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  1. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    daisymae0 replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    i live in south texas where the majority of the population is hispanic. i work where spanish is spoken predominantly and my coworkers are more comfortable speaking spanish than english. i have picked...

  2. BSN needed to work in Texas?

    daisymae0 replied to shoecrazynurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    if it is i'm defintely changing my major!!!

  3. reconsidering a nursing career

    daisymae0 posted a topic in General Students

    I've been scavenging this site for more than 3 months now since I've decided to become a nurse. I'm 2 classes away from applying to a program. Now I'm really reconsidering it. I have read time and...

  4. what to take nursing or pharmacy??

    daisymae0 replied to AB normalRN's topic in General Nursing

    i was trying to decide the something a while back and i'm choosing nursing. for this simple reason that if i'm going to pharmacy school i'm NOT going to work in retail no matter the

  5. The Good Side to Nursing

    daisymae0 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    i just wanted to thank you guys for this. it makes me feel like i've made the right decision about applying to nursing

  6. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    daisymae0 replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    this is what makes me very scared to go into the nursing

  7. reconsidering a nursing career

    daisymae0 replied to daisymae0's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone for the answers and support. It was excatly what I was looking for. I'm looking for a career that is more fulilling than being a desk jockey for the rest of my life. My job now can be...

  8. reconsidering a nursing career

    daisymae0 replied to daisymae0's topic in General Students

    I know every job has it's problems and issues, but it seems like everyone goes to work walking on eggshells. I thought that there was some degree of professionalism in nursing. There has to be enough...

  9. Need: Online Medical Terminology Class December 2009

    daisymae0 replied to ADNStudentTX's topic in Online Distance Learning

    check this out: www.vct.org. this is for texas colleges only. it's a database of community colleges that offer online classes. you can actually take a class from another college and recivce credit at...

  10. I'm not tech savvy...help me minimize the pain of books/backpack weight! :)

    daisymae0 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    I had a tmoblie dash which is a windows based smart phone. it had windows office mobile. which was pretty cool because i could take pictures in A&P make a powerpoint slide show and put the file on...

  11. Nursing Job Outlook

    daisymae0 replied to daisymae0's topic in General Nursing

    bump

  12. Nursing Job Outlook

    daisymae0 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've seen thread after thread about how new nurses can't find jobs right now. Since I'm "planning" getting into a nursing program next year I was curious. Does anyone see a turnaround in the job...

  13. Scared to move for job..anyone done it?

    daisymae0 replied to NurseDevonL's topic in General Nursing

    One word of caution he may resent you for having the better job. I know my husband does. We've been together for 10 years and it hasn't gotten easier. Just make sure that you can stand on your own 2...

  14. Freezing cold- what can I wear under my scrubs?

    daisymae0 replied to caffeineRx's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear the heavy shaping pantyhose when it really gets cold here. Check out legluxe.com has some interesting

  15. How to deal with slack students

    daisymae0 replied to SummerTimeCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    Boy I hope I get preceptors like you guys. From what I've read here it's amazing that anyone has time to text, email, much less go to the restroom during the

  16. How to get through this?

    daisymae0 replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    oh my I do feel for you. I know that helpless feeling that you are feeling right now. I sat one year ago last month and helplessly watched Hurricane Ike plow a path of destruction that left my...

  17. Question regarding medical jargon

    daisymae0 replied to bunneh's topic in General Nursing

    There should be a medical jargon to lameman english

  18. What do you do with your limited spare time?

    daisymae0 replied to jbjints's topic in General Students

    I work with leather, and use a heavy hammer.. It's amazing what a few swings of a hammer can do for stress

  19. Contractor CRNAs get screwed when new contract holder takes over

    daisymae0 replied to macanes's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I worked for a DOD contractor before I became a DOD civilian. It's really horrible that they do that but it's the chance that you take when you work for a contractor. Be lucky that they offered to...

  20. How do you stay awake during the night shift?

    daisymae0 replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say the same thing. Make your sleep top priority. For me the first 2 weeks were very hard. I bought a black flat sheet to block the light. I drink coffee nearly every night especially after...

  21. afraid of needles

    daisymae0 posted a topic in General Nursing

    To put it bluntly I'm really extremely afraid of needles. I've practiced a few times at school on practice arms, but every time I was so scared my hands shook. Does nursing school take are of this?...

  22. questions for DOD civilian nurses

    daisymae0 posted a topic in Government, Military

    I am currently a DOD civilian. With military conflicts ending around the world, I need to have a back up plan. There has been some talk of down sizing at the base where I work. It took me a long time...

  23. questions for DOD civilian nurses

    daisymae0 replied to daisymae0's topic in Government, Military

    that's a good idea jeckrn, i'll have to look into

  24. Night Shift Blues

    daisymae0 replied to MissyRN83's topic in General Nursing

    i love my night shift job, but i don't work in nursing. what saved me was sticking to a strict sleep schedule. i've worked in the same job for 5 years now, 2 years on days (0600-1430) and now on...