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  1. Why Are So Many Students Worried About Expensive Tuition

    is5512 replied to khiasdestiny's topic in General Nursing

    Too many sensible (and a couple of downright hot-headed) posts for me to argue with. But there are a few points I'd like to suggest: 1) Sometimes private insitutions are like Chevys: The price on the...

  2. What kind of nurse do you want to be?

    is5512 replied to IndyIvy's topic in Indiana Nursing

    What kind of Nurse? "A Employed One" would be nice My next goal would be to work 3rd shift ICU at St. Joseph's in Fort Wayne because somebody's gonna be in the same bed I was in and will be just as...

  3. ANP101 online...how important is the CD with text?

    is5512 replied to aksteele13's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Csab & I had different profs I guess. Our class had the guts right near the end of the course when everybody was freaking out about the finals anyway. Getting George (my name for "him," but there...

  4. APHY 101 Online?

    is5512 replied to CaptQuestion's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I took it over the Spring, condensing a delightful 16-week course into 8-weeks. Thought I was gonna die, but was afraid to because I thought the Prof might ask me exactly which cells died first and...

  5. How old is too old?!?!?

    is5512 replied to Amy Married to Art's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am 52 right now, and will be 52 when they let me in officially for the ASN course. That means 55 when I get my little gold cross. And I'm planning on going for my Masters after that (quite...

  6. How did you do on the TEAS?

    is5512 replied to IndyIvy's topic in Indiana Nursing

    90.6. Dunno how that'll play at Ivy. I showed it to someone at IPFW, and the attitude I got was, "Eh. I've seen better and I've seen worse." Not what I would call a major confidence

  7. Beautiful nursing students are going to make concentrating difficult...

    is5512 replied to Future-nurse's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have found three quite workable solutions: 1) Get divorced three times. You will find that concentrating on your studies is far less painful than the loss of credit rating, house(s) and car(s). 2)...

  8. Any value in shadowing?

    is5512 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm a pre-nursing student who is also working fulltime. But I noticed that, by golly, I only have to work 5-days a week. Is there any value to using some of that free time shadowing? Or do I just...

  9. Any value in shadowing?

    is5512 replied to is5512's topic in General Students

    Thanks! But I am terrified of wasting other people's time, so I have to ask: Is it appropriate to shadow just one shift (8 or 12 hours), or should I plan on doing it both days off for something like...

  10. How many of you plan on going beyond BSN?

    is5512 replied to Idaho Murse's topic in Male Nursing Students

    :chuckle At this point, the plan is to go for my NP, but the plan might get hijacked because I'm drawn to all that psych / spiritualism /metaphysical stuff. I've even got Sprituality In Nursing -...

  11. Anyone Here From Southbend, Mishawaka Indiana????

    is5512 replied to cna2lpn80's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I used-ta was. Always figured I'd draw my last breath in my beloved "swamp" (Hudson Lake) but things didn't work out that way. Am now living in Baja-Indiana - which is anyplace south of U-S 6. Say...

  12. Ivy Tech Thread- NOT in program yet (taking pre-reqs)

    is5512 replied to IndyIvy's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I'm starting to have Very Serious Doubts about Ivy Tech. It seems every department I've been in contact with has dropped the ball in one way or another, whether its not being aware of their own...

  13. Christian Nurses/Nursing Questions

    is5512 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Dear Gentlefolk, please bear with me if the question seems a bit fuzzy. I'm still trying to get a handle on it myself. Is there a difference between Nursing in a Christian environment (for example, a...

  14. Discussing religion in the workplace

    is5512 replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    Ah. Perhaps I misinterpreted the first words of the thread. My apologies. "Today, while attending my final day of orientation at a new facility (I am a travel nurse... this is my 20th orientation in...

  15. Discussing religion in the workplace

    is5512 replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    Justiceforjoy, THIS was a killer-question you raised: "Do your patients make you uncomfortable when they share their own beliefs? How about when their beliefs go against what you believe in?" The...

  16. Discussing religion in the workplace

    is5512 replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect to my betters, I think something was missed by some who posted. This quote is from the first sentence of the original post: "...the nurse educator, while discussing meeting...

  17. Any smokers Out There?

    is5512 replied to rustyshackleford's topic in General Nursing

    Too late. I'd be in Big trouble if I weren't so dadgum

  18. Why would anyone do the ARMY/NAVY CRNA program?

    is5512 replied to ThePrestige's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    With all due respect: How much is freedom worth? Ten million of my countrymen (and more than half my family; some starved to death in the crib) were killed in a genocide that the perpetrators still...

  19. Any smokers Out There?

    is5512 replied to rustyshackleford's topic in General Nursing

    I love smoking! Cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco were some of my best friends ever. I really enjoyed my last cigarette at Midnite, December 23, 2008. Later that evening, they found a 90% blockage...

  20. Ivy Tech ? about TEAS cut off scores/pre req grades

    is5512 replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I talked to the Ft. Wayne office today. They said the cut-off last class was 200 for ASN and 190 for

  21. Ivy Tech Thread- NOT in program yet (taking pre-reqs)

    is5512 replied to IndyIvy's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Hey Y'all! The good news is that I got my Compass out of the way today. The bad news is that the earliest I could be accepted is for the Fall 2010 term (gulp)...unless I tried to do APHY 101 right...

  22. "Tell Him Not To Go Into Nursing"

    is5512 replied to californiadreaming's topic in General Nursing

    Had a chat with my cardiologist before I even bothered attempting a career change. The upshot was that some people could melt-down working at Wal-Mart; others could be completely unflappable in an...

  23. what are the guys' reasons to become a nurse?

    is5512 replied to joanaRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I got scared, and then I got mad. The chest pains were a sudden surprise. I was referred to a cardiologist in a week's time; but just for giggles, they ordered the test for troponin after I'd already...

  24. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    is5512 replied to KimmbaFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    (sigh) Another burden to carry. The word is out "on the street:" Once you've had old and wrinkled, you never go back. I'm already clubbing them away with my cane. And now this?

  25. Older Nursing Student 1st Timer

    is5512 replied to NewMexicoJohn's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Greets, Fellas! (First post; do I get a lollypop?) I spent 25-years in the media, and the last 2-years stocking toilet paper at Wal-Mart (helping clean up what I spread?). Thought I was strong as a...