TuesdaysChild

What's your personality (any: MBTI, Big 5, StrengthsFinder) and how do you see your personality interfacing with nurse culture some day? For MBTI I would be an ENFP. Big 5, top characteristic is Openness. StrengthsFinder, top two traits are Adapta...

How lean are you willing to live? Whatever you do, you can make a much bigger dent in your loans if you cut out all the crap that we apparently seem to need in the U.S. and start making double or triple payments on your loans. If you already have a b...

That qualifier does change the perspective a bit, but I'm perhaps influenced by my own experiences as well. When my father passed away last year, he was taken into the emergency room three days before and they initiated life-saving procedures that e...

Not sure if you're still reading this (or if this is a joke), but the reason I asked if you were actually in a nursing program is that I have a hunch that you're not yet in one. There are people in nursing who aren't partial to the bedside because p...

Yikes! You do know 90 year olds are still capable of contributing to society, right? They are also perfectly capable of enjoying life, friends, and family. I'm glad you're not making the decisions around here...

Are you already in a nursing program or still working on pre-requisites to apply for admission? Is the above suggestions from your nursing instructors?

I feel bad for people who are negative to the point of toxicity. Every situation is dynamic, and nothing happens in a vaccuum. When a negative person makes us in turn feel negative about them, we only see the negativity flowing out of them. But of...

It sounds like you drew the short end of the syringe! I think a lot of nurses would feel that being part of the political process goes hand in hand with advocacy. However, it seems you've been assigned to the opposition. On the plus side, oftenti...

If you live in Frisco you could look into TWU in Denton. It's not online of course, but I think they do clinicals on Saturdays. You'll have to confirm that because I haven't looked it up in a while.

November avian flu again, eh, Mr. Gobbles?

Sir, I'm not trying to upset you, and if I have, I apologize for that (also for comparing you to my 3yo neice. That was uncalled for). Before it goes too far afield, the whole point is that concerns like the original poster has about discrimination...

It's like..... it's like I'm talking to my neice (she's 3, by the way). I can calmly state a simple fact (you can't play with the scissors because you're not old enough to use them) and she just throws herself on the floor and says I'm being mean. T...

*sidesteps the playground taunts* I'm speaking from a legal perspective from years of experience in equal employment opportunity law. I have an actual rational basis for what I'm saying. You are just on a bender. A "protected class" is a legal desi...

I only know what I don't want, which is L&D, nursery/nicu, postpartum (anything to do with babies really). Not a problem since a lot of people want those anyway. Other than that, the world is a playground!

Man that would really get my goad! That's a perfect example of cases I've seen. It's opened my eyes to things that really do happen on the job. Ten years ago I was ready to listen with all my eye rolls ready, but I was proven wrong time and again....

I'm going back to college for BSN at 35 after deciding I can't continue working a job I hate any longer. I have to say, I'm a much better student now than the first time I went to college. I have a better work ethic, better common sense, better com...

As someone who has worked on many EEOC employment cases, I can say there's clear evidence of "isms" out in the workforce giving some an unfair advantage over others (ageism, sexism, racism, nepotism, etc). It's definitely true that some people are ju...

Bio, Chem II, a couple of Spanish classes and Formal Logic

Ah, I assumed you were at a university because they have a bachelor's program. As far as ASN v BSN, I probably depends more on where you are and what kind of placement you want out of school. I see ASNs posting on here in the nurses section all the t...

Is there a community college in the area where you can take just that one class in the summer while you are taking the rest at your current school? I see university students all the time who are just taking one or two classes at CC concurrent with t...

Haha! I put the "day" in day planner. I buy one with the best of intentions, perfectly plan out a whole day.... and then never open it up again *shrugs*

Your class syllabus should have the "last date to drop" date listed on it. I would go look that up now so you know exactly how long you have to decide. Chem is a core science requirement that a lot of nursing schools will look at separate from your...

Is it too late to drop the class and get a withdraw? If so, that might not be a bad option. I'm not in the habit of dropping classes, but you have three difficult classes going on at once and it might be a bit much. You might do better at Chem if ...

Eh, I tend to disagree. I'm a much better student now than I was 15 years ago. I'm more confident in my abilities, communicate with faculty better, and have an established work ethic. Plus I don't spend half my mental capacity on silliness (only a...

I agree with Ruby Vee about talking to your spiritual leaders. I am Protestant Christian so we do not have the same kind of requirements, but I had a good friend who was Orthodox Jewish and I recall that in situations where someone needed help they ...