Steph in Boston

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  1. Any Berkshire nurses?

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Any MA nurses here work at Fairview, BMC, or North Adams hospital? I am from the Berkshires, hoping to become a nurse soon! How is working in the Berkshires as a nurse? I need to know in case I...

  2. A great school for massage therapy...

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hey folks, If anyone is currently looking into massage programs, I HIGHLY reccommend the Finger Lakes School of Massage in Ithaca New York. Both my mother and my sister went there, and had an amazing...

  3. Travel between Alaska and Hawaii?

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in Travel

    I just got a really good idea this morning: has anyone heard of someone spending summers in Alaska, then traveling to Hawaii for the winter? This seems like it could be an awesome setup for a few...

  4. What is your life like?

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello there, I am a nurse-to-be, and one of the areas I am interested in is International Nursing. I would love it if you gave me a snippet of your life, if you have children, if your job allows you...

  5. CNA in a nursing home.

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I will be starting work as a CNA for the first time this August, in a local nursing home. This nursing home has various levels of patients, from low to high functioning. Can someone who has already...

  6. Midwives in North Carolina, Asheville area.

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all! I just recieved some great news last week: I am 6 weeks pregnant! I am going to be finishing up school in Boston until July, but then I am moving to the Asheville, NC area. Does anyone know...

  7. Any Berkshire nurses?

    Steph in Boston replied to Steph in Boston's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hey Ted, Thanks for the advice! It is so great to hear from two nurses that are satisfied with working at Fairview! I was worried about that little hospital for a while, worried it would close soon....

  8. Midwives: where do you work?

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have an interest in becoming a CNM once I get my BSN. I like the idea of working in a small practice with other midwives and an MD. I was hoping to find out what sorts of situations some midwives...

  9. Any Berkshire nurses?

    Steph in Boston replied to Steph in Boston's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hey Missy, I did go to MMRHS! But I also "dropped out" in my junior year to go to Simons Rock. By reading your bio, you are 11 years older than me, so I guess that we couldn't have gone to school...

  10. Any Berkshire nurses?

    Steph in Boston replied to Steph in Boston's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi there, I grew up in Great Barrington, and always thought Fairview was a nice hospital, although I know they are always having trouble with funding, and threatening to close. How are things there...

  11. Just starting out. Advice?

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I start a CNA course on May 24, and am hoping the expereince will help me decide whether or not I want to get a BSN after a year of working as a CNA in a hospital. Any advice before I begin? Thanks,...

  12. Just starting out. Advice?

    Steph in Boston replied to Steph in Boston's topic in Nursing Career

    Orrnlori, I hope being a cna is the right thing for me to do. I get different responses whenever I ask people if being a cna will give me a decent preview of nursing life. Some say yes, others say...

  13. Just starting out. Advice?

    Steph in Boston replied to Steph in Boston's topic in Nursing Career

    Orrnlori, I hope being a cna is the right thing for me to do. I get different responses whenever I ask people if being a cna will give me a decent preview of nursing life. Some say yes, others say...

  14. Simmons or Johns Hopkins?

    Steph in Boston replied to akp73's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hey! I have not yet applied to nursing schools, but both Simmons and Johns Hopkins are on my list. I also live in Boston. I have three friends who go to Simmons for liberal arts, and they find it...

  15. My best friend in nursing school was ordered to terminally sedate a stroke patient.

    Steph in Boston replied to Love767's topic in General Nursing

    I read about a case that I believe occured in the 1990's when a registered nurse gave a suffering cancer patient a gradual does of painkillers in order to help ease her into death. They called this...

  16. Just starting out. Advice?

    Steph in Boston replied to Steph in Boston's topic in Nursing Career

    What about nursing do you dislike so much? If you hadn't gone into nursing, what do you think would draw your interest? I have the broad goal to devote my life to helping other people get through...

  17. Which would you choose??

    Steph in Boston replied to Steph in Boston's topic in Nursing Career

    Ok, that is good advice. I have to apply for the two-week one, and they only accept a select number of people. But the nice thing about the nursing home 4-week program is that I can walk there from...

  18. Which would you choose??

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Which would you choose for a CNA training course?? I am faced with these three options: An 8-week course with the Red Cross that costs $595 A 4-week paid ($10/hour) training course, 1 week in...

  19. Dbt

    Steph in Boston replied to Loray's topic in Psychiatric

    I am not a nurse, but I work with people with mental illnesses (schizophrenia, depression, manic-depressive illness) and we do employ DBT skills in our program. Just last weekend actually, someone...

  20. What is your life like?

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello there, I am a nurse-to-be, and one of the areas I am interested in is Psychiatric Nursing. I would love it if you gave me a snippet of your life, if you have children, if your job allows you...

  21. Hospitals in Boston; fun?

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am going to do my CNA training this summer with the Red Cross, and was wondering if ye of experience could advise me as to where the best CNA jobs are. Should I aim for a hospital or nursing home?...

  22. Hospitals in Boston; fun?

    Steph in Boston replied to Steph in Boston's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice about MGH! I think I'll focus on working there then; plus it's on the T and I won't need to buy a car! Yay! Could you tell me more about what it means to be a "magnet"...

  23. I have narrowed it down, sort of...

    Steph in Boston posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey folks, I just wanted to get some feedback on the nursing schools I have chosen to apply to for my second-degree BSN: Simmons College Johns Hopkins Duke University Does anyone have insider infor on...

  24. I have narrowed it down, sort of...

    Steph in Boston replied to Steph in Boston's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the encouragment! I am pretty confident about getting accepted. Have you thought more about your decision? Please let us know when you have decided! I noticed that you live in Boston --...

  25. I have narrowed it down, sort of...

    Steph in Boston replied to Steph in Boston's topic in General Nursing

    I am aware that these schools are all competitive, and that is why I am applying to them. But I also know that a "name" or reputation that a school has means next to nothing, and that asking the...