Robin61970

On an off note of the thread......Take this Job and shove it.....this is a wonderful one and so is Johnny Paycheck who regrettably died a few days back....Monday I think.....He won't be forgotten.....

Have to agree with Mandy on this one........I forgot a couple of things on mine, but it worked out.....

I just started 10 days ago and we are all so unsure of ourselves.....they are throwing so much info at us....we are all terrified. When I have a good moment I'll let you know!

Housework AND school????? Those two things don't even begin to coexist,LOL! I have let alot of things go to get the grades....now when I become a nurse.....I want a maid,LOL!

Where I live you can apply for a "scholarship"(they give you so much a semester for tuition and books...you work for them for so long or pay back)...one hospital offers 1250 a semester and another 1000 a semester......I will be applying for one of them as soon as I get that acceptance letter(provided I get in)...have to do all the paperwork and everything first(applying for January)...call the hospitals and ask!

Actually kids who wear hair spray and gels are less laikely to get head lice. The lice like a clean hair follicle to attach to or so my nurse said at the doctor's office. There are many home remedies...hairdresser I know says to use 1/3 cup dawn 1/3 cup vinegar.....it worked for a friend, but who knows? Also Teatree oil shampoo has an odor they supposedly don't like....

Send emails to TLC complaining about the lack of a show portraying nurses......we could all do it!!!!!!

I'm sorry I had to comment on this thread.......when my son was born he was intolerant to almost every formaula...he threw up blood right before discharge and I called the nurse.....boy did they move quick. He went to the NICU for 5 days until they could find a formula for him...he had to have an IV in his scalp and all. Of course they discharged me and told me to go home??? HA!! I moved into the waiting room for all of 6 hours until those NICU nurses put me in a family room so that I could be close to him.....they were wonderful to me and because I wanted to be a part of it let me do as much as I could with him....which helped them out as well.....they had many babies to care for.....I thank God for the ones I had! Those people are full of crap.......blow them off!

Shannon, At least you have tried again......I am proud of you for doing that and not letting him keep you from school. If he wasn't supportive of you now in school then it probably would have gotten worse later when you started working.....As to his rushed marriage....(((HUGS)))....I wish I knew what to say.....you can do better.....you are better off.......he isn't worth it....all the standard things that a person can say when this stuff happens, but deep down it is how you feel that makes a difference. Its similar to when someone dies.....you can say all the things that are suppossed to be said, but it really doesn't help that much. I wish things had worked out perfectly for you, but since they haven't I can just say I'm sorry and hope that you will push on and show him what you are made of! MAybe you will get a chance to be his nurse someday.....maybe even get to do a really painful procedure on him! LOL.......Keep us informed and email if you [email protected]

They used to have those at our local hospital, but they have been taken down in the last six months or so.......in fact the nurses have cell phones they carry with them all the time. They get them when they come on and turn them in at the end of shift.....I thought that was interesting.........

I've read so much "research" and "reviews" that my eyes are crossing.....how in the world do you pick out one of these silly things? I'm gonna email my uncle for sure,lol.

I plan on buying one of these with my income tax even though i will not be an actual "nursing student" until August. I have been bookmarking all these sites though and I have been trying to research PDA's the last month or so....luckily I have an Uncle with an online electronics store and I am hoping to get a good deal,lol.....thanks for the input!!!!

When I was 18 years old i joined the military and while I was in boot camp they diagnosed my grandmother as having lung cancer. My grandmother and I were very close(my mom had me at 17 and I lived with my grandparents most of my life off and on). I got pregnant and my grandmother told me she would live to see my baby. I brought him home in June and she died in July. I did not attend my grandmothers funeral because to me that was not my grandma....it looked nothing like her and that is not how I wanted to remember her. I was devastated though. I cried for about two weeks straight....couldn't sleep...very depressed. It was the first time I had ever had anyone close to me die. One night I woke up and I saw my grandmother standing at the end of my bed. She looked so beautiful....she had this light behind her and she was wearing this pink dress with red and purple flowers on it. I remember this vividly......she looked at me and said, " Sister(that was what she called me) don't cry for me anymore. I am in a better place and I don't hurt anymore. It's okay." I woke up the next morning and felt like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders....I didn't think about my "dream" for a few years after that. About three years later, my mom, sister and I were going through some of my grandparents things and talking about them. I told the story of my "dream" to my sister.....i didn't realize my mom was behind me until I heard her crying......she looked at me and said, " Robin, your grandma was buried in a pink dress with purple and red flowers on it....." I knew then that my grandmother came to see me because she worried about me.....it was wonderful. On the same note......my mother lived in the house that my grandparents owned for 25 years and after my grandpa passed on we knew he was still there watching everyone.......he had a distinct walk(due to a stroke) and you could hear him walking the house at night......and his radio that he listened to would come on(always tuned to a ballgame) or the TV always on a cardinals game........ Those are my stories............

YES!!!!!!!!! Thought about doing the same, but thought I could muddle through......rethinking that.......

I wanted to make a comment in reference to someone elses post about the immaculate house and perfect grades. I decided when I started that I could take 3 classes(in summer), take care of the 4 kids all day and do classes at night......keep a perfect house and keep a 4.0..........after 3 weeks I thought I had lost my mind.....It was a big let down to realize I was not superwoman and that I would have to adjust. My ex-mother-in-law told me before I started that you just have to let the house go.....it can't be perfect. I have a hard time with that and have done it to an extent, but it still bugs me. My mother-in-law(the present one) believes in everything being PERFECT........I mean the children aren't allowed to touch the wall when walking upstairs because it might leave a smudge perfect. She throws a fit whenever she comes to our house and it irritates me!! One day I told her so hire a maid for me if you don't like it.......it is hard. I have also gone on anti depressants to help......I've noticed alot of people here have done the same. I have carried a 4.0 until now and now I have 2 B'S......it's not the end of the world......only need a 2.5 to get in so i will just muddle on. Shannon........you are going to do fine.............you will have a wonderful Birthday.......oh on top of every thing else.....I'm a psychic,lol. Laughter makes us all feel better........take care.........al of you