bluehippo

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  1. I'm in the last semester of nursing school. CNAs at all of the hospitals I've been at have been extremely helpful to me. Prior to the past few weeks, I have been responsible for total patient care...
  2. Flu shots

    No, this is not required at every school or
  3. HELP>> Advice of grades

    There was a post recently, maybe within the past month, that was very similar to your post. Try to find that one because a lot of people had some really great suggestions like talking to the...
  4. HELP! Student debt

    Some of my nursing instructors have told me that there is no difference in pay between a BSN or ADN. Two people that have graduated from this same ADN program are making very decent money, and they...
  5. How much is school costing you?

    I also attend a community college in a Chicago suburb. With tuition, books, and child care for one child I will have spent about $9400. Maybe I should add my salon bill in there since nursing school...
  6. Nurses love DRAMA???

    Ya, it stinks that people talk so much smack and can be pretty judgemental. 95% of the time I stay out of it. But I don't think RNs talk more than people in other businesses. I can kind of see...
  7. Whats the deal with all the crying?!?!....

    I cried (loud movie-style sobbing crying) in the car on the way home from clinical. My clinical instructor took me into the conference room, dropped her clipboard on the table, kept standing, and...
  8. Barnes & Noble has great prices, too. Lately B&N has been a better deal than Amazon. Especially if you join their member club (it's $25 a year). My books were still cheaper through them,...
  9. Leukocytosis

    Look for interventions relating to infection/infection control, especially with her
  10. I don't think I can do this anymore...

    I can only imagine how you feel. What do you think about taking a leave of absence and talking to a counselor before you quit? I used to work for an HMO. The RNs there worked Monday through Friday...
  11. People are dropping like flies

    I'm in my third semester. We started out with 50 (in first semester) and are down to about 30. And every semester you hear about how many people in fourth semester are told to go home from clinical-...
  12. BMCC Policy

    If you want to be a nurse, and not an EMT or respiratory therapist, please don't follow the suggestions from the counselor. You should really do what your passion is. From my personal experience it...
  13. Withdrew

    I have known a few people who have withdrawn or received an F after completing a class. They just re-entered the following semester and keep on going (and passing, too!). Withdrawing does stink but...
  14. Help! Advice Needed! Social work vs. Nursing

    I am still in nursing school. But you really sound like you have a wonderful heart, and I think the nursing profession needs you (and more people like you). It sounds to me that you are on the right...