The Irony of Nursing

My thoughts on respect and support within this profession. Wrote about personal experiences and shared thoughts among other colleagues. Please add your input. Dying to hear some thoughts on this. We cannot demand for respect if we do not respect one another.
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Dealing with well-meaning but stupid questions?

"Have you thought about being a physician instead? You can do it if you really want to!" ... "Why are you settling for nursing?"

Has anybody else encountered this? What do you say?
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Confused about how to become a nurse

I am confused and hope you can provide some clarity for me. I want to become a nurse with a BSN but dont know exactly what to do. I live in the Bay Area in California and I just graduated high. I am currently taking a summer class at De Anza College. I thought it would be simple; take the courses listed on assist.org and GE courses and then transfer to a 4 year university. But now I'm find in out about waitlists ... I've read about people being on waitlists for years. I've also heard that private nursing schools don't have waitlists, is this true?
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Denial of financial aid for previous associates degree

I have worked my tail off to be accepted into the Practical Nursing program. I got a letter in the mail yesterday saying that I am ineligible for financial aid due to already having an Associates degree. I wanted to see if anyone had this problem. Did you appeal? Did you win?
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Why should I become a CNA before nursing school?

You need to give yourself the peace of knowing that you're going to like what you'll be doing for the rest of your life before you jump into something so important and specialized. If I had not obtained my CNA license before school, the nervousness of not knowing...
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BSN programs are harder than ADN

I have friends who are both in traditional ADN and BSN nursing programs. The question came up about "which program is harder". As I told my friends who are in ADN programs I just feel that BSN programs are harder. Does anyone else feel this way?
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Notes: Laptop, Tablet, or Paper?

What do you prefer for note taking? I have been using my tablet for my past college classes, but was considering going back to a notebook and pen. What is your experience with them in nursing school, and what do you prefer?
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TORCH complex

I am currently working on a project about the TORCH complex and I am finding conflicting information on what it exactly is. Does anyone know the definition of the TORCH of if it is a diagnostic testing? When it is used, the clinical manifestations as well as gestational age?
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[Toon] Acronyms: Where's the COW?

Ok so as nursing students we learn many different acronyms. Which one has gotten you into trouble? I know when working at a religious based hospital we were not allowed to use. SOB we had to say shortness of breath. And of course you never want to ask "where's the COW?" even when you mean computer on wheels.
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Textbook Question

Have any of you used (or wished you hadn't gotten rid of) your textbooks from your prereq classes to help with your nursing classes?
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