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    Underage drinking question? please help

    NurseGirl525 replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    Coincidentally, this showed up on my Facebook newsfeed tonight. For anybody thinking it was ok to just accept drinking and driving and not warn them. Absolutely breaks my heart. Mom Takes A Photo...
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    New help picking a school to go to!

    NurseGirl525 replied to lilturtle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    To add on to what a PP said, you have to apply to a nursing program anywhere from 6 months to a year before being admitted to a program. Each school has their own prereq requirements also. You don't...
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    Misdemeanor charge on driving license

    NurseGirl525 replied to FutureLPNNursing's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I know I'm not understanding. I have very little knowledge of the law and that's why I hire lawyers. That is what the op needs to
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    Misdemeanor charge on driving license

    NurseGirl525 replied to FutureLPNNursing's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm sorry, but I'm laughing. How can your car not perform the duties of a driver? And no one was driving your car in this hit and run?? What planet am I on?? If you can prove your car itself...
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    Advice For My Mother, Please!

    NurseGirl525 replied to Icarethatsall's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I guess I am reading wrong, she is applying to medical nursing jobs but is not a nurse yet and was fired as a CNA for prescription fraud but has been going to school to try and become a RN? This is...
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    Mobile IV infusions... for hangovers

    NurseGirl525 replied to Dogen's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I did learn was drinking fluids in the middle of the night helped me immensely. Years ago, I was not used to wine at all. If I ever drank it I would end up with a major headache every...
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    Starting to doubt myself, does my plan sound reasonable?

    NurseGirl525 replied to DBtobeBSN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, I've heard Philly is a competitive area right now. There is a huge misconception out there about nursing. It's not the big money guaranteed job people seem to think it is. Many areas are...
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    Can you get in trouble or let go for working the minimum amount of hours?

    NurseGirl525 replied to kmend11's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    You probably can't be fired for that, but if you live in an at will state, you can be fired for anything. They don't have to keep you. If you work the bare min and really just act like you don't...
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    Underage drinking question? please help

    NurseGirl525 replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    Since you got on a nursing website, I'm sure that more than a few of the nurses on here have seen what happens when teenagers drink and drive. I'm also sure that more than a few people have been...
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    Mobile IV infusions... for hangovers

    NurseGirl525 replied to Dogen's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, your secret is safe with
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    Eating spaghetti raise blood pressure immediately?

    NurseGirl525 replied to DanaBrianMampel's topic in General Nursing

    Well you know her sister's husband's second cousin removed took the prereqs for nursing school once and he told her about spaghetti raising blood pressure. So that is the reason for her high blood...
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    Mobile IV infusions... for hangovers

    NurseGirl525 replied to Dogen's topic in General Nursing

    Hey at my sister's wedding last year my cousin and her husband who are both EMTs brought rehydration bags for any of us who were hungover the next day. I wasn't hungover as I was in charge of the kids...
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    Help paying for school

    NurseGirl525 replied to sjefferson's topic in General Students

    I will ill tell you exactly what was helpful. Telling her what she can do with her current degree to help save for her next one. Whats not encouraging about saying this country needs some great...
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    I'm confused: CO or RN

    NurseGirl525 replied to Angelo.Rodriguez's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    COs make very little money, especially for the jobs they do. I'm going to say without getting into a whole lot the abuse these officers receive is horrendous. Horrendous. The only issue I see for...
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    Failed out. Need advice asap!!

    NurseGirl525 replied to passi's topic in General Students

    The first thing you should have done this past semester was sit down with your instructors to see why you were failing the tests. You need to have gone over each question to see why you failed....
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    Any tip's on starting Nursing school after you failed once?

    NurseGirl525 replied to heemotha78's topic in General Students

    You failed the entire program over inserting a
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    Help paying for school

    NurseGirl525 replied to sjefferson's topic in General Students

    Oh, but this isn't rude? Sometimes people need realism. They need to understand the magic money fairy isn't coming to pay for school. I told the OP private loans. That's her option right now. But...
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    Help paying for school

    NurseGirl525 replied to sjefferson's topic in General Students

    Bachelor of Science in History? Bachelor of Arts in History. Listen, I'm not trying to beat you up, but what did you really expect to do with that degree? Teaching is about it. Unless you go for...
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    Class schedule question

    NurseGirl525 replied to guest798886's topic in General Students

    OB and peds are two separate things. It doesn't really matter what order they are taught. We did ob/peds the same semester but they were taught separately. And that was my third semester. You will...
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    Help paying for school

    NurseGirl525 replied to sjefferson's topic in General Students

    You will have to look into private loans then. This is why it is important to meet with your financial aid dept each semester you are in school. You need to plan accordingly. I actually agree with...
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    Clostridium difficile/ UTI

    NurseGirl525 replied to fighter10's topic in General Students

    I would think the uti would come from the ecoli that comes with the horrible diarrhea with the c-diff and not wiping
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    Should I just wait until i graduate and then go into direct entry nursing program

    NurseGirl525 replied to MSBREELEE's topic in General Students

    Dental assisting may be a good option or have you thought about a Physical Therapy Assistant? I have a cousin who is a PTA and my sister is an actual PT. They both like their jobs and do well with...
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    Age- looking young

    NurseGirl525 replied to Newnurse1792's topic in General Nursing

    This 150%!!!!! When I was in my early twenties, everybody used to think I was about 16. When my ex-husband and I went on our honeymoon to Vegas, I was 23 and I could not walk 500ft in a casino...
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    48 and a new grad...need advice

    NurseGirl525 replied to EGTBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm going to give you some advice here and I hope you think about this. Something went wrong in the interview. Something. How do you come across? How is your appearance? Forty-Eight is certainly...
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    controlling nerves during lab check-offs

    NurseGirl525 replied to wooten3955's topic in General Students

    Your instructors know you are nervous. Make sure you don't miss your critical indicators. Those are the things you can't fail. I practiced, practiced, practiced, even on my own