nanagose

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1. lump sum payment at end of camp?

   nanagose posted a topic in Camp

   Hi everyone, I am an RN just hired for my first camp nursing job this summer (8 week camp). My contract states that I will be paid in a lump sum upon completion of the camp. I've never had a job that paid this way before, and I was just wondering i...

2. Fingerprint card for RN endorsement

   nanagose replied to garfield1910's topic in New Jersey

   To get the cards, fill in the online form here: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/nursing/inforequest.htm They will send them to you via mail. Take them to your local police station and have them fingerprint you (at my station, it had to be done with re...

3. oh so now we PAY to do residency to get a job?!?! seriously?

   nanagose replied to bymysoultosqueezeRN's topic in New Jersey

   Whether it's during school or after, that preparation you are talking about has to take place in a hospital, at the bedside. The hospitals that are fighting back about having to provide additional preparation to graduate nurses might want to take a ...

4. Admission Chances in nursng with a F?

   nanagose replied to DannyA's topic in General Nursing

   Chiming in to say that I also got into nursing school with an F on my transcript, in organic chemistry. The school didn't say anything about it and neither did I. An F never looks good, but having on in your very first semester of school right befor...

5. New GN's Question About Resume and Reference

   nanagose replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

   I'm having a little bit of the same problem since a lot of online job applications require you to type all that information in the little boxes. Once you put down *some* information for an employer, it wants everything! One application wouldn't let...

6. Drexel ACE versus Jefferson FACT

   nanagose replied to lnr103's topic in Pennsylvania

   Some complaints that people have about Drexel are that the administration can be uncooperative and the program is very intense. I had a positive experience like some others here, and I thought that most of the whining was a little silly. I had a ro...

7. Drexel University ACE Spring 2010

   nanagose replied to BibaBibaa's topic in School Programs

   This thread is now huge! But I don't think anyone has answered you yet. In my first degree, I tested out of "English 101" and ended up taking a couple of upper level English classes... "Historical Fiction," stuff like that. Not sure exactly which ...

8. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

   nanagose replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania

   I probably spent about $1200 for the whole year. You don't need all the books that they "require," and lots of the textbooks are on reserve at the library. Use your judgment and be careful about buying all the books on the syllabus until you can te...

9. New grad with no clinical skills

   nanagose replied to malone2192's topic in General Nursing

   My school has emphasized clinical hours and skills, but it just depends on where you end up. Some hospitals are better than others in terms of "letting" students do things. I've worked with some nurses who didn't want a student to touch their patie...

10. Wondering About Accelerated BSN

    nanagose replied to cheesetoe's topic in General Nursing

    It's frustrating. I did my anatomy and physiology separately, but in the end the anatomy class wasn't counted as having enough of a lab. I couldn't find a school that offered just plain anatomy with a real lab, so I ended up going to my local commu...

11. Drexel University ACE Spring 2010

    nanagose replied to BibaBibaa's topic in School Programs

    This is key!!! An 87% on a HESI is not the same as an 87% on a regular test. You can get several questions wrong (out of 55) and still walk away with a 99% on the HESI subject tests. So appearances can be very misleading when it comes to HESI scor...

12. What is the atmosphere like at the Drexel ACE program, just got accepted.

    nanagose replied to engineeringdude's topic in General Nursing

    All of the classes award letter grades. Clinical courses have more credit hours attached to them and carry more weight in the cumulative GPA than, say, an ethics or informatics class. However, there are assignments within each course that are P/NP....

13. anyone here get a degree in psychology?

    nanagose replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    My first degree was in psych. Halfway through my program, I realized I wanted to go to nursing school, but my university didn't offer a nursing major. I figured transferring would add on another year to my education anyway and I was having a great ...

14. Accelerated RN Program

    nanagose replied to lslkim's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of information are you looking for? I'm at Drexel's 11 month program, and I like it. Many people don't. It's intense and challenging - a LOT of information to cram into 11 months. My first degree was demanding and on the quarter system ...

15. What is the atmosphere like at the Drexel ACE program, just got accepted.

    nanagose replied to engineeringdude's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't say there was inflation or deflation with grades. The means on tests hover around a B, so I'd consider that an average grade. There is no curve, but the professors will throw out questions if certain ones don't test well (meaning, the fe...