cherryelle07

Great article. I remember my SIL going through something similar with both her sons. Her oldest was an emergency C-section and while she tried to breastfeed, she gave up quickly when she wasn't producing enough milk. She felt pretty bad about it and ...

I use to think my pee hole was my baby hole. But I was a child and my grandmother and mother kindly set me straight when I got my first period at 10 years old. I had my first gynecology appointment around then as well, because my first periods were p...

Sounds like a pretty emotionally draining environment to live in. I echo the advice on moving out. Sometimes, it's not the job. Sometimes its the living situation. I'm sure your parents love you, but sometimes you just need some distance. Same thing ...

I think you shouldn't worry. Your record speaks for itself. The facts speak for itself. Those questions on those applications are there to weed out the people who were found guilty. Putting yes just makes them look further into the matter and when th...

From what I understand Trump wants to focus on the cost of health care and not so much the insurance companies. He wants to create more price transparency with providers to give the consumer more power and financial awareness when making healthcare d...

I currently work as a PCT at a retail clinic where I will continue to work as I start nursing school. I will most likely go PRN and work when I have the free time.

I recently had this issue. I would agree with previous posters. Just let it go. Sometimes I have to remind myself how stressful my superior's job must be with a lot of the things they personally have to deal with when it comes to cooperate expectatio...

My boyfriend is TERRIFIED of taking pills. He swears he's going to choke. He will suffer through a migraine for hours or pull a muscle at work and ignore it for days. I've bought him the chewable ibuprofens for kids, but he still won't take them. HTN...

While I think its a great idea to provide a on-call house to nursing staff, they have a responsibility to either provide a safe, clean place to stay or reimburse you for a certain percentage for alternative accommodations. I assume by providing these...

I think in certain areas there are. Think rural, border towns, lower income areas, LTC, etc. The less then glamorous facilities and areas. We will see where the job market is where I live when I graduate. I worry slightly, because I'm not in a positi...

I work in a retail clinic in a grocery store, so I a lot of times don't have a choice. We don't have a locker room to change in and the bathrooms are always disgusting, because the public doesn't know how to use the bathroom without making a mess. Th...

ADNs are still hired in my area, but most are asked to sign a contract agreeing to earn a BSN within 5 years of their hire date. Luckily, I currently work in a position where once I get my ADN I can transition fairly easily into an RN role. I'm a PCT...

Personally I would consider nursing a blend of all 3 blue, white, and pink. Nursing combines aspects of all 3 if you think about it. Nursing is definitely physical if you work bedside, but it can also be white collar as all RNs are educated workers a...

I had a FNP who is also nursing educator tell me her first nursing job after her BSN started at about $23 an hour in our area which for her was about 5-6 years ago. So that's what I expect to start at or around when I graduate.

Wikipedia describes blue collar workers as people who work in unskilled professions that involve physical trades such as construction, HVAC, plumbing, etc. Nursing is considered pink collar since its more service industry based.

I think it would be a great idea if done correctly. I remember when my old church when I lived in Texas held a camp for children in the community and a lady who was an RN volunteered to be a "camp nurse" during the event. She oversaw the medications ...

Our clinic is located in a particularly affluent suburb. Most of the people who live here work for Fortune 500s, doctors, lawyers, etc. But we see people from all walks of life. We are kind of at the edge of town, so we see a lot of people who live i...

Go for it. My former neighbor went to nursing school in her 40s and ended up working for the health department giving immunizations and educating people about public health. Here kids were grown and still living at home, but were contributing. Two ou...

I've seen some, but they're mostly advanced practice nurses with spouses who too make a similar salary to them. They're all younger with no children yet, so they have cash to burn. Which doesn't bug me, we're all young once and I think it's nice to ...

I currently work a 3/4 rotation with my FNP. 3 twelves one week and 2 twelves, an eight, and six the next week. Alternating weekends. I like it, but I think I would prefer just 3 twelves a week, but our company requires alternating weekends. Apparent...

^ Agree with this. Although I will financial social class DOES affect what you were exposed to growing up. Once you are an adult, it becomes your responsibility to culture yourself. With that said, I was exposed to a lot more then most people I grew ...

I find this topic interesting. My cousin grew up upper class and she's getting ready to start nursing school once she finished her Psychology Degree. I remember her first car being a little BMW convertible and carrying around designer purses. She's a...

I will interestingly enough that I felt like I was raised in both social classes. Going from my mom's house where we often had generic store brand food to my grandparents who had the more expensive name brand stuff was interesting. I think having tha...

At the moment, I consider me and my partner lower middle class or firmly middle class. With both our incomes, we roughly make about $50K to $60K. That will definitely go up in the next few years once I get my license. I personally grew up lower class...

Originally she did not agree with it. He got laid off and promised for 3 years to get a job before he decided on nursing school. She does not "regret" it. In fact, I believe she is incredibly happy for him and probably relieved that he did get such a...