Ned the Red

Just realized that there's no thread for nurses from South America. What's the deal?

Looks like the entire family is going for it..... my wife is an RN, I plan to get back into school and become and RN and now..... my 19 year old son is asking how he can become a CNA to have a stable part time job while he's in school. I've looked al...

I'm currently working on the pre-reqs for a local nursing program - trying to get out of my current field of contracts, sourcing, procurement. What I'd like to try to do, as a bridge, is land a position in purchasing at one of the local hospitals. Do...

I'm trying to put together a list of schools that offer distance learning for an ADN. In addition, the school will need to offer it in a self paced format. I'll need to continue working full time and need a school that will allow me to take six credi...

I'm doing exactly what your husband is thinking about. Difference is that I'm taking some night courses to get ready. Took A&P I with the intention of getting into an ADN program. I still want to do that but discovered that, even if I never go fu...

And there may be a difference in benefits. That may be a cost the employer now has that they didn't when you were with the agency.

Because I am a woman I am different from a man. We may look like the same species, but there are different "rules" for each of us. Because I am a woman, I need to spend 20 minutes outlining my lips before I put on lipstick. Even though you say I hav...

I really didn't have any particular questions. Just hadn't seen any posts from any down there! I lived in Brasil for a couple of years. Visited Argentina and Paraguay and have always kicked myself for not getting to Uraguay.

All I'm trying to say is that there are many things that make a good (or bad) first impression. I'm not the most "snappy" dresser, for instance, and sometimes show up for work a bit on the wrinkled side. I know that this works against me when meeting...

At an open house at my daughter's school one night, one of the teachers kept asking "Is there any more questions?" At least she wasn't an English teacher!

I knew this would happen. Let me clarify my position a bit. Think of it this way - right or wrong, it's more difficult for a person to be taken seriously if they don't look the part and sound the part. I know you take care to make a good first impres...

I almost hate to get involved in this but as an ex-English teacher I find I can't help myself. My concern/gripe isn't the occasional typo or the fact that folks "talk" in a forum differently than they would in a formal document. What bothers me is th...

Y'all should be great. I haven't started the program yet (but have two nurses in the family) but did teach for a couple ofyears. But, you'll have a lot of transferrable skills that you can take from teaching to nursing. Keep it up and don't lose site...

I can tell you that the FBI takes a VERY dim view of people who say they're affiliated with them. It would only take one call to get their attention!

Do you stay in touch with your contact at the agency? A friendly phone call from time to time wouldn't hurt. The sqeaky wheel and all that... Besides, the recruiter is more likely to place you if they know you and are comfortable with you as a person...

Way back when I enjoyed hiking. After carrying a 45 lb pack for a few hours I'd pull the boots off and spray my feet with some spray powder made by Dr. Scholl's. It dried and cooled them and felt really good. New, clean, socks and ready to go for ano...

I'm trying to decide if I should take A&P II at Northlake or Mountainview college this fall in the evening. I took it at Mountainview this spring and it was a joke. Everything we learned we learned on our own because the lectures were on tape and...

Hey, jump right in there and enjoy!! Football games, fraternities and sororities, the senior prom, keggers!! HAH!

The plan right now is to take A&P II at night in the fall. Maybe Micro in the spring at night, then whatever other classes I can take without actually jumping into the nursing program full time. I guess I'll take it at NL since I work at 114 and...

Care to share your letter with us? What errors did you find?

Interesting show on NPR last week. They talked about testosterone. This probably isn't news to y'all but I (just getting started) was amazed. Among other things they said that because men generally have more of the hormone we tend to focus better on ...

I'll strike out in a different direction with this thread. And, this idea just now came to me so, it isn't fully formed and I'm not sure even I understand what I want to say. But, bear with me.... again, as one who's not yet in nursing. Working in th...

Keep in mind that I'm no expert on any of this stuff but - I've looked at what you'd take for the LVN program vs the LVN to RN program vs the straight through RN program and, from what I can tell, you'll get a better education by just going for the R...

Not sure if it runs past that hospital but if DART light rail can get you there it opens up a few other possibilities. You can jump on the train from the airport area and be downtown in about 1/2 hour. Anyone know if there's a stop near Children's?

a little encouragement from an old-timer. just saw my grade posted for a&p i on the school website. i couldn't believe it but there it was staring me right in the face - a big, fat a! now i feel like if i can pull that off after not having taken ...