Cortisol

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1. Should the "Doctor" title really be an issue?

   Cortisol replied to SycamoreGuy's topic in Doctoral

   First and foremost, medical residents are required to do more than just "graduate from medical school" before earning the right to use their doctor title on the floor. They are required to pass a minimum of three US Medical Licensing Examinations (tw...

2. Samuel Merritt ELMSN Fall 2012

   Cortisol replied to lliu1109's topic in California

   Monmon87, From what I have seen in past threads about Samuel Merritt is that interviews are offered on more than one date. From the way it sounded, interviews were offered in "waves". I have not heard anything "official" regarding this, but that's ...

3. Samuel Merritt ELMSN Fall 2012

   Cortisol replied to lliu1109's topic in California

   Xzalense, There seems to be a lot of questions throughout the nursing community regarding this change. Recently, an NP, who is also a professor here in IL, said that students must be enrolled in an NP program before the change goes into effect in o...

4. Samuel Merritt ELMSN Fall 2012

   Cortisol replied to lliu1109's topic in California

   Congrats to those who have been invited to interview! I, too, received an email invitation today (for the ELMSN-FNP Program) and will be interviewing on February 11! I hope to meet many of you there. Will anyone else be interviewing on this date?

5. Can medical transcription exp.help in nursing school?

   Cortisol replied to ivorylovecali's topic in General Students

   I know someone who was a medical transcriptionist for 20+ years before going to Medical School. She knew pathology, diseases, and treatments VERY well and accredits much of her knowledge to her career as a transcriptionist. Like almost everyone el...

6. Can you throw out some career options for the fields i am interested in?

   Cortisol replied to confused256's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I know someone who double majored in Nursing and Psychology. She is a very happy Psych Nurse and has been for many years. :) Nurse Case Managers do generally make better money than Social Workers, but if being a social worker will make you happy, t...

7. Nutrition

   Cortisol replied to NursingN.C's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Nutrition was actually a great course! We learned about nutrition throughout the lifespan (childhood, adulthood, pregnancy, and in the elderly). We also learned about foodborne pathogens and the diseases they cause. Vitamins and minerals were also...

8. Samuel Merritt ELMSN Fall 2012

   Cortisol replied to lliu1109's topic in California

   I took the TEAS Nov 2. Back in October, I was told that the applications are reviewed by admissions in December. In January, the faculty reviews them. Interviews are scheduled in February/March. It would be so wonderful to hear back soon! I haven'...

9. Samuel Merritt ELMSN Fall 2012

   Cortisol replied to lliu1109's topic in California

   Naznazy, I was told the same thing about the TEAS. :) I was just wondering if there is more too it than that. To private message, I think you must have made a certain number of posts.

10. New TEAS V Science Section

    Cortisol replied to nepthea's topic in TEAS

    I'm sure you did great! You will probably get your results in less than 48 hours. I got mine the day after my exam (but in the evening). :)

11. New TEAS V Science Section

    Cortisol replied to nepthea's topic in TEAS

    I found the McGraw-Hill Nursing School Entrance Test book very helpful. I also used the Kaplan review book.

12. Study guide for the Kaplan Nursing Exam??

    Cortisol replied to Poodlemom73's topic in Pre-Nursing

    From what I know, there is only one Kaplan Nursing School Entrance Exam, and there is only one prep book published by Kaplan for that exam. I paid around $20 for the book, and it was the ONLY book I used when I studied for the Kaplan test. http://w...

13. Left....or right?

    Cortisol replied to Toomuchcoffee's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Once you have your BSN, most people won't care if you did it at a school in the UC system, the state system, or a private university. As long as the programs are accredited, you shouldn't have any issues. I would go to whatever program suits you be...

14. Study guide for the Kaplan Nursing Exam??

    Cortisol replied to Poodlemom73's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Kaplan has one review book that is specific to the exam, but other nursing school entrance exam prep materials may be helpful. The Kaplan book is a great reflection of the Kaplan Nursing School Entrance Exam, especially for the Math and Reading secti...

15. How much time did you take to study for the TEAS?

    Cortisol replied to NellieOlsen's topic in TEAS

    I think that the amount of time you spend studying is very much dependent on your past academic and test-taking abilities along with where you are in your course progression. The sooner you can start to study the better. :) College Algebra will def...