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  1. Mom & Nursing Student

    musingmom replied to KnottyNurse17's topic in General Students

    I just graduated. I have 5 kids, 16, 14, 11, 11 and 16 mo. I had the baby in my second semester of an accelerated BSN program. My husband is very supportive and worked his schedule around mine, as...

  2. Sending job applications but going on a vacation

    musingmom replied to ralaine's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Can you email during your trip? Perhaps you can specify on your outgoing voicemail greeting that you are out of the country but still checking

  3. Question for Mom's in Nursing School

    musingmom replied to MizMaverick's topic in General Students

    I scheduled study time either while my kids were at school or after they went to bed. This was important to me, because when I was with my kids, I wanted to really be there, present, and not...

  4. Describe your 10/10 pain. Piggybacking off of recent pain discussions.

    musingmom replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    I like the way the hospital managed pain where I just finished my preceptorship. A pain assessment included a question about what number was a tolerable number for the client. That's also...

  5. Pregnant in nursing school.

    musingmom replied to suanna's topic in General Students

    I spent a semester pregnant in school. I suppose it really depends on the program, but everyone was really nice to me; no more or less than any of the other students. I gowned up for iso rooms just...

  6. Calling patients and/or co-workers "honey" or "hon"

    musingmom replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Another unobtrusive way to deal with it is to quietly say your name every time she uses "hon" with you. Not loudly; what you want is for her to barely notice it and keep talking. Subconsciously, she...

  7. Admission requirements BSN 2nd degree

    musingmom replied to francisMoro's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also have a BA in History; my gpa was 3.23. I would advise starting your pre-reqs asap, and in addition to taking the classes you need, consider retaking any pre-req from your original degree that...

  8. How are the people making A's or B's studying?

    musingmom replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    I won't repeat earlier replies, they all have great advice about learning styles and study options. I would just add that you need to pay attention to the way the individual profs teach. Do they use...

  9. Having a baby summer before last semester??

    musingmom replied to JLB1215's topic in General Students

    I had a baby the first week of my second semester of the accelerated BSN pre-licensure portion of an entry level grad program. whew. There's a lot of reasons I was pregnant during nursing school, and...

  10. APU ELM for Fall 2013

    musingmom replied to mmcnabb3's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey guys, I'm a member of cohort 27 at APU main campus. References: I applied to multiple programs, so I don't remember which I submitted to APU. But here's the list of of people who wrote letters...

  11. CNA or EMT while taking nursing pre-requisites?

    musingmom replied to mswtruth's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I did EMT before I got into my RN program. There are a lot of EMT skills that are useful in an RN setting, particularly in trauma and critical care. The emphasis on airway, breathing and cardiac is...

  12. Is My Nursing License At Risk?

    musingmom replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is an interesting article, because (as PP have said) those of us still in school and newly out of school have heard over and over again about the numerous risks to our license. I took a cursory...

  13. Health Care Law vs Patient Outcomes

    musingmom replied to cassiemassey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Edited to say: I replied without reading the rest of the new posts. SC_RNDude has made my point about free markets better than I could. Actually, I do not think our current system is a true "Free...

  14. Health Care Law vs Patient Outcomes

    musingmom replied to cassiemassey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have no experience with single payer systems. However I would advocate neither the current situation, nor a single payer system. I personally think the solution lies in a free market system with...

  15. Calling all moms

    musingmom replied to Lolita34's topic in General Students

    Here are the things that help me balance family and school: 1. Really good family and extended family support. My husband and my children are on board, they know this is temporary, and "mom in...

  16. 2012-2013 HRSA Nursing Scholarship Application

    musingmom replied to MarkTX's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I met with my school financial aid person today. She said that if she can't invoice for the ORC, she can't provide the info, and that if she does invoice for it, it would get paid to her, not me. I...

  17. 2012-2013 HRSA Nursing Scholarship Application

    musingmom replied to MarkTX's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know how to add people to the facebook group. If someone does, please let me know. I did figure out the group address though if this helps: After typing in the regular Facebook dot com...

  18. The "Nursing Games" claims it's first victims...

    musingmom replied to Klimpys's topic in General Students

    My program requires 100% pass rate on dosage calc and only 1 try, but we are given lots of support and resources. Also, a Statistics class was a prereq for our program, and most places don't let you...

  19. 2012-2013 HRSA Nursing Scholarship Application

    musingmom replied to MarkTX's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My documents were updated under "Service Information" (welcome kit) today too. I made an appt with someone in Financial Aid at my school next week to go over the invoicing. I'm not worried about the...

  20. Total Disregard for Visiting Hours

    musingmom replied to DYLANB's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Twenty years ago, a registry nurse, in the middle of the night, under the influence, emptied a bag of antibiotics into my mother's IV, wide open, over about 3 minutes (no pumps then). No family was...

  21. 2012-2013 HRSA Nursing Scholarship Application

    musingmom replied to MarkTX's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm still in shock too, and anxious about my school invoicing and everything. I can't believe I don't have to worry about tuition! I found out yesterday about an hour before my first pharm test,...

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

    musingmom replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    I will have close to $80k by then time I finish my ELM/FNP. I will look for loan repayment based employment, and/or will make a 2-3 year plan to pay them off by continuing to live on just my...

  23. Second-degree programs - don't think I'll ever get in

    musingmom replied to cakeums's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If an RN is still what you really want to do, keep going. It's just going to take longer. Retake any prereqs that you got a C in. Retake phys and micro with labs at a community college. Look for...

  24. Volunteering Vs. CNA certification

    musingmom replied to 5ummer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Bob is right... totally depends on the volunteer opportunities. I did two different internships, one in a hospital in multiple depts, and one in an ER, but both had direct patient care

  25. Azusa Pacific University 2011/2012 Applicants

    musingmom replied to suiteums's topic in California Nursing

    Yep, I had to re-register and everything! :) I'd love to get added to the main campus cohort for fall 2012 on facebook! I searched for it, but I can't find it. Looking forward to