chaos0058

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1. Child care assistance while in program?

   chaos0058 replied to Stasi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Wow, that's a tough situation. I really feel for you---you shouldn't have to give up on your dream! Have you tried talking to your school's financial aid office, or student services office? Each of...

2. My life is so hopeless right now!

   chaos0058 replied to Lisa321's topic in General Nursing

   Great suggestions, and you can also try the screening tool at www.benefits.gov, it screens you for hundreds of different benefit

3. is 3rd shift inevitable for new nurses?

   chaos0058 replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in General Nursing

   I think night shifts at any job are easier when that's your fixed/regular schedule. That allows you to develop a routine. I used to work nights at my current (non-nursing) job and loved it...fewer...

4. Is there any place hiring new grads?

   chaos0058 replied to cisa04's topic in General Nursing

   The Commuter and LTCangel---thanks so much for the feedback! I think I'll just plan on going into school as open-minded as possible, see what I like and where I really want to be, and take it from...

5. The dreaded pregnancy test

   chaos0058 replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

   That is awful. I'm so sorry you went through that...and all the things you're describing are totally normal and understandable responses to trauma, by the way. I hope you've been able (or will be...

6. Is there any place hiring new grads?

   chaos0058 replied to cisa04's topic in General Nursing

   It's interesting that you say that...I'm just starting BSN this fall so obviously how I feel could change, but generally I suspect that I'd prefer working outside of a hospital. However, the message...

7. UTMB Fall 2011 Applicants

   chaos0058 replied to chaos0058's topic in Texas Nursing

   A lot of us have already posted TEAS/GPA info throughout this thread...take a look back at the earlier posts, I'd say page 50 and earlier. Especially at the beginning of the thread, we shared a lot of...

8. UTMB Fall 2011 Applicants

   chaos0058 replied to chaos0058's topic in Texas Nursing

   Interesting...thanks for the info. I hope it won't be this way for future applicants. To those still waiting...good luck!!! I hope you hear something

9. im selfish? hmmm

   chaos0058 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm starting BSN in the fall and am not into kids. Actually, it's more that I think they're cute/likeable/nonthreatening from a distance...once they get within a 5-10 foot radius, that totally...

10. UTMB Fall 2011 Applicants

    chaos0058 replied to chaos0058's topic in Texas Nursing

    I didn't have any major curveballs, personally. All the questions made sense---they were things that I would want to know if I was interviewing students. Also, there are some great threads on...

11. 2nd degree BSN vs. Nursing Master's

    chaos0058 replied to dsimms2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The direct entry MSN program in my area has a "foundation year" to start off, and you take the NCLEX at the end of that first year----it's basically like doing an accelerated BSN and then jumping...

12. UTMB Fall 2011 Applicants

    chaos0058 replied to chaos0058's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi folks, good luck with interviews! :) I don't think it would be fair to say what specific things they asked, but I will say I wasn't surprised by any of the questions. I prepared for it exactly...

13. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    chaos0058 replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I can see what you're saying. I'm starting school in the fall and sometimes I wonder whether I'm doing the right thing, if I want to go into a field where there's so much crap to deal with. But...

14. How do you handle caring for a patient who has been abused?

    chaos0058 replied to eagle78's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet (start school in fall) but my current work is with abuse victims, their family/friends, and sometimes batterers themselves. First of all, it's totally normal to feel angry! That's...

15. UTMB Fall 2011 Applicants

    chaos0058 replied to chaos0058's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey, congrats! I don't think I can private message you yet (you have to post a certain number of times before they let you get messages) but if you want, you can join our Facebook group and we can...