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1. Make a plan. Commit to a certain amount of study time each day. Be realistic about it. If you are also working part-time and have a family it probably isn’t possible for you to study 5 hours a day. Track all of your projects and deadlines and keep a project calendar that is easily [...]
What’s my motivation? Do you simply want a stable and high paying job? Do you want to help others? It’s important to define your motivation for working in the healthcare industry before forking out cash and jumping into college pre-requisite courses. Sit down and make a list on what it is about healthcare that attracts [...]
We all know scrubs have come a long way in recent years, thank goodness! I am a huge fan of Grey’s Anatomy scrubs! The material is well made, soft and has a bit of stretch to it. Their tops come in a variety of sizes and colors. My Grey’s tops have not faded very much [...]
In the next few posts we’ll will be talking about how you can become a competitive nursing school candidate. We’ve all heard how hard it is to get into nursing school. In fact, in 2010 over 50,000 applicants applying to 550 baccalaureate programs were turned down! That is insane! We’d like to give our readers [...]
When I studied for the exam I studied all day for a week straight. I treated it like a full time job. I’d make my coffee in the morning, have some breakfast and sit down with my note cards and do a 10 minute review and then delve in to new material. After 2 hours [...]
According to a recent article by Health.com, nursing ranks in the top 10 careers with high rates of depression. It’s no joke that being a nurse has it’s ups and downs. Helping people in need and during high stress times in their lives can take it’s toll on a nurse’s emotions. That’s why it’s so important [...]
If you’ve ever found yourself downplaying to your doctor how much you drink or smoke, you’re not alone! Believe it or not there are many subjects that people find too uncomfortable to talk about with their healthcare providers. It can be embarrassing to admit how much we drink or smoke and how little we’re actually [...]
Edie Falco – Actress best known for her role on The Sopranos, diagnosed in 2003 Melissa Etheridge – Singer, diagnosed in 2004 Gloria Steinem – Co-founder of Ms. Magazine, activist, feminest. Diagnosed in 1986 K ate Jackson – Actress and Charlie’s Angel, diagnosed in 1987 Rue McClanahan – Actress, diagnosed 1997 Cheryl Crow – Singer, diagnosed [...]
As an RN working 40+ hours a week, I feel some level of stress every day as I run like mad to take care of my patients and keep a positive attitude. For me finding the balance between work and private life often creates even more unwanted tension. Every week I struggle to balance between work deadlines, commuting, running errands, family obligations, cooking [...]
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