amberleigh

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1. how in the world does one pay for nursing school!

   amberleigh replied to hoosiertwin's topic in General Students

   Loan forgiveness is a government program that pays professions to work in underserved populations - nursing and teaching mostly. Basically, the government will pay off a portion of your loans if you...

2. how in the world does one pay for nursing school!

   amberleigh replied to hoosiertwin's topic in General Students

   OP - I am a 30-something mom, changing to nursing after a career in finance. I would strongly recommend looking at a less expensive school. I am in an ADN program and I will graduate (hopefully!) in...

3. Do you take your work wherever you go?

   amberleigh replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   That's just weird, germy or not. Scrubs are a uniform. My husband was a Marine and couldn't even pump gas in his BDUs. I think of scrubs like BDUs. It is not appropriate to be "in public" in...

4. Anyone waiting for Durham Tech ADN for Fall 2012?

   amberleigh replied to amberleigh's topic in North Carolina Nursing

   My one classmate had 47 and the other had 50. I should have 50, too, so it is really annoying not to have my letter

5. Anyone waiting for Durham Tech ADN for Fall 2012?

   amberleigh posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

   Ugh! I HATE WAITING!!! My two classmates received their letters of acceptance on Saturday... I am still waiting for mine to come. I SHOULD have enough points to get in, but you never know until that...

6. Lies of the ER.....

   amberleigh replied to Cari Turner21's topic in Nursing Humor

   I only hope to get back into an ED once I finish

7. Lies of the ER.....

   amberleigh replied to Cari Turner21's topic in Nursing Humor

   :yeah:When I was working as a registrar in the ER about a decade ago, a 17yo girl came in WITH HER MOM to get the hairspray cap removed from her you-know-where... the worst part is she had to tell her...

8. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

   amberleigh replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

   i won't say that it was "guilt" per se, but i went to my gp last year for the first time in a while to find out my numbers. she looked at my bp and my weight and told me, "you are pre-hypertensive. i...

9. Life as a Nurse

   amberleigh replied to mushymash's topic in General Nursing

   I am happy you posted this. I am a future nurse, and will be starting my formal nursing program in fall 2011. I know it is a long road to go, and I am excited to be beginning this journey. It is...

10. Advice on Durham Tech ADN program

    amberleigh posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    hello all! this is my first post, so be gentle! :) i am interested in changing careers from banking to nursing. this is a really big change, i know, but i have done a lot of soul-searching and i want...