irishmama721

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  1. Obese children...my rant

    irishmama721 replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    My son is 8 and is in the 75th percentile for weight (95th for height!). His pediatrician told me he could safely gain up to 10 pounds and still be perfectly fine. I have always believed in...

  2. Health care costs are RIDICULOUS!!!!

    irishmama721 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    My son broke his arm on Memorial Day and my ER bill was $3800. Thank heaven for insurance which knocked my out of pocket down to $1600. After almost $26000 in bills last time I had to go to the ER,...

  3. SPC fall 2011 nursing program

    irishmama721 replied to spc_student's topic in Florida Nursing

    I had a 3.633 with all courses completed for Fall and I got in on the first

  4. SPC fall 2011 nursing program

    irishmama721 replied to spc_student's topic in Florida Nursing

    haimyem - still waiting with you. I called advising and was told they are working on getting the orientation info out to us. The tentative date I got for orientation was the 30th of this month....

  5. Tattoo cover up

    irishmama721 replied to juniorminty's topic in General Nursing

    I have been wondering about this same thing for when I start school in August. Same issue, tat on my left wrist about an inch-and-a-half

  6. Student Loan... how much?

    irishmama721 replied to mommy2raines's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in the same boat as K girl. I will be pretty much living off of my student loans come fall. That being said, I did all of my pre-req's part-time to avoid having to take out loans before I...

  7. Need some motivation or a kick in the ass for upcoming school year

    irishmama721 replied to TamTam23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I too have been getting a ton of motivation from this site. And one of my favorite quotes (which I think I just posted on another thread this morning) is keeping me going too: "One half of knowing...

  8. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    irishmama721 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a coworker that does not even attempt to pronounce words correctly. And when I get frustrated and correct her, she brushes it off with a "Yeah, whatever." Really chaps me when she mutilates a...

  9. A not too competative GPA

    irishmama721 replied to NrseLaura's topic in Florida Nursing

    Will definitely agree on the subjectivity of the "minimum" GPA. SPC claims 2.5 but I've seen people with a 3.6 get rejected. It can be extremely frustrating. I applied 4 times before I finally got...

  10. Surgical leave... I just need some love and support from other nurses!

    irishmama721 replied to KayRN910's topic in General Nursing

    Sending you big hugs!! For what it's worth, I started having severe shoulder pain a little over a year ago. After tons of tests and meds and useless crap, I was finally diagnosed with fibromyalgia....

  11. Best Nursing Quotes

    irishmama721 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    "One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it." --Sidney Howard "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." --M. Kathleen Casey "There is no paycheck that...

  12. A not too competative GPA

    irishmama721 replied to NrseLaura's topic in Florida Nursing

    I know St Petersburg College looks at your GPA for the pre-req's and not the

  13. Fearful, excited, and nervous about starting nursing school need some advice.

    irishmama721 replied to RNinthemaking1986's topic in General Students

    I will be starting in the fall as well. My first thought when I recovered from the excitement of getting my acceptance letter was "now what?" My whole focus to this point had been working on getting...

  14. SPC fall 2011 nursing program

    irishmama721 replied to spc_student's topic in Florida Nursing

    Just got my letter in the mail yesterday so I will be starting with you guys. So