bananimal

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1. Graduates of WGU

   bananimal posted a topic in Western Governors University

   I would really like to hear from any graduates of WGU's RN-BSN program. Specifically, have any of you been accepted to another school's MSN program with a degree from WGU? I am worried about not being...

2. What kind of stethoscope should I get for nursing school?

   bananimal replied to FLhusker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I had the Cardiology III (Littman) and I absolutely loved it for clinical and working as a PCA. Just had it stolen (even though my name was engraved on it..) and I'm probably going to buy another one...

3. Business Causal or Scrubs?

   bananimal replied to HeatherPsychRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I'm in the same exact situation and would love to hear some answers

4. rn salary in ct

   bananimal replied to LIHHRN's topic in Connecticut Nursing

   Hartford Hospital base pay for new grads is currently 28.50. 15% evening/night differential, and 25% weekend

5. Psych nursing or nursing home/rehab nursing?

   bananimal replied to pezz9413's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I'm a new grad too and I am starting a in a locked psych unit in a hospital in september. I am one of only a handful of my graduating classmates that got a job in a hospital-- if i were you, I'd take...

6. Help with math

   bananimal replied to bananimal's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   before school began we had to take an online dosage calc course which you could decide which way you wanted to learn; ratio/proportion or dimensional analysis and i picked ratio/proportion and i...

7. Help with math

   bananimal replied to bananimal's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   That gets me started with the 2nd one.. But I feel like the way I do it is so complicated and unnecessary, I wish I could grasp DA! The formula I'm familiar with is mcg/min to ml/h... so I would do:...

8. Help with math

   bananimal posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I am pretty desperate trying to figure out how to answer a few of these questions in a math packet we were given.. I am hoping someone can help me. I am able to do the simpler questions but for some...

9. STCC 2010?

   bananimal replied to JessH's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   I thought it started in the afternoon but that was so long ago, I really don't remember,

10. STCC 2010?

    bananimal replied to JessH's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    our orientation was in june, we got our letters in may at some point i

11. STCC 2010?

    bananimal replied to JessH's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    its a bag that contains all the supplies you will need for the two years of lab (blood pressure cuffs, syringes, foley cath, etc etc etc).. and yes you need to buy it in the bookstore, you can't get...

12. STCC 2010?

    bananimal replied to JessH's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    You can buy whatever stethoscope you want. I have the Cardiology III and I love it... but I've also never tried anything else LOL. A lot of students have the classic II, I think. As for pen lights......

13. STCC 2010?

    bananimal replied to JessH's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I've never been to Work n Gear. What stuff do you mean? Most of it you have to get through the school.. the only thing you could probably get away with is different pants.. just make sure they are the...

14. How many of you shop around for books...

    bananimal replied to semester1kid's topic in General Students

    I didn't buy anything from the bookstore, they were all more expensive than at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. I actually looked up all of my books at both B&N and amazon and I ordered the...

15. STCC 2010?

    bananimal replied to JessH's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes, Grey's is very expensive, but they are so soft and comfy (: I love them! I wanna say they are 26 or 28 dollars.. I got them at Life Uniforms. And yes, plan to be at clinical at those times, but...