I'm a Los Angeles native currently living and working in the middle of nowhere. I intend to pursue a career outside of the medical field, but I have come to love what I do.
This has been one busy week for me; I just finished up clinicals on Tuesday, passed my CNA course with an A on Wednesday, and took the state exam -- which I'm confident I did well on -- this morning....
One of my close friends is 4'11" and she kicks so much butt at what she does (she's a CNA/CMA). I haven't worked with her personally, but I guarantee you that she is better at transfers than I am, and...
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FYI, Likes-To-Make-Personal-Attacks-In-Iowa, I have Seasonal Affective Disorder and I can barely function during harsh midwest winters. In California I didn't even need SSRIs to treat my SAD, but here...
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Thank you everyone for your responses. :) I'd like to address two of them: CherryRed23 wrote: "... getting into the nursing program is a BIG deal. I see all kinds of threads saying 'should I get a...
Every nursing program I know of has a "no unnatural hair colors" policy. I've heard of people doing funky things with natural colors, such as two-tone color or multi-colored highlights. Personally,...
I was an exceptionally bright child and a prolific writer growing up, so the adults around me all expected me to go to an Ivy League school and perhaps become a novelist, columnist or journalist. When...
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Wichita may be inexpensive, but as a bleeding heart liberal who craves culture, is involved with the Asian-American community in Los Angeles and has a dating preference to match, Wichita is not an...
Due to a combination of factors (specifically: a family crisis and my personal financial difficulties), I am relocating from Los Angeles to Wichita. Here in Los Angeles, I was working towards entering...
Hello allnurses! You may call me "Little Miss Blue" or any derivative thereof. I'm a 22 year old student at a community college in Southern California and I am chipping away at the prerequisites for...
I feel your pain. When classes fill up before you even get a chance to register, don't give up hope right away. Option 1: Try to enroll after the fee payment deadline passes; anyone who has not paid...