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  1. What are you going to miss the most...

    alovelymother replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    This is me exactly! I have never had a ton of leisure time but I cherish my family

  2. Incorrect instrument counts

    alovelymother replied to tdstoughton's topic in Operating Room

    Even if the count sheet was incorrect that should have been caught during the initial count. Your scrub tech was out of line for being angry when one of her main responsibilities is to ensure a...

  3. Planner for school

    alovelymother replied to EarthhAngel2013's topic in General Students

    I use this http://www.momagenda.com/products.cfm?cID=32&pID=166 it's a little bit pricey but I love the

  4. Nursing program starts Aug 27th and I'm not prepared!!!

    alovelymother replied to its_meee's topic in General Students

    Had you said something like this initially I would have probably agreed. I hadn't read any other posts about husbands except for mine and one other. When I read your comment about choosing wrong I...

  5. Nursing program starts Aug 27th and I'm not prepared!!!

    alovelymother replied to its_meee's topic in General Students

    I don't see how anything anyone said about husbands would be considered offensive. I am glad that you are happy with your own life but that does not give you the right to judge another's. My husband...

  6. Nursing program starts Aug 27th and I'm not prepared!!!

    alovelymother replied to its_meee's topic in General Students

    I start at the end of August too. I don't expect my husband to share cleaning duties 50/50 because he works a lot more than I do. For my household we don't adhere to a time based routine because our...

  7. Top 10 tips for nursing school

    alovelymother replied to ames86's topic in General Students

    I start my program at the end of this month. I've asked my coworkers what they thought was important and this is the jist of it: 1. Stay organized. 2. Always come to class and clinicals prepared. 3....

  8. Interview tips

    alovelymother replied to LatinaRN978's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely! I interviewed for an OB tech position with no previous healthcare experience and I came on time, dressed professionally, and with a copy of my resume. 5 years later my director told me...

  9. C section attire

    alovelymother replied to jmdisque's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Doesn't taking the hospital scrubs home defeat the

  10. C section attire

    alovelymother replied to jmdisque's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I believe the AORN standard is to wear hospital laundered scrubs in the OR. All OB staff at my hospital wear hospital laundered scrubs....

  11. Anyone else feel this way?

    alovelymother replied to Crazed_NS's topic in General Students

    I think having no fear is probably more worrisome. Try keeping your self busy. Start skimming through your text books and brushing up on dosage calculations. The first day will be here before we know...

  12. A question to nurses with children

    alovelymother replied to taramade's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital we work one summer and one winter holiday every year. The holiday we work rotates. Seniority doesn't matter. My nm figures if we are all part of a team we shouldn't shovel all the...

  13. When the hospital cancels you for a shift...

    alovelymother replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital puts us on call, but it's in our handbook and they can only do it once per pay period. We also get compensated $2/hr for the time we stay

  14. need help with concern please..

    alovelymother replied to libbygirl's topic in General Students

    A lot of community colleges offer online classes. Or you can call the nursing school you eventually plan to attend and ask which school they recommend to transfer

  15. Nursing Student using food stamps

    alovelymother replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Students

    Its a means to an end. A few years ago my husband was out of work for about 6 months. We had to learn quickly how to eat cheaply. We used a lot of rice. From side dishes to a quick stir fry. We even...

  16. Hipaa violation as a student nurse

    alovelymother replied to sapphire2012's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It's very likely that she will get kicked out of her program. She should be well aware of what constitutes a HIPAA violation. This is not a gray area. She wasn't relating pertinent healthcare...

  17. Pregnancy: Before or After Nursing School

    alovelymother replied to Justabitoff's topic in General Students

    I think that it's never the right time to have a baby. There will always be something that comes up. We will always need more time to prepare thins like careers, homes, saving more money. I think that...

  18. FREE Kaplan RN Course Book

    alovelymother replied to shay&lynn's topic in General Students

    I have the Kindle for iPhone

  19. Northland Pioneer College

    alovelymother posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Is anyone else starting the ADN program at NPC in

  20. No More Prereqs!!!

    alovelymother replied to jocy_anne's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Way to burst that bubble! Haha! I don't think that anyone is blind to the current state of the job market. But sometimes finishing up those prereqs can feel endless. There is nothing wrong with...

  21. Northland Pioneer College

    alovelymother replied to alovelymother's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The syllabus was

  22. Northland Pioneer College

    alovelymother replied to alovelymother's topic in Arizona Nursing

    My boot camp is August 23rd. I only bought the required text. I spoke with some students from last year and they said that there was so much to learn that trying to read the recommended would be...

  23. Northland Pioneer College

    alovelymother replied to alovelymother's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm at the Show Low campus! Congrats and good luck! I've been looking over the syllabus and trying to simplify and organize my life. I'll probably start reading and doing the homework in August. I'm...

  24. Nursing...pre-med, or nursing school?

    alovelymother replied to Melanie42595's topic in General Students

    My guidance counselor advised me to get my CNA or volunteer in a LTC facility before I made a choice. She said that it would be a waste of time and money if I tried for something I could possibly not...

  25. Nurse-midwives, L&D nurses, doulas, etc etc

    alovelymother replied to macalania54's topic in General Students

    I am a scrub tech in L&D. We only have approx. 1 c-section per day so when I'm not in the OR I work the labor floor. I've been there 5 years and I love it. I start my nursing program in August and...