Maladroit

Maladroit BSN, RN

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  1. Orientation TOMORROW!!

    Tomorrow I have my orientation for NS!!! It's really real and I start next week. My husband is super excited for me, we're planning to make tomorrow special for the whole day...to celebrate this...
  2. what is the answer to this question

    Agreed...I think you're overthinking this question,
  3. I really want to do L&D nursing and eventually midwifery for the same reasons ashersmamma. I don't know though, I struggle with what I want to do...I tend to shy away from mundane and routine....
  4. Alternate job experience

    Most of my jobs were in labs in undergrad or in the bowels of the hospitals...like Central Sterilization and OR support, most recently hospital operator...hmmm...I'm not thinking so...Although, I know...
  5. How did you cover your tuition costs?

    I registered at Chamberlain last week and I have a month to come up with the tuition...I'm still scrambling to figure that out. I think I'm going to have to take out student loans:crying2:. My...
  6. Phi Theta Kappa - Haven't we all been invited?

    I was in PTK and really liked it. I did have to do an activity like once a month or twice a semester, but it wasn't bad at all! I go to do a lot of networking and meet some of the higher-ups in the...
  7. arrrgh! OB is killing me.....

    I'm really into natural births, skin to skin, delayed cord clamping, and such also. I'm worried about how I will feel about seeing women just sit back and let other people decide how and when their...
  8. arrrgh! OB is killing me.....

    I would give my left boob to be in OB clinicals right now. That's what I want to get into and I have to wait another year and a half before I get the chance. I used to volunteer there and I LOVED...
  9. Please Help! Question about Psychology& Nursing

    I have my BA in Psych at the moment and am going back for my BSN which will take about 2 years for me...I would have liked to find a program around where I'm at that was only 13 months, but couldn't....
  10. I can't remember, is Chamberlain for profit or not? I'm due to start in Oct., but if it is FOR PROFIT, I'm not so sure I want to go. Anyone
  11. Chamberlain College...For Profit or Not?

    No, the program in Chicago is so new. I haven't spoken to any students from that particular campus, but I'd like to. The setup looks awesome, but I'm pretty skeptical of it all. I really doubt...
  12. Chamberlain College...For Profit or Not?

    Well, stupid me was watching the documentary College, Inc. and I knew DeVry was for-profit and since they owned Chamberlain, I kinda figured. Anyways, I'm just nervous as to whether or not I'm going...
  13. NCLEX-RN everytime you move?

    Thinking about Iowa City or Ann Arbor, it may be something else totally, haha. We have some time to think it over. Chicago is great, but it is too busy and populous for my liking...I'm a small town...
  14. IV Starts

    We get our practice in the SIM lab with a
  15. NCLEX-RN everytime you move?

    Thanks for asking this question, Sunshine. When I'm done with Nursing School, my soon-to-be-hubby and I are planning on moving out of Illinois and we aren't sure where we're headed. Wherever his job...
  16. Any of you wear clothes under your scrubs?

    I have never seen my fiance without pockets and a belt. When he started wearing scrubs, we found him the cargo pants with elastic bands. He told me they were MUCH for comfortable and served their...
  17. Helpful and Interesting Reads

    This summer, I caught up on a few Paul Farmer books, a book called Killer Germs, The Red Queen, and some others I can't think of at the moment, but they were so
  18. Chamberlain Colllege of Nursing-Chicago Campus

    I, too, applied and got accepted to Chamberlain's Chicago campus for Fall 2010. The HESI A2 was pretty decent and not too harsh, I second kinsey, since I had the same issues with credits...
  19. Too much on my plate need advice!!!!

    if there are so many people in your family, why are you the only one pulling your weight? That seems pretty unfair to ask you to jeopradize everything while everyone else does nothing. You help her...
  20. Accepted to nursing school!

    YAY!!!!!! BEST. FEELING. EVER. Permission to jump and freak out granted...you've earned
  21. University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

    I have my undergrad degree from the University of Iowa and worked at the hospital there for 3 years while going to school. I have a ton of friends that were/are nurses there. The hospital IS a...
  22. Too Soon?

    Hi everyone:D. I've been lurking this site for about a year, but since I got my acceptance to a 2+ year ABSN program, I decided I should join officially. I start in October. I already have a BA in...
  23. Too Soon?

    HEHE, Chapis, you're too sweet. Yes, I believe I have. I was iffy to begin with, but yes, I will be waiting. For several reasons, I keep forgetting about the stress it would be putting on our...
  24. What date do you start Nursing school?

    Thank you, Healthstar! I bet I'll need
  25. What date do you start Nursing school?

    I start the ABSN program on Oct. 25th, that is their fall start...they have 3 terms/year and we only get about 2 weeks in between. I'm planning on buying a nice big rolling backpack, lots of colored...