crisann

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1. Pre-Nursing "Reading List"

   crisann posted a topic in General Students

   Finally, I've hit the point where I only have a few days left of Cosmetology school. Now, it's time to start working toward my long-term goal of becoming a Psych NP. I'm going to have several months between the time I graduate and the time the Sprin...

2. Anyone from Community College of Beaver County?

   crisann replied to crisann's topic in Pennsylvania

   well, ANYTHING you would be willing to share with me would be greatly appreciated... i've "heard" it's one of the best programs in the area and that it's difficult (atleast as far as community college programs go) both to get into and to get through....

3. Patient Life Stories

   crisann replied to SweetLemon's topic in Psychiatric

   Elizabeth Wurtzel wrote two memoirs: "Prozac Nation," about growing up with depression and "More, Now Again," which was about becoming addicted to the ritalin she was prescribed when the prozac stopped working for her. My personal faves, Marya Hornba...

4. Anyone from Community College of Beaver County?

   crisann posted a topic in Pennsylvania

   So... being a community college and all, i figured this would've been a popular program and finding information about it would be easy, but apparently not... i searched and got a whole one page of threads relating to this college, most of which were ...

5. What Would You Do? Accepted to 2 schools.....

   crisann replied to MrsIndependent's topic in General Nursing

   i agree. I'm in a very similar situation in trying to decide whether to go back next fall and leave my current (stable) position or wait until the economy picks up. I'll be interested in hearing what advice you receive, but in the end, only YOU can d...

6. Quality of Care in LTC

   crisann posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I was thinking about taking a CNA class and giving this another shot. A few years ago, I worked in two different nursing homes (one on 1st shift and one on 2nd shift). Both were terribly under-staffed and, for the life of me, I couldn't figure out ho...

7. i need help n opinions

   crisann replied to coldchill's topic in General Nursing

   i understand exactly what you're saying... i have a stable, but inflexible, fulltime 8-4 job making good money, and there are no evening/weekend programs close to me, so i'll have to choose whether to go back to school or stay where i'm at, especiall...

8. question about bloodwork

   crisann posted a topic in General Students

   Do nursing schools make you get bloodwork done prior to full admission? i'm just wondering b/c out of the three community colleges, i'm only seeing it mentioned for one, yet the rest of the admission requirements are pretty much the same... has anyon...