beckersSN

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1. New Grads and getting hired

   beckersSN replied to GWCCStudentRN's topic in General Students

   I don't have an answer for you... just wanted to chime in that I am in the same boat. People keep asking me what specialty I want to work in... at this point I would be happy just to have a job. My friend graduated 2 years ago and got a job offer ...

2. HELP!! Should I start with LPN or start with RN??

   beckersSN replied to Holly5477's topic in General Students

   Absolutely, do the RN. LPN positions are being eliminated all over the place. Several LPNs graduated about a year ago and out of 30 of them only 4 had jobs within 3-4 months. Also, getting into LPN to RN transition programs can take awhile as well...

3. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

   beckersSN replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

   buy all of the groceries that I want to and that I need! It's been too long

4. LPN or RN?

   beckersSN replied to new_mom2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   For me locally, none of the hospitals are even hiring LPNs only RNs. A few of the new LPN grads from my school have only been able to get jobs in LTC. Glad that I went with the RN program after hearing about that.

5. Ivy Tech Books 1st semester nursing

   beckersSN replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in Indiana

   Be prepared... it was about $900 for that first semester. But you use most of those books for the rest of the program. I don't think the new book lists are up yet on campus connect... my list is old and wouldn't be right or I would tell you.

6. May/June 2009 Grads

   beckersSN replied to tachybradyRN's topic in General Students

   I'm right here with you guys... I can't believe that at this time next year I will have a job where I make more than $6000 in a year like I am now!!

7. Ivy Tech: Dosage Calc. & Medical Terminology

   beckersSN replied to stupidcancer's topic in Indiana

   I took med term and it was awesome. Everyone keeps saying that it's a good filler class and that just isn't true. This class should be required for the nursing program. It makes everything that could be gibberish to you clear. When instructors ar...

8. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

   beckersSN replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

   I think I have the #1 way that you know you are in nursing school..... You realize that all of these are true... and you have spent the last 4 hours reading 20 some pages of them!

9. TEAS help

   beckersSN replied to kforgood's topic in General Students

   I have never heard anyone mention a class like this before... however all I studied was the TEAS study guide that is availible from ATI and I got a 92% on the test. The guide goes through everything that you need to know to do well on the test.

10. Survived the first semester!!!

    beckersSN posted a topic in General Students

    Anyone else excited to have made it through the first semester of nursing school?? I am sooooo glad to be on Christmas break finally. I don't even care about family or the holiday I'm just glad to not be studying for an exam! Although I do have a...

11. Instructor Thank You Gift

    beckersSN replied to lilyteen's topic in General Students

    My fundamentals instructor was recently retired when our school ran into a wall trying to staff all of our classes. They asked her back and she came to the rescue. So she literally came out of retirement to teach us as her last class. We gave her ...

12. Recapping needles

    beckersSN replied to heather318's topic in General Students

    you can scoop up the cap using the needle it's self... just leave the cap sitting on the table near you so you don't have to touch it... then make sure that you don't push the cap on but it will at least be covered if you have to walk for a sharps c...

13. First Day of Lab...it was a disaster

    beckersSN replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    it sounds to me like your instructor should be fired... or you should at least tell the head of the program what is going on

14. Who made it through their first week alive??!!

    beckersSN posted a topic in General Students

    I just finished my first week of classes and I am freaking out alittle bit... we were assigned to read 12 chapters during the first 3 days of class! I have had no sleep all week long and am looking forward to going to bed and just getting up to go...

15. MacBook?

    beckersSN replied to KLB00's topic in General Students

    just two words... GET ONE. I switched to mac's about 2 years ago and I will NEVER have a pc again. My mac works all the time and doesn't lock up or shut down. I leave it running 24/7 and have for the last year without turnign it off and it still ...