violetrays

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1. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

   violetrays replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

   He got the trichinosis from eating raw mongoose.

2. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

   violetrays replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

   "Sep 12 by lindseylpn Flesh eating bacteria, cat scratch fever " I had cat scratch fever as a kid, I remember my lymph nodes swelled a lot. One I haven't seen here is trichinosis, my neighbor had it about 15 years ago. No one knew w...

3. I've decided to go into nursing at 32. Is this a good choice?

   violetrays replied to violetrays's topic in Student Assist

   I'm going to start next fall, my baby will be about 6 months old. My other kids are 15,10,8,5 so they are all in school. My partner can watch the baby and if he does find work then my neighbor who has two babies has volunteered to help. I am trying...

4. I've decided to go into nursing at 32. Is this a good choice?

   violetrays replied to violetrays's topic in Student Assist

   My partner worked for 20 years at a Job he hated for the paycheck. I will not make his mistake.

5. I've decided to go into nursing at 32. Is this a good choice?

   violetrays replied to violetrays's topic in Student Assist

   And my prices are half of what I really want

6. I've decided to go into nursing at 32. Is this a good choice?

   violetrays replied to violetrays's topic in Student Assist

   If I were to go to San Fransisco, LA, or New York maybe. I may go to Maui. Here is a link to an example of what I do. But I'd rather do nursing and just sew for fun and make my families clothes. Making clothes is very competitive. Although it seem...

7. I've decided to go into nursing at 32. Is this a good choice?

   violetrays replied to violetrays's topic in Student Assist

   "If you do go into nursing here is a big tip: Don't tell your Peds or OB instructor that you know a lot about having babies and taking care of babies already.." Why? " 1:19 am by netglow I don't recommend anyone begin nursing schoo...

8. I've decided to go into nursing at 32. Is this a good choice?

   violetrays replied to violetrays's topic in Student Assist

   Can it really be that much harder then raising 5 kids?

9. I've decided to go into nursing at 32. Is this a good choice?

   violetrays replied to violetrays's topic in Student Assist

   Well I will be making a heck of a lot more then I bring in right now. My partner is unemployed (and his unemployment ran out) and there are NO jobs here, except for odds and ends here and there, doing landscaping mostly. I live in Rural Hawaii and t...

10. I've decided to go into nursing at 32. Is this a good choice?

    violetrays replied to violetrays's topic in Student Assist

    Yes, that is a good way to think of it. Thank you. Thanks for all the advice from everyone. I am going to go for it. I do qualify for financial aid and the local community college seems cheap enough. The school here offers a practical nursing prog...

11. I've decided to go into nursing at 32. Is this a good choice?

    violetrays posted a topic in Student Assist

    I'm 32 years old and pregnant with my 5th child. I've been on food stamps most of my adult life as well as having used up my 5 years of welfare. I'm sick of being poor. So while this is something I want to do, it is for the money as well. I've alw...

12. What's the weirdest baby name?

    violetrays replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I knew a woman who named her daughter Yonina. For those of you who don't know a Yoni is sanskrit for vagina.

13. What's the weirdest baby name?

    violetrays replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My mom told me about a woman in the 80's who named her twins that, after the food she craved the most: Orange Jello Lemon Jello