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    Hampton Roads Va, pay for new grad RN??

    Princess74 posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    Can someone, PLEASE tell me what nurses (RN's) make in the Virginia Beach/Hampton Roads area. I've been to salary.com but I do not think it is anywhere near right. I had a nurse tell me I will only...
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    Do you use chemistry in nursing?

    Princess74 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Please excuse my lack of knowledge, but is chemistry really something that is used in nursing. There are programs in my area that do not even require it, however I want to get a BSN, and for that...
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    SEVERE hot flashes at 30 yrs old

    Princess74 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know you guys cant be sure whats going on with me and I hate to ask for advice but I have severe hot flashes, almost daily, sometimes lasting a good half hour to 45 minutes. I've tried telling 3...
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    ECPI versus Wake Tech, DTCC, Wilson, or Barton

    Princess74 posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi Monique. I am enrolled in the August LPN class at MCI in VA Beach. It starts on Aug 1st. The cost for the school is $19 thousand. You take an entrance exam and if you pass, your in. I bombed out on...
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    Roll Call Fall '05, Pre-nursing for RN program

    Princess74 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Who's starting pre-nursing for an RN program this fall and what school will you be attending? I start Aug 16th at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach,
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    Dansko shoes

    Princess74 replied to Aimfred's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm glad that they work for some of you all. I have a pair and they are no doubt the most uncomfortable shoes I have ever
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    did you ever think it would be like this?

    Princess74 replied to jamonit's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What do you do if you hate your job but almost every hospital and medical facility is owned by the same company? Anyone have any experience with
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    Minnesota nurses please, please check in! Bridge Collapsed

    Princess74 replied to pannie's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts and prayers are with everyone
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    Hand and fingernail care

    Princess74 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We all wash our hands about a billion times a day and its terrible on our skin.... What do you use to keep your hands soft and pretty? What about hardners and other products for your fingernails and...
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    CNA training: Some questionable behavior

    Princess74 replied to FinderKeeper's topic in General Nursing

    Unbelievable!! And so, so sad for those poor residents. I would turn them in to the State BON so fast that it would make their heads
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    Hand and fingernail care

    Princess74 replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the ideas, keep them
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    Hi I am starting LPN nursing school in Oct this fall and I am overweight, My question

    Princess74 replied to tiffany311's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say it, but I also have gained about 30 lbs since I started nursing school. First semester was the worst, all of that sitting through what seemed like endless hours of lectures. I too...
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    LPN = Life's Perfect Nurses

    Princess74 replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I totally agree with you. LPNs give the most direct Pt care, isn't that what nursing is all about anyway. Don't get me wrong I think RN are great and hope to become one, especially since in Virginia...
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    Nursing Student that hates her job... help!

    Princess74 replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I realize that nurses have loads and loads of work, charting etc to deal with and I'm sure it is just as stressful. I just hope that once I am a nurse and I have an aide to help me out that it...
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    Nursing Student that hates her job... help!

    Princess74 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student who graduates this December, since April I have been working on a med-surg floor at one of my local hospitals as a NCP (similar to a CNA). I get to do pretty much everything that...
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    Nursing Student that hates her job... help!

    Princess74 replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for such a nice post, this is the type of answer I was looking for. Unfortunately some posters are trying to turn this into a CNA vs Nurse thing. Thanks for sharing your experience, you just...
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    Nursing Student that hates her job... help!

    Princess74 replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    You obviously didn't read my post very well. I never said that I felt like the nurses didn't work as a team with the NCP's. First of all because I am also a student nurse with this hospital I work (I...
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    1st year Nursing STUDENT

    Princess74 replied to mcStudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If I were you I would not take anythng extra. As it is you wont have much time to sleep. Trust me. Actually I love photography also. I would love to take a class in it. Not while I'm in the nursing...
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    Nursing Student that hates her job... help!

    Princess74 replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    Don't get me wrong. The nurses on my floor are great. They help when they can and everyone really does work together as a team. They are glad to have us there and they make sure that we know that. The...
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    Nursing Student that hates her job... help!

    Princess74 replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    Well I sure am glad to know that I'm not the only one who feels this way. It's a difficult job, and I do hope that I can hang in there. I sure will be glad when I
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    Danskos?

    Princess74 replied to maggijo's topic in General Students

    I bought a pair, as several people had told me how great they are. They are no doubt the most horrible shoes that I have ever owned, they are so uncomfortable. I threw them in the back of my closet...
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    Spin off of dating patients. RN's dating docs?

    Princess74 replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I made the first move on a man that I met at work. That was 3 years ago. We're getting married next July. (we don't work together anymore). I say GO FOR IT!! Just don't forget to give us details, hee...
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    Back pain="damaged goods?"

    Princess74 replied to emsboss's topic in Emergency

    Report it
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    Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

    Princess74 replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I have heard of both eating it and planting it. Planting it, okay maybe... but eating it,
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    Do I really want to be a nurse?

    Princess74 replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    $20-$24 and hour, that must be nice. Hospital LPNs here get paid $12.25, RNs only start at