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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 wondering if there's any crossover between the field...

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 other nursing-related fields. What are some good o...

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 states, but not the one I'm in currently. I have no pr...

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 carrying groceries into drastically more...), but I ...

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 both of us by her tone (which I think was largely in...

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 he ever has been in his life, and a lot of that c...

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 infection, and has been feeling generally bad for the las...

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 things the way woodenpug did without trying to be pat...

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 they consider diametrically opposed to this one manag...

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 higher stress? my dad has atrial fibrillation and slee...

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 every now and then. I have friends who have lear...

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 start out on a Med-Surg unit and stay there for at le...

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.) I really want to move to the pacific northwest, p...

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 "beautiful female nurses." I'd never want to wo...

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 US.

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

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 with the summer semester in another 4 weeks or so,...

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, I asked my professor what else I should take that ...

*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 gone on long enough. I'll give you 3 goats if you'l...

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 agree with this statement? If so, could you expla...

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 with an ADN, and for me it makes more sense. If I've ...

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 or are in the process of becoming nurses now. lets...

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 semesters to go...so I might end up with $20k by the t...

I was kinda wondering if this would be the case. so sad how sexist society is. I hope I never get a promotion at the expense of a more qualified female candidate. (of course, I also don't really want to go into management either, though becoming a...

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 I've just never worked in a context it was inapprop...