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  1. First nursing school tests, how did you do?
    Congrats to all of you for passing the 1st test. I just had my very first test this past tues. and I received a 92% grade average. I was surprised, because I thought that I would be in the low 80's....
    Oct 8, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  2. What is the fate of the new graduate RN?
    Can you validate your suspicions, because right now you only sound paranoid. Besides, a person has to graduate from an approved, accredited program before they can take the nclex, and they have to...
    Sep 30, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  3. Not hired if you smoke?
    You know, I was originally upset about the whole ban on smoking in public places thing--not the hospitals and stores and offices etc., but mostly about the ban in bars and casinos. I still feel that...
    Sep 24, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  4. You paid HOW MUCH for nursing school??!!
    I thought you said that the VA and your employer pays for your college. Which is it? Donyou have money and pay for your own college or do you use the financial aid/educational benefits (which of...
    Aug 22, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  5. Textbook nursing vs. real world nursing.
    I can understand what you're saying from a "dip your toe in the water" approach to see if you can deal with the environment of healthcare, but saying that YOU know people "with little to no patient...
    Aug 21, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  6. NCLEX
    That was a really good explanation. Thank you for that.
    Aug 16, '11
    Forum: NCLEX Discussion Forum
  7. Suggest a AP,psychology(prerequiste class)  professor in NSCC to get 4.0?
    take Movakel for A&P, he's a good teacher.
    Aug 14, '11
    Forum: Washington State Nursing Programs
  8. Is anyone getting into nursing programs with a realistic GPA?
    Not to sound snarky, but if you just graduated high school, then you probably haven't lived long enough to know the difference between passion and desire. However, deciding on a career path at a...
    Aug 12, '11
    Forum: Washington State Nursing Programs
  9. Question about prerequisites
    The key issue is where you take the online classes at. If you take them at a university or com. coll., then all other colleges in Washington will accept them as long as they are general education...
    Jul 31, '11
    Forum: Washington Nursing
  10. Convicted felons and nursing
    I hear where your coming from OP, but would like to encourage you to, and all others, to take a look at PBS FRONTLINE: The Plea. It's an eye opener! IMHO, I think, besides sexual predators, the...
    Jul 24, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  11. Staff becoming institutionalized?
    Although I can understand where you're coming from, I disagree with this statement, because we all can and have felt frustrated with the bureaucracy of organizations, which feel exactly like the "man...
    Jul 19, '11
    Forum: Correctional Nursing
  12. Math is killing me!
    The math for nursing is so easy. The only math you will ever really need for dosage calculations is very basic elementary algebra, and that is basically fractions and multiplications in the form of...
    Jul 18, '11
    Forum: Pre-Nursing Student
  13. why is LVN jobs is hard to find?
    I believe it, and its probably why Washington state doesn't recognize LVN's from California.
    Jul 14, '11
    Forum: LPN / LVN Corner
  14. Should I just suck it up and take out loans for a private school?
    You should look at PBS Frontline's report online about for-profit schools called "College Inc." and then check out the other report called "Educating Sergeant Pantke." These two investigative reports...
    Jul 4, '11
    Forum: Pre-Nursing Student
  15. Nclex pass rates: Do they matter when choosing a school?
    Here's a washington states ADN programs pass rates. NCLEX® SCHOOL REPORTS: ADN-LPN-BSN-GE NCLEX School Reports ADN-LPN-BSN-GE 2009-201010 Updated: 02/2011 RN - NCLEX® SCHOOL REPORTS ...
    Jul 4, '11
    Forum: Washington State Nursing Programs
  16. North Seattle CC HESI
    NCLEX® SCHOOL REPORTS: ADN-LPN-BSN-GE NCLEX School Reports ADN-LPN-BSN-GE 2009-201010 Updated: 02/2011 RN - NCLEX® SCHOOL REPORTS 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Bellevue Community College
    Jul 4, '11
    Forum: Washington State Nursing Programs
  17. My degree is not worth the debt!
    johnnydepp23, I'm not sayig that you're lying, but what you are saying above, and your age that you have listed as 60yrs old doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I'm just saying!
    Jul 3, '11
    Forum: Nursing News
  18. My degree is not worth the debt!
    Sounds good, but I disagree! I'm not sure about the history of pharmacist, but PA's and NP's (especially NP's) started out because they already had the on-the-job training to do these things. PA...
    Jul 3, '11
    Forum: Nursing News
  19. Seriously considering dropping nursing school for medical school?
    Why not do both, that is get your RN and work and go back to school to become a physician. The hospital you work at may even help you out.
    Jun 27, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  20. Is it just nurses or........
    ROFLOL!!!! Exactly, let me get mine first and then you can do whatever. I believe thats why we are in this economic mess now.
    Jun 26, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  21. Is it just nurses or........
    I'm inclined to agree with you, but I would also like to add that it appears that--by reading these posts at least--nurses are more willing to blame themselves and the future of nursing (which would...
    Jun 26, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  22. Educating new nurses
    I think you make some good points, and I would hope hospitals that are seeking Magnus status by pushing all nurses to become BSN's would take a page from your essay.
    Jun 22, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  23. ADN after graduating?
    You should get a cna license first and work as a nurse asst for awhile to see how nursing is. You won't be working as a nurse, but you be able to shadow some of them. As far as going to a...
    Jun 22, '11
    Forum: Pre-Nursing Student
  24. Its not what you know, it's who you know
    Honestly speaking, networking is the way of the world. That's why all these communication corps are fortune fives. It's no accident that these companies have found a way to make lots of money. The...
    Jun 19, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  25. Help! I suck at math!
    Most school's statistic classes have intermediate algerbra with a 2.0 as a prereq.
    Jun 18, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion