thirdborn333

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1. Can I still be a good nurse if I'm bad at math?

   thirdborn333 replied to Lorna234558's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Math in Nursing school is easy...once you learn it and get comfortable with doing it. If I were you, I'd familiarize myself with how to do dosage calculations for adults and pediatrics. Calculating heparin can be slightly challenging also but you hav...

2. Forsyth tech 2016 LPN Practical Nursing

   thirdborn333 replied to Lapishsunsmile's topic in Pre-Nursing

   School starts in August. It starts very fast and doesn't slow down. Start studying NOW and throughout the summer. You will be tested on measurements such as conversion of liters, milliliters, teaspoons, tablespoons, etc the first or second week...The...

3. Forsyth tech 2016 LPN Practical Nursing

   thirdborn333 replied to Lapishsunsmile's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Guys, I know all about this program because I failed out of it not too long ago. I am definitely here to tell you all about the do's and don'ts to be successful in this program! I wish someone would have prepared and warned me before I entered the pr...

4. Day shift vs. night shift

   thirdborn333 replied to EternalFeather's topic in General Nursing

   Night shift or Z-shift is the better shift for me and works best for my body. As a nightshifter, the hospital's that I am employed at we always tend to work together, and cover eachother as best we can; however, when it comes to day shift or A-shift,...

5. Low GPA Accelerated Nursing Programs

   thirdborn333 replied to joaugust's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This is true that they'll first look at individuals with higher GPA's than the minimum required; however, they will use those individual's with the minimum GPA's because everyone that is admitted will not accept a spot in the program. So, I would enc...

6. Low GPA Accelerated Nursing Programs

   thirdborn333 replied to joaugust's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This particular school is in Winston-Salem, NC and the minimum GPA is 2.6. WSSU - Accelerated BSN Option

7. Drug seekers

   thirdborn333 replied to Athena904's topic in General Nursing

   Athena904, nothing that you said was in any way offensive or judgmental. If I were you, I wouldn't apologize to the posters that were so quick to judge you when all simply did was ask a question involving healthcare that you were unsure about. I've w...

8. Fired from my med/surg job after almost 3 years

   thirdborn333 replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in General Nursing

   i agree with the other posters, i absolutely would not submit a letter of resignation. human resources will show that letter to the employment security commission, and your claim for unemployment benefits will be denied!!! if they're claiming that th...

9. Black male nurses

   thirdborn333 replied to dlhall's topic in Male Students

   i currently attend a predominately black school, and the nursing program only accepted 3 black males in my class, i am one of them, as a matter of fact the majority of nursing students in my class is white, and the only problem that i have with that ...

10. To accept or not to accept.. ??

    thirdborn333 replied to futurernjap's topic in General Nursing

    my advice would be to accept the spot in the adn program, finish it successfully, then bridge into a bsn program which usually takes one whole school year. after completing the bsn then you can make the decision of going to pa or crna school which bo...

11. registered nurse to ultrasound tech

    thirdborn333 replied to purple*11's topic in Pre-Nursing

    If you don't mind sharing, what is the reasoning in you going from Registered Nurse to Ultrasound Technician?

12. Anyone applying to ABSN at WSSU for Jan 2011

    thirdborn333 replied to mom2kidzz's topic in North Carolina

    Mrs. Garrison in the Nursing Department is the best person to discuss your concerns with, her number is 1-336-750-2292.

13. Please help..questions regarding NCAT Accelerated nursing program

    thirdborn333 replied to outsidegal01's topic in General Students

    i assume you're talking about north carolina agricultural & technical state university. i am an alumnus of a&t and i know for a fact that their accelerated nursing program just started in 2010, so the first class will not graduate until 2011....

14. Patient Sitter Job

    thirdborn333 replied to thekidisback's topic in General Nursing

    Was the question even answered?

15. Anyone applying to ABSN at WSSU for Jan 2011

    thirdborn333 replied to mom2kidzz's topic in North Carolina

    I have all the prerequisites, I decided to retake two of them though just to be competitive!