Ivy Black

Thank you so much for that input Kerry! I will def take it into consideration. You made some good points and cleared up quite a few questions. Ivy! :~)

I am pre-nursing and will be starting my nursing classes in 2013. I am about to sign up for the CLC certification course offered here in Illinois through HealthyChildren.cc. Before I chose nursing as my primary focus, I was in administrative work. I ...

Yay! Congrats! I want to move into L&D after graduation. I'm pre-nursing now.

This sounds great and it is right around my birthday! I would love to come out. Will you guys be there each day of the event? Ivy Black :heartbeat

Wow! That is an absolutely beautiful story. I am a pre-nursing student now but I will be sure to carry that story with me. Thank you so much for sharing! Ivy Bee :heartbeat

Hello to all the nurses out there --- I am a pre-nursing student (BSN) and I am very excited about the prospect of nursing. So far, I have a 4.0 GPA (in my pre-req's) and I have decided that women's health will be my focus. I am a feminist and an avi...

I agree with you on the necessity of bedside nursing experience. Ivy Bee :heartbeat

Linearthinker --- May I ask why you've decided to stay with nursing for 20+ years and go after so many certifications in the field? If its that bad, wouldn't you prefer to move on? Ivy Bee :heartbeat

HeelHook80 --- Thank you so much for the encouraging words! I wish you the same! Go get 'em! Ivy Bee :heartbeat

Wow --- I am the exact same way. Dealing with harrassment at my last job literally put me in the hospital. I was stressed out, hurt, embarrassed, frazzled and in the ER by the end of it. I considered being a paralegal. I went to school for it and I c...

No, I am absolutely sure no one is intentionally discouraging anyone. What I am saying however, is that the collective image of many of these post is "discouraging". I had a friend come on this site and leave horrified. In fact, she is the one who to...

All the best to you too! Thanks for the kind words! :~)

One thing I have seen a lot of on these boards is discouragement directed to the students and/or new nurses who are "niave" enough to have some enthusiasm towards the profession. That's pretty eff'ed up. If you have been doing it for years and have b...

I would like to do nurse education (how did I forget to put that in my original post?). I don't see myself focusing on bedside only. Health based education to girls/women/mothers alongside PP or L&D or Lactation Consulting would be a dream. Joini...

Lucky you! lol

I know all about "lemons". Were it not for those, maybe I would have a graduation date at 22 years old instead of 32 years old. Life is what happens while we are making plans I guess. :~)

LOL @ 'bitter old crows'. LOL! I encountered one of those as well when I was working in Admissions Services. The hospital actually moved this woman from her actual floor to a cubicle (she was an administrative nurse) in the very BACK of Admissions Se...

Wow... ok. That is very encouraging. So far, working in the corporate office environment (not medical office, but general office) is unfulfilling for me on many levels. Everybody is a "robot". Nobody has or even wants to have a feeling about anything...

Thank you so much. I appreciate the encouragement. I need it. Sometimes the, "I hate nursing" stuff I read/hear really rattles me.