JoniL&DRN

JoniL&DRN

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  1. When did you start working?

    JoniL&DRN replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks guys for your input! I DO want a job in L&D so that was helpful advice. I am going to go to midwifery school and they require it, so, off the subject entirely, I am going to become a doula...

  2. N Day: 6/7/05

    JoniL&DRN replied to andre's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    just reading this makes me excited! congrats to all of you new

  3. Lots of kids, a husband, nursing school AND working as a CNA?

    JoniL&DRN replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in General Students

    Know what I think? If you want ANYTHING bad enough you'll do it! I like to say, anything worth having is worth fighting for. I'm doing it too with three kids (9,7 and5) and a sister who I care for...

  4. Did you live off of student loans while in school?

    JoniL&DRN replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    Well I'm happy for all the "pay as you go" people out there. You certainly will have less stress when you are done, and good for you, but frankly I would rather not have to tell my kids that they are...

  5. Did you live off of student loans while in school?

    JoniL&DRN replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    We do.. at least partly, for the same reasons you mention. My husband works two jobs and I go to school full time. I waited until my kids were older to go back to college, that probably wasn't the...

  6. WHY are nurses so catty??

    JoniL&DRN replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hate to say it.. but it's TRUE! My husband always says men don't have the same problems as women (in terms of catty-ness) because no dude would put up with another dude being a jerk to him... He...

  7. Did not get in but what do you guys think about this?

    JoniL&DRN replied to JGLPN2BE's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sorry you did not get. Same dilemma here. I also did NOT get accepted for Fall 2005 RN program (with a 4.0 GPA... but that is another story.. BUTTHOLES) and I've been debating a CNA class in the fall...

  8. New Grad in NICU

    JoniL&DRN replied to jack4408's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well you would know better than me that's for sure! I'm just going off what a new nurse I know (who took her first job in NICU) says. Of course NICU might just not be the right fit for her either. I...

  9. Summer/Fall 05-what are you doing?

    JoniL&DRN replied to jhawk07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ah... this summer I am taking NOTHING!!! I'm finally done with pre-reqs and I'll start nursing school in August (once I know I'm in ;o) In the meantime I'm going to enjoy my last free bit of time in...

  10. New Grad in NICU

    JoniL&DRN replied to jack4408's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well sorry I can't offer you any personal advice but I'll tell you I'd be thrilled if I could get that offer when I graduate. Though I will tell you I have heard some say the night shift in NICU is...

  11. california nursing salaries

    JoniL&DRN replied to JonathanRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here in the California Central Valley new nurses make $27 an hour. The cost of living is higher than one would think. Our house (in a little farming town) that is 1400 square feet and over 50 years...

  12. How to get through Night Shifts

    JoniL&DRN replied to joey1967's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've never worked a night shift before but I have heard people say that if you are just ABSOLUTELY exhausted during work.. go outside and sprint for 50 yards and it will wake you right

  13. I can't wait because . . .

    JoniL&DRN replied to elizabells's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OK I'll play too. There are lots of reasons I can't wait but this is my favorite. I can't wait because everytime someone asks me "Aren't you in nursing school yet?" instead of "No, I start in fall" I...

  14. I'm waiting too

    JoniL&DRN replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fall admission for COS is 50. Next year they will up it 80. But it's GPA based whereas FCC is lottery.. so in theory if you have a good GPA your chances are much better of getting in to

  15. MSN vs. NNP vs. Maternal-Child MS

    JoniL&DRN replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Gompers. I see where you're coming from. I have found a few programs that are ADN to Master's just adding in an extra year I believe and coordinating the units to kill two birds with one...

  16. MSN vs. NNP vs. Maternal-Child MS

    JoniL&DRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm hoping someone out there can offer some advice. I am about to enter nursing school (FALL). After I graduate with my ADN I'd like to get my Master's. I'm an advance planner (a tad OCD that way) so...

  17. I'm In!!!!!

    JoniL&DRN replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats to you.. and with those odds! GOOD

  18. I'm waiting too

    JoniL&DRN replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    LDO LDO don't give up!!! I'm waiting too. I turned my app in January 1st and won't get my letter until the middle of May. The pins and needles are poking me in the rear!! Everytime I open the...

  19. I got accepted to ADN program (finally)!

    JoniL&DRN replied to Momto3andNurse2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey mom to three.. I'm a mom to three too.. sitting here waiting for my acceptance letter for August 2005 as well. CONGRATS TO YOU! It's a long wait but you're finally

  20. Nurse I'm starving hungry

    JoniL&DRN replied to studious's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'll tell you what, I took care of a woman with Alzheimer's for two and a half years. AT the end she only would eat ice cream for me and I'd feed it to her day and night. I'd say is she eats and...

  21. Today was my 1st OB clinical in L&D........

    JoniL&DRN replied to crb613's topic in Ob/Gyn

    WOO HOO for you!!! I can't wait for my first day in OB. Sounds like you did AWESOME! Think of the lives you touched (especially the new one ;o)! Congrats to you for a job well done (and another...

  22. Any COS Visalia students out there?

    JoniL&DRN replied to lunakat's topic in California Nursing

    Well honestly lunakat... I wouldn't blame you if you removed that information from your mind alltogether!! It was a year ago after all!

  23. Any COS Visalia students out there?

    JoniL&DRN replied to lunakat's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks lunakat.. We'll let you know for sure. We'll be doing the happy dance all over the

  24. Any COS Visalia students out there?

    JoniL&DRN replied to lunakat's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks Lunakat for all your kind words and info... I'll tell you I went to UC Davis right out of high school and I think my GPA from there was like barely 2.0.. I majored in Tequila I think... I wrote...

  25. Any COS Visalia students out there?

    JoniL&DRN replied to lunakat's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks!! I am a member of the yahoo group. Just a lurker.. reading posts and taking quizzes. I have heard that there might be 80 in the fall. Rebekah F. told me they were scrambling to find...