I was googling something just a minute ago, I already forget what, and ended up on the "Nurse" entry on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurse As the most popular encyclopedia in the world...
Ginger's Person replied to Ginger's Person's topic in General Nursing
Thanks, that's a good place to look. Of course I would never use Wikipedia as an academic reference. I've never met anyone who would, that's not what it's for. It is the easiest place to look when I...
Wait... are there really nurses who wear nursing caps and white dresses while working in the USA? I've never seen such a thing outside of black and white photos and fictional depictions of nurses. I'd...
I've never worked as a nurse before, but I think some of what I learned as a waitress and as the manager of a smaller organization *might* be transferable. The two biggest things for me are: 1. Have a...
Wow, I'm excited to find this thread, I almost started a similar one myself! I was diagnosed with ADD in second grade, and became the only girl taking Ritalin in my elementary school. I'm reading...
I'm a 32DDD, and I really like my scrubs with an empire waist with a tie around the back, sold very cheaply at Wal-Mart. I wouldn't have thought of Wal-mart as a good place to get this kind of stuff,...
Ginger's Person replied to amarah2391's topic in Nursing Career
You can go to med school whenever you want, provided you've graduated from an accredited four year university with a great GPA, completed your pre-med requirements, have good MCAT scores, and have...
Yeah, it wasn't until I actually met some very intelligent nurses when a family member was in the hospital who were able to make important decisions that I even got past the whole handmaiden idea...
Ginger's Person replied to tfleuter's topic in General Nursing
The Edgewood accelerated program in Madison might be doable. I went to their info session, and they stressed that they really consider the "whole applicant" - interview, phone interview with the...
Unemployment isn't always a choice. It usually isn't, especially today. Companies shut down and you can't get COBRA. Jobs today don't all offer health insurance, many many do not - and we still need...
Honnête et Sérieux - Unfortunately, I can't cut much from my transit expenses, since they are mostly limited to new tubes for my bike when one goes flat. I share a small apartment in a not-so-posh...
I live in a city with world class medical facilities, I work hard in school and at my job, and my private health insurance doesn't offer offer me much choice at all. I don't get the primary health...
I live in the US and have Anthem BCBS. I pay $100 a month for a minimal amount of coverage as a 'just in case I get cancer or in a car accident' policy. I have a $5000 deductible, so in theory,...
Ginger's Person replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing
I hope I have the strength to be an idealist and not a Pollyanna or a money grubber once I start working! A gave this book to a med student friend of mine, who's reading the first section on medical...
Ginger's Person replied to nbrody's topic in General Nursing
I thought this would be a good thread to throw this in... Has anyone taken developmental psych online through a Wisconsin tech school? I want to do it this summer, but MATC-Madison (where I live)...
I'm in the same situation as you, californiadreaming. I'm a post bacc working on my prereq's, while also doing a lot of reading about the status of nursing in the US. After reading "Nursing Against...
Hi everyone! Last September I decided that I want to be a nurse. I'm a 2007 college grad from a good university with good GPA, but I'm worried that with the huge influx of applicants that I simply...
Ginger's Person replied to couchpants's topic in General Nursing
Thanks for this thread. I'm taking my prenursing requirements right now, and I before tough tests I sometimes hear "we don't need to know this stuff, since we won't be the ones making decisions!" I'm...