curliegirl80RN

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1. Online Nursing

   curliegirl80RN replied to JuliaC2014's topic in Online Learning

   I got my ADN through the University of South Dakota, and my BSN through Texas Tech. Both degrees were online. I'll be starting my MSN program through U of Cincinnati (online). I love online learning and it works really well for family life (freedom t...

2. Are my classmates delusional??

   curliegirl80RN replied to Lola89's topic in General Nursing

   Some units don't have CNAs....what will they do then???

3. average question trainer/qbank scores testing in 2 weeks

   curliegirl80RN replied to perfectly_4given's topic in NCLEX

   Your scores are similar to what I got, and I passed NCLEX first try with 75 questions. Just keep practicing and good luck!

4. San Antonio RNs,,, GN/Job Question

   curliegirl80RN replied to AggieQT's topic in Texas

   I just wanted to add that I am not locked in to a 2 year contract at Christus, maybe this is something new they are deciding to add? I've been working at Christus since January and I love it! As far as I know, they are still hiring new grads in all d...

5. San Antonio RNs,,, GN/Job Question

   curliegirl80RN replied to AggieQT's topic in Texas

   I was in the same boat as you. I was out of town, tried calling HR at a lot of the hospitals in town, and no one was getting back to me. I then sent e-mails to the nurse recruiters and just started applying for positions I wanted....I graduated in De...

6. Cultural Diversity Paper..HELP!!!

   curliegirl80RN replied to dobletruble's topic in General Students

   I had to do a paper on the same topic last year, and the easiest thing to do was go to the library for specific books on the culture. One book I found pretty helpful was Religion for Dummies. It will break down the Jewish faith into very easy terms. ...

7. Will have my exam tomorrow...

   curliegirl80RN replied to LadySnyper's topic in NCLEX

   Well, I took it this morning and it shut off at 75 questions. Luckily, I only had 2 SATA, no math, and not too many drugs. I hope we'll get to find out our results on Saturday!

8. Will have my exam tomorrow...

   curliegirl80RN replied to LadySnyper's topic in NCLEX

   I'm taking it tomorrow as well. Good luck and hopefully we'll be posting good news in a few days!

9. 3 weeks enough time?

   curliegirl80RN replied to Wondergirl0905's topic in NCLEX

   Your situation sounds just like mine! I am also going to go through the Saunders book, and I just bought the extra Saunders Q & A book which has a ton more practice questions. Hopefully our plan works out!

10. Heartbroken

    curliegirl80RN replied to sbrownRN's topic in Texas

    My husband is also military, and I have nursing pre-reqs done for a few different states because we have moved at least once every 2 years. I just finished my last semester of school and I had to stay behind in South Dakota in order to finish while h...

11. New grad accepted peds offer

    curliegirl80RN replied to gigglebuns1186's topic in Pediatric

    I am a new grad and I'll be working in the pediatric intermediate care unit. I'm nervous but excited to finally start working!

12. Graduating December 2008??

    curliegirl80RN replied to teddybear77's topic in General Students

    I passed my last final yesterday and will start working in Pediatrics on Jan. 5th. Now I just have to study and hope to pass the NCLEX! Congrats everybody!:yeah:

13. Which hospital in San Antonio is best to work at?

    curliegirl80RN replied to hkPSUrn's topic in Texas

    I will graduate in December and I've already accepted a position at Christus! Their new grad program looks fantasitc...18 weeks orientation for adult, 22 weeks for peds. Everybody I saw seemed happy to be working there.

14. New Grad Program

    curliegirl80RN replied to mjick's topic in General Nursing

    I also graduate in December and have contacted a few hospitals with this same question. One hospital told me that I'd have to get my application in by October 15th in order to be eligible for the new grad programs starting in January. I haven't heard...

15. Confusion about where to apply for license

    curliegirl80RN posted a topic in Career Support

    I hope I am posting this in the right forum.... I currently live in South Dakota, a compact state, and will graduate nursing school this December. My husband is military, and we'll be moving to Texas by the end of the year, which is another compact s...