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  1. international midwife in va

    Best_Name_Ever replied to zineb's topic in Nurse Registration

    You are correct. Certified Midwifes (CM) are in states like New York or New Jersey. Also, Certified Nurse Midwifes (CNM) would require you to be a nurse and to obtain a Master's. However, Virginia...

  2. Pregnant while in LVN program

    Best_Name_Ever replied to Tasha1309's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Just to give you a little more support, last semester 3 of the women in my BSN program were pregnant. 2 delivered within the semester, and 1 right after the semester was over. As far as restrictions,...

  3. Possible job or should I look past this?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to yel550i's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is totally normal in the hospital. It seems that she is very interested and will most likely be hiring you. However, she has to go through HR, and they typically operate Monday-Friday. When I was...

  4. TWIN male nurses

    Best_Name_Ever replied to twinner05's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital allows siblings, mother/daughters, etc to work on the same floor. Only stipulation, neither can be in charge when they are working the same shift. That would be really fun if your hospital...

  5. Opinion on your uniforms?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to green34's topic in General Students

    I just want to say that my school used to wear white pants/white top. A bunch of students got together and formed a petition to change the color and they got it changed to black pants and white top....

  6. Opinion on your uniforms?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to green34's topic in General Students

    We have our specific colors picked out, and we can buy whatever style or brand we like as long as they are that color. Then we just have to attach our own school patch. So it doesn't bother

  7. Doing a project- I need you! Please read!!

    Best_Name_Ever replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

    BSN, 22yr,

  8. iPad Mini - A&P?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it depends a lot on what type of learner you are. I choose to handwrite my notes in class. I cannot type things out or go through the power points on a laptop. I like my notes to be tangible....

  9. How Expensive Is Nursing School?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in a 4 year BSN program at a state college. It costs me roughly $3000 a semester. No financial assistance (grants, need based scholarships) because my household makes too much money. So it'll put...

  10. Illinois LPN bridge programs

    Best_Name_Ever replied to diaz098's topic in LPN to RN

    S. suburban is not expensive. Its a community college. And where ever you heard good things about it, is totally wrong. Run far, far away from that school. It's a dump, and I would never want a nurse...

  11. New Grad can't decide between offers!

    Best_Name_Ever replied to hardworkinmama's topic in Nursing Career

    If you plan on becoming a CNM, I'd say go with

  12. Which hospitals use EPIC?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to AU-RN's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Nice list, but none of the hospitals in my area are on

  13. What is your Fall schedule?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to Lolita34's topic in General Students

    Community Health and Capstone....I'm graduating in December! Wooohoooo

  14. Maternal and Child Nursing, Deadly?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to NurseKis's topic in General Students

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0803623321?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links I love this book! It is small enough to fit in your pocket in clinical. It covers pretty much all the...

  15. Patient Hides Needles in Bathroom

    Best_Name_Ever replied to Blue Roses's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a similar situation on the floor I used to work on. We had a young 20-something yr old male with sickle cell that was on our floor often. Known drug user. One day, he went down for a test &...

  16. How much do you owe in student loans?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in General Nursing

    $0. I graduate in December with my BSN from a 4 year university. Entered the program straight from high school. I am so thankful that I have been able to pay myself through

  17. I've wasted my spring break!

    Best_Name_Ever replied to rubato's topic in General Students

    My break the second week of march. I was forced to study because I had a med-surg test the Monday we came back. I felt like I had no break at all!!

  18. OMG Say it correctly!

    Best_Name_Ever replied to seanynjboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haven't heard that one....but I have heard HARD

  19. OMG Say it correctly!

    Best_Name_Ever replied to seanynjboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The one that drives me crazy.... mELK instead of

  20. Do we still dissect things in a&p?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to vettechtoRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P in 2009 at a university, and we used cats that were already dissected. When I was in high school the year before that, we dissected our own frogs and fetal pigs in

  21. This question has been bugging my class...

    Best_Name_Ever replied to mr cooper's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I say B. ABCs. Airway,breathing, circulation. Circulation would include checking pedal pulses. Priority after an angio is always checking the site for bleeding and checking pedal

  22. Best WHITE scrub suggestions?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to armygirl2013's topic in General Students

    I agree about the Greys anatomy line, or Barco (Barco makes the Greys line). They seem to be a better quality of material then most scrubs. I would also suggest starting a petition at your school!...

  23. What are the steps I need to take to become a Phlebologist?

    Best_Name_Ever replied to marvinfinch34's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you are planning on becoming a phlebologist, I think you need to start looking at med schools. A phlebologist is a physician. Not sure why this is posted under

  24. To work or not to work (while in nursing school)

    Best_Name_Ever replied to manatee17's topic in General Students

    I suggest working in a hospital setting while in nursing school. It is a great way to get your foot in the door. I honestly felt like I learned more at work then in clinical. I graduate in December...

  25. Tell me more about your PCT's....

    Best_Name_Ever replied to blackvans1234's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    $24!? What state are you