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Have you looked into South Texas. In McAllen Texas there is a heart hospital. Many of the cardiac physicians hire NPs. Just a warning, it is very hot and may take time to get use to the culture. However, a beautiful city.

I am sorry I thought you said they were silly and asinine.

LOL, we are all poor. Thank God we have this opportunity to become nurses and improve our lives and hopefully our children won't have to go through what we have. And the example that we are setting will show them the importance of getting a good education. I see we are both older and have discovered the woes of being poor. I guess thats why I am so adamant about participating in the pinning ceremony. We are saying goodbye to the old and entering in to a whole new world. What a great celebration it will be.

Thats good. Now you know what to expect but maybe your school is different. If you need to wear white start looking in consignment shops, salvation army or maybe you can find someone who can lend you one. Or even better maybe a family member wants to buy you a gift and doesn't know what to buy you here is the first gift. There are also some websites that have sales, or how about ebay?

Maybe a consignment shop. We have a lot of those. Come to think of it one of the students mentioned we have a store that sells only used scrubs. I believe about 2-3 dollars a piece. Maybe they have something like that in your area. When is your pinning?

we have a lot of things in common. I plan on going to salvation army to see If I can purchase some white scrubs. The cost is about $3-4 dollars. I think that is a pretty good deal. If that fails walmart sells them for about $9 a piece. I think its worth the money.

There is always away if you want something bad enough. Have a garage sale, pawn something (youll be working in a few weeks, buy it back) baby sit, cut someones grass, clean someones house, ask a family member, sell goodies at your school. In one or two days you will have earned the money. By the way when is your pinning? If you have still have time maybe you can start putting aside a dollar a week. In one year you would have 50 saved. I by no means have the money. I have a large family and we have all made a lot of sacrificies. That means no going out to ea, no movies etc. Nursing school is a big sacrifice for everyone in the family. But remember it is only temporary. As I said to boratz. Enjoy your accomplishments. You deserve it. THink positive. You can do it.

Thanks I appreciate it. I will enjoy it.

Actually I do believe it was a calling that God placed in my heart. I still think you are missing the point. Have you ever been to a pinning ceremony? Have you seen the faces on family members? The pride they have for their son or daughter, brother or sister. This is not just some silly ceremony. Maybe you like sports and the player makes a touch down and everyone cheers them on. This is what pinning ceremony is all about. Your family and friends are there to cheer you on. You made it, you made that touch down but its more than 7 points, its the whole game and you won it for the team (family). Take some pride in what you have accomplished, let your family and friends see how far you have come. Celebrate your victories in life, it's not all about the job or working. You deserve it, you have earned it, you have worked hard. This may be the only time you can sit back, relax and enjoy what you have overcome. You can never go back and say I wish I would have... Just think about it, why don't you do some research on it. You may be surprised to see what you may discover.

There is always a way to find the money. I really think some of you are missing the point. From the beginning of nursing school it is known what is expected in regards to the pinnng ceremony. If you dont like it dont go. Why ruin it for everyone else. I can guarantee you that the other students will find a way to participate in this ceremony. You have to be cold hearted to not be honored by making it through nursing school and having this one last time to be celebrated and honored with your fellow classmates. Be proud of what you have accomplished. This poor attitude shows like of maturity and respect to those that have worked so hard. You can wear street clothes any time, you can wear colored scrubs anytime. How special to wear white, a traditional nursing uniform color. I am so excited, I can not wait for my pinning ceremony, to wear the white scrubs, receive my pin, light my candle. I am sure it will be one of those days that I will remember for the rest of my life.

Just Curious what school did you go to that did not require that much studying? How many chapters per test? It is just hard to believe that you don't have to study very much. What kind of grades do you get? I have to work very hard to get my A's. Our chapters avg 10-12 per week. We have tests every week.

Hi Bortaz, It's makes me sad to read your feelings about pinning. You are the first person I have encountered with this type of reaction. You should consider it an honor to be a part of the pinning ceremony. It is a long standing tradition for the NS to wear white. Why wouldn't you want to be a part of this special day. What is fifty dollars especially if your wife is a nurse, she should understand the importance of this special day. You have earned it. Be proud, care about it, don't treat it as if it is meaningless. In my opinion, starting a petition will only cause more tension when you are going through the hardest semester. Not only that, imagine what you are taking away from the other students who have been waiting for two years to have the honor of wearing whites, coming together with fellow students, and past instructors. If you don't care about pinning just don't pay and don't go. It's as simple as that. Don't ruin it for everyone else. Let everyone enjoy their day they deserve the tradition and so do their families who have sacrificed.

To those who say it isn't hard, I am assuming you still live at home, not married, and have a lot of time to study. There are many students who are married with children, who have to wash clothes, cook dinner, make lunches, iron clothes, help kids with homework, bathe babies drive kids to their activities, clean the house, go grocery shopping etc. All this and nursing school makes it very difficult. Please have some compassion for those whose lives are more than just studying.