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    Getting to the gym?????????

    ShelbyaStar replied to hmowry's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I like the gym, I love lifting, but it is more of a time commitment by the time you get dressed, go there, shower, change, and move on with your day. If I'm on a time crunch, running is better. I just...
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    OHSU Reputation?

    ShelbyaStar replied to MallysMama's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I've since transplanted elsewhere but I was under the impression that OHSU is very
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    What do people think about 'older' students?

    ShelbyaStar replied to lampard's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    When I was a baby 18 year old traditional student, I noticed the older (think 40+, I don't think I would've noticed 20-something's) tended to be the most dedicated, to the point of annoyance...
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    The best excuses for positive drug screens

    ShelbyaStar replied to rnaturcervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are lawmakers out there that think women should have to prove a miscarriage was, in fact, a miscarriage. I don't think we should think of the laws to be above misogyny. I agree a drugged up...
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    Atheism in nursing

    ShelbyaStar replied to pugmom79's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I think you handled it well. People are silly. I am also atheist bordering on antitheist. I work in group homes and am happy to go to church with clients or to bow my head while they pray before...
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    Opportunities to volunteer abroad for students?

    ShelbyaStar posted a topic in General Students

    I'm not quite done with prerequisites, but by the time I really look into this I will be in nursing school. I started taking prereqs at a university and while there I briefly heard about a short term...
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    Opportunities to volunteer abroad for students?

    ShelbyaStar replied to ShelbyaStar's topic in General Students

    I've never understood this train of thought. While yes there are thousands in this country that need help, the standard of living is such that a person in dire straits is in a much better position...
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    Silliest answer someone has said in class?

    ShelbyaStar replied to marvelmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In Lifespan Development, a girl argued with the prof (something she liked to do, always over something stupid) about teratogens, insisting that doctors say that if the mother drinks that she should...
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    Spring 2015 MANE programs

    ShelbyaStar replied to Key Lime Pie's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!
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    BSN after BS degree

    ShelbyaStar replied to luckylady5's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Unless you Can find an accelerated program, it's practically starting from scratch although your degree might have more transferable classes than mine did. I'm doing AN first- similar amount of time,...
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    To those without a 4.0 (rant)

    ShelbyaStar replied to Jasonat6034's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am in the new MANE program, which is pretty transparent about its requirements if you care to look it up. It is determined by gpa+ teas diveded by a factor of 10 and nothing else. So if you have a...
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    Spring 2015 MANE programs

    ShelbyaStar replied to Key Lime Pie's topic in General Nursing

    Best of luck to
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    Am I too Quiet for Nursing???

    ShelbyaStar replied to jes07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I get the same thing all the time. I was similarly really bummed about it, but some people really put it into perspective for me. I personally would not want to be talked at about the weather and all...
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    Take job, THEN interviews come in

    ShelbyaStar posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Before I moved, I worked part time at a group home. I am in the process of becoming a nurse and had to take a certified nursing assistant course, and I went ahead and got certified too since I figured...
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    CNA testing

    ShelbyaStar replied to Peanut&Buttercup's topic in General Nursing

    Our tests had random tests as well, and everyone had different tasks, but our instructors let us know in no uncertain terms that blood pressure would definitely not be one of the tasks. It was also...
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    Take job, THEN interviews come in

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

    I think this might be the case. The person that told me this did say something about a nurse preparing them, so I'm not super clear what she meant. I do pass meds for real at the group home. So I was...
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    Take job, THEN interviews come in

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

    To update, I did the interviews and both tried to get in contact with me today, I believe with offers. The first was very nice. I got mixed up and thought I applied to the one across the street, but...
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    CNA testing

    ShelbyaStar replied to Peanut&Buttercup's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like it's easier here than some places. For example, blood pressure is not on the test, though we did learn it in class. In the program I was originally going to do, we had to take the...
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    Spring 2015 MANE programs

    ShelbyaStar replied to Key Lime Pie's topic in General Nursing

    Oh poop, it must've been on my oops letter. Oh well. I'll keep an eye on it to see if they cash it and if they do I'll be sure I get charged that much less in
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    STNA/CNA positions

    ShelbyaStar replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the North St Paul area and have been getting interviews for CNA positions even without experience as a CNA (I do have DSP/PCA). This is at LTC facilities though. One called them resident...
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    New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

    ShelbyaStar replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Bless you for your post. I'm early in the game, just entering NS in the spring, but I am already so worried about the anxiety that I'm sure will consume me in my first year of nursing. I worry about...
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    Is it *that* hard for everyone??

    ShelbyaStar replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I didn't find pre-reqs to be very difficult, but I say this as a 27-year-old with a previous BS. Had I been my immature 18-year-old self, as many students starting their pre-reqs are, I would have...
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    Spring 2015 MANE programs

    ShelbyaStar replied to Key Lime Pie's topic in General Nursing

    So I'm about to send in my letter of acceptance. I could've sworn that somewhere on there it said we needed to pay a $100 deposit, but now I can't find it. Am I correct? Can anyone remind me who we...
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    Do You Like Being A School Nurse?

    ShelbyaStar replied to Jules0612's topic in School

    This thread has been really helpful to read through. I'm interested for many reasons listed- time for family, loving kids, enjoying autonomy and lower stress, plus my husband is a teacher so it would...
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    Take job, THEN interviews come in

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

    Also was wondering, I was under the impression that my certification would expire if I did not work within a year of certification. Is this true? If it did expire, would I need to take the class all...