jaxmom63

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1. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   jaxmom63 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   It was not physically impossible, I saw the wheal when she got done. He was not paying attention. I have not had to give a tb test yet and couldn't remember how many cc's it was. This happened 4...

2. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   jaxmom63 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   Before starting Nursing School, I worked in a Nephrologist office as a secretary. He let 2 nurses go and hired MA's to save money. Time came for this doc to get his yearly TB test. The MA used an...

3. Gray's Anatomy

   jaxmom63 replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

   I also love the show. I notice that a lot of times we seem to take this stuff way to personally. Maybe you should just accept it as what it is. Fiction. And some of that stuff does go on in real...

4. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

   jaxmom63 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

   Hello. My name is Emmy. I am a 42 year old single mom of a 16 year old rock guitar player. I have had a wonderful time this semester studying to the smooth sounds of Def Leppard, Jimi Hendrix and...

5. What is the complaint with nursing salaries?

   jaxmom63 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   I am so glad someone finally asked this question. I worked as a CNA for 8 years, then worked in a Dr.'s office as a secretary until I got laid off. I love the medical field and especially patient...

6. RN's vs. Students @ clinicals

   jaxmom63 replied to NJNursing's topic in General Students

   I have done clinicals at the same hospital for all 7 semesters, (going into my 8th and last in January, woo woo), and the staff have all been great to us. They know they are a teaching hospital, and...

7. Nurses need to stick together instead of EAT THEIR YOUNG!!!

   jaxmom63 replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I am currently in my last semester of RN school. Last week, I was having a very, VERY, difficult time. I was able to post a little of this in a thread and received several encouraging PM's from...

8. Beyond bad credit-struck by lightening twice

   jaxmom63 replied to august_snow's topic in General Nursing

   Bad credit will not effect getting a job or going to college unless you try to get a loan to pay for school. My ex-husband had to have everything we owned when we got divorced in 2004. He took the...

9. help really need please...

   jaxmom63 replied to nurse_0501's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   If you could find something that is a problem in your immediate area, that would help. VickiRn is right about smoking. There is huge amounts of info on the internet. I would try to think of...

10. Human Growth and Development Course

    jaxmom63 replied to kayel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Remember everything they teach you about Maslow and Erickson. I am in my last semester of RN and we are still being tested on that

11. Living expenses?

    jaxmom63 replied to wannabe2007's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You may want to check a little closer on your eleven year old being the responsible party. Some states require children left alone to be as old as 12. There is a program in most states called...

12. sister baby was just diagnosed with downs

    jaxmom63 replied to gthurma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If I may speak from personal experience. I have a sister with Downs. She is a year older than myself. I am 7 out of 10 children. When we were younger, my mom told us that God only blessed special...

13. Feeling Overwhelmed!

    jaxmom63 replied to Canadian_Girl's topic in General Students

    Overwhelmed is not a strong enough word. In my 7th of 8 semesters and feel like dropping out. Tried to post a thread asking for encouragement, had technical difficulties. Went to chat, no one would...

14. LPN to RN student forum

    jaxmom63 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    I tried to post this as a thread, but it said I didn't have enough characters?????? Anyway, I am LPN to RN, going into my last semester and I am so tired of school, teachers, classmates, books,...

15. Anyone wearing team logo scrubs?

    jaxmom63 replied to Celiabs's topic in General Nursing

    but I don't see anything wrong with scrubs starting jsut below my belly button. (quote by Still Riding) I don't think there is anything wrong with it either, as long as your top doesn't stop above...