Heloisea3

Heloisea3

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  1. discouraged on getting own insurance?

    Heloisea3 replied to mommy2BCD's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, you should get your own insurance. I am not a nurse yet, but I used to carry my own insurance when I was teaching school even thought the school district carried insurance for us as...

  2. Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

    Heloisea3 replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    More devil's advocate..... Wouldn't the FDA be responsible for deciding whether it is safe for consumption? Would they be liable for the consequences as well? Would they evaluate the hospital for safe...

  3. Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

    Heloisea3 replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    By starting the thread, I wasn't trying to bash the practice. Yes, there is an "ew" factor in it for me, but I question the safety of the practice. For some reason, the first thing I thought of when I...

  4. Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

    Heloisea3 replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't be shocked or disgusted by anyone wanting to bury their placenta. I can understand why some cultures do this, but to eat it is something entirely different. To me it would be on the same...

  5. Professor opinions needed for TCC

    Heloisea3 replied to txmommyof3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have not taken any classes at the NW campus, but I highly recommend the professors I have taken at the NE campus and the SE campus. Microbiology - Matthai at the NE campus. He is awesome! He is...

  6. Please I need help with statistic, I am sad

    Heloisea3 replied to Polska's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't worry! You will be fine. I took both Statistics and College Algebra in the Spring Semester. I am horrible at math, and I have always struggled with it. I had not had any type of college level...

  7. illegal immigrant nurse

    Heloisea3 replied to Cristhian1986's topic in General Students

    I agree with the others who suggest that you contact an immigration lawyer as soon as possible. A student at my school was in a similar situation, and she was arrested by Homeland Security for...

  8. Will this be too hard??

    Heloisea3 replied to seek1kees's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think this is very doable if your are only working two days and you are taking the classes during a regular semester. My only advice would be to schedule your classes carefully. Make sure that...

  9. Unprofessional Behavior

    Heloisea3 replied to peds4now's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I encountered similar problems with unprofessional behavior when I was teaching school. My husband is a teacher and this is apparent to him as well. I think it is because both fields are kind of...

  10. Anybody Tarleton State??

    Heloisea3 replied to bbsmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know much about Tarleton's nursing program, but I wish you a lot of luck. I like Tarleton. I used to live in Stephenville. I took the Education classes for my teacher certification at...

  11. Oldest pregnant patient you have seen?

    Heloisea3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is the oldest and youngest new mother you have seen? How old do you feel is too old to have children? Just curious after reading about the woman who just delivered at 60 years of

  12. Help Me! I'm trying to quit smoking!!!!

    Heloisea3 replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    I understand how you feel. I used to smoke 2 packs a day and tried everything to quit, including hypnosis, the VA's smoking cessation program, the patch, and everything else. The worst part about it,...

  13. Just wanted to share---- Essay winner "Why Nursing"

    Heloisea3 replied to royr's topic in General Nursing

    That was beautiful, Roy! I'm so glad that you shared it with us. What a blessing to be able to make a difference in someone's life, regardless of how big or small the difference is. I hope that I...

  14. Advanced Math Classes....Beyond College Algebra!

    Heloisea3 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have not taken any math beyond Statistics and College Algebra, so I am curious, and somewhat ignorant, about advanced classes such as Trigonometry and Calculus. How do they compare to College...

  15. How many got accepted.....

    Heloisea3 replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    47% ?????? Dear Lord!! I would think that you could read a Cherry Ames novel and come out doing better than that!! That's absolutely crazy. As much as I love Catholic schools, I would say HAUL A$$...

  16. Statistics

    Heloisea3 replied to JaxiaKiley's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I finished College Algebra and Statistics both in the spring, and I thought the Statistics wasn't near as bad as I thought it would be. I actually enjoyed it. I was nervous about taking all of that...

  17. School just added TEAS test to requirements...........how hard and.....

    Heloisea3 replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't worry about this test! Just get the study guide and study it for a few days, and you will be good to go. It really isn't that

  18. Husband wants to try nursing at 44

    Heloisea3 replied to mstigerlily's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think this is a great example for your children! It shows them that life is full of possibilities and that you can pursue new goals no matter how old you are. I also believe that when you take care...

  19. Information about Parvovirus

    Heloisea3 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I found the following information about the parvovirus on the cdc web site. I think you will find your answer here. Hope your hubby gets better soon....

  20. Second-career? what was the first?

    Heloisea3 replied to goldie66's topic in General Nursing

    I was a teacher. Me too. How was the transition for you? Well, I will be starting the nursing program in August, so I will let you know more once I have actually started. Right now, I am excited...

  21. big bad nursing myths busted

    Heloisea3 replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet, but starting nursing school in the fall. These are things that I have heard from others: *NICU nurses are snotty and cliquish *VA nurses only work at the VA because they know...

  22. Anyone with knowledge of Hoodia?

    Heloisea3 replied to ETNGuy's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a special on Hoodia on 20/20 or 60 Minutes (can't recall which one) about 2 years ago. A tribe in Africa uses this plant to suppress their appetite when they have limited food available to...

  23. Second-career? what was the first?

    Heloisea3 replied to goldie66's topic in General Nursing

    I was a

  24. Oldest pregnant patient you have seen?

    Heloisea3 replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    How sad for some of these young girls. I'm not a nurse yet, but I used to teach school, and my first year teaching, I had a student who got pregnant by her mom's boyfriend. She was in the 7th grade....

  25. Nerve Conduction Studies

    Heloisea3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today, I had a nerve conduction study. It was nothing like I thought it would be. For some reason, I was expecting something similar to accupuncture. However, I was stuck 7 times in my left arm with...