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1. Accelerated BSN Advice

   fluffhead replied to jspacegirl's topic in General Students

   Study with the NCLEX in mind - the NCLEX and RN practice are different. I am a graduate of accelerated program - wish I spent more time prepping for certification! Much of the rest you will learn when you get a job. Saunder's Review is good. Try to ...

2. Wrong for any school to charge $90,000 for the pre-nclex one year curriculum

   fluffhead replied to Miss Mab's topic in NP

   Hot topic! :igtsyt: When I got the sticker price for the Columbia, I fell out of my chair, got up and called the financial aid office and then fell down again... There are days when I feel completely duped - and other days when I can't help but real...

3. PTT & APTT - Differences?

   fluffhead replied to kate930's topic in Student Assist

   is there a test to measure the effects of lovenox? just curious

4. Columbia University ETP 2008

   fluffhead replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate

   fresh direct totally saves me from starving or eating crap in the Heights! Great service. There is also a shuttle to the fabulous Fairway Market twice per week, which helps alot for those of us not used to carrying everything all over town - I'm from...

5. Anybody feeling faint??

   fluffhead replied to fluffhead's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for chiming in on this one, everybody. I had a feeling I wasn't the only one - but nice to hear from the allnurses community that a little woosiness here and there is par for the course. Now if I can only conquer donating blood! =->

6. Anybody feeling faint??

   fluffhead posted a topic in New Nurse

   Just started on my floor mid july after graduating in may... Doc needs help with bone marrow biopsy. Just as he reaches bone and it begins to crunch, and the patient winces and moans, I start seeing spots and break a sweat. I excused myself from the ...

7. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

   fluffhead replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men

   When someone on the floor says, "Hey you, with muscles. Come help me lift/move this patient," is that discrimination? I am a new hire - just got my RN on 6/15 - and I get the feeling I am mostly around to lift patients up if they fall. Ugh.

8. Are your student loans freaking you out?

   fluffhead replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Men

   :uhoh21:So I don't understand - your profile says you have been practicing for 11years? So are you already $40K in debt, or is that what you are planning to spend to further your education? As to whether or not an investment is "Wise" - some midlife ...

9. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

   fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

   Well I for one have been having a rough go of it.

10. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Hard to tell you specifics on grades and cramming and learning - it's so individual. I'm a 37 year old English major (this is relevant only when you think of the adage about old dogs and new tricks ) and I have about a 3.3 GPA right now...I graduat...

11. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Hmm - I'm native to Denver, but lived some'teen years in Cali, all over the Los Angeles basin and then 6 yrs in Berkeley. There are many Ca transplants in the ETP program, and we have some small town girls - central MA, VT, a guy from Houston - nobo...

12. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Re: cpr The benefit of using the American Heart Association is that the cert for a Healthcare Provider lasts 2 years while I believe Red Cross expires after one year. If you are in the Bay Area of Ca., the Paramedics Assoc. is a great place to get '...

13. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Wow where to start. Here is what I can remember and address: CPR - yes. Get it done. Hours - many, especially in summer. Tons of lectures. 8 hours daily, and clinical from 7am til after 3pm. Studying hard, lots of exams - physiology, community he...

14. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Wow - not sure which one to address or whom to quote from... Oscar the financial aid guy is a character. As for tips - just make sure you know what you are signing, and stick to the student budget. Some people had to apply for an emergency loan bec...

15. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Welcome everyone! I will probably be one of the zombie-eyed students representing the currently enrolled etp'ers in March. If you have any questions let me know. As for financial aid - Aunt Sallie Mae takes care of everything, unless you really li...