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1. Nicotine testing question

   nursing81student replied to nursing81student's topic in General Nursing

   I know, I am aware of this, it's common sense. However, I didn't know about the policy until the day after. Obviously if I knew that they were a nicotine testing facility I wouldn't have done it. I am just looking for information since I couldn't...

2. Nicotine testing question

   nursing81student posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay, I feel very silly posting this but it's something that is on my mind and Google is surprisingly no help for me on this...so maybe someone out there can give me some information or lead me in the right direction. I am a BSN student, a PCT, and i...

3. How exactly does a BSN program work?

   nursing81student replied to AlexisNicole's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Agree with the other posters...Where I go it is 1 year of prereqs, 3 years of nursing school. Most schools in my area are 2 years of prereqs and 2 years of nursing school.

4. My online application status is still under consideration, its been 4 weeks.

   nursing81student replied to MissyMango's topic in Technicians

   I would call HR. Just be honest and say you want to touch base, let them know you are still very interested and did they make a decision yet? I just accepted a job offer as a Nurse Tech after PCTing for a few years. I applied to 20+ jobs online an...

5. Which sciences to take together?

   nursing81student replied to melc0305's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I would take Organic Chem and A&P II in the fall semester, and then Micro and Statistics in the spring. A&P and Micro are probably the hardest classes out of the 4 (well, were for me) and you will want to take those separately.

6. How to get my foot into the Women's Specialties door?

   nursing81student replied to sarah.e.foley's topic in Technicians

   Email the nursing manager of the unit you wish to work. Explain you are aware that there are no positions available right now, but you are interested in working on that type of unit if a position opens up. Send her your resume and letters of reco...

7. Textbooks?

   nursing81student replied to Julesmama28's topic in General Students

   I have used older editions of books many times. Definitely email your professor to see if it would be okay. If your syllabus has readings listed as page numbers, then it will be very tedious to figure out which pages match up to your edition. Howe...

8. adn or bsn

   nursing81student replied to dcw132003's topic in Pre-Nursing

   If you have the time and money, then get the BSN. You never know where life will lead and having a BSN will always give you an edge over a nurse with an ADN. Many ADN nurses I have encountered who are working full time and completing classes for th...

9. CNA while in school

   nursing81student replied to jm08168's topic in General Students

   Any experience that you can get (with any type of patient) will help you IMMENSELY with nursing school. I have a PCT hospital job and I can not say enough how grateful I am to have had this job before I started school. It makes everything so much e...

10. Has anyone ever seen a surgery?

    nursing81student replied to kdbean530's topic in General Students

    We had one "off-unit" experience in our first med surg clinical...I chose the OR, and I saw a CABG with a vein harvest. It was such a cool experience. The surgeon let me stand right at the head of the bed so I saw everything about 3 ft from my face...

11. What's the first thing you'll buy when you're officially an RN?

    nursing81student replied to mssjez's topic in General Students

    Step 1: Buy a puppy Step 2: Pay off student loans

12. Last semester but.. I Hate Nursing!

    nursing81student replied to mitral's topic in General Students

    The things you can do with a Nursing degree seem infinite, especially if you are in a BSN program. Just stick it out, see where life takes you. I have had multiple nurses at work tell me, "You don't learn anything until you start working at your fi...

13. Lawyer considering nursing

    nursing81student replied to legaleagle30's topic in SRNA

    Hi, I just wanted to note that it would be a lot longer than 4 years to become a practicing CRNA. You would need to take about 2 full time semesters of prereqs, apply to a 4 year (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) program, not a 2 year program, and th...

14. advice on obtaining nurse tech position

    nursing81student replied to nursing81student's topic in Job Hunt

    Never mind...just performed a search and found plenty of answers...should have done that to begin with

15. advice on obtaining nurse tech position

    nursing81student posted a topic in Job Hunt

    After this coming semester I will have my medsurg clinical completed. In the hospital system I currently work for, this means I can apply to become a nurse tech which from my understanding is the same as what other systems call a nurse extern. R...