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Congrats on the baby :) We are actually TTC and I'm planning to take a semester off if it happens. In my opinion, school and a job will always be there. (Heck, maybe even more jobs the more you wait if the economy continues to improve.) Your fertilit...

You just had a bad night, everyone makes mistakes. You will land an RN job, and the economy is not likely to stay crappy forever. There have been ups and downs in the economy for decades, and nursing has always rebounded. You're also almost done (ass...

I would say no, CNAs really don't make that much, at least in my area. Most CNAs I know live with parents, husband or someone else sharing the bills.

I won my uniform vest and patches for free at mine :)

It shouldn't, if you go to another school they will give you transfer credit, but they won't figure the prior school's grades into their GPA calculation for your performance at their school.

Yes, with four days off I've done lots of celebrating with family and have time to work on a paper and study today.

No, I wouldn't want to hear about it from a coworker. I would want to hear it from my boss. He'll likely be hurt that other people knew before he did if you tell him.

I was unsure about nursing and took a 2 year break from school. I went back to my previous job outside of nursing. The idea of nursing always sort of nagged at me and I found myself missing it, and wishing I had finished, and now I am back in school....

Nursing school will ALWAYS be there. You can be 30, 40, 50, 60 and go to nursing school. Taking a semester off is not the end of the world. On the other hand, you cannot have a baby at 40 without worrying about the 1:2 chance of Down's, or at 50, o...

Congrats :) :) We are TTC now and I'll take my 3rd semester off if I end up being due in Aug. I think nursing school would be an easier time than 12 hour shifts, on the feet all day on a new job. Jobs will always be there, I'm not in such a rush to t...

You can take a semester off if you want, that's what I'm planning to do. (3rd semester). If you tried & conceived right away you'd be due in late Aug/early Sept. Your job will be there your entire life, your fertility won't. This is my 3rd, so I ...

A patient has the right to refuse any care they want, and they should still never be talked about in the hallway outside their room with a statement like "The medical professionals always know the right things to say to get them." when the pt is in e...

There is a lot of misinformation in this thread. I am a Red Cross CPR instructor. The Red Cross offers CPR for Healthcare Providers, and for the lay person, just as the Heart Association does. The Red Cross also requires competency demonstration and ...

What prevents someone from just saying No, they've never been treated for a mental disorder? Health records are not public information. It's not like a criminal record that would show up on a background check. I don't understand the whole 'the inform...

OP, do you have any updates? I've read this whole post and I hope you finally got your baby and a job you love :) :heartbeat I agree, having a baby while looking for a job or the first year of working isn't the greatest either, so for some, nursing s...

You do need to know angles to measure with a goniometer to measure a decreased ability to extend an arm or something like that....I've used a lot of algebra and ratio/proportion so far. It is important to be really skilled with math to double check p...

^ That's another good point, if you were 'a kid' under 18, shouldn't the records be sealed? It may be different in different states, but look into your options.

See if you can get it expunged. Look up how many years to get a misdemeanor expunged in your state. If its expunged, you don't have to report it. It'll probably cost you around $500.

I would go the cheapest route -- the MSN will be expensive in the future so you'll want to start w/as little debt as possible. You can also work as an RN while you get your BSN. As someone already paying on student loans, it makes it a lot easier if ...

There are plenty of ways to assemble and practice free speech without getting arrested. My husband works inside one of the buildings targeted by occupy Wall Street, and has been having to listen to banging drums and people yelling for weeks, and wha...

I faced a similar decision, and talked to the nursing department chair at my school who said that if I missed a semester to have a baby, there would be no guarantee there would be a spot for me when I came back (if none of the incoming students dropp...

Really research the CRNA if that is the only aspect of nursing you're interested in, because you'll need at least a year of ICU experience to get accepted into a program (which is another 3 years of f/t school on top of the BSN). New nursing grads ar...

Sometimes things happen for a reason, maybe nursing is not your calling in life. You sound like you've become burnt out on nursing. Is there something else you could do that would be fresh and new to you, and make you happy? Maybe take some time to l...

I realize this is a long shot, but I thought I would check to see if anybody knew of an Illinois school with a DNP program that offered daycare to children under 2. I saw that UIC has DNP programs, but for children over 2 years and 9 months. OR... d...

Your GPA is good, you could probably go free to a community college with one of their scholarships.