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  1. Vacuum Assisted Delivery... ugh.

    redessa replied to Cerridw3n's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm curious, what kind of pain management (if any) do you approve of for "smaller" repairs? That's already a sensitive area. Add the physical trauma of having just pushed a baby out with the...

  2. loans for pre-reqs... have you done it?

    redessa replied to Sophiamez's topic in General Students

    Eh, student loans are student loans. Doesn't matter if you're working on pre-reqs or are in a program. As for the person who said their school doesn't participate in loans... ??? What? I don't...

  3. Pregnant, Nursing School, and Full time LPN

    redessa replied to maui12886's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what kind of calendar your nursing friends are looking at but February is the only month that is only 4 weeks. All the rest have 2-3 "extra" days which add up over the course of 9 mo....

  4. Pregnant, Nursing School, and Full time LPN

    redessa replied to maui12886's topic in General Nursing

    Um.... there's something off with the math here. Cause May/June is 10-11 months away. You couldn't possibly be pregnant, already know about and be due in late May much less early June. If you just...

  5. How did you afford to get through CRNA school?

    redessa replied to Hartley's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, it just so happens that my parents are both nurses. I was 2 when my mother finished her ADN. She worked med/surg for a year then ICU. When I was 11 she went back to get her BSN and then...

  6. Time Off Requests

    redessa replied to syrlisa's topic in General Nursing

    Quitting seems like a drastic step. Since you love your job, I'd say ask around for someone to switch with you. And if it's bothering you that much, start looking for another job. But I wouldn't...

  7. A letter to my Patient

    redessa replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    I got the feeling the OP was working LTC and that this is a person who is not expected to ever get better and go

  8. Hondros Nursing School Requirements

    redessa replied to myjesusisgood44's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    People care because it is difficult to read posts that are just one giant run on sentence. To answer your question, the best way to find out information on any school's admissions requirements is to...

  9. Signed Contract as a new nurse

    redessa replied to dekagirlsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I suppose you can have a lawyer look over the contract for you and see if there's a loophole, but I doubt it. From what you say, it sounds like the contract is pretty clear. You can fulfill...

  10. Flexible RN programs?

    redessa replied to whit_sb's topic in General Nursing

    Utah Career College advertises themselves as having the only RN program in the state that can be completed through night courses. Not sure about clinicals though. I'm also not sure about their...

  11. Master's in nursing with low GPA of 2.4

    redessa replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    No, they don't have any such requirement. And they aren't the only accredited online program

  12. Master's in nursing with low GPA of 2.4

    redessa replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you have a bachelor's degree you probably have somewhere in the neighborhood of 128 credits. Possibly more. But if we assume 128 cr with a GPA of 2.4, you'd need 77 credit hours of all A's...

  13. Is CNA the right Move???

    redessa replied to judy1218's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A lot of nursing schools are starting to require you to get CNA certified as a prereq so I don't think you can go wrong by getting it. But the schools around here are in the $400-500 range. It may...

  14. Why don't programs take into consideration anything else?

    redessa replied to honeycakes55's topic in General Students

    If the program is not accredited, you may find yourself unable to sit for the NCLEX-PN. And should you ever want to go on for an RN, you'll have to start from square 1. None of your nursing classes...

  15. Why don't programs take into consideration anything else?

    redessa replied to honeycakes55's topic in General Students

    Absolutely go talk to them and go over both their admissions requirements and other expectations. But don't expect any kind of preferential treatment in terms of being reconsidered for this year or...

  16. Documentary: The Business of Being Born

    redessa replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's interesting about Pitocin being standard. I don't know if that differs per hospital or is more recent, but in my case it was not standard proceedure (and my youngest is only 5). My health...

  17. Documentary: The Business of Being Born

    redessa replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've not seen this particular show but no, I would not do a homebirth. I have 5 children and I agree that there are a lot of unnecessary interventions and Drs wanting to hurry things along in a...

  18. Should I take chemistry?

    redessa replied to sk8inghunny's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That surprises me. Chemistry is a pre-req for all the nursing programs in my area (and there are several). At my school, chem is also pre-req for physiology so there's really no getting around it....

  19. One for the books...

    redessa replied to nursinger's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's great! It reminds me of the time I told my then 3 yr old that her shoes were on the wrong feet. She looked down, studied the situation for a moment and said "Nope, those my

  20. Is this too many courses???

    redessa replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I just took chemistry last fall and chem is math. My school requires you to have had intermediate algebra before taking chemistry. If you're still in a less than 100 level math course, you may...

  21. VENT--Boundaries please!!!!!

    redessa replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    How obnoxious! I'm curious (I'm still a student in the pre-req stage of the game, so no patient care experience), can you tell people like that "If you cannot refrain from interfering with your...

  22. do you have to necessary be a CNA to become an lpn?!

    redessa replied to margueritef's topic in General Nursing

    There's a nursing school in my area that requires CNA certification before starting their RN program. They claim it's because the hospitals require it in order to do your clinicals. The funny thing...

  23. Need advice/mentoring

    redessa replied to Pogo296's topic in General Students

    You can't do labs and clinicals online. Nursing school can only be done in person. If she were to get an ADN degree, there are online programs that can take her to a BSN or MSN but not until she's...

  24. Faint of heart

    redessa replied to Lizzy88's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet, but I think what you're hearing here is true. My mom's a nurse practitioner who worked as an RN in the ICU for years and years. When I was a teenager, I had my tonsils out. She...

  25. Going ADN then BSN!

    redessa replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You might want to reconsider simply because the master's level NP is being phased out. All NP programs are expected to be doctorate level by the year 2015 (just 5 yrs). There will be options to go...