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1. Federal Student Loan Forgiveness

   e-dice posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   i was reading this online about public service loan forgiveness on federal student loans. nurses are included in their description of what constitutes public service, but i am not sure if they mean...

2. Anesthesia Gas Making Me Tired in the OR???

   e-dice posted a topic in Operating Room

   I recently started in the OR. I was talking with a coworker today and talking about how tired I am some days when I go home. I just figured it's because it's a new job and I'm learning alot each day...

3. Air Force Nursing for a New Grad RN

   e-dice posted a topic in Government, Military

   I am a new graduate RN with a BSN. I recently obtained my RN license in PA. I have an interest in Air Force Nursing, and I was able to talk to an Air Force recruiter over the phone. I've been...

4. Would you recommend Valerian to promote sleep?

   e-dice replied to Animaniacs's topic in General Students

   I found this online at http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/valerian-000934.htm Interactions If you are currently being treated with any of the following medications, you should not use valerian...

5. MALE Nurse, Female Police Officer, Female Dr.

   e-dice replied to likemike's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I'd have to agree with earle58. at first a few of my close friends would comment on me going to school as a male nurse, but they were really just joking around with me. If people see you are...

6. Different Stress Relievers, Which Would You Choose?

   e-dice replied to NurseJamesMcCoy's topic in Health, Stress Management

   I have to agree with Iam46yearsold and Jesusrocks postings. Exercise is one of the best stress relievers for me, particularly running. It becomes like therapy for me to get out on the track and run...

7. Would you recommend Valerian to promote sleep?

   e-dice replied to Animaniacs's topic in General Students

   I recently was introduced to valerian because i was having trouble sleeping. I find it beneficial to get a deep sleep, and after waking up I notice my anxiety levels are somewhat decreased. The one...

8. Do you study from your text books ?

   e-dice replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

   It depended on the class for me. We received ppt for every class, but some classes such as community or research didn't require as much reading so we were able to stick to the ppt. But for med surg...

9. Tea Tree Oil Side Effects??

   e-dice replied to e-dice's topic in Holistic

   From Wikkipedia: Tea tree oil has been recognized as a potent antiseptic in Australia anecdotally for much longer than there has been scientific evidence. However, recent studies support a role for...

10. Tea Tree Oil Side Effects??

    e-dice posted a topic in Holistic

    Does anybody know if there are any negative side effects of using tea tree

11. Tea tree oil helped my child with MRSA

    e-dice replied to Anagray's topic in Infectious Disease

    I know somebody who would have outbreaks of foliculitis when they were stressed out. They used tea tree oil and it seemed to clear it up and work better than neosporin (which is

12. what Med Surg textbook is best to buy

    e-dice replied to cottagecheeze's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Lewis is good. https://evolve.elsevier.com/productPages/s_1170.html Med Surg Reviews and Rationales is also good as an additional reference....

13. What Med-Surg Textbook do you use at your school?

    e-dice replied to RN 2 B's topic in General Nursing

    We used Lewis as well. I liked it, and still reference it. The Reviews and Rationales series put out by Prentice Hall are also a good additional resource. My school required the comprehensive Reveiws...

14. Can anyone give feedback on "Medical-Surgical Nursing: Reviews and Rationales?"...

    e-dice replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Students

    I really like these reviews and rationales books. I have the comprehensive and peds versions. I used the peds as my text book for class as it outlined and boiled down the essential information, plus...

15. Question about RNs in the armed services

    e-dice replied to e-dice's topic in Nursing Career

    THanks NIB. I didn't know there was a military nursing forum, i'll have to check it