alovelymother

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  1. SHOES... glorious shoes

    alovelymother replied to FLmed's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I love my Dansko clogs! But they did take a while to get used to. Now if I try to wear any other shoes at work my feet

  2. Studying

    alovelymother replied to ErikaMarie's topic in General Students

    I recently bought Test Success for the Beginning Nursing Student. It helps us understand that our learning has to change from the regurgitation format that we are so used to into critical thinking....

  3. Community college has a 7% graduation rate...

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

    Definitely look at the program! While my community college only has a 19% graduation rate, their nursing program has a 90% graduation rate with a 92% NCLEX pass

  4. New

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

    I agree! When doing my prerequisite classes I worked really hard to focus only on the class I was taking. In my more difficult classes I just focused on making it through another

  5. Obese Nurses

    alovelymother replied to yadi87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think that judging someone for their size is appropriate, regardless if that person is a patient or a

  6. Obese Nurses

    alovelymother replied to yadi87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is this a

  7. Uniforms

    alovelymother replied to Crazed's topic in General Students

    I'm guess I'm lucky. Our uniform consists of navy blue scrubs (any brand or style) and white leather

  8. Anyone ever felt this way starting out ..

    alovelymother replied to kay0324's topic in General Students

    It's a pretty large boat because we are in the same one. I'm also 26, a visual learner, I've been working on actually getting in for so long that now I'm nervous about not making it out. We need to...

  9. Infant Nurse

    alovelymother replied to sweatpea23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my hospital, diaper changing is done by whoever notices the need. As a tech I can do feelings but I like to check with the babies nurse

  10. There seems to be obstacles everywhere.

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

    At my community college they have half credit TLC classes that help get you up to speed in subjects like math, reading and English comprehension. Maybe you could look into something like that and...

  11. So Frustrated!!

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

    I hope not. I have 1 lab practical and my final left. If it were you would you talk to him before going back to

  12. Are nurses allowed to have their nails painted?

    alovelymother replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My hospital has a naked nail policy. They don't want to go policing possibly chipped

  13. Blogging---what crosses the line?

    alovelymother replied to itsnowornever's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The hospital I work at recently put out a social media policy reminding us that we represent the hospital and that all publicly accessible social media should portray the hospital in a positive

  14. "You won't like being a CNA!"

    alovelymother replied to Moriah02's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've actually had the opposite. Most of my friends and my extended family seem to think being in nursing is a piece of cake. They don't realize how hard that nurses

  15. What to expect working as a CNA in a hospital

    alovelymother replied to avianale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Which department in a hospital? I know in med/surg you will be expected to insert catheters, do dressing changes, assist patients to the bathroom or with bedpans, I&Os, take vitals, linen changes,...

  16. Count down begins!!!

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

    I begin my program in 37 days! I'm so

  17. Fall 2012 Jitters!

    alovelymother replied to PedsHopeful's topic in General Students

    I'm about to start my first semester of nursing school in 6 weeks. I've already been emailed Evolve computer work that needs to be completed before class even starts. It seems so overwhelming. I...

  18. Skirts in the hospital...

    alovelymother replied to sarah.2012's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Haha! This made my morning!

  19. Any CNA's out there want to answer a few questions?

    alovelymother replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What state do you live in? AZ How long have you been a CNA? 5 years How long did it take you to find your first job? 1 month How much do you make? $21.74 but I work in the role of OBST What is your...

  20. How do you afford /pay for school?

    alovelymother replied to GodIs082010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My husband and I utilize my schools no interest payment plan. Each semester is paid off before the next one

  21. Certified Nursing Assistants - The Nurses think we have it so easy.

    alovelymother replied to hfullerCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm sorry that the facility you work for seems so divided. I don't expect my RNs to do my job because it is my job. We each work hard within our own right. But I feel like as an RN they have earned...

  22. Fall 2012 new nursing students roll call!!!

    alovelymother replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I start NPC's ADN program with boot camp on August 23! I'm very excited about starting nursing school, although ask me two months from now and I may feel

  23. Friday the 13th - Any madness?

    alovelymother replied to canned_bread's topic in General Nursing

    It was only crazy because we didn't have a single patient on our L&D

  24. Do you have a lot of Debt to pay off

    alovelymother replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    I start my ADN program in August. I was gifted most of my books from a new grad coworker. I'm attending my local community college. My first year will cost approximately $1700 and I will have that...