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JustMe, I am doing well. I can honestly say that it wasn't the therapy or the self care that helped the most (and don't get me wrong, making sure to get enough sleep and talking about my life with a therapist are invaluable things) but it was simply...

I thought I could share my story, and also get some pointers on stress management in regards to pursuing a nursing career. I am a pre-nursing student, and would be starting the darn program by now if I hadn't developed this recent illness. Taking t...

I don't see the issue. The woman is preparing for pregnancy with antivirals and sounds to be well educated on what to do, and will probably be compliant with the treatment needed during pregnancy. March of Dimes has done studies and found that it's...

I don't think you're down for the count yet, but you need to make taking care of yourself your first priority and that may mean you need to look for part time employment at an "easier" job. I had an illness earlier this year and I was convinced if ...

Go to the interview, no question. Spend some time with your family afterwards to celebrate.

My fingerprints aren't very private. I leave them all over the place willy nilly daily. I have no shame. Joking aside, I've resigned myself to having to go the extra step to prove my identity already since I have a very common name, a la Jane Smith...

I worked in a peds ER as a tech, I was a medic but most techs had on OTJ training. We did straight caths and phlebotomy regularly, and occasionally Foleys.

Okay, so now that I got all that out, how do I handle nursing school and being a nurse with CD never, ever happening again? No one has been able to answer me how I can successfully add more things to my plate and still balance it all, KWIM? I only ...

And I should mention I have 3 small kids, so that factored in my answer.

I am next semester, but I've taken A+P and chemistry before (they've expired) and still remember a fair bit. If it was all new, I wouldn't.

I would do it because it's fun. :) I am a former paramedic, and my certification lapsed so I am taking an EMT class next spring.

I respectfully disagree. A well controlled bipolar patient does not have a history of recent hospitalizations or a very recent breakthrough manic period. If anything I would categorize it as moderately under control, and I would consider it very im...

I think cultural sensitivity is important to a point, and that point is when it interferes with the effectiveness of doing your job properly which is safely caring for your patients. So I agree with you, I wouldn't change my behavior and continue to...

I do live in a major metro area, not major major like New York City or Washington DC, but concentrated enough. And ADN's do very well here because the BSN programs are fewer and do not have the same resources as the community colleges that have close...

I am not against student loans, but I do tell people they should be cautious. Student loans are "good debt" to have, but it comes with a high amount of responsibility in return. You will always have to pay it back, there are programs to help, but f...

There aren't 5 year waiting lists here for community college. Generally 2 semesters of pre-reqs then, at most, 2 semesters of wait list which most people spend finishing all the non-nursing classes. Most people are working full-time, often in healt...

Exactly. And when you have small children and other responsibilities, being able to pay for yourself even if it means taking some extra time is golden. I want to start saving as much as I can for retirement or paying for my own children's college t...

OT and PT programs require a bachelors with certain pre-requisites met, there isn't a set bachelor curriculum you have to follow to go on to it, a BSN should adequate enough to apply to a master OT program. This is OSU's OT program, all their require...

There are programs for COTA's to go onto a bachelors and then masters but they are far and few between. In my area a COTA would go onto to finish a bachelors in whatever discipline they want and then apply for a OT program, while an ADN nurse can go...

This is an interesting thread. I am a pre-nursing student, and I was originally torn between nursing and Occupational Therapy Assisting. I decided to go for nursing and eventually my BSN, because if OT still is something I want to do I can go on to ...

It is really, really common for people with bipolar and other mental illness to abuse alcohol and drugs as a way to self-medicate. Iam not suggesting it's okay and you should ignore boundaries or anything like that, but just try to recognize it is a...

As far as treatment, no, you can't force her to go unless she wants to. While I understand you want her in a safe, protected place like a hospital, is it possible you can convince her to try a different psychiatrist and possible a therapist to work ...

The US has significant problems in our healthcare system and hospitals, I don't know if it's fair to point the fingers at other systems when we're not doing better ourselves.

I am enrolled in 3 classes online, Intro to Biological Chemistry, Developmental Psychology, and Intermediate Algebra. The chemistry and algebra are the last 2 classes I need to apply to the nursing program. 2 weeks into the semester I had emergency ...

Often times the people who are driving expensive cars while living on public assistance have, excuse the politically incorrect term, a sugar daddy paying for it. Basically, they poor mouth their way into all the assistance they can receive by claimi...