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  1. Problem with husband and nursing

    prairiegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi there. I am a student nurse and will start my clinicals in the fall. Ever since I started, I have been unsure about if I really want to be a RN or not, but I figure I will never know unless I...

  2. Problem with husband and nursing

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I know about the volatile field of engineering. My dad spent 2 years trying to find a new engineering job after being layed off due to company sizedown. And he has done some BIG projects in his...

  3. Problem with husband and nursing

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    WEll, we had a talk last night. I told my husband that I want to be a nurse. He said that he just wants me to be happy and will try not to worry. I talked to him about my goals. I want to go on to...

  4. Bon Secours v. Sentara v. Obici?

    prairiegirl replied to guest22304's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Hi. I used to live in Virginia in Suffolk. In my opinion, it depends on where exactly you live. I would not drive from Suffolk to Norfolk every day becasue I would go nuts in all the traffic. But...

  5. Problem with husband and nursing

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the advice. My husband is very addament (sp?) about the man being the provider and the woman staying at home. But he does want me to get my degree (in something) so I can work until...

  6. Need A New Pill

    prairiegirl posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a student nurses and married. My husband and I do not want to have kids right now, but I cannot take birth control pills and we dont like other options. I have tried Ortho-Tricyclene,...

  7. Danger of Pregnancy on the Pill

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am very good about taking pills at the same time every day. But I have known several people who got pregnant while on the pill, although I dont know if they took it properly or not. They probably...

  8. Danger of Pregnancy on the Pill

    prairiegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I might should have posted this to OB, but thought I'd get more responses here. My doctor just started me on LevLite for birth control. (my husband and I dont want kids for at least 4 more years)....

  9. LevLite????

    prairiegirl posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had been having trouble on birth control pills lately (tried orth-cycline, ortho-tricycline, and ortho-vovum 777) and had bad side effects such as nausea, diarrhea, constipation, extreme fluid...

  10. LevLite????

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The Levlite has: The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Berlex Laboratories, Inc.'s Levlite™ (levonorgestrel 0.100 mg and ethinyl estradiol 0.020 mg tablets, USP), a low-dose 20...

  11. Titainium Ring Cutters?

    prairiegirl replied to iliel's topic in General Nursing

    When my husband and I recently got married, we looked at titanium rings. But since we are both in school and broke, we wound up using my parent's (who are divorced ) old rings. I used to think they...

  12. Pregnant as a Student or New Grad

    prairiegirl replied to shyviolet78's topic in General Nursing

    Just my opinion, but I would put family before career. If I got pregnant right now while still in school, I would probably quit school and be home with my baby and go back to school later once my...

  13. Nurses to Join Forces in Politics

    prairiegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am taking a course called "nursing as a political force". Some of you may not agree with what I'd like to say, but I dont think it could hurt. From what my professor has told us, if every RN...

  14. ??Pregnant???

    prairiegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI there. I have a dilema.......my period is 6 days late, and my husband and I have not been "so careful" this past month. I took a home pregnancy test (2 of them 2 days apart at different times of...

  15. ??Pregnant???

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I just went to my appointment. The nurses just gave me a urine test, but it too was negative. The doctor told me to come back in 2 weeks if I havent started a period yet and then they would do blood...

  16. ??Pregnant???

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have an appointment tomorrow at 9 to have some bloodwork done. They told me when I called that him a home test was negative, then their urine test would be the same so they'd do blood work....

  17. ??Pregnant???

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I used a Rite-Aid brand test. I'm calling my doc

  18. ??Pregnant???

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Just another question....do somepeople who get pregnant never test positive on a home pregnancy test? I think I remember someone telling me once that they were pregnant and never tested positive....

  19. Heart Problems???????????? Please help

    prairiegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a concern. I am a basically healthy 19 year old female in nursing school. I recently have been having problems where my face will turn really head and feel very hot, but my arms and legs etc....

  20. Why, would any RN oppose requiring a BSN for all future nurses?

    prairiegirl replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I am in a BSN program and regret not just doing an associates. For one, I am now in debt and in the process of getting more loans to pay for the rest of my school. And, the only difference I see is...

  21. Heart Problems???????????? Please help

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the doctor today.....i have a sinus infection and a nasty ear infection (hence my dizziness). She put me on a heavy dose of Amoxycillin (sp??) for 10 days a coritcosteroid for 10 days. She...

  22. Heart Problems???????????? Please help

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think I figured out most of my problem on my own.......I have either a nasty nasty cold, the flu, or a viral infection. I started running a fever friday night, it stayted low grade 99.1-99.6 all...

  23. Heart Problems???????????? Please help

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what a "regular" pulse is. I am still in pre reqs for nursing, so I dont know much but basic anatomy, nad we havent gotten to the cardiovascular system yet. At rest, my pulse was 77....

  24. Heart Problems???????????? Please help

    prairiegirl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice.....I'm going to call and make an appointment for

  25. Aspartame Headaches?

    prairiegirl replied to Harold's topic in General Nursing

    I use sweet n low in my coffee, on cornflakes, and I also drink diet sodas (usually diet dr. pepper or diet coke). I usually use about 4 packs of sweet n low a day and drink at most 2 12 ounce cans...