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  1. Hello from Italy

    purplesteth replied to purplesteth's topic in General World

    Thanks guys!! I have one question - how do I add an avatar? The site doesn't seem to give me that option...

  2. Best way to improve employment prospects?

    purplesteth posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just wondering if any of you can give advice on the best way to improve my employment prospects for when I graduate. I'm in my first year at uni, and have spent various periods doing volunteer...

  3. Best way to improve employment prospects?

    purplesteth replied to purplesteth's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your reply, Nurzelady.... unfortunately here in Italy students can't work in a hospital in a clinical capacity... you even need to do a course to be a nurse's aide (1 year course!!)! The...

  4. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!!!!

    purplesteth replied to PJg1120's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations!!!!

  5. How is this possible? Being Diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes at 20

    purplesteth replied to Still Riding's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    :eek: Sorry to be blunt, but I think that's a pretty irresponsible thing to say. I know it is your personal opinion, but every diabetes sufferer is different. Not everyone is able to have the same...

  6. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    purplesteth replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Before I started nursing school, I made sure I was aware of the realities of what I was getting into. It's normally a good thing to do before making a major investment. Just my two (Euro)

  7. What are YOU working on this week for school???

    purplesteth replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Online Distance Learning

    BIOCHEM!!! I get my paper back Thursday, really not feeling confident at all If I fail I have to resit, if I get a borderline mark I have to do an oral exam (what he thinks I can tell him that I...

  8. Mandatory Overtime-- what do you think?

    purplesteth replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    Agree!! Double agree!! Sounds like a dreadful situation to be in; you have my deepest sympathies. I guess it depends on your own circumstances (union, strike action and so on), how much you...

  9. Hello from Italy

    purplesteth replied to purplesteth's topic in General World

    Thanks for the welcome! I will share my "interesting" experiences as soon as they crop up, I

  10. Do FNP's really make 80k to 90k a year?

    purplesteth replied to mariposabella's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks

  11. I made it!!!! I am a nursing Graduate!!!

    purplesteth replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    Yay... well done!!!

  12. Irritating Classmates

    purplesteth replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately, at my uni, "quietly" and "back" do not go together!!! If I sat at the back I'd never hear a thing - that's where everybody sits and chats... so fricking annoying!!! I don't know why...

  13. Do FNP's really make 80k to 90k a year?

    purplesteth replied to mariposabella's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What's an FNP?

  14. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    purplesteth replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    We can't choose what people say to us. But we can choose how to deal with the

  15. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    purplesteth replied to KimmbaFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Male nurses

  16. An upset elderly patient...

    purplesteth replied to caregiver1977's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Obviously it's difficult to pass judgement on a situation you haven't seen first hand. But if you are going into long-term care, away from your family, with a great loss of independence, to a place...

  17. Being a team and not a clique

    purplesteth replied to twinduff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not sure what you mean by "avoid being part of the clique and start being part of the team". Do you mean you want to change the situation somehow? Because I don't think it's possibile, especially...

  18. Taking blood pressure. Confused. Help!!

    purplesteth replied to purplesteth's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hahaha... yes! Oops, did mean the head of the steth, not the sphyg... Thanks for pointing that

  19. Errors that you caught...

    purplesteth replied to sabrina_RPN's topic in Patient Medications

    :eek: Did she actually know what insulin is for? My bf is Type 1 diabetic and has had a blood sugar of 27 before... not pretty!!! Also because there comes a "point of no return" when it falls too...

  20. For all INFP personality types only

    purplesteth replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an INFP nursing student, and am thinking about Oncology, or palliative care. I would absolutely love to work in pet therapy, but here in Italy it's still very much in its infancy. I am intrigued...

  21. Irritating Classmates

    purplesteth replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    I sometimes wonder why a lot of the students in my class bother to come to class... they sit and yap so much you feel like you're sitting in Starbucks instead of Histology... Or the sign in sheet gets...

  22. What am I doing wrong?

    purplesteth replied to masek77's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't think it's too late, but I do think you have to start assessing your situation and thinking what you can do to make yourself stand out from the crowd. Volunteer work will always stand you in...