GrnHonu99

GrnHonu99 RN

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  1. Am I too old?

    GrnHonu99 replied to Mysister's topic in Nursing Career

    I say go for it! you are never too old!!!:):) education is valuable no matter what age you are! good luck with your daughter, 14 is such a hard

  2. A mommy boy seeking your advice so he can save time&money from a career conselor. Thx

    GrnHonu99 replied to nobita's topic in Nursing Career

    hi just wanted to make a suggestion:) Maybe you can contact some of the hospitals in your area for CNA training...here in Ohio most of the hospitals will train you as a CNA and if you work for them...

  3. HELP!! ANA vs. BN

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    thanks so much guys:) i wrote the paper....sigh...this one was a hard one for me for some reason...extreme writers block

  4. HELP!! ANA vs. BN

    GrnHonu99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys I need help!! I have this paper due this week and i'm really confused. Here is the paper topic then i'll tell you why i'm confused: Visit the OBN (ohio board of nursing) and the ANA website....

  5. HELP!! ANA vs. BN

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    wow thanks for the info:)...im more confused on which document is which lol...see my instructor put both documents on reserve at the library (bc you have to pay for the ANA one aparently), my friend...

  6. I wonder why.....

    GrnHonu99 replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to say, I enjoy this site, but I take it for what it is worth. I read the things that make me happy and I dont read the things that don't make me happy. I moved back to my hometown last...

  7. Calling staff "nurses" who aren't nurses!!

    GrnHonu99 replied to ZRNZ's topic in General Nursing

    no way!! cant be?? I took a CNA course before I started nursing school at it was an 80 hr course....we couldnt even insert caths! 12 hrs? thats

  8. Other Side of Coin---Less than Humble New Grads

    GrnHonu99 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, this is probably the hardest lesson that I have had to learn. The first thing I want to do when Im in a situation like that is, lash out at that person. Its an instinct to defend yourself, I...

  9. Other Side of Coin---Less than Humble New Grads

    GrnHonu99 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    I wish you were my preceptor

  10. Need help, Female nurses at work dont help much!

    GrnHonu99 replied to milenko's topic in Men in Nursing

    you didnt want to make it a "gender thing" but you did when you made the issue their gender. You could have asked the same question without referring to their sex...again you cant make...

  11. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    isnt it crazy how there is always one person who is ALWAYS sick? no matter what time of year they always have a runny nose..sniff s niff..yeah bugs me too..lol...in one of my classes this lady would...

  12. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    no kidding! hope they arent nursing students...i cant stand it when i hear nursing students say...eww...thats so gross, i cant change a depends...geez get over it, what do you think nurses

  13. I wonder why.....

    GrnHonu99 replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    I love to read the good and the bad...have to admit, I need a vent sometimes...I like to read others vents so that I know i'm not alone...also i like to post when I need

  14. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain! I have a group debate due soon and one of our group members has already irked me...i asked her to look over some articles and she said that she would not have time...!?! I know we...

  15. Injections- still pull back?

    GrnHonu99 replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    we just went over subq and IM/ID injection sites last week, my instructor told us that we did not have to asperate in SubQ...she did say however that she was taught to when she learned so if we wanted...

  16. UNIT SECRETARIES-- the good, and the not so good...

    GrnHonu99 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    one of the first things we were told in nursing school was, "make friends with your unit secretary bc they can make or break your

  17. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I cant stand instructors who act like it is a waste of their time to be teaching a lowly A&P class...my AP instructor is going for his PhD in Biology and you can tell that teaching is a...

  18. Other Side of Coin---Less than Humble New Grads

    GrnHonu99 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Im a nursing student and just want to say...no know it all here! Im scared to death for my first clincals.....coming up in 3 weeks! I am so afraid I will come off looking like an idiot...Im very book...

  19. Did you live off of student loans while in school?

    GrnHonu99 replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    i dont have much advice here, hmm...the only thing I can thing of is like someone else said, petition, petition, petition. I have lousy credit as well but I still get federal loans...im not sure why...

  20. Did you live off of student loans while in school?

    GrnHonu99 replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    Wish that I could make that statement! Unfortunetly it is not reality for many of us:( Even if I could work, which I can't, there is no way I could afford to pay for school as I go...financial aid is...

  21. Non nursing Bachelor Degree Students -- Please give me insight.

    GrnHonu99 replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have a BA in Psych and a BA in sociology...I have chosen to go the direct entry masters program and I love it:) It is a 15 month program and its accelerated. The teachers expect a lot out of...

  22. Are you a nurse from a dysfunctional family?

    GrnHonu99 replied to jenpstudentrn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree here. I live everyday of my life trying to overcome my past, I dont look at it as a hinderence, but a motivator..i was dealt a crappy hand but it only makes me more determined. Looks like you...

  23. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    GrnHonu99 replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    im going to cash it and bring it home so that i can roll in it for awhile...lol :chuckle ......seriously though, ive been sooo broke for sooo long i dont even remember what its like to have money:)...

  24. Who else is taking/has taken Microbiology??

    GrnHonu99 replied to galaxy781's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I get my unknown next week...its our LAST lab...thank goodness....ive been lucky so far and have made all a's on the first 4 tests...i have gotten all 15pts on all 7 labs thus far and our unknown is...

  25. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    GrnHonu99 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated college last year with a BA in psychology and sociology...aka..cant get a job anywhere...between june 04 and fall of 04 I worked a couple different places...thought about where I wanted my...