Faeriewand ASN, RN

med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections

Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse and ONS Chemotherapy certified

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    Background/Credit Check, Bankruptcy

    Thanks for your answers everyone. CseMgr I'll check on that link! :) I"m guessing that 10 years is right. I recently checked my credit score and it's above 800. I've had good credit for years. And...
  2. You know what I think is hilarious? People who are in the 20's and 30's posting here!
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    april 2 is daylight saving time...love or hate

    I forgot to post this earlier. Last night before DH and I went to bed I asked him if he knew it was DST and set the clocks forward one hour. He never does it and chooses to wait until the next...
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    Background/Credit Check, Bankruptcy

    If you had to file a bankruptcy 15 years ago do you know if it will still show up on a credit check? Will it show up on a background check? What is a background check anyway?
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    april 2 is daylight saving time...love or hate

    I'm not sure weather I hate it or love it. I go by the seasons and just watch the day. The days grow longer and I start waking earlier. When I naturally begin to rise at 6 and then earlier I know...
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    Personal question: had anyone here had.....

    I had a breast reduction 12 years ago. I really needed it but the timing wasn't great. Also, I don't think I had enough pain management because I was in a lot of pain. I wasn't able to move my arms...
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    If You Got Your Letter Post Here!!!

    I wanted to go out to dinner but DH wasn't interested. I went out and bought chineese take out food. Well better than having to cook it myself! :) I have a steth already because I'm in a CNA class....
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    Atheist or Agnostic?

    Interesting thread. I'll have to read that thread that was linked too. Personally, I like to give a non-commital response that doesn't really say anything. I think spiritual beliefs are private...
  9. dry i gew up in ca and i remember it as just talk. but remember when jimmy carter changed it? i think he started it sooner or something. it was to save energy. we had to get up when it was dark...
  10. Morgan Freeman was on the Electric Company! I remember I was a little too old for that show when it came out but watched it some anyway. And the Planet of the Apes: Well I saw that when it came out...
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    A&P during nursing program?!?

    Is it possible to take it as a summer class before you start school? That way you can just concentrate on this one class. It sure is tough but you will learn a lot!
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    A&P study tools

    Our teacher gave us websites to visit. Try netanatomy.com We used that a lot. Many students and our teacher found many websites to help students learn anatomy. Good Luck!
  13. Where were you when John Lennon was killed? I was inside my bedroom watching a little portable television and ran outside to tell my BF who was fixing our car radio. He had just repaired it and it...
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    Isn't there anyone out there.....?

    Sounds interesting to me. Sounds like a great program! :) Wish I had it when I was in HS. Are nurses really lining up to do it? Because you mentioned volunteer. I keep imagining the day when I am...
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    Migraine Poll for Nurses

    My mother experienced Migrains and I do too. Funny thing is that mine didn't begin until I was in my first pregnancy at age 19. Had em ever since. They were severe at first and I used to lay in bed...
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    nursing school stress

    I am in So. CA and the wait list here for the community colleges is 2 years. The State colleges have no wait list but go by GPA and previous experience in the medical field. Good luck! I chose to...
  17. What? No more arguing? What fun is that? I read that thread you linked when it was fresh. Whew what a subject! I was on another board where people could make whatever caustic remark they wanted...
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    Bioterrorism Continued Education Websites?

    Just last night my husband found a website for this. He googled "free nursing education" and found internet classes a nurse could take for free and get their CEU's. Many classes were over the...
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    please share your thoughts...

    Cal State San Marcos has a new nursing program that is way easier to get into than SDSU. Don't know where your located but it's a thought. I've been checking out all the nursing schools on the...
  20. I just passed the DET which is a very difficult test (3 hours long) and what helped me tremendously was a book called Number Power,. It shows you how to do everything and lots of practice problems....
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    If You Got Your Letter Post Here!!!

    My letter was postmarked the day before so it only took one day to get here. It is from the Grossmont Health Occupatons Center for the LVN. Over 300 people took the test and there are only 60 spots....
  22. Woooo Hoooo! :biggringi Yay! :balloons: Got my letter today! woot! Going to nursing school! heheheh I'm so happy! I screamed when I got my letter! hehehehe Just jumping up and down for joy!...
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    Cranky feet....better shoes?

    My feet were killing me too until I bought NurseMates. Great
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    Some pre-nursing advice!

    Well do they go by a point system? Or do you just have to knock off your pre-reqs and then apply and wait? What other schools are in your area? Could you do LVN to RN at the college? Private...
  25. Sorry to read that you were fired. Please let us know what you decide to