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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 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm in my 4th semester of my BSN program, working as an aide for a local hospital. Today I accidentally farted in front of a patient and his wife; a very nice older couple. They were awaiting...

  14. Has this ever happened to you?

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

    Good guy for taking the hit for you.

  15. 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...

  16. 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

  17. Work shoes! Please help

    jchilds replied to joshsmother's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I have been wearing running shoes, but I'm going to just get a good pair of issue combat boots. Once you break them in they're like

  18. Unsanitary practice?

    jchilds replied to GraceNotes's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's disgusting and wrong. I say report it and start looking for a new

  19. Student Nurse Nightmare-Help!

    jchilds replied to RNFiona's topic in General Nursing

    What a *******!! I'm glad you were able to shed the dead weight. I am in my 4th semester in my BSN program and I would kill for that opportunity! As for males students/PCAs, I'm both and I bust my ***...

  20. Question about experience required

    jchilds replied to scorpio1113's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I suggest looking for a job as an aide. Many hospitals will hire nursing students as aides after they have completed the fundamentals course in your 1st semester. If you can find an externship that is...

  21. Any advice for a peer interveiw?

    jchilds replied to jchilds's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks y'all! My first one went pretty well they seemed to like me a lot, though they said I wouldn't hear anything for a couple of weeks. My next one is on Monday and if they make an offer I'm...

  22. Any advice for a peer interveiw?

    jchilds posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have two peer interviews coming up for externships, one for a Neuro-Tele unit and one for an MICU. Any advice are maybe some questions I should ask ?

  23. Only nurses would have lunch conversations like this...

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

    I guess he had the music in

  24. Co-complainers. Is anything good enough?

    jchilds replied to Ntheboat2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm working as an aide while in nursing school and I really try to bust my hump. But I have always given everything I have to whatever I'm doing. This ain't my first rodeo,I have 15 years military...

  25. nursing major, psychology minor?

    jchilds replied to curtis6556's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm also doing a psych minor, graduate in December. Depending on your school it really isn't that many more classes. Aside from the psych classes in my prereqs, I only had to take three more. More...