grandmafish

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1. Should I go to nursing school with two foster babies and debt?

   grandmafish replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Anything is possible, but...….. A four year degree is hard, hard work. I too am a foster parent. I went back to school when my 7 children (4 birth/3 foster) were all in school. I started college...

2. Ageism in Nursing

   grandmafish replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   This is a timely article. I am a PCC (Patient Care Coordinator) in a Canadian hospital (read Head Nurse) and work a .74 position on an Acute Care for Elders Unit. Up until last year I worked...

3. New grad at 44. I'm overwhelmed and ready to quit.

   grandmafish replied to MOmama's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hope you are still sticking it out. I graduated at 42 (I am now 72 and still working on medicine). You have described, as noted by other writers, the panic of being on your own. In order to get...