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  1. What's to complain about?

    Your employment is a private contract between you and your employer. No one forced you to become a nurse or take this job. So on the one hand, if you're not happy with what you're making, you should do something else. On the other hand - I agree gend...
  2. I failed my preemployment drug test :/ what now...?

    Used to work in a drug testing lab. Because THC is stored in fat cells it can vary WIDELY from person to person when it comes to how long it takes the drug to leave your body. I am jumping on the "wait at least another month" bandwagon. I also think ...
  3. Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    I had a reduction and found some of my old bras in the garage. Long story short, I now actually have a photo of my husband wearing one of the cups as a hat. (40G, and I'm so very glad they're smaller now.)
  4. Eliminating the Stigma Associated with Mental Health Nursing

    Loved this article. I'm not quite in nursing school yet but my intention is to go into mental health and ultimately become a PMHNP. Thanks for writing this.
  5. Cannabis, the cure all?

    It took me a couple months to connect the dots that my panic attacks were triggered by smoking. (Probably would have been quicker on the draw of I weren't stotally toned all the time.) In that time I smoked a lot of weed from a lot of different sourc...
  6. In other words: I want to be a chef, but I want to delegate the shopping, chopping, mixing, stirring, and seasoning to the under-chefs. In other words, I basically want to wear a white hat and take things out of the oven. Oh, and design the menu. Bec...
  7. Cannabis, the cure all?

    When I lived in San Francisco there was this old guy with dreadlocks who used to ride buses around all day singing about how eating pot would make all your problems go away. He was delightful. Would that he were right... There is obviously some inter...
  8. Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    This is a very eye-opening post for me. I'm but a lowly pre-nursing student, and Idk if I have a warped outsider's view of nursing, but I'm kind of shocked at the idea that coming in late, looking at cell phones while you should be working, or not pu...
  9. Foot in mouth, now a social pariah

    Many of us have been there, in one way or another. My advice is apologize to the two people, but don't grovel. Then move on, with confidence. Don't let the blow to your self-confidence show. If one of your coworkers is negative toward you to the po...
  10. I agree that you need to take a deep breath and have some perspective. I'm 35 and starting pre-reqs. If I'm LUCKY I'll graduate at 38 with an ASN. My mom is starting pre-reqs and she's 54! Twenty-two is very young and there's no need for you to be f...
  11. I have problems with anxiety too but they are not "crippling" (anymore) and if they were I wouldn't be pursuing nursing school. My anxiety is more internally focused though (health anxiety/hypochondria) and I have it well under control. I don't have...
  12. What did you take Anatomy with

    I'm taking A&P 1 this summer in a 5 week course and I'm dreading it. It's my only class that semester (obviously!) but it's 5 hours a day 4 days a week and I work 30 hrs/week so I know it will be super intense. I'm taking A&P 2 in the Fall wi...
  13. AWD vehicle for nurses

    I think this is a really good idea and I'm glad you brought it up b/c it's something I'll consider for myself later. Like you I'm working on pre-reqs and hoping to be in a program Fall 2016. My husband has a 4WD vehicle and he's able to get places wh...
  14. So Sick Of This Nurses Eat The Young Crap

    I am only a lowly pre-nursing student but I've been in the workforce for almost 20 years and I have to say this is something I see more and more of everywhere: young people with little to no experience who are lazy, entitled, and will do ANYTHING to ...
  15. Concerns, asked to resign, etc.

    This thread has been interesting and helpful for me. I'm a pre-nursing student who really wants to go into psych. I'm a "non-traditional" student (35 now, will be 38 when I graduate, if all goes well). I have a few years experience in high-paced, st...
  16. Collin College Fall 2015 ADN

    I'm working on pre-reqs at Collin and planning to apply in January for Fall 2016. I just wanted to say congrats and good luck to all of you. Reading this thread has made me feel so excited for y'all. I hope I'm on a thread just like this next year ge...
  17. A&P in a 5 week accelerated course?

    Hey guys! I have to finish my pre-reqs this coming fall in order to apply in January for the ADN program starting Fall of 2016. The only way I can do this is by taking Biology in a 5 week summer 1 course, followed by A&P in a 5 week summer 2 cou...
  18. Thanks for posting this, OP, as it's been great reading all these knowledgeable and thoughtful responses. I'm hoping to go into psych nursing as well. And I have a somewhat recent history (late teens to 20s) of depression and anxiety. I have noticed ...
  19. Help! I look young!

    I'm 35 but I look about 10 years younger. This is not a bad thing and I know in 10 years I'll be really happy about it (if it persists). I work in an industry right now (live music) where it doesn't matter so much but I can see how it must be difficu...
  20. Was my professor out of line?

    The Catholic thing would have seriously ticked me off.
  21. I'm just now taking pre-reqs and applying for nursing school later this year, but I'll chime in b/c I've had to make the same decision of whether or not to start a second career. I do not have a degree, though, so for me it's a little different. I've...
  22. If you wear Danskos.... How often do you replace shoes?

    I'm not a nurse or even student yet but this info might be helpful. I worked in retail for a long time and I have plantars fasciitis, AND I'm a runner. So my feet need TLC. If you're unhappy with the quality of Danskos since the manufacturer changed,...