jchilds

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1. Just starting at 21

   jchilds replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   It can be hard at times but it's doable. It sounds like you're doing fine. Hang in there!

2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   jchilds replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   jchilds replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I like this one. I was born there, I wonder if I got any "visitors" like some of the little ones in this

4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   jchilds replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   These are so awesome. Love

5. There no crying in....nursing school

   jchilds replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

   I feel your pain too OP. I'm coming on my final semester for my BSN. My wife is a 5th grade teacher, which means she brings a lot if work home and works late often, and we have twin 1 yr old girls. I...

6. How much do new BSN nursing grads make?

   jchilds replied to gonnaB37nursedoc's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it

7. Losing respect for nursing students

   jchilds replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a little older coming into this game. I will graduate with my BSN one week before my 39th birthday. I think that many of the "old school" values that my father's generation passed down (he grew up...

8. How much do new BSN nursing grads make?

   jchilds replied to gonnaB37nursedoc's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   How about San

9. New Nursing Student .…

   jchilds replied to lcraig0011's topic in General Students

   I have looked at what each class ahead of me was doing and it has scared the ***** out of me. If you're program is like mine they will start you off with relatively small bites though you will be...

10. New Nursing Student .…

    jchilds replied to lcraig0011's topic in General Students

    Working will help. I work as an aid too, before nursing school I'd never worked in a health care setting. It helped me with a lot of exposure. Are you doing an ADN or BSN program? Try to find an...

11. New Nursing Student .…

    jchilds replied to lcraig0011's topic in General Students

    Congrats on getting in! Nursing school is hard as all ****. If you have kids it's only more so. I have twin one year old girls and at times I feel like I am one deadline away from really breaking....

12. What type of stethoscope should I purchase for school?

    jchilds replied to JS88's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My school sold us kits for $40 that included one. I would get one in the$20 range and a penlight and scissors. I wouldn't get a super nice Littman because: a. It might get stolen, and b. you may...

13. Has this ever happened to you?

    jchilds replied to jchilds's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good guy for taking the hit for you.

14. Has this ever happened to you?

    jchilds replied to jchilds's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I guess it was because I didn't know them and I hot boxed them. (they were still waiting for discharge instructions when I left). I will burn a whole through the couch watching tv with my wife and...

15. Has this ever happened to you?

    jchilds replied to jchilds's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh know. In fact this happened less than 30 sec after the doc left! I couldn't leave fast