serenity729 replied to FaithD2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree, we've all got to weigh our options and see what's most important. The other program I got into is about 45 minutes away from Boston and my family. If I were choosing btw NYC (my current home)...

  18. NYU Accelerated BSN Fall 2009

    serenity729 replied to FaithD2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am rethinking whether or not I will go to NYU. I visited, and every lecture has 200 people in it. The only time you're in a smaller group is in clinicals. You don't know where your clinical is, its...

  19. NYU Accelerated BSN Fall 2009

    serenity729 replied to FaithD2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I remember during the information session that there are a number of scholarships available that we can apply to while we are in school. So UCDavis, don't count that out as an additional source of...

  20. NYU Accelerated BSN Fall 2009

    serenity729 replied to FaithD2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mehr, The rents in NY that I'm looking at right now, for 2 bedrooms are between $1700 and $2100 depending on the area and how nice the apartment is. Rents have dropped considerably since a year ago...

  21. NYU 15 Month Accelerated BSN - Please share your experience

    serenity729 replied to jistravel's topic in New York Nursing

    Kelzy - what do you mean by "competitive?" I'm considering attending NYU, but because the experience is so intensive, I don't want to go to a school where the students aren't joining together, helping...

  22. NYU Accelerated BSN Fall 2009

    serenity729 replied to FaithD2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I live in Brooklyn and I'm getting an apartment in Williamsburg, across the river on the L train, to be closer to school. I'd like to share my place with a classmate. If you're interested, please...

  23. NYU Accelerated BSN Fall 2009

    serenity729 replied to FaithD2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a deadline to put down a deposit for another school, so NYU worked with me to get my decision by phone. I'm accepted! The admissions counselor told me that my packet will be arriving in about a...

  24. Anybody @ NYC Tech take A&P 1 during the Summer?

    serenity729 replied to ccjus123's topic in New York Nursing

    Flash cards, flash cards, flash cards! Learn EVERYTHING the teacher says. I took A&P 2 at Citytech last summer. I worked my butt off. Expect to eat, sleep, and study for 5 weeks. Good

  25. Help! --Any schools still taking Fall 2009 apps?

    serenity729 replied to rwh998877's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Does Pace have an accelerated 2nd degree? I've only seen that they have a combined BSN/MSN which requires a GRE. I haven't taken the