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  1. The Perils of White Pants

    MB37 replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    Most nurses understand. My cycle has no regularity to it, so I wore some type of pad every single time I wore white pants just in case. I also can be really heavy, and one day at school (we had to...

  2. Venting about classmates with families...

    MB37 replied to moncj66's topic in General Students

    I have never thought it could possibly be easy to go to NS with a job and kids at home. However, it's also not easy without kids. We all have responsibilities outside of school, even the ones who...

  3. When the professor hates you WWYD (please help)

    MB37 replied to DesertRain's topic in General Students

    Another thought, if you can't sit closer for whatever reason. If you do go talk to the DON (which isn't a bad idea, just don't be accusatory), say that you want to talk about what you were told was...

  4. Disgusted With School

    MB37 replied to Knok_Turn_Al's topic in General Students

    I have a BSN, and ours were usually about 20 pages. They actually got a little shorter as we went through the program. In Fundamentals, they had us spell out everything from our interview, including,...

  5. Which US schools have less competition for entry?

    MB37 replied to dreamon's topic in General Students

    Are you looking for no waiting list, or for schools that will let you in with a non-stellar GPA? Most BSN programs don't have wait lists - but if your grades aren't outstanding it may take you some...

  6. Tall thin woman - what brand?

    MB37 replied to MB37's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Was unaware of the sizing thing, sorry. I know absolutely nothing about clothes or fashion. Anyways, I went to a uniform store yesterday. My only option, as usual, was Cherokee. Just like the other...

  7. Tall thin woman - what brand?

    MB37 replied to MB37's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Gotcha, thanks! Most of my pants actually say, "7/8," so I'm not sure what style they are. I'm not the most clothing conscious person out there...Anyone else have suggestions for really tall women who...

  8. Tall thin woman - what brand?

    MB37 replied to MB37's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    What do you mean by "junior build"? Does it mean tall/slim in some parts of the country? I haven't heard that term before...I know the juniors section of department stores, but I'll be 30 this year so...

  9. Tampa scrub stores

    MB37 replied to MB37's topic in Florida Nursing

    Found that one online AFTER I got home, didn't want to venture back out in rush hour traffic, especially without a recommendation. I'll try there tomorrow, it's kind of on my way home! Any other...

  10. LONG scrub pants

    MB37 replied to fit2nurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Cherokee's tall scrubs are 34" inseam - I'm 6' tall and they're fine for

  11. No time for being sick . . . .

    MB37 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Yeah, second that opinion. Unless you have an exam next week and haven't finished the reading...I would curl up on the couch, drug myself up, drink hot tea, and eat chicken soup. Do you have any busy...

  12. Freaking out over NCLEX test results

    MB37 replied to abbynurse28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yep, it's business hours. That's why I took mine on a Tuesday, didn't want to wait any longer than necessary! Good

  13. MMR vaccination and autism

    MB37 replied to vadee's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, as soon as I read the peer-reviewed articles in respected journals showing a causal link between vaccines and autism - or anything else besides a sore arm and mild flu symptoms - I'll be first in...

  14. Hep B Vaccine or not?

    MB37 replied to alyx's topic in General Nursing

    I got it, but I generally get vaccines. I don't really understand the arguments against them. I also have no allergies though, and no one in my family has ever had even a minor reaction to any...

  15. WANTED: smokers and smokers that have successfully quit!

    MB37 replied to annful24's topic in General Nursing

    1. How long have you been a smoker? Started at 16, now I'm 29, so 13 years. 2. How often and how much to you generally smoke cigarettes? It varies - I can go a day or two without smoking, then I'll be...

  16. Legal/Ethical staff issues

    MB37 replied to NewEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think any of it's illegal, unfortunately, and it's only unethical in that it's poor treatment of staff. Most hospitals don't have a clothing allowance, but it does seem like it's something I...

  17. Where to move after graduation

    MB37 replied to Jump_Nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Minneapolis is left leaning and a great city, if you can tolerate the weather! I'm not sure about the climate for new grads job wise though. Seattle is awesome as well, again if you don't mind a ton...

  18. Exam question on scabies

    MB37 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Students

    Definitely C. The child is already "suspected of" having scabies, so there's no need for the nurse to attempt to give him/her a medical diagnosis. That's the physician's job. The nurse needs to care...

  19. NP vs PA

    MB37 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah - NP doesn't require you to earn a BSN, but you do become a nurse. Even in the direct entry programs where you don't stop and earn your BSN, you will have to at some point become a registered...

  20. How to get your RN if you work a full time shift based job?

    MB37 replied to xstalkrx's topic in General Nursing

    Many community/techincal colleges also offer Paramedic-RN transition programs that I would assume work around the expected 24/48 schedule. Check your local CCs, see if they offer

  21. Can you be a nurse without working in the hospital? Please help.

    MB37 replied to Cfitz's topic in General Nursing

    Is there only one birthing center/L&D unit in town? How far away is the next hospital? Have you tried hospitals, or just a free-standing birthing center? What about postpartum units or newborn...

  22. To switch or not to switch to RN? Any feedback?

    MB37 replied to complacent's topic in General Nursing

    That's actually not a bad suggestion - I know I never looked into RT, PT, OT, or any other health care fields. Not that I would have chosen one, but it couldn't hurt to chat a few of them up when...

  23. assertion/patient advocacy please help

    MB37 replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    You'll notive in all of your clinicals that not all nurses do things by the book. When you notice an actual ERROR (for example, I caught two med errors when I was in school - one serious, one less so)...

  24. should not be a nurse if you can only work mon to fri days?

    MB37 replied to lpnurse!'s topic in General Nursing

    I think it's unrealistic to go to nursing school and expect to graduate and walk straight into a FULL TIME, 9-5, M-F, no holiday job paying well at a hospital - but that's not what you did. You knew...

  25. Have you ..developed/are developing.. close Friendships in Nursing Program?

    MB37 replied to NurseOhLa's topic in General Students

    I met a lot of people and I certainly made friends, but I guess I wouldn't say "best" friends. However, I'm a little older and I'm married, plus I don't live anywhere near school. The single folks who...