ByTheLake

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  1. Nurses are overpaid!

    ByTheLake replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to! (First, my apologies, I misspelled it - it's Gutenberg) It's a totally free source for public domain books. It's a totally volunteer-run organization that makes *no* money at all off...

  2. Nurses are overpaid!

    ByTheLake replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    If it were recent, citing it would not be enough to give permission to post it in its entirity. You'd still need written permission from the copyright holder for that. However, if a book was...

  3. Took practice exam...

    ByTheLake replied to Stdy2BaNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wish you the best of luck getting in. Waiting (and waiting and waiting) to find out is just Sooo hard to do, isn't

  4. Diff. between RN & RNC?

    ByTheLake replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Students

    I'm interested in working in either L&D or ED, but will wait until after OB rotation this coming semester to either confirm or rule that out. Will eventually go on to become CNM, but not until my...

  5. Took practice exam...

    ByTheLake replied to Stdy2BaNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    12 years after graduation, I had to take that thing. Crammed on math on Sunday afternoon, took the test on Monday, only practice was looking through the sample test online to get an idea for what...

  6. Need an opinion

    ByTheLake replied to Annie63's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi Annie. My dh didn't get it at first, either. I'm a full-time student (rare in my school), I teach my children myself, and my dh works away from home 4+ days at a stretch (as in gone 24 hours for...

  7. Diff. between RN & RNC?

    ByTheLake replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Students

    Yay! More good info! I'll google them and see what their requirements and stuff are for certification. The more options the better, so I can find out what would be best for me. Thank

  8. Diff. between RN & RNC?

    ByTheLake replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Students

    Thanks so much for all your info! I stayed up *way* too late last night, but was able to find lots of info on how to earn the certifications, including the ones I'm interested in. Looks like I will...

  9. Hesi exam?

    ByTheLake replied to Hoping2b1's topic in General Students

    Interesting. Could be used as a baseline to help them evaluate the effectiveness of the program, to see what the average *improvement* was of students overall from admission to graduation. Helps you...

  10. Diff. between RN & RNC?

    ByTheLake replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Students

    I was wondering about this, too, and am glad someone asked. So how does one go about earning these certifications? I realize a test is involved, but does one study independently for these, or does...

  11. Hesi exam?

    ByTheLake replied to Hoping2b1's topic in General Students

    Thanks, Sandy! I wasn't aware that there was an entrance exam version. There's more than just the exit exam, though... we took one after completing 2 of 3 med-surg classes, another one after our last...

  12. Hesi exam?

    ByTheLake replied to Hoping2b1's topic in General Students

    We took a HESI after our last Med-Surg class (which for us is before we do pedi, ob, psych, mgmt, etc.), and since I've heard the NCLEX is Med-Surg heavy, I was glad to take something to give me a...

  13. 9 mo. old anemic breastfed. What foods?

    ByTheLake replied to Agnus's topic in Pediatric

    What about suggesting those iron-fortified cereals mixed with breast milk? That was the first thing both of my children had as babies - cereal with breast milk ;-) That way, baby *is* nourished by...

  14. Ever had a nurse or doc as a patient?

    ByTheLake replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: Wow, that's funny! Much more effective that assurances that he puts on his underwear one leg at a time ;-)Still in nursing school now, in my 2nd clinical, I had an anesthesiologist as a...

  15. Strange Nursing Student

    ByTheLake replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

    Well, wouldn't this alone be enough to justify failing him in clinical?? Was this reported to his instructor? If so, did they seem inclined to take you seriously, address the situation, and fail...

  16. Worst information given in shift report!!!

    ByTheLake replied to AMARTIN1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! Thank you! I'm at the 1/2 way point in nursing school right now, and so far we have not been taught a darned thing about giving report (what to include/not include, how to be concise yet...

  17. How much did it cost for your ADN?

    ByTheLake replied to JennaC's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, it shouldn't bee too late. Yes, the priority deadline has passed, and it *might* be too late to apply for Pell Grants, but you should still be able to get Stafford Loans (which is all we can...

  18. LVN School advise in Houston

    ByTheLake replied to clynsf's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi Lyn! We're in the general Clear Lake area (hence the name ;-). I'm also a sahm (not "only" but "actually" - it's something to take pride in!!) Yes, it's hard, but I'm sure you've already...

  19. Criminal Backround Checks for Nurses?

    ByTheLake replied to how's-it?'s topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    This is a non-violent misdemeanor-type thing, and since you're paying it off, it's not the sort of thing they're worried about. I would rank this up there with an arrest for "contempt of court" for...

  20. How much did it cost for your ADN?

    ByTheLake replied to JennaC's topic in Nursing Career

    Hey, where in Texas? We're not far from Ellington. Texas comm colleges are quite reasonable, especially in-district, though even what we're paying is a stretch. Fortunately, we can get student...

  21. How much did it cost for your ADN?

    ByTheLake replied to JennaC's topic in Nursing Career

    I've just finished my 2nd of 5 semesters in my ADN program. I just figured out the other day that it will have cost me about $7-8 thousand in the end, not counting books. I'm attending a local...

  22. How far up the ladder can you go with an Associate Nursing degree?

    ByTheLake replied to Student_Nurse_Cossman's topic in Nursing Career

    Not sure about NP specifically, but there are some programs in some places where you can transition strait from ADN to MSN without having to complete BSN in

  23. LVN/LPN to RN versus directly to RN

    ByTheLake posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello all, I'm currently a nursing student, and have a friend who wants to do the same. She's considering going LVN first, then transitioning later to ADN RN, with her rationale being that LVN...

  24. LVN/LPN to RN versus directly to RN

    ByTheLake replied to ByTheLake's topic in Nursing Career

    This is what's so funny to me, in a sense: I am in an ADN program. I started pre-req's last fall (August 04) and will finish December 06. So, our program is only 25 months, not counting our summer...

  25. What do patients say that irks you?

    ByTheLake replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL! That was me! With my first! First, I had to convince them I really was full-term (I was tiny, not dd), and then that I really was in labor, because I didn't throw a fit with each contraction,...