Cathylady

Cathylady

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  1. What is too old for BSN?

    Cathylady replied to TexasNurse2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Once Ann Landers was asked this question: "My husband wants to go back to law school and it will take him 7 years to finish. He'll be 47 when done! I keep telling him that's too old to be a lawyer,...

  2. Anyone else miss nail polish?

    Cathylady replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    I meant to say I am the mother of a nursing student. How does nail polish make nails retain more

  3. Anyone else miss nail polish?

    Cathylady replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a nurse but am the daughter of a nursing student. Please tell me why nail polish isn't

  4. Spring 2011 VCU hopefuls?

    Cathylady replied to chantie19's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Please keep the board posted when you get accepted! My daughter's in the traditional BSN program at VCU and loves

  5. Does your floor decorate for Christmas?

    Cathylady posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering if your floor decorates for Christmas and if so, who does

  6. Does your floor decorate for Christmas?

    Cathylady replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    Great story. Yea, those huge, hot lights would ignite any tree ablaze but they sure were pretty and made the tree smell great as it sizzled the pine needles with the

  7. Does your floor decorate for Christmas?

    Cathylady replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    I remember having my son two days after Christmas at a Catholic hospital and it was still decorated and I loved it! I was just wondering if only Catholic hospitals decorate and the rest have become...

  8. To own a pet or not while in nursing school...

    Cathylady replied to kroyce's topic in General Students

    I think it's a no brainer, if you want to adopt a dog then please do. A life with you no matter how little time you can spend with it beats a cage all day long or being put down. Dogs understand more...

  9. How did you react when you were accepted into nursing school?

    Cathylady replied to butterfly_kisses9188's topic in General Students

    What a wonderful thread. Thanks Butterfly

  10. Has your alma mater ever mattered?

    Cathylady replied to Darjeeling22's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously your manager has only her ADN and is intimidated by you

  11. Phillips Beth Israel Applicants

    Cathylady replied to starlette926's topic in New York Nursing

    I wonder if you would have mentioned at the interview that you occasionally "like to smoke weed" if you still would have been accepted. Too bad for those appliccants that don't smoke, were equally...

  12. Sound OFF-- What schools haven't notified Accepted students YET?

    Cathylady replied to Cathylady's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Dream & Achieve, you're sweet to recognize those that got

  13. Sound OFF-- What schools haven't notified Accepted students YET?

    Cathylady posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What school/s have you applied to and have they notified the applicants

  14. Allnurses email notifications

    Cathylady replied to April, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. Nothing in my junk mail folder, just stopped getting Allnurses notification of the threads I'm following. I've been going to MyAccount and finding them

  15. Does Nursing School teach you what you can and can't say to patients?

    Cathylady posted a topic in General Students

    I'm just curious, my daughter is in nursing school and I was wondering if she'll be taught what she can and cannot say in front of a patient. Is there a class that specifically addresses the...

  16. Sound OFF-- What schools haven't notified Accepted students YET?

    Cathylady replied to Cathylady's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    congratulations...now the fun part..buying your scrubs, stethoscope, and shoes so you'll really start feeling like a

  17. Does Nursing School teach you what you can and can't say to patients?

    Cathylady replied to Cathylady's topic in General Students

    PetiteOPRN, Thanks! What you said makes sense. My daughter is agressive with her studies, but shy in demeanor. I think she'll make a great nurse too!:redbeathe My daughter is very petite too

  18. Does Nursing School teach you what you can and can't say to patients?

    Cathylady replied to Cathylady's topic in General Students

    Oh my goodness, no. My daughter is on the shy side. I was just reading some threads on allnurses and found that some nurses seem to not always say the right thing. We all do that, I was just wondering...

  19. Is putting 'BSN' on badge snobbish?

    Cathylady replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting that nurses are having this discussion because I've never seen an ID tag with a degree on it. I'm a teacher and we all have varying degrees, but none are on the ID badges. Some teachers...

  20. Sound OFF-- What schools haven't notified Accepted students YET?

    Cathylady replied to Cathylady's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And your letter

  21. Sound OFF-- What schools haven't notified Accepted students YET?

    Cathylady replied to Cathylady's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sorry you didn't get in but fighting the good fight, that's determination! Good for

  22. IV Placement on Deaf Child

    Cathylady replied to nessa_5555's topic in General Nursing

    Why so many surgeries? My daughter is working on her BSN and is scheduled to take a American Sign Language class (her choice, not required) for this very reason, in case she has to care for any...

  23. First nightshift down

    Cathylady replied to gtoko's topic in General Nursing

    But all of the recommendations don't speak to the fact that the OP misses her children when she's working nights and I don't think that there is any rememdy for that. The best anyone can do while...

  24. IV Placement on Deaf Child

    Cathylady replied to nessa_5555's topic in General Nursing

    Very sad. Is this child in the hospital

  25. Sound OFF-- What schools haven't notified Accepted students YET?

    Cathylady replied to Cathylady's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Let us