ky_grl82

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  1. How Much Nursing School Debt Are You In?

    ky_grl82 replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    I will have about $30,000 in loans after I graduate from a ADN program from a community college. The tuition is mostly covered by financial as I am a single parent and not able to work while in...

  2. What colleges offer RN - BSN for graduates of ITT Tech?

    ky_grl82 replied to Tj14's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Definetly check out universities in your area (and any other states that consider you in-state). I was surprised that most unversities in my area offer RN-BSN. One was even 100% online (yes a state...

  3. They won't pay me my money!

    ky_grl82 replied to grateful2010's topic in General Nursing

    Word to the wise: I went to the state after an employer gave excuses as to why I hadn't received my pay for the last week of work. The state informed me that they could only force them to pay me...

  4. what nerve!

    ky_grl82 replied to nocturnalnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It must take some gall to keep being late even when being on call out on it. Has she ever given any reason for her habitual lateness? Do they know how bad the job situation is for new grads and other...

  5. I am just.........simply thrilled.

    ky_grl82 replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Yay for

  6. Student caught stealing....

    ky_grl82 replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    This student has some serious cojones to do that! She needs to have charges pressed against her. I am sure this was not her first time stealing and how many times do you think that she has probably...

  7. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    ky_grl82 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    I just got out of my first semester of nursing school too and 2 of my good friends failed to get the number of points on the final to pass the class. I am very bummed for them and some of the...

  8. Need help finding a pocket reference book

    ky_grl82 replied to LH1212's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have you checked half.com for the out of print books? If the book isn't more than a few years out of print then it will probably be OK to

  9. Day in the life of a new RN Nursing student?

    ky_grl82 replied to IrishGrrl19's topic in General Students

    I am sure your school's schedule will be different but here in KY schools are low key compared to some other states. I just completed my first semester (with a B! YAY) so here is my first nursing...

  10. Graduate program recommendation letters

    ky_grl82 replied to Super_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Try one of your old clinical intructors that you had a good experience with. If you worked in small groups, you will more likely be remembered by him/her. Hopefully you will remember their

  11. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    ky_grl82 replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    When doing my first SC injection on a patient, I lovingly said to the patient "You were my first, and I shall never forget you." Luckily my clinical intructor who was present laughed... could have...

  12. Formality in the hiring process.

    ky_grl82 replied to linguine's topic in General Nursing

    The beginning process is similar to what I am going through. For my local university hospital's summer practicum I had to submit resume, cover letter (both online and in packet), 2 letters of...

  13. Loose skin subq injection

    ky_grl82 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have started giving injections during clinical and am a little concerned with my technique with injections. I know and have demonstrated a perfect subq injection on a model but the real world is...

  14. *Ahem* A Reminder - It Is *That* Time of Year Again

    ky_grl82 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    For Halloween a friend of mine at church wore one of those green vintage looking nurse dress she found at a military surplus store for a few bucks. Definetely not the all-white look but you couldn't...

  15. Mean Nurses

    ky_grl82 replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to burst the bubble and change the nature of the thread but Florence Nightingale was anything but wimpy. The woman went onto the middle of a war and drastically reduced the number of soilders...

  16. Should I take bagels first day of work?

    ky_grl82 replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Part of me wants to say, yeah that is a great way to break the ice! The other part wants to say that it looks like you are trying too hard and might cause some awkwardness. I think later on, after...

  17. I need help/advice for RN&Army wife

    ky_grl82 replied to S.Hughes's topic in General Nursing

    As you can read on the forums here, there is no nursing shortage in lots of places. However, when you move to Fort Knox, you will probably be able to find a job at the hospital according to another...

  18. Mr Thrifty Skeleton........Your opinion????

    ky_grl82 replied to ruddergrl's topic in General Nursing

    You can do it without the model but maybe search for a free interactive online model that you can zoom in on specific bones. The best tip I ever got from an intructor was to print out the lab photos...

  19. REALLY bad hair day

    ky_grl82 replied to katieusa's topic in General Nursing

    Something like this? http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/?p=15719

  20. Eastern Ky Job Market

    ky_grl82 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    have you checked the local newspapers or monster.com to see? also i would check the university of ky, catholic health systems, and central baptist websites to see if they have satellite...

  21. Free Kaplan Nursing ebooks (Apple ipad/iphone/itouch only)

    ky_grl82 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My awesome ADN program administrator just informed us students that there are free nursing ebooks (and other books) through the iBooks from Kaplan Publishing. Unfortunetly, you can only get it on...

  22. Want to become a nurse but also a mommy

    ky_grl82 replied to PositiveChica's topic in General Nursing

    Depends where you live but part time day care in my area runs the $75-100 week range, if they offer it at all. My son just started kindergarten and I just started nursing classes so it worked out...

  23. 1st Week in Nursing School

    ky_grl82 replied to Frazzled_One's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked for any other students who are "loners" and choose to sit by them? Sitting close to the clique types are probably not going to get you into their group... so form your own of the...

  24. Disaster Preparedness

    ky_grl82 posted a topic in General Nursing

    as part of my faith (and part common sense), i have prepared food, water, and supplies in the case of a natural disaster. i am not talking about a bomb shelter stocked with guns, 10 years of food, and...

  25. Disaster Preparedness

    ky_grl82 replied to ky_grl82's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for posting the ammo pic! I have thought about preparing to defend myself with weapons but the thought of guns in my home scares me. Don't get me wrong, I totally respect the right to bear arms...