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  1. Action Plan for those planning (having) to work into 70's

    silverbells_star replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    My plan is to NOT work until my 70s, got the 401K going at both jobs, ROTH IRA and hubbie and I try to live below our means. I watched my parents struggle their whole lives, my dad in his 60s still...

  2. Questions regarding immunizations for nursing school...

    silverbells_star replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in General Students

    Yep, same things at my

  3. TSA asks a 95 y/o women to remove brief

    silverbells_star replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Read the CNN article, her depend was wet, they asked her daughter to change it, they even let them go to a restroom to change it. Typical media only reporting half the story and getting the public...

  4. Seriously, resumés aren't that difficult...

    silverbells_star replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Nursing Career

    And the endless questions about if it's ok to email your resignation, I'm still shocked people even think that's an option. Please please please people, do a search for your question first and...

  5. Columbus Ohio=no new grad rn jobs

    silverbells_star replied to leaBSN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    There are new grad jobs in Columbus. I just started at one of the hospitals and there were at least 10 new grads from my nursing school there in orientation, and I'm sure there were probably new...

  6. What hospital is best to work for in Columbus, OH?

    silverbells_star replied to Katya81's topic in General Nursing

    I go to school at Mount Carmel and have loved every clinical location I've had at their hospitals. I just got hired as an aide there and I hope it's the start of a long career with them. I love...

  7. HELP! Full-time job with nursing school, will that work?

    silverbells_star replied to mabdirahman's topic in General Nursing

    Do a search for working full time with school there are tons of posts on this site about this. That being said I have worked full time through my BSN program (in my senior year now), it is doable,...

  8. 'Nurses Heal' commercials

    silverbells_star replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I like them

  9. Reading, reading and more reading but not enough time.

    silverbells_star replied to sweet_von's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In my last year of nursing school and read very little of the books. Just skim the main points and focus on what is taught in class. If you don't understand a concept then go back and read that...

  10. What to study?! Help

    silverbells_star replied to lalopop86's topic in General Students

    Enjoy your time off. I think it's worthless to study before classes start, you don't know exactly what they want you to learn first. For example someone told me I absolutely had to learn my drugs...

  11. I would like an idea of what nursing school is going to be like

    silverbells_star replied to clclc4444's topic in General Students

    I agree, people on this board greatly exaggerate nursing school, finishing up my 4th year and it's been fun. Of course you have to study and prepare, but that's

  12. should I Keep my Micro Text book?

    silverbells_star replied to Jessicias85's topic in General Students

    Sell

  13. recording device for class

    silverbells_star replied to meo814's topic in General Students

    My friend loved hers and used it for many classes, for myself, I could never find the time to listen to the lecture again and if I did find some time, I thought it was mind numbing to sit through a...

  14. Should I get the CD's that come with the textbooks?

    silverbells_star replied to adls29's topic in General Students

    I love the CDs, lots of great review questions, at times the teacher even used the questions from the

  15. Overwhelmed....will it always be like this?

    silverbells_star replied to FLhusker's topic in General Students

    I gave up reading the books, too much time and effort, much better to take good notes, listen carefully and skim the chapters when

  16. to email or not to email my instructor about my grade...

    silverbells_star replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely not, you failed and should accept your grade, why should the teacher give you extra points and not the other

  17. Is anybody a Red Cross CPR Instructor?

    silverbells_star replied to 2011NursingStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I only teach when I want to, right now it's about 3 times a year, that's the beauty of being a volunteer :) I love being a CPR instructor, it's great to teach people this important

  18. ATI Pharmacology exam advice?

    silverbells_star replied to melissa0's topic in General Students

    We only get one chance to take it, I got a Level 2, I don't know the percentage

  19. ATI Pharmacology exam advice?

    silverbells_star replied to melissa0's topic in General Students

    I thought doing the practice test over and over

  20. Am I over-thinking, or are these just bad test questions?

    silverbells_star replied to chicken1's topic in General Students

    I thought all the questions were very reasonable. I would suggest you do some practice NCLEX questions before your next test so you are can start to understand critical thinking

  21. can you work as a nurse while beeing rn student? and if so..as what....cna?...thanks!

    silverbells_star replied to eryna's topic in LPN to RN

    CNA's are certified nurse assistants, not a

  22. Full time work and NS: can it be done?

    silverbells_star replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in General Students

    I work full time and am in my 3rd year, I've done it every year. I also have good grades, A's and B's. It's not easy, but it can be done. You have to have really good time management. A flexible...

  23. The Support is Waning Quickly...

    silverbells_star replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    I'm kind of surprised by the comments from others telling you to just tell your husband to just grow up. Marriage is a partnership and a two way street, yes he's going to have to help out more and be...

  24. One night shift nurse and one day shift husband...

    silverbells_star replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a similar schedules as you do, hubbie works 11p-7a (leaves house at 10p) and I work 8:30-5 most days. What he does is go straight to bed as soon as he gets home, so he's in bed by 8:30a then...

  25. Are we sacrificing hands on patient care for academics?

    silverbells_star replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    I would say you're in a bad program. Every semester we increase the amount of hours we're on the floor. This is my third year so we're up to 2 days a week, 6 hours each day, all of us give multiple...