barbnyc

barbnyc has 9 years experience and specializes in CWOCN.

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1. St. Vincent's CMC - Queens

   barbnyc replied to barbnyc's topic in New York

   SVCMC is a registered program for NCLEX and NYS licensure by the Department of Education. http://www.op.nysed.gov/nursing.htm SVCMC also integrates its nursing program with Queensborough Community College for the non-nursing courses (which is accre...

2. How to not fail nursing school

   barbnyc replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

   Good suggestions. I would recommend taking all the prerequisites before the nursing courses if you can. Use the CD's that come with the textbooks. Buy the textbooks as soon as you can. Talk to seniors in the nursing program for suggestions. I tried...

3. Sallie Mae - Private Loans

   barbnyc replied to PreNurseKirk's topic in General Students

   Sallie Mae Tuition Answer loan. The interest rate is based on your credit score. If you don't have a credit history or bad credit, you will need a cosigner. The process takes about one week once you have all the paperwork done. The check comes fast...

4. Best school to take Pre Reqs???

   barbnyc replied to jandramauri's topic in New York

   Wherever you take your prerequisites, make sure they are transferable to the nursing program you plan on attending. CUNY is the cheapest, but the required courses usually get filled very quickly. I took prerequisites of A&P I and II, Micro, and ...

5. Beth Israel School of Nursing

   barbnyc replied to nurse2btracy's topic in New York

   I was where all of you are one year ago. Nervewracking to the say the least. Beth Israel sends out its letter the middle to end of May. For every student that declines their program, they call the next student on the waiting list for the interview....

6. Walking on eggshells at clinicals

   barbnyc replied to zilla704's topic in General Students

   I'm glad I'm not alone in this. I feel nauseous from the crap going on in clinicals. I won't even speak about half of what I have seen. I'm a middle age student nurse and I have been getting abused regularly at this semester's clinicals. Yesterday I ...

7. IV air bubble compensation

   barbnyc replied to JL123's topic in General Nursing

   I just found this cartoon on nursing students and bubbles in the tubing line. http://www.nurstoon.com/comic37.html

8. loosing my self confidence and doubting myself

   barbnyc replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Students

   Thanks everyone. "When in Rome ...". I am going to be smiling, nodding and saying "okay" for the remainder of the semester.

9. loosing my self confidence and doubting myself

   barbnyc replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Students

   Hi Daytonite: I appreciate your feedback. I think where I struggle is adjusting to what we are learning in school and contrasting differences in the clinical setting. I have never been subordinate, I just asked questions. I can see your point as ...

10. loosing my self confidence and doubting myself

    barbnyc replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Students

    Thank you everyone for your posts. I'm over 40, one of the top students in my class, an accomplished human being and kind person. I'm acutely aware my instructor this semester does not like me (I think I remind her of someone she doesn't like or she...

11. How hard is nursing school?

    barbnyc replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    I had an easier time with my Masters Degree than my current ADN nursing program. The material is time consuming. The smartest move I made was taking all of my science courses before I got into nursing school. Some of my colleagues are in nursing ...

12. Does everyone feel overwhelmed when they start nursing school?

    barbnyc replied to tsmith9031's topic in General Students

    Try to stay away from negative, dramatic, overreacting, draining students. Don't share your work with other students unless you are getting something out of it. Treat yourself well. Take the suggestions the professors offer. Pay attention in lectu...

13. Nursing school does get harder, right?

    barbnyc replied to Scrubz's topic in General Students

    I just finished my first semester of nursing school. The material was manageable, however, the short time frame required to master the material for a test was challenging. I got A's because I studied hard, invested time with the material, and didn'...

14. What do you do in Pharmacology?

    barbnyc replied to Scrubz's topic in General Students

    Thank you for the websites. I also want to get a head start on the pharmacology. We're required to take a 3 credit pharmacology course, but there are no spaces available in the class at the local college this semester.

15. Need financial advice fast!!!!!!!!!!!!

    barbnyc replied to ashlee22's topic in General Students

    As long as you carry 6 credits each semester, you don't have to make any student loan payments. It takes one minute to download the forms from the lenders (mine are Direct Loan and Sallie Mae). Once the school signs the form, you fax or mail it. N...