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« on: July 08, 2010, 08:13:38 PM » |
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Hey guys,
I've been away from the forum for quite some time now. I just finished my second college journey (this time in the field of nursing), have passed my state board exam, and am now a registered nurse working at a rural hospital. I've also begun teaching martial arts and Qigong at a new local gym, and have been busy just trying to keep up with the activities of my four kids.
I'd like to extend a HUGE thanks to those of you who have become such active members of this little online community over the past few months... you know who you are. As a moderator, it can sometimes be difficult to just keep up with the tasks of answering questions and welcoming newcomers, and I am grateful to the solid handful of you who have done so while life recently kept me otherwise occupied.
Of course, this doesn't mean you're "off the hook" now that I'm back... keep up the great work, guys and gals! Like Matt told me when he asked me to serve as a moderator here, this is YOUR forum, YOUR community. I have learned a great deal from the wisdom you've all shared here, and thank you for that as well.
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RN, B.Sc. Health Promotion and Wellness. Public Health Nurse serving a Great Lakes Native American tribe. Husband and father. Lousy at cards, but with a fair singing voice. Good to have around when the excrement hits the rotating cooling apparatus.
"I worshipped dead men for their strength, forgetting I was strong." (Vita Sackville-West)
“I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with the potential of a superman. I'm living on.” (David Bowie)
"Man fears the beast within the wolf, because he does not understand the beast within himself." (Turtle Island Alphabet)
"Seek not only to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek the things they sought." (Basho)
"[Primal man] is of the soil... he fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings." (paraphrasing Luther Standing Bear)
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SidheDraoi
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« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2010, 03:21:00 PM » |
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I was wondering where you scampered off to! Glad to see you back!!  No worries! Everyone here is like family, we help eachother out!! speaking of nursing, I am starting my college trip towards my dream carrer (Surgical Technician) next month! I am very excited!! |
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"In War, Victory. in Peace, Vigilance. in Death, Sacrifice"
"When you take civilization away from man you don't have man without civilization, you have an entirely different animal" -Simon Clark's "Blood Crazy"
"Time is the king of men, he's both their parent, and he is their
grave, and he gives them what he will, not what they crave."
Pericles, Act II. sc.3. William Shakespeare
"We know what we are, but know not what we may be." Hamlet,
Act IV. Sc. 5. William Shakespeare
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Tony Bondioli
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« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2010, 06:54:55 PM » |
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Congratulations and good luck on your upcoming journey into the world of medicine.  |
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RN, B.Sc. Health Promotion and Wellness. Public Health Nurse serving a Great Lakes Native American tribe. Husband and father. Lousy at cards, but with a fair singing voice. Good to have around when the excrement hits the rotating cooling apparatus.
"I worshipped dead men for their strength, forgetting I was strong." (Vita Sackville-West)
“I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with the potential of a superman. I'm living on.” (David Bowie)
"Man fears the beast within the wolf, because he does not understand the beast within himself." (Turtle Island Alphabet)
"Seek not only to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek the things they sought." (Basho)
"[Primal man] is of the soil... he fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings." (paraphrasing Luther Standing Bear)
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SidheDraoi
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« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2010, 03:29:35 PM » |
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Thanks! This should be an interesting chapter of my life, thats for sure!
you are also going back to school yes? what provoked that?
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"In War, Victory. in Peace, Vigilance. in Death, Sacrifice"
"When you take civilization away from man you don't have man without civilization, you have an entirely different animal" -Simon Clark's "Blood Crazy"
"Time is the king of men, he's both their parent, and he is their
grave, and he gives them what he will, not what they crave."
Pericles, Act II. sc.3. William Shakespeare
"We know what we are, but know not what we may be." Hamlet,
Act IV. Sc. 5. William Shakespeare
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Tony Bondioli
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« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2010, 07:44:07 PM » |
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I'm sure you will find the education and career rewarding... medicine is about the closest thing there is to a "recession-proof" field these days!
I'm not going back to school... I just finished my second trip through college. I graduated from a state university in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion and Wellness. After working for a local health department for three years (heading up a five-county obesity prevention project), my grant funding expired, and I found myself with no job to support myself, my wife, and our four kids. Having worked previously as a nursing assistant, I decided to go back to school to become a registered nurse. Well, it's been two long years since then, but here I am. I just started working at a local hospital on the med-surg floor, and will be trained into the Intensive Care Unit at the end of the year. To top it all off, a new gym just opened up, and I'm teaching martial arts and Qigong there a few days a week... Busy, busy!
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RN, B.Sc. Health Promotion and Wellness. Public Health Nurse serving a Great Lakes Native American tribe. Husband and father. Lousy at cards, but with a fair singing voice. Good to have around when the excrement hits the rotating cooling apparatus.
"I worshipped dead men for their strength, forgetting I was strong." (Vita Sackville-West)
“I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with the potential of a superman. I'm living on.” (David Bowie)
"Man fears the beast within the wolf, because he does not understand the beast within himself." (Turtle Island Alphabet)
"Seek not only to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek the things they sought." (Basho)
"[Primal man] is of the soil... he fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings." (paraphrasing Luther Standing Bear)
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Lilnicki
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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2010, 06:44:07 AM » |
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Welcome back!! I was wondering where you had tootled off to!!.......Tis nice to hear you're improving your life and the lives of others..... very inspirational  Nicki |
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SidheDraoi
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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2010, 04:07:00 PM » |
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Having worked previously as a nursing assistant, I decided to go back to school to become a registered nurse. I was going to get my RN liscense along the road of pursuing Surgical Technician, that way I have a stable medical background. |
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"In War, Victory. in Peace, Vigilance. in Death, Sacrifice"
"When you take civilization away from man you don't have man without civilization, you have an entirely different animal" -Simon Clark's "Blood Crazy"
"Time is the king of men, he's both their parent, and he is their
grave, and he gives them what he will, not what they crave."
Pericles, Act II. sc.3. William Shakespeare
"We know what we are, but know not what we may be." Hamlet,
Act IV. Sc. 5. William Shakespeare
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Tony Bondioli
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2010, 02:53:12 AM » |
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I was going to get my RN liscense along the road of pursuing Surgical Technician, that way I have a stable medical background.
That's a lot of school. I can honestly say that my two years of nursing school required at least as much work as the 4+ university years it took to get my previous Bachelor's. If you're up for it though, more power to ya! |
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RN, B.Sc. Health Promotion and Wellness. Public Health Nurse serving a Great Lakes Native American tribe. Husband and father. Lousy at cards, but with a fair singing voice. Good to have around when the excrement hits the rotating cooling apparatus.
"I worshipped dead men for their strength, forgetting I was strong." (Vita Sackville-West)
“I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with the potential of a superman. I'm living on.” (David Bowie)
"Man fears the beast within the wolf, because he does not understand the beast within himself." (Turtle Island Alphabet)
"Seek not only to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek the things they sought." (Basho)
"[Primal man] is of the soil... he fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings." (paraphrasing Luther Standing Bear)
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