Sarah Bellum

Sarah Bellum

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  1. Stool sample for Micro class?????

    Sarah Bellum replied to RXtech's topic in General Students

    We were actualyl not permitted to take a smaple from anywhere but G-rated places (prof's words) due to that there might be some sort of virulent infection. Evidently they had an incident with a lady...

  2. Anyone starting a Grad-Entry Program this Fall?

    Sarah Bellum replied to WannabeaNNP's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I start tomorrow in a direct entry MSN program. Excited and so nervous to start! I'm 39 and wondering if I'll be the oldest in my class. After printing out all the syllabi and course schedules for...

  3. CNA Training classes

    Sarah Bellum replied to E~Bunny's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Check with superjobs.com and see if they have any funding available for you. I did my training at Cincinnati State and WIA paid for my STNA

  4. A&PII Lab without Lecture, is it possible??

    Sarah Bellum replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto the suggestion to check with the prof. Our A&P labs were mostly an extension of the lecture with very little actaul "lab" content so at my school I doubt it would make much sense to take it...

  5. Who is in Nursing for the money?

    Sarah Bellum replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    I was floated at work today, and one of the nurses mentioned that today was her day off but she came in to work. I asked good heavens why?! She said "cause I'm a money-hungry b!tch" :roll I...

  6. Financial Aid....WIA contacts

    Sarah Bellum replied to obicurn's topic in General Students

    I can tell you from my experience, my WIA always paid my tuition bill late and they also paid the late fee. My WIA rep said that she contacts the school and lets them know who is going thru WIA so...

  7. any one already graduate from entry-level MSN?

    Sarah Bellum replied to jonathanknbo's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Here in Cincinnati there are 2: The College of Mt. St. Joseph and Xavier

  8. any one already graduate from entry-level MSN?

    Sarah Bellum replied to jonathanknbo's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Are you asking about a direct entry master's program? I am starting one this month. IIRC there are several users here that have gone this route but I can't remember who in particular. Maybe post...

  9. A&P I - Is it that bad?

    Sarah Bellum replied to 987!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would go farther and say that my experience in community college was in a lot of ways better and more in-depth than at the large university where my bachelor's degree came from. My uni used...

  10. Floating to other units...

    Sarah Bellum replied to owensmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Employees who have been there 15 years are exempt from floating. Otherwise you can get pulled as soon as your orientation is over. I've heard of people calling in sick if they see we are overstaffed...

  11. Jobs during Nursing school/ How do you afford this??

    Sarah Bellum replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Students

    I'm planning on working part time as a unit clerk, 2nd shift, mostly

  12. Anyone worried about throwing up or passing out?

    Sarah Bellum replied to c18436572's topic in General Students

    I'm an aide on med-surg so I see a lot of grossness including stage 4 decubs, all sorts of oral funk, abcess drains, cdiff poop, etc. and nothing has bothered me yet. Except a couple weeks ago I...

  13. Financial Aid....WIA contacts

    Sarah Bellum replied to obicurn's topic in General Students

    I didn't read all te responses here but wanted to mention that the WIA program is a federal program but it's administered by individual counties or states so you'll find there is a huge range of what...

  14. Most RN's first borns?

    Sarah Bellum replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    Spoiled rotten youngest child here. 2 older brothers so that makes me the firstborn girl I guess. Plenty of addictive personalities on both sides of my family but no alcohol

  15. Why is it? Things nurses do other people can't

    Sarah Bellum replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    A coworker of mine does the same. Yesterday our pt's urine was cherry colored, today it was watermelon colored. Made me want some fruit salad.

  16. Is this reasonable or am I being a newbie?

    Sarah Bellum replied to dander625's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In Ohio the STNA training doesn't include vitals or blood sugar testing and STNA's are what they staff nursing homes with. I took an additional week of what they call PCA training (patient care...

  17. How much do you put in your 401K and other questions

    Sarah Bellum replied to JessicaSN's topic in General Nursing

    1. What percentage of your pay do you contribute? 15% 2. How much does your employer contribute? zip, zero, zilch 3. Is your 401K your only source for retirement, or are you doing something else? I...

  18. What's your take on stethoscope covers?

    Sarah Bellum posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've not used one but it seems like the fabric rubbing on the tubing might create some noise. Care to post your experience with

  19. what kind of watch do you wear?

    Sarah Bellum replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought a fob watch off Ebay and pinned it to my lanyard. It's silver colored and has a place for enragving if I ever decide to have that done. I love it! Saves me from wearing a wristwatch which...

  20. What's your take on stethoscope covers?

    Sarah Bellum replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hmm. I have a cheap Prestige steth. Noise is created when anything touches the tubing which is pretty thin compared to my co-workers' Littmans. I guess with better scopes it's a

  21. What stethoscope do you have?

    Sarah Bellum replied to zooz's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a cheapy Prestige in lilac from the uniform store and I just ordered a GRX CD27 (Littman Cardiology III knockoff) in orange. I've not worn a steth regularly yet, as a PCA we hardly use them...

  22. Ohio Employment Website..

    Sarah Bellum replied to emndarmic's topic in General Nursing

    Try SCOTI. Sorry I don't have the exact address but google should bring it

  23. Backpack that can hold 6+ books?

    Sarah Bellum replied to shann106's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought a rolling salesman's catalog case for my dh to hold all the files and crap he had to lug around for his last job....

  24. working 3rd shift for the first time

    Sarah Bellum replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I'm looking forward to the point in my life when I can work 3rd. I work first shift now and it's always a high stress zoo with all the MDs, PTs, managers, ancillary staff, visitors, etc. running...

  25. Have you bought your Uniforms,Books, Stethoscopes...

    Sarah Bellum replied to engima2174's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I finally got my info packet but nothing was in there about shoes. :icon_roll I have plain white Birkenstocks already, the style is called Baltimore. I found them on ebay for a song a few months...