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I am considering filing bankruptcy due to credit card and medical bill debt. I am not yet a nurse but I was curious if I was too file would it be an issue when I go to get a job as a nurse. I know most employers these days have you sign paperwork all...

Hi All, I am a new nurse that just started a new job. It's in a chiro office so it's a lot of administrative stuff but I will also be doing alot of b12 injections. They had me giving 3mls of B12 in the deltoid today. I came home to brush up on my inj...

The hcg weight loss program participants have labs done at another facility before starting, but no labs are done on the people who just want the b12.

They have an HCG weight loss program and thr shots are in conjunction with that. They also offer the b12 if people just want it for the boost. An MD is associated with the office as they also own/run a non narcotic pain management program though he i...

They didn't necessarily "make" me give it in the deltoid. I asked how B12 was given (prior to this the only injections I have done are a few pneumo vaccinations). The chiro I worked for said we give 3mls in the deltoid. That's why I administered it t...

I worked at the Red Cross (and got my certification through them) and when I started school they made me take the AHA class. Actually my Red Cross class was a lot more hands on, we actually had to breathe through a mask into the mannequin and make th...

I just learned this at school and they tell us 1-2 inches after urine, inflate balloon and then tug.

I am just halfway through my first quarter to becoming an LPN and I wanted to get recommendations for a good NCLEX practice questions book. I plan on going straight into the RN program (if my grades are good enough) but would like to go ahead and tak...

Being the Mom of a child that requires private duty nursing care, (we go through an agency and our insurance pays for it), my advice would be to go through an agency. I would think the majority of parents that have a child that requires nursing care ...

Hi Everyone, I am new to posting although I have been reading posts on all nurses since I came across this site. I am 25 years old and will be starting school next month to become a nurse (2yr ADN program). I have worked in healthcare since I was 19,...

I appreciate every ones response weather I agree with what you have to say or not. It has made me really think more about it. I plan on moving forward with full time for the first quarter and then depending on how that goes decide what I want to do. ...

Thank you all for your kind expressions of sympathy. While I did ask for your opinions-I am feeling totally judged. To the person who told me to consider putting my child first instead of myself: Please come walk a few days in my shoes. I firmly beli...

I understand your position when you say to spend this time with my son BUT while I enjoy every single second that I have with him I feel like if I sit home with him for the next who knows 3 months, 3 years, 6,7,8 years that I will become depressed an...

Nevermind...Got my acceptance letter today!

Is any attending the October class in Louisville? My friend and I applied and took the test at the same time. She got her acceptance letter a few weeks ago. After hounding them with phone calls, I was told I got in but I still haven't received my pac...