ema79

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1. Starting Salary.

   ema79 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in First Year After Licensure

   ah! See, we don't have unions in

2. Were You a Nursing Assistant

   ema79 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

   I was a nurse asst. for year before I started nursing school. I learned a lot and also appreciate nurse asst. now! I was treated like crap by a lot of nurses who felt I was too dumb to be anything...

3. How Many Times Did You Apply to Nursing School

   ema79 replied to wannabenursi's topic in General Nursing

   I applied to nursing school like 3 or 4 times!!! My GPA was a 3.88. I decided to go finish my bachlors degree in another field then tried again. By then they had changed up how they let people in...

4. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

   ema79 replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I had a pin. wasn't as bad as I thought it would be...but expensive! It had the school logo on it and a chain comming off of it that said

5. Starting Salary.

   ema79 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in First Year After Licensure

   wow! I'm going to guess that you guys made so much more because cost of living is more in

6. Best shoe for the ED?

   ema79 replied to oohappyday's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I have yet to try Danskos but hear great things...so that will be my next purchase. But during nursing school, I wore KLOGZ. They aren't the best looking shoes but those, combined with support socks,...

7. Starting Salary.

   ema79 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I agree with you guys. If the demand for nursing is so high, why are we paid so low? Here in Texas the new nurses don't get paid very much but it seems after you have about a year experience then is...

8. Hesi Hints

   ema79 replied to lilmzsn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   wow! congrats people! I too failed exit HESI the first time around. (I got 818 and need 850) I agree that nerves got the best of me. I look back and realized I made stupid mistakes I will retake it...

9. HESI Study Materials

   ema79 replied to joetex12's topic in General Nursing

   I'mnot sure if you are trying to get into a bridge program or ADN program but when I took the entrance HESI...a while back...it wasn't difficult at all. If you took your pre reqs and know your BASIC...

10. Hesi Exit Test

    ema79 replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    thanks! Ive been studying...I can do

11. Hesi Exit Test

    ema79 replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    thanks! I've been using a variety of sources but mainly Saunders. I do wear earplugs but seem to still get distracted when people are moving around and talking loud right next to me. I seem to have...

12. Hesi Exit Test

    ema79 replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I agree with all of you! I recently took exit HESI and did not get the grade I needed to pass. My college requires 850 on it to graduate, I made 815. It was in a horribly noisey enviornment...and then...