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1. Looking for accredited online A & P

   pinkgeek replied to ChuggingAlong's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I know that University of Hawaii on several campus' does an online A&P. Hawaii Community College does both 1 and 2 in the summer so you can be done in 2 months if you are willing to hang with the workload. It'll run you about $300 a unit. I h...

2. Nursing school when there is no true RN shortage?

   pinkgeek replied to rnhope2b's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Here's how I look at it. Feel free to put on my glasses and see how they fit. I want to be an RN and not just because it's "recession proof" etc. Any "sure thing" is most assuredly not in my experience and nursing is no different. What I am wilin...

3. So my family does not approve me to go into nursing..

   pinkgeek replied to Enlightenedx's topic in Pre-Nursing

   TAKE THAT SCHOLARSHIP AND GO! Full rides don't come around a 2nd time. Be a rebel, your life and your dreams trump what others want you to do. I find that people who want people to do less aren't saying it for you, they are saying it for them. Go ...

4. Regaining Perspective: My Path to Emergency Nursing

   pinkgeek replied to Wildcat2009's topic in General Students

   Thank you for sharing. Your post reminds me, like so many things lately, that the little kerfuffles of life are microscopic in comparison to the reality most of the world faces.

5. Rural RN's

   pinkgeek replied to pinkgeek's topic in Australia

   1) I started the thread, it's relevant and I thought kind of neat since I still wasn't sure what I wanted to do when I posted it. Curiosity often leads to a path. 2) UC has term 1 in Feb and term 2 in Aug. 3) I didn't forget how to read a map. 2 ho...

6. Rural RN's

   pinkgeek replied to pinkgeek's topic in Australia

   It seems ever so long ago that I posed this question and here I am packing my bags to start at University of Canberra for term 2. Sink or swim I'm jumping into rural nursing and I'm fairly convinced I'll swim! Thanks!

7. Need encouragement!

   pinkgeek replied to thatnursingguy03's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Go slow. Fast is not your friend if you can't get top grades. When I was stressed to the max I did terribly. I'm really lucky in that I could restructure my life to focus on getting good grades. If you can't drop everything and just study then I'...

8. Before being accepted to nursing school

   pinkgeek replied to soutan7's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I wish I was taking medical terminology this semester. Several friends have found it to be very helpful. Pharma was a pre-req for us so that's already checked off my list. This is a link to the youtubes from my pharma prof. He's great. I loved ...

9. A&P II Help ..

   pinkgeek replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I just posted a similar help post. It's too bad we aren't all on the same body system, we could study on googlechat/video. That said - I've put together a list of physiology sites and I'm going to double my study time. I'm also writing my own essa...

10. Is it worthwhile to become a CNA before going to nursing school?

    pinkgeek replied to little-chick2's topic in Pre-Nursing

    So I'll be the devils advocate. I was told specifically not to bother by one of our RN instructors, but this example is specific to my situation NOT a generalization so read on. FYI: the programs I was applying to did not give any preference to CNA...

11. Physiology - HELP

    pinkgeek replied to pinkgeek's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Thanks everyone! I'm really struggling with simplifying the sodium potassium pumps and calcium pumps that come up over and over. So far we've done urinary and now we are on to nervous system. I downloaded the notes from the sticky on the forum and...

12. What would you do?

    pinkgeek replied to 2 Left Feet's topic in TEAS

    The computer issue happened to a classmate that I was tutoring. She has had a hell of a time dealing with the computers and then on another of her tries the proctor showed up late, had never proctored the exam, messed up the timing and generally amp...

13. Physiology - HELP

    pinkgeek posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi Everyone- I'm really struggling with physiology. Everything else I've done has been so easy for me including microbiology and I'm just hitting a wall with phsyio. I think part of it is burn out and the other part is I'm not sure. I'm just reall...

14. Rural RN's

    pinkgeek posted a topic in Australia

    I'd like to hear from some rural RN's on QLD & NSW (or anywhere). How do you like your job? What are the hardest/ easiest parts. Did you go for an advanced degree etc.Thanks!

15. Where to study?

    pinkgeek replied to kel05's topic in Australia

    Kel05- Interesting that you are getting out of horses and into RN. I am doing the same thing and it's not a mistake. Your body won't bounce back from horses at a certain point. After my last bad injury I was forced to hang it up and figure out wha...