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  1. EEG Tech and Nursing

    feralnostalgia posted a topic in General Nursing

    is there a particular nursing specialty that would be complimented by experience as an EEG tech? I just applied for an open EEG tech position at a local hospital, and I'm in nursing school, so I'm...

  2. Good jobs for Nursing Students

    feralnostalgia posted a topic in General Students

    I was just talking to my friend about jobs, and he told me his mother worked as a Phlebotomist while she was in nursing school. I have classmates who are CNAs, Scrub Techs, and who work in numerous...

  3. Awful PCA situation

    feralnostalgia posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey there, I have a situation: first off, I'm 21, I've had one nursing class. I'm not certified in anything but CPR, I know basic sterile technique and could probably get a job as a CNA in some...

  4. Awful PCA situation

    feralnostalgia replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    basically I'm moving on saturday whatever happens, (when I moved here my job description was to assist Sarah with her hobby/sidejob and take out the garbage...it seems to have suddenly evolved from...

  5. Awful PCA situation

    feralnostalgia replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    thanks everyone. I've talked to Lee about the situation. tonight, Sarah made a joke about killing the cat that Lee has been saying for a while now is his only reason to live. She kind of alarmed...

  6. Awful PCA situation

    feralnostalgia replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    how do I get them involved? what would happen? Lee needs help but I don't want somebody to institutionalize him unless he seriously has no other options. He's been happier since school started than...

  7. Side Effects of Meds

    feralnostalgia posted a topic in General Nursing

    ever since I got Epocrates on my ipod, my friend has been asking me to check the side effects of all the medications she gets put on. my friend is on Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole for a staph...

  8. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    feralnostalgia replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    I understood the post to be rather sarcastic, my apologies if my interpretation of the word choice was mistaken. I understand not everyone is an extreme skeptic, but I've never heard anyone phrase...

  9. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    feralnostalgia replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    I didn't say anything about expecting anyone to accept anecdotal evidence, I just stated my opinion and experience. as soon as a room full of extreme skeptics with a vested interest in a viewpoint...

  10. EEG Tech and Nursing

    feralnostalgia replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    what's it like? neurology was my favorite part of A&P, I actually find the individual cells amazing on top of finding the brain fascinating for completely different reasons. are ICUs a lot...

  11. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    feralnostalgia replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    I'm definitely convinced this stuff is real, not because of whatever they decided to call it, but because after meditation and practice, I can feel it pretty easily and almost all the time, and see it...

  12. LPN and RN

    feralnostalgia posted a topic in LPN to RN

    hey there - I've been gathering lots of information about what RNs do, but I was just wondering if anyone could tell me a bit more about the LPN role. I've always heard that as a new RN you should...

  13. LPN and RN

    feralnostalgia replied to feralnostalgia's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm in Arkansas right now, going crazy living with my parents. (...I have very seriously considered going to therapy to help survive living with my homophobic fundamentalist parents as a gay pagan.)...

  14. Am I too shallow to be a nurse?

    feralnostalgia replied to jonsey77's topic in General Nursing

    thoughts: I don't think any of us enjoy changing diapers or seek out bodily fluids when we're not getting paid for it. the only thing I personally have a problem with in your above list of reasons is...

  15. Did you have any other options?

    feralnostalgia replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to go into social work before I changed majors to nursing. decided I'd rather have a degree that let me help people without working for the government or even staying the

  16. Washington State starting pay for LPN/LVN's in the seattle area

    feralnostalgia replied to benlpnstudent's topic in Washington Nursing

    thanks for asking this question, I'm considering an LPN program and want to move to Seattle, too! reading these answers really helped =) good

  17. Good jobs for Nursing Students

    feralnostalgia replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Students

    I heard people in my class talking about patient care tech - what does that involve? here in arkansas I think you have to have one semester of nursing school done before you can apply. I'll be done...

  18. anyone here get a degree in psychology?

    feralnostalgia replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    I never got my BA in Psych, so I hope this isn't off topic, but I started out as a psychology major with a strong interest in counseling. After two semesters of taking all the psych courses I could,...

  19. Gay Nurses... help!

    feralnostalgia replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Nursing Students

    *gives horse one more good kick* if your kin keep raiding my livestock I'm going to kill one of them, you'll be honor-bound to avenge him, and this annoying conflict will never end. this war has...

  20. Accepting Gifts

    feralnostalgia posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just reading another thread and saw someone say something along the lines of "I hope you didn't accept the gifts your patients offered you. that would be extremely unprofessional." huh? do you...

  21. RN, ADN, BSN, LPN, LVN, ....... Does it matter??

    feralnostalgia replied to Mrs.BSN71109's topic in General Nursing

    I heard a lot of people opting for the BSN program in my city because they said the ADN program at my school was too hard...I'm planning to end up with more than a BSN either way, but I'm starting...

  22. $100,000 in student loan debt?

    feralnostalgia replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    it seems to me that no one is posting suggesting they want $100k in student loans, some happen to already have it. they are not encouraging other people to do the same thing, and they already have...

  23. $100,000 in student loan debt?

    feralnostalgia replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I started with about $4000 in debt from a previous major, took out another $4500 to pay for tuition, food, gas, and the occasional night out for spring and summer semester. I've got another four...

  24. Accepting Gifts

    feralnostalgia replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    both wonderful suggestions =) I'm not a nurse yet and it was not at all unusual at either of my former full-time jobs for appreciative customers to drop by with donuts or to tip generously. I guess...

  25. Second Class Citizens

    feralnostalgia replied to LilPeonNo1's topic in General Nursing

    pizza parties? those were cool in grade school...haha. your management sounds completely clueless. then again, they wouldn't really be management if they