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 "everything in moderation." He gets fast food treats from ...
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, I was thankful it was so low!
irishmama721 replied to spc_student's topic in Florida
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. Can't wait to see you there!!
irishmama721 replied to mommy2raines's topic in Pre-Nursing
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 started the program. It took longer but I'm only going ...
irishmama721 replied to TamTam23's topic in Pre-Nursing
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 what you want is knowing what you must give up befo...
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 patient's name. Even though we do not deal direc...
irishmama721 replied to NrseLaura's topic in Florida
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 accepted. If this is truly your dream, don't give ...
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. The pain is still the worst in my shoulder at ran...
"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 can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from...
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 in and I wasn't functioning on what I do next. M...