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Boooo! That's awful. Sorry, Momma_D. I'm gonna have to work too. We'll make it, though.

Quit my wonderful job of two years last month, but I'm trying to find another one with fewer hours. I may not have as much time, but I still need gas money, so I've still gotta work for this semester at least. Once clinicals start, though, all that gets screwed up.

jennjenn0205, I just got all my books from Amazon, ordered new. I checked the description for each, and all the ones that needed access codes stated that they were included. I just checked on them, and they do indeed all come with brand-spankin-new access codes under shiny scratch-offs. These are the books required by Cy-Fair, though. It cost me $611.21 for the lot, although admittedly I didn't buy the book on how to write a research paper. This is my third year in college...I can write a dang research paper without buying a $6.00 how-to book.

Money, money, money.

The baby isn't the only one who needs care. Momma does too. And all that stuff about how babies shouldn't be separated from their mothers during the first few days is overblown. We went over this in psych...mothers used to be told that if they didn't immediately hold their babies within minutes after birth, they could not properly bond throughout their lifetime. When babies had to go the NICU, often their mothers assumed that their relationships would be tainted forever...and proceed to act that way toward their children. Later research revealed that parent-child bonding has almost nothing to do with being able to hold your baby immediately, but rather more on being a dedicated parent throughout the lifetime of the baby. And you can be a dedicated parent, and still take breaks to take care of yourself. Tsk tsk tsk.

Well, pre-nursing program, it was A&P, of course! It was also by far the most enjoyable and engaging, though. I formed a study group on day 1 and committed to studying with them after every class day, and I plan to do that when I start nursing school next week! I've already reserved a study room at our school library. I also made time every single day to study on my own. I approached notes in triplicate: I looked over the notes/powerpoints that the professor provided; I had frantically-written notes in a small notebook during class times for the harder concepts, important details, or things to help me remember specific things; and after class, I wrote very neat, color-coded notes in a larger notebook. I still have those notes, and I am still able to refer back to them. A&P taught me a lot about how to study! :)

That's old gender roles for ya. Women can't be strong/logical, and men can't be caring/non-violent. It's wrong, and every day we must wage war against those ideas. :)

But as a nurse, she will not be allowed to just do whatever she thinks is best for patients in terms of injecting them with urine instead of vaccines. She will have to follow the standard of care. Don't worry about it. In fact, don't even think about it! :)

Are doctors really in that much of a bubble so that they don't even think about these possibilities? I've heard of them being aloof and all, but I've always thought (read: hoped) that most of that is exaggerated...

Politics aside, I really do like that people--especially children--with pre-existing conditions can get coverage now. From a logical and compassionate point of view, it seems like a no-brainer...from a political and economic view, maybe not, but I support more care for patients that actually need it.

RN-strong! Bless you for all your hard work and dedication.

? Good to hear. Gives me hope.

This is excellent information. Hopefully hospitals and schools will take notice of studies like these. Circadian rhythms are not to be trifled with, and disruption has very real and significant effects.

I've been lurking for months. Finally joined. I'll be in the morning schedule at Cy-Fair. I absolutely agree with Warren--this has been a headache-inducing, dramatic journey, and we're not even at Day 1. My brand new big headache is that I apparently did not get an e-mail from the Cy-Fair department that includes a list of required supplies and our first reading assignment. I e-mailed them last night saying I did not have it, and the only reply I've had is that I "should have received it". Well, I didn't, so that's not helpful. Still haven't, in fact. Could someone in the Cy-Fair program please message me the content of that e-mail? I would really like to know what I have to buy, and what is optional, because I don't exactly have excess cash lying around.