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A nurse in Ontario who smokes weed occasionally… I am not done school yet. Almost a nurse…?

Filed in The Category Ontario Nursing Schools

Hi. Just wondering I smoke a joint maybe three times a month. I am almost a nurse in Ontario. Would I not be able to get a job if I do this a couple times a month once( on my own time of course) once I finish my RPN? If so I will quit immedietly. If theres no problem then I will continue to smoke once in a blue moon.

Getting my license at 16?

Filed in The Category Colorado Nursing Schools

Getting a license in Colorado at 16 before having a permit for twelve months?
I was wondering if there were any exceptions or any ways around the stupid ‘twelve month permit’ gag order. I am 16 now, and have had my permit for nine months. My mom just started nursing school and kind of really needs me to have my license now so I can pick up my little brother from school as it is to far to walk and he is only in kindergarten. Is there really no way around it? You have to wait the last three months, even if you can already pass the drivers test and you are sixteen?

how is gsu in atlanta?

Filed in The Category Top Nursing Schools 2011

i am (15) nd in highschool im trying to get ahead on my plans for the furture..i was wondering how is the school gsu in atlanta ga??..i want to live in atlanta in the furture..i want 2 become an nurse..i was doing some research and i saw that the school has 1 of the top nursing programs in the country 2 get into..

I live in cleveland, ohio. I am trying to find a school to attend to get an associates in nursing. All the p

Filed in The Category Ohio Nursing Schools

rograms and schools have such a long wait. Is there anything I can do to speed up the process.

Do you think I will get into Nursing school with a 3.7 GPA?

Filed in The Category Nevada Nursing Schools

Its at University of Nevada Reno, and it is very competitive.

What to expect in nursing school?

Filed in The Category Private Nursing Schools

I recently had a tour at a private trade school with interest in the nursing program.

They were telling me that when you work with the “dummies” that they can have seizures, speak, go to the bathroom (smell), etc.

It caught me off guard when they said you will be video taped on a webcam and a teacher would be behind a two way mirror causing your dummy to do bizarre things, and you have to figure out what to do, and you have to talk to a dummy. They will then have you review the tape with them and they will go over what you did right/wrong.

It seems a bit nerve-wrecking, and I don’t know if I could do something like this. I’m very reserved and not that outgoing. Though I have worked with students that had similiar problems, Bathing, Changing, Seizures, Catheters, Feeding Tubes, etc..and I had no problem working close with them one on one.

I’m more curious on what you have to do with the dummies so I have more of an idea before I make a decision. What do the dummies do? Do you work alone or with a partner when you are with the dummies? In your classroom do they require a lot of public speaking in front of the class? I’ve read online that it’s mostly group projects.

I love working with people independently and I’m very caring and compassionate. Just the school seems a little intimidating, and I feel like I wouldn’t be able to handle certain situations while under the supervision of a clinical nurse.

Any info will help!

my wife has been acting strange.?

Filed in The Category DC Nursing Schools

i am army, she is a nurse, we have been married going on 7 years and we have 2 children. We just got orders to pcs (move) from ft. bliss to wash dc. I know she is a little stressed, but she just has not been acting right. I have taken her out, sat her down and we started marriage counceling about 2 weeks ago. She has been going out and not coming back. for several hours. she has friends (female she says) that she does not want me to know about. It used to be that I was totally ok with her going out as she has a lot of friends from work. Then out of no where, she began to just go out and not keep me informed on where, who or when she was coming home. It got out of hand for a few weeks then it started affecting our marriage and my trust. We went to counceling and discovered that I have a stress disorder when there is no communications, this week she started being more communicative in telling me when she would be home. The councelor told me to start giving her space as she would start to communicate more which I have been doing my best. (for whatever reason my stress and anxiety has always gotten the best of me which is the reason that I have sought help). she works 12 hours a day 3-4 days a week and because she is in her clinicals and final weeks of obtaining her RN she comes home, does a little paper work and works out a little in the late evening. Last night she left and said she would be an hour. I fell asleep and woke up an hour after she said she would be home. I was a little worried as she was not home. I called once and sent her a text. she responded a to my text a few minutes later saying she was on her way home. I didnt want to harp her as the councelor said to give her space. The only thing I said before we went to bed is that I am doing the best that I can possibly do with my stress and that I wished she would be more efficient about communications. She gave me a list of things that she did which included giving a friend a ride which she made sure that I knew was a female. I asked who the friend was and she would not tell me. she said that she doesnt feel that she has to tell me everything which kind of gives me an unsecured feeling.

To be honest, I am pretty sure she isnt messing around on me and that she is under a lot of stress when it comes to work and school, moving I have been doing the best I can about giving her her space and time alone as I can, but having a family, does not happen as much as she would like. I can tell that she is a little scared about the move and living out of a suitcase for a few weeks while we go on leave and move. She has even suggested that we move out of post housing and get our own place in an apartment and I go alone to dc and set up shop. But to be honest, if you have been in the military and had a move like this in order for the military to move your stuff for you, you have to clear transportation. they will not move our stuff if she stays here and I move alone. As bad as it sounds, i just dont think she is thinking clearly the past few weeks. I have not talked about a lot of stuff and have taken care of most all family business without her knowing only because I understand the burden that she has been having.
My questions are, why does she feel the need to not tell me who her friends are and where she is at when she goes out. I would be more suspicious if she were to hop in the shower directly after she got home, but most of the time she wakes me up to hold her. Please understand that I am recieving help with my anxiety and stress. I just wonder if these are mind games that she is playing or if it is normal for woman to feel and act this way under so much stress. Again, I have been dealing with a lot of my emotions and feelings with councelors and myself to not stress her out as much. What can I do. It would make no sense for my wife to go to marriage counceling and not want our marriage to work out. She is stressed and in turn it is stressing me out and I do not know exactly what to do, expect or anything else. please give informative responses.

I want to go into pediatric nursing?

Filed in The Category Iowa Nursing Schools

I am going to be a sophomore in high school and I’m pretty sure that i am going to want to go to college for pediatric nursing. I was wondering what the minimum GPA is that I would need to be able to get into a good school and what i would need on the SAT’s. Also what are the best schools to look into. I was thinking about Yale, U of I Chicago, or Iowa? Also would this be a good job to go into in terms of salary?

Also, I want to be a nurse in a hospital, not in like a pediatrician’s office

Alabama U or FAU!!! HELP?

Filed in The Category Alabama Nursing Schools

Hey everyone so I’m having a huge dilemma where to transfer for my sophmore year. I live up north but I am a huge southern girl. My mom lives down south so being stuck up north really kills me. I know people that go to school in both FL and AL and they seem to have so much more fun…Now, I’m not a bad student but I don’t think my grades are good enough to get into either UF or FSU because it’s supposed to be a lot harder being out of state. Therefore, I’ve been looking at Florida Atlantic which seems really nice, growing, and big. Then again, a part of me is really interested in Alabama U because it also seems big and fun. By the way I am a pre-nursing major so which do you think has a better nursing program? Any help would be great!!!