Sarah Kat

Did anyone see this show on DHC? It premiered tonight at 10pm (I am just watching it now). I think the woman they focused on is the author of "Silenced Screams". The concept of anesthesia awareness intrigues me. Are they touching on this in NA ed...

My brother has had epilepsy since birth (he had brain trauma during birth) and had seizures often when he was little. Once after a seizure he called my mom a monster and threw a dining room chair at her (he was only 3). Another time he tried to thr...

I got 31 out of 35 89%. I probably would have done better if I weren't watching tv!

Here's a direct link in case you have trouble finding it. You may want to go back (further than the past 5 days) to see all of the discussion. Welcome Becky and I hope you find the info useful. I most likely will be utilizing Excelsior to bridge f...

we do. we're the first group to go through that has to wear our uniforms all the time. the uniform used to be all white, but since we're going to be wearing it to class as well as clinicals, we have navy blue pants (with a white top).

I think that maybe your friend wasn't clean for as long as he says. It is possible, but if he was, then he would have to have been a heavy chronic marijuana user. A search on google for "drug test duration" yielded this page. (a drug testing comp...

I agree. I guess we need to press congress on this one...

I got a pair of Dansko Professionals on ebay for $50. I also got a pair of Nike Air cheerleaders (yeah, they're made for cheerleading, but they were only $20). My school is really particular -- no open backs or toes, all leather, all white (with a ...

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Keep in mind that not all who apply should get in. Nursing requires math skills that not everyone possesses. It also requires critical thinking skills that I know not everyone possesses. Many people have the idea that nursing is an easy field and ...

I am envious! It sounds like your uniform is way cuter than ours! Really, though, I am excited and nervous and anxious and elated... and I still have to wait until the 26th to start.

Yeah I know, I plan to utilize them once the program starts. In fact, I used them to decide on supplies for school. Good luck with your program!

Where's purple??? I have always been purple!

I have never been satisfied in any job I had so far (all non nursing). That's why I am going to go back to school to be a nurse. Maybe I won't be satisfied, but there's a lot more room for advancement with further education then say waiting to be p...

IMHO it's important to honor your parents, but in the end, you live your life, they don't. I went to school when I wasn't ready and studied a subject I wasn't really interested in and was bored beyond belief. I ended up dropping out. Now at 26 I am...

Yes, a mandated reporter has to report anything whether you are on duty or not. It's a 24/7 thing.

I was a psych major straight outta college (psych is kinda like undecided nowadays I think) in 1995. I was working 30 hrs a week supporting a deadbeat abusive boyfriend and taking 15 hrs of classes. I quit a wounded tragic mess. I went back to sc...

Why be a doc when you can be a nurse???

My dad got LTC insurance. It's really expensive, but it will allow him to stay in his home and have a home health nurse. He's in good health now, and that's a ways away, but he's being honest with himself about the future. Part of it is his parents...

Yes, and truckers aren't the only ones working long hours with lives in their hands...

It was about $1000 for my background check, physical, CPR, uniforms, steth, watch, backpack, etc. That was not paid for by my pell grant but my folks helped out a lot because they know when they are facing LTC I will be there for them...

I was going to suggest maybe taking an eraser and rubbing the metal connections (where the battery touches the ppc). I used to do customer servc for a major wireless carrier and periodically we had similar complaints on cell phones. Sometimes the c...

]Yeah I was thinking the same thing... I was also wondering why this thread was revived. It appeared to be quite dead!

Our orientation is Jan 23 and first full day of class is Jan 26. It says on my paper that on the 23rd well get our uniforms, books and assignments. I don't know if that means a syllabus or that we'll actually have an assignment due the first day of...

I start my LPN program on Jan 26th. I also plan to lose the weight I gained when I quit smoking last June (last year's resolution:D ). Hubby and I are going to join the Y to work out. I'd like to take a yoga or pilates class. I won't be working w...