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  1. Danskos hurting top of foot?

    schnookimz replied to caughtbuckinoff's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yes. Happened to me too! Solved it by getting a "wide". They weren't too narrow but the extra room just gave my foot more space to wiggle and it helped a

  2. New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

    schnookimz replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

  3. Do you have to have a 4.0 to get in ?

    schnookimz replied to crunchymama91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The program I attended looked only at test scores on the entrance exam and admitted off of

  4. New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

    schnookimz replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

  5. 100k salary?

    schnookimz replied to pilot833's topic in General Nursing

    All the nurses who were at my previous hospital for 20 plus years were making well over 100k with no overtime. It's

  6. Muslim nursing students

    schnookimz replied to mtcowgirl's topic in General Students

    As far as the long sleeves and infection control-----when doing clinicals for labor and delivery we were required to wear scrubs provided by the hospital in case we had to go into the OR for a...

  7. New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

    schnookimz replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

    I liked the show. It was fun to watch. Those nurses don't represent me. Only my behaviors and actions represent me. Anyone narrow minded enough to think that's an accurate representation of nurses and...

  8. Going to School & Working 3rd Shift (night shift)

    schnookimz replied to laluxe's topic in General Students

    I did it both ways. So if I took morning classes then I made sure they were at 8am so I could go straight there. Otherwise I took classes at like 2/3pm so I could go home sleep for awhile, go to...

  9. dont know what to do

    schnookimz replied to penny186's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anatomy is really really hard. Even if you switch to the community college program, you would have to take it. So I would just keep going if I were you and hope for the best. Is it possible to drop...

  10. Chamberlain, Capella, Kaplan, or who???

    schnookimz replied to Chibi-chan's topic in School, College Programs

    There are no clinicals for RN to BSN. I am doing this program

  11. can't you just call me if you say you will?!

    schnookimz replied to anashenwrath's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Congrats! It's so far, are you going to move

  12. Anyone know any hospitals in Chicago hiring?

    schnookimz replied to chybabe's topic in Illinois Nursing

    It took me five months---may to October of this year to find a job. I submitted over 300 applications in Chicagoland. It's really really rough. Don't be picky and keep plugging

  13. Looking for ER Nurse Job in Chicago,IL

    schnookimz replied to shaniarose's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Sorry no new ideas. Chicago is a really hard market right now. You may be better off just taking any hospital position and then trying to do an internal transfer to the ER after 6 months or a

  14. Chamberlain, Capella, Kaplan, or who???

    schnookimz replied to Chibi-chan's topic in School, College Programs

    Have you looked at western govenors? It's much much cheaper and

  15. Is emailing manager/contact email appropriate?

    schnookimz replied to tarotale's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I tried doing this when I was looking for a job. I never got any replies from the managers and my own manager actually advised me against doing it. I felt like it would be okay because I was applying...

  16. Flu shot or Masks or Termination

    schnookimz replied to madwife2002's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Yes, this is the second year it has been mandatory for

  17. How do I get back on track?

    schnookimz replied to jkap's topic in Nursing Career

    I meant like a Kaplan

  18. On call advice?

    schnookimz posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm starting a new job where I will be on call 1-2 days per week. And wondering if anyone has any advice for how they work it? Sleeping tips? Organization tips? Always keep scrubs ready to roll and a...

  19. How do I get back on track?

    schnookimz replied to jkap's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd take a review course if you could afford it. It's been awhile and they'll help you with test taking

  20. Dialysis staff nurse salary in US

    schnookimz replied to bambam123's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    That seems pretty good. Do you get more for overtime or being on

  21. Nurse Tech and first patient fall. Worried about being fired.

    schnookimz replied to guyman123's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work on a neuro floor and this is how many falls we used to have too---we had 34 beds. Fully staffed each RN had 4-5 patients and each tech had 8-9. Every single patient was on a bed alarm,...

  22. Retaking Anatomy 1?

    schnookimz replied to SMS1130's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Right....and I had no problem getting

  23. Retaking Anatomy 1?

    schnookimz replied to SMS1130's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

  24. Livescan fingerprinting

    schnookimz replied to anemiasy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Try going to a different center? I never had any problem and the worker always checked them to be sure they were

  25. This is a homework question

    schnookimz replied to bear14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I remember having this question in nursing school and I believe we decided that in my state the answer is to call an ethics consult, strongly encourage the husband to tell the wife, refer to social...