jetaimeparis

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1. Did anyone do 12 inches to shoulder/over head lift for pre employment physical?

   jetaimeparis posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I have to do a physical in order to complete the hiring process but I am told I have to do a series of lift tests including lifting over the head! Does this mean I have to lift 35 lbs over my head? Everyone is being so vague or telling me things like...

2. just got the 2step tb test..is this normal?

   jetaimeparis replied to jetaimeparis's topic in General Nursing

   so what is the correct way? from what i understand now, if the 1st skin test is neg, you move on to 2nd step and if it's postive, then go ahead with the xray? i wish i had known this before kinda irks me that nurse was so adamant about it

3. just got the 2step tb test..is this normal?

   jetaimeparis replied to jetaimeparis's topic in General Nursing

   yes i will thank you so much for the reply! it just makes me so mad that she was really adamant about it - "it's called a 2 step testing for a reason" is what she said... oh man, i really do hope i get my money back

4. just got the 2step tb test..is this normal?

   jetaimeparis replied to jetaimeparis's topic in General Nursing

   i think the nurse was kind of lost when i asked what the 2nd step tb test was.. oh no..that means i paid double for nothing but thank you guys!

5. just got the 2step tb test..is this normal?

   jetaimeparis posted a topic in General Nursing

   hi all, I just got into bsn nursing school and it requires that for the immunization record, we have get a 2 step PPD screening (TB test) done. now, for step 1, it was postive, so they told me to get the xray done (negative), a week later, i got ste...

6. Rejection letter does not mean I will stop trying

   jetaimeparis replied to jetaimeparis's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thank you. I am currently looking at ASN programs that are luckily available in my area. I am getting over the whole rejection letter part, but I don't know how my parents might react. I really hope I don't disappoint them...

7. Rejection letter does not mean I will stop trying

   jetaimeparis replied to jetaimeparis's topic in Pre-Nursing

   No I have not been told besides, "We had too many applicants...." I have been a resident of this state and a student at the school I applied too. But this is one of the top school for BSN programs so there were probably students with higher gpa's tha...

8. Rejection letter does not mean I will stop trying

   jetaimeparis posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have 3.7 nursing pre-req gpa/3.5 cum gpa but I got rejected by the school of my choice 3 TIMES! I still don't understand why I did not get in after a great interview and great essays. For a whole day yesterday, I felt worthless and did not know how...

9. How many times did it take for you to get into the nursing school?

   jetaimeparis posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have been applying to nursing schools twice now. Both times, I was placed 110, 102 out of 100 they choose. My GPA's are competitive (3.7) Great essays, (advisors and nursing school faculty said so) Ok interviews.. I may be lacking in volunteer work...

10. Junior in college...should I go to Ivy Tech or apply for BSN?

    jetaimeparis replied to jetaimeparis's topic in Indiana

    thank you all for the comments it helped me a great deal! i was torn between the two but i think i know (at least a little) how i'm going to do this! thank you!

11. Junior in college...should I go to Ivy Tech or apply for BSN?

    jetaimeparis replied to jetaimeparis's topic in Indiana

    Oh I'm just a biology major - just looked into nursing. Sorry if I confused you, not really myself today. Anyways, my question is if you are a student in college studying for a biology or science degree, which route would be better, 1. transferring t...

12. Can anyone look over my spec and see if I should continue with nursing please..?

    jetaimeparis posted a topic in General Students

    I took a year off to take care of family emergencies. And since nursing is more secure in terms of getting a job, I stuck to it and have been studying. I am a junior in college, got a full ride scholarship, but still wasn't enough for the room& ...

13. Junior in college...should I go to Ivy Tech or apply for BSN?

    jetaimeparis posted a topic in Indiana

    I'm doing pretty well but I just want to gradute asap and make some money. I've been thinking about applying for BSN at Nursing schools in several campuses and several others but stumbled upon the idea of Community Colleges. I have almost all of my p...

14. I'm probably a little too late for apllying to nursing schools..

    jetaimeparis posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm a college junior and I'm a Biology major and recently I became interested in nursing schools. I have 3.2 gpa but As in required anatomy, mathematics and B's in sociology, psycology, and A+s in English and communications. I also have a full ride s...