shannab

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1. Would you do it all over again?

   shannab replied to KatieD's topic in General Nursing

   Katie Thanks for your encouragement and well wishes. I wish you the same as you make your decision. I've applied for a 2 yr program which would start in the FAll. I will know if I am accepted by Mar. There are around 120 applicants but only 30 s...

2. Would you do it all over again?

   shannab replied to KatieD's topic in General Nursing

   From the frying pan into the fire? Goldilocksrn expressed concern about the exodus from teacher to RN and vice versa. I've wondered about it too. Someone else earlier talked about how our country seemed to place such low value on the "noble" profes...

3. So long Nursing

   shannab replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

   Realnurse Your comments touched my soul. The powers that be realized some years ago that patients recovered better when they were allowed more support from their family. But what of recovery rates when patients were allowed more support- TLC - from...

4. new grad seeks advice

   shannab replied to GLW's topic in General Nursing

   GLW I'm a little late, but that I'd go ahead and offer what little info I have.... My husband and a close friend graduated from a 2 yr program in nursing and then immediately went into psych positions. Both had backgrounds in psych, so it was in the...

5. Would you do it all over again?

   shannab replied to KatieD's topic in General Nursing

   Good evening folks: Truly nursing and teaching are frighteningly similar to each other. I've had 2 different teaching positions that have literally caused me to be vomit I was so stressed out. Katie's list of teaching expectations was right on the...

6. Would you do it all over again?

   shannab replied to KatieD's topic in General Nursing

   Katie When I read your post I thought for a moment I'd written part of it myself. You see, I am also a teacher who has recently decided to leave teaching in order to become a nurse. I was thrilled to see so many positive replies in answer to your...