Quetzalcoatl

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1. Will My B- in anatomy affect my california nursing school acceptance

   Quetzalcoatl replied to Oconnurse92's topic in Pre-Nursing

   They'd have to be extremely daft to reject that. I had to retake it myself. Your GPA is great, you'll be right at the top. I don't live in CA but nursing schools aren't like that. You're a whole package and they don't cut on someone for a B grade. I ...

2. patient to tech rations

   Quetzalcoatl replied to johsonmichelle's topic in Technicians

   That's a heavy load. You have to wash 25 babies yourself? I hope you don't have to assist with setting up or aiding the mothers in bathing. Sounds like your nurses need to take some of that on.

3. patient to tech rations

   Quetzalcoatl replied to johsonmichelle's topic in Technicians

   Load depends on your unit type. It also seems to depend on the budget of each unit and how idiotic the unit managers are. Surigcal units would ideally have fewer patients per CNA than ambulatory ones, but that's not always the case. I work on a surgi...

4. HESI A2: Don't stress- Tips from a recent test taker!

   Quetzalcoatl replied to twolittleleaves's topic in HESI

   I took the HESI A2 minus the science a couple weeks ago. The math includes: Percents, fractions (add, divide, multiply, divide), decimals, some word problems, ratios, and conversion tables such as cc/ml, quart, gallon, tablespoons, meters/kilometers,...

5. HELP!!!! Failed RN exit 4 times I need HELP!

   Quetzalcoatl replied to Nurs0804's topic in HESI

   This is kind of vague. What portions did you fail?

6. Denver School of Nursing - October 2015 start date

   Quetzalcoatl replied to MntEMStoBSN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Cost of living loans if you have no support system. No other way. Denver rents are high due to lots of out of staters flooding in.

7. Screwed Over by My School

   Quetzalcoatl replied to Brilton's topic in General Students

   Wow what a bunch of incompetent buffoons. When they don't contact you back, that's just disrespectful. They deserve whatever is coming to them.

8. My first day in nursing classes

   Quetzalcoatl replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

   Required for what? Does it have to be a laptop or does a tablet suffice?

9. Why Colorado Nurses need a Union

   Quetzalcoatl replied to mikkie1317's topic in Colorado

   Yes, we need a union. Kaiser RNs make about $10 more an hour than hospital nurses.

10. Yet another DSN thread

    Quetzalcoatl replied to rgilette's topic in Colorado

    I'm going to guess you took the BSN program as that since hospitals no longer really taken RN applicants, the ADN people are shuttled to nursing homes now.

11. I don't understand anatomy, but I did well in patho!!

    Quetzalcoatl replied to stacylethani's topic in General Students

    Sad that in A&P you learn things you don't need. I work with a hospitalist that agrees; she said you don't need the anatomy as you can Google it if you want, but you use the physiology. I also did better with pathophysiology. It's more relevant a...

12. New Grad outlook in Denver

    Quetzalcoatl replied to shadricks's topic in Colorado

    Do they really? Centura offered me a $3 pay CUT over my current CNA wage with nearly 10 years inpatient telemetry experience. I may have to look into DG.

13. New Grad outlook in Denver

    Quetzalcoatl replied to shadricks's topic in Colorado

    You're right it is. I just got priced out of Capitol Hill after 25 years because every block has at least 3 out of state license plates parked on it - I counted for several days out of curiosity a few weeks ago. It used to be an affordable working-cl...

14. Early 50s Too Late?

    Quetzalcoatl replied to sheilam426's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm in my mid 40s and about to start an ADN program. It's not an issue if you regularly exercise yourself, specifically muscular strength. I do free weights and some machines at least twice a week. I especially have to because I have a knee structure...

15. Advice for a pre-nursing student!

    Quetzalcoatl replied to mikayyCNA_'s topic in Pre-Nursing

    CNAs have reasonably high turnover as a lot of us are using the job as a stepping stone to nursing. There are few career CNAs that stick around longterm. I would think expressing your interest in nursing education in your resume and the interview wou...