consideringRN

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1. How to switch to Neuro ICU?

   consideringRN replied to 2ndChance's topic in Neuro

   Thanks for your response. The reason why this area interests me is because when I was 16, I was in a bad car accident and suffered from severe head trauma. I had an amazing recovery and my life is quite normal now. I did experience some really bad ...

2. How to switch to Neuro ICU?

   consideringRN replied to 2ndChance's topic in Neuro

   2ndchance - Why do you consider your decison a mistake? NeuroICURN - Why do not many people like the Neuro ICU? This discussion is very interesting to me becasue I have been considering going back to school for a nursing degree. Psych and Neuro ICU ...

3. Contraceptives and Weight Gain

   consideringRN replied to sunnyside's topic in General Nursing

   Well, the decrease in sex drive won't bother you any; though it might your husband! It really was only temporary though...just a few months and everything was back to normal. I was a healthy weight when I started the pill and dropped 5-10 pounds. ...

4. recruiting future nurses

   consideringRN replied to LAKF's topic in Career Support

   It would be nice if you had descriptions of what the different settings & specialties are, all the areas nurses work: acute care specialties like med/surg, OB, ICU, OR, Oncology, Ortho, Neuro, tele,Peds; clinics, homecare, nurse managers, dialysi...

5. help! i got sick watching a shot!

   consideringRN replied to ams02's topic in Career Support

   Ok; I'm feeling a little better now. I was looking for a post on this exact topic. I have a very hard time with puke and I almost passed out watching my husband get his eye-brow pierced. I keep telling myself, if I become a nurse, I'll get over it...

6. Contraceptives and Weight Gain

   consideringRN replied to sunnyside's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Sunny! I've been on Depo Prevara for 5 years now and it has been great for me. I actually lost weight when I went on it. I should note however, that this is rare. My doctor said that while it can effect weight either way, it is much more common...

7. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

   consideringRN replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

   Fallenangel76, I too have a wonderfully useful Bachelors Degree in Sociology! While it may have been a facsinating subject to study, the job practicality certainly isn't there. After a year of struggling to make ends meet, working at jobs that real...