lklin09

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1. Moving to Jacksonville

   lklin09 replied to mypixiedust's topic in Florida

   my family is also relocating to jax. i think we are looking at the mandarin area. i will be graduating nursing school in sept here in va. i am wondering if i would be better off staying in va for a year to get experience as a nurse or if i would h...

2. Mispronouncing medications

   lklin09 replied to californiaRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

   I am still in nursing school but also have trouble with the pronunciation of drugs AND with medical terminology in general. I did find something that is helpful to me. I use Webster’s Medical dictionary. It allows you to listen to the pronunciatio...

3. Evening/Weekend Program at Baptist in S.A.

   lklin09 replied to Dottie, RN's topic in General Students

   I attend a night and weekend accelerated program here in Virginia. My classes are 5 weeks long. In the beginning my classes were M-R 5:30 - 10:30 with the weekends off. Now my classes are twice a week same hours with 12 hour clinicals on Sat and Su...

4. Math for RN?

   lklin09 replied to new_mom2005's topic in General Students

   We had a drug dosage class. It basically went through how to calculate drugs. My teach was not that great, so I had to teach myself the different ways to calculate the drugs. You can pick up a book on how to calculate the drugs at any book store i...

5. MCI RN scrubs (navy blue)

   lklin09 replied to 24bluemoons's topic in Virginia

   i will send an email out to my class. many of them have friends that have already graduated. Can't make any promises but it is worth asking.

6. MCI RN scrubs (navy blue)

   lklin09 replied to 24bluemoons's topic in Virginia

   we have different scrubs for clinical...all white. they get washed right away with bleach in hot water. no need to bring home unnecessary germs.

7. MCI RN scrubs (navy blue)

   lklin09 replied to 24bluemoons's topic in Virginia

   You can purchase more from the school. I have used the 2 pairs i got for the last year. Because I am only wearing them for 5 hours at a time, I wear them twice before I wash them. Now when I had Micro and A&P lab I would wash right away but we...

8. MCI May 09'

   lklin09 replied to JayAddy757's topic in Virginia

   Well I am starting in may. I am finishing in April! We started with 3 guys in our class and now we are down to 1. He gets lots of attention since he is the only guy and he has become one of my best friends! You should have a great time! Good luck...

9. NO EVEING RN OR LPN Classes available

   lklin09 replied to chrmnldy's topic in Virginia

   I can't believe the RN program is 80k at MCI!!! That is outrages. I am attending there now and I knew the program had gone up to what I thought was outrages, 40k. But 80k is way to much. I am paying 27k for the RN program that started last Jan. ...

10. MCI Student RN Program

    lklin09 replied to sunshine327's topic in Virginia

    When you normally apply at VB campus, there are 3 interviews. The 1st inteview is with your rep, the second is with the rep's "boss" (not really sure of the title) and the 3rd is with the DON/ADON. Everyone interviews with the DON or ADON. The int...

11. Cheating in nursing school?

    lklin09 replied to believer4's topic in General Nursing

    i saw cheating in my a&p class. our teacher was very nice and would review the tests with us, letting us each have a test to review in class that then was passed back in. i found out after the class had ended that one student was keeping the tes...

12. Going to Nursing School

    lklin09 replied to niecynoo32's topic in General Nursing

    You can apply for private loans that can supplement your income while in school. Talk to your financial advisor at school for recommendations. I know that Sallie Mae offers these types of loans.

13. MCI Virginia Beach!!!!

    lklin09 replied to mom78's topic in Virginia

    that's great! one less stress for you. You will do great!!!

14. MCI Virginia Beach!!!!

    lklin09 replied to mom78's topic in Virginia

    Also, you should have received a paper that outlines what they are looking for in your essay. If you did not get this contact your admission reps to get it. You shouldn't write the essay withour the guidelines they are looking for.

15. MCI Virginia Beach!!!!

    lklin09 replied to mom78's topic in Virginia

    I had to write the essay on 3 questions. Basically things regarding why i want to be a nurse, why I would make a good nurse, etc. You might want to condense your essay to about 4 pages or less double spaced. 8 pages is a lot to read and you want t...