realgoldfearsnofire

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1. Soooo... Are you at a disadvantage at NS? I think I am.

   realgoldfearsnofire replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Students

   what disadvantage? hrm...

2. HELP!! My husband is killing my study schedule...

   realgoldfearsnofire replied to ginmarada's topic in General Students

   RN2BDFW, my parents' marriage is like that. They communicate very well and neither takes offense if the other has an issue. My marriage was not like that at all. And from what I hear from other women specifically in my age group (I am 25), their h...

3. Working and Nursing School

   realgoldfearsnofire replied to crdupuy84's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Sounds like a piece of cake. You have prepared yourself well by taking all those classes early. Your job sounds awesome! Hope I can find something like that :)

4. HELP!! My husband is killing my study schedule...

   realgoldfearsnofire replied to ginmarada's topic in General Students

   Yeah, good luck doing any of the other poster's ideas. A family meeting? Oh my gah...but then again, maybe some men are more responsive in a *positive* way to things like that. I wish I could help you, but I have learned from experience that ther...

5. Has anyone gotten pregnant and continued w/NS?

   realgoldfearsnofire replied to kk83's topic in General Students

   I have to respectfully disagree that a baby requires more attention than an older child - I think it's exactly the opposite. When my 3-year-old was a baby, she slept a lot more and she wasn't mobile or she wasn't nearly as mobile as she is now. To ...

6. How long for Pre-Req's (part time)?

   realgoldfearsnofire replied to Jillian01520's topic in Pre-Nursing

   For my school you're required to have English 101, A&P 1, A&P 2, Microbiology and College Algebra before you can apply. So if you only took 1 class per semester, that would be 5 semesters, so 1.5 years.

7. Quitting a $$$ job to go back to school... Should I?!?

   realgoldfearsnofire replied to mm1294's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Just throwing an idea out there - is there any way you could get into a part-time gig while in nursing school using your expertise and skills? Maybe as a consultant or something like that? That way you're not working as much but you're still making...

8. Need advice on taking out loans for living expenses!

   realgoldfearsnofire replied to LW1017's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Eek. It makes me cringe reading these posts. I would feel incredibly uncomfortable taking loans out for living expenses, and I wouldn't do it. Why would you pay interest on food and utilities and everything else? Not only that, but why would you ...

9. HELP Am I about to make a HUGE mistake?

   realgoldfearsnofire replied to chrisly's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Not trying to be a butt here, but you would expect to pay off 40k in a year making 50-55k a year? After taxes and health insurance you'd be lucky to clear 40k, and you would literally spend every single dime on your debt alone? What about living ex...

10. is there a problem with men going into nursing.

    realgoldfearsnofire replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing

    My male OB always requires a nurse in the room with him during examinations. With the amount that doctors are wrongly sued these days, it's just plain smart to do that. I don't think it says nearly as much about the male health provider as it does ...

11. Overweight Nurse?

    realgoldfearsnofire replied to MissKatie's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Good idea Miranda! After all, the OP didn't even ask about PCOS! :)

12. HELP Am I about to make a HUGE mistake?

    realgoldfearsnofire replied to chrisly's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Call a university you know is accredited (like a state school or something) and ask to speak to a nursing adviser. Ask them if they would accept a degree and credits from that particular school. I bet they could answer that. I think colleges keep ...

13. ER Tech

    realgoldfearsnofire replied to savnlivzPRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Where I live EMT is not accepted for ER Tech - I know this because I actually called HR and asked because I wondered how one becomes an ER Tech. First semester of nursing school or a specialized Phlebotomy/EKG program were the only ways to get the j...

14. HELP Am I about to make a HUGE mistake?

    realgoldfearsnofire replied to chrisly's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I can't speak for the school, but $40k? That seems a little steep. No community colleges around?

15. Use your call light - Wisely

    realgoldfearsnofire replied to abbaking's topic in Relations

    Yikes! I hope you wrote your department head's extension on a few whiteboards!