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  1. Retake Microbiology or find a way to refresh myself?

    coast2coast replied to slchAL's topic in General Students

    Infectious disease. No guarantee it will be easier than micro but at least it is relevant to nursing. My general micro course was ridiculously hard AND ridiculously pointless. I would have traded...

  2. Can You Ask for More?

    coast2coast replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    If they won't offer you more right now, ask if you can agree on a date (in 6 or 12 months) for a salary re-negotiation. This gets you hired immediately and puts off arguments about money until you...

  3. Sleep paralysis

    coast2coast replied to lilyrn86's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Right here! disclaimer ... no medical advice here ... just commiseration! OP, I am a diagnosed narcoleptic and have lived with what you describe (sleep terrors) my whole life. I wake up...

  4. anything you wish you were told in nursing school that you werent?

    coast2coast replied to karyan06's topic in General Nursing

    My SO is one of those new residents. He has been singing the praises of the ER nurses who have been helping him out. "They know EVERYTHING!" (in reverent tones)

  5. ANP vs. FNP - who gets hired?

    coast2coast replied to coast2coast's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for all the helpful responses. (also interesting to hear the flip-side of anesthesia!) Guess it's time to call the ole grad school and see how to change the letters behind my name. I had a...

  6. Scrubs Make Me Crazy (long rant)

    coast2coast replied to coast2coast's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    "Defensive linemen." That is exactly who they are designing for! I'm pretty sure MEN design scrub tops because it's clearly never occurred to them that a bigger top ... that's going over a bigger...

  7. Scrubs Make Me Crazy (long rant)

    coast2coast replied to coast2coast's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The waist measurement isn't really meaningful, either. Not that i'm in love with my 35" waist, but I wear size 12 or 10 jeans (that's average!) and i keep going down sizes in scrub bottoms because...

  8. Scrubs Make Me Crazy (long rant)

    coast2coast replied to coast2coast's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Crazier than You .. I should specify, I think the Flare/Empire combo works well on women who are generally straight from shoulder to ankles, or who don't have large busts. Those of us with ... bulgy...

  9. 19 Credit Hours in my First Semester of NS

    coast2coast replied to Anoetos's topic in Male Nursing Students

    19 hours is do-able if you are VERY responsible. I just hope you can cut back a bit in second semester ... that, for me, is usually when the real burn-out sets in. Any chance you can get rid of...

  10. Curvy scrubs, small waist, large hips

    coast2coast replied to Counselort's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    OP, i have almost the exact same measurements as you. I have spent days obsessively trying to find scrubs that I don't disappear into! Nothing has been perfect, but so far the best fit I've found...

  11. Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    coast2coast replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am definitely a grammar cop! I have to say, what bothers me most on all nurses are posts which seem like they have really valuable/insightful content, but are simply too hard to "decode". I feel...

  12. Reebok EasyTone

    coast2coast replied to pdperez77's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i wore easy tone's for about 4 months and totally ****** up my ankles. later heard from a physical trainer that he has seen tons of people cause permanent damage with this type of shoe. buyer...

  13. Torn about nursing school

    coast2coast replied to ChrissyM82's topic in General Students

    to save a TON of money on textbooks, rent them from chegg.com. the vast majority of textbooks that you use in school you never go back to again. and you can always buy 1 or 2 super useful texts...

  14. Accelerated BSN, how much did it cost you

    coast2coast replied to Sophiamez's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    21 month accelerated NP program in massachusetts, private school, it will be about $130,000 total ($1000 per credit hour plus fees, transportation, and housing). all federal loans. wheee