rachinq

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1. almost graduating

   rachinq posted a topic in New Nurse

   hey there ill be done with nursing school in about 6 months and i want to start thinking of where im going to work...similarly to other new nurses i dont really care for medsurg although i can tolerate it. my biggest problem with it is that i am smal...

2. Pre-Req courses most valuable in Nursing School

   rachinq replied to AirForceWifey's topic in General Students

   micro....learning about bacteria, and viruses, really give you a perspective on some of the latest super bugs out there like MRSA! and you learn the history of hand washing! which in your first semester they will beat those two words into your brain....

3. Balancing School and Family

   rachinq replied to katkat75's topic in General Students

   to be honest, i learned to prioritize, and that i couldnt do everything...for example, i couldnt work as much as i wanted to so i would be a little broke for a while, i couldnt hang out with friends as much as i once had, so i lost a few friends who ...

4. MA's know as much as RN's??

   rachinq replied to JettaDP's topic in General Nursing

   a girl in my program was an MA for three years before she started the program with me, and she also told me that they do a lot, infact she said that they gave immunizations like the flu shot.....my opinion on that is that they definately dont know as...

5. Need others point of view

   rachinq replied to MY DOG SADIE's topic in General Nursing

   i agree its his choice, so in other cases when it is the family holding its different...this is him actually holding on to his own life, and his family is just making sure that he gets his wishes respected.

6. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

   rachinq replied to szccdw's topic in ADN/BSN

   i am currently a nursing student who will not be graduating til 2009 and today one of my instructors told my class that there will be laws passed requiring rn's to have a bsn by 2010! It kind of annoyed me because that is only 6months after i graduat...