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Thank you for your lovely post, it brought tears to my eyes. My cousin was blessed with a kidney donation 12 years ago. It is such a selfless and one of the kindest things one family can do for another. I had to go to the er yesterday (I fractured ...

I was out to dinner today and a man started choking, no one around got up to do the Heimlich, and I had been trained to do it YEARS ago, but I figured that trying was better than doing nothing, and thankfully it worked. It's hours later and I'm stil...

http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592400876 This is a very good book, too

Ironically, I started a job today as an editor! So where do I sign up for my AN Grammar Police badge? My main pet peeves are the wrong form of its/it's, were/where, your/you're, they're/their/there, and there's tons more. I've been known to text my m...

I vote for the I-V Leaguers!!! :)

HAHA, I was in a hurry and couldn't think of a better example. Okay, "my cat eats its food too fast and throws up"

From someone who isn't even a student yet, a big THANK YOU for working so hard and taking care of everyone, I really admire nurses and the long hours they work *hug*

When I won the lottery (not a lot, but a nice chunk of change for a very broke person!), I made sure not to tell many people at all, had my boyfriend at the time put it in his name, and didn't tell people until about 6 months later (when most of it w...

How do you look up someone's license? I would suggest looking it up using her dad's last name

Happy bday! Mine was on the 7th!

Medicare is something those at a certain age or disability receive, there are different parts to it, and certain parts are required. Part A (req'd at age 65) is in-patient hospital stay, it becomes primary if you are not working and secondary if you ...

Got a speeding ticket and was too upset... the thing was, she was late getting to work, and she was on her way to work and driving too fast! (not nursing)

As someone who has worked in health insurance for a very long time, I have never seen this to be true, but it could have been that one insurance company didn't (although they tried every other thing to get out of paying bills, so I don't know why the...

I don't have any words on the subject, as I'm not a nurse yet, but I've read most of your posts, and you come across as someone who truly cares for their patients and takes pride in their work. I know it's a sucky situation to be in, and I don't have...

The good ole days lol http://img.xcitefun.net/users/2009/08/107805,xcitefun-a171-c10.jpg In Old Ads, Doctors and Babies Say 'Smoke' - The New York Times Slide 1 of 10 In Old Ads, Doctors and Babies Say 'Smoke' - The New York Times Slide 5 of 10 In ...

(sorry if this thread has been discussed ad neausem, but I couldn't find any others that were specific to this question)... how old were you when you decided to become a nurse? And at what age did you start studying to be one? I'll be 29 next week (a...

Congrats on graduating! Don't feel badly about mentioning it a lot, it's a great accomplishment and you have every right to be proud and excited to graduate!!! :redpinkhe

Thanks everyone for your responses, they're great, and I love hearing about why you chose to go into nursing! :)

As for the groceries, you could always buy in bulk before you move (wouldn't work so well for perishable items, but as another said, you can always get most of that at a convenience store or a drug store), you can also order a lot of food online (I h...

What classes were you able to use? I have quite a bit of gen ed classes from my original degree, so if I could apply them, that would be great!

I had to go to the er tonight for a migraine that would not go away (had it since Friday), and after frequenting these boards, I know how much please and thank you's mean, as well as working with the nurse and the doctors (not that I was ever a night...

Yeah, re reading my post made me cringe a little (is the internet the new equivalent of drunk dialing? LOL). Although I do have to thank AN for making me realize why a migraine is taking longer to treat than someone coming in that can't breathe, not ...

Okay, I'll chime in, with my totally different degree (but thinking of going into nursing). I have a BA in Journalism, and have worked in the field. They won't conceal your identity for a story like this, they only will do that if it is a story where...

I didn't meet my father until I was 26, it was really hard, I had/have a wonderful relationship with my mom's side (who I really feel is my family, far more than my dad's side even after I met them), but I always felt like I was missing something. Ev...

I used to have a fear/hatred of cats, but it was due to my horrible allergies, I got allergy shots for years (I also was allergic to a lot of other things as well) and I'm no longer allergic. If you have really severe allergies, shots may be the way ...