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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 start out making $12 to $13 dollars an hour. I don...

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 Health Science Chemisrty I and II, or General Chemist...

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 different DR's about it but none will do anything abo...

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 the math portion so I have to take a math class t...

I found out today that our nursing uniform is white scrub pants (or a white skirt), a white polo shirt and a white smock/lab coat that has to be worn at all times. YUCK!! Plus, the polo shirt is pretty thick. Can anyone say heat stroke. I'm gonna me...

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, Va

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 had.

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 this?

If you are excellent with time management and your body will physically and mentally hold out then you will be able to do it. You will have to make sure your employer is VERY flexible though. There are times you will need to take off because your sch...

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved.

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 cuticles? Share what your favorite products are.

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 spin

Thanks for the ideas, keep them coming.

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 thought that when I started clinical's and also starte...

I like Davis the best.

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 the scope of practice for a LPN is 99% the same a...

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 will be somewhat less physically exhausting. I certa...

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 the nurses do except for assessments and meds. It...

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 made me feel about ten times better

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 go to school on there campus) for. I do far more t...

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 program though. No way!

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 problem is the work load, its just to much to hav...

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 graduate.

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 and bought a pair of Crocs, I love them! I think it ...

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 hee.