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1. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   crh5 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi. I am beginning my fellowship on a post partum unit in just a few weeks. I was wondering if any of you have suggestions for a good stethoscope. I just used a fairly cheap one for nursing school and need a new one. I think the nursery has them ...

2. 40 something wondering which program?

   crh5 replied to Maisie's topic in General Students

   For me, I have a Bachelor's Degree as well. The way it would work if I chose to get a BSN is that all the gen ed courses I took for my Bachelor's Degree would count and I would end up taking just the nursing courses, which would take about 2 years. ...

3. New nurse considering Ortho

   crh5 posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   Hi. I will be graduating as a new nurse in just a few months, and it is time to start figuring out where I want to be. I loved a preceptorship in the ER, but they aren't nuts about new hires. When I was in the ER, I was particularly drawn to the orth...

4. New nurse considering Ortho

   crh5 replied to crh5's topic in Orthopaedic

   Hi. I will be graduating as a new nurse in just a few months, and it is time to start figuring out where I want to be. I loved a preceptorship in the ER, but they aren't nuts about new hires. When I was in the ER, I was particularly drawn to the orth...

5. 40 something wondering which program?

   crh5 replied to Maisie's topic in General Students

   Everyone is different. For me, in my mid-40s, I opted for an associates degree. I wanted the flexibility that the local community college offers. I also wanted more clinical time, and in my area, the community college program offers more clinical tim...

6. 40 something wondering which program?

   crh5 replied to Maisie's topic in General Students

   Everyone is different. For me, in my mid-40s, I opted for an associates degree. I wanted the flexibility that the local community college offers. I also wanted more clinical time, and in my area, the community college program offers more clinical tim...

7. Preceptorship in ER

   crh5 replied to francine79's topic in Emergency

   I am a student who just finished a preceptorship in the ER last week. It sounds as though your goals are very similar to what mine were. In my program, there is no ER clinical rotation, so I knew I wouldn't have the opportunity to experience the ER d...

8. Need help re: dd's knee/ankle/foot pain

   crh5 replied to alphafe's topic in Pediatric

   How old is your daughter? Is she by any chance in the middle of a growth spurt? I know that the long bones grow faster than the ligaments, so sometimes in the midst of a growth spurt, you will find kids are in joint pain (Severe's Disease, Osgood Sch...