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I am in my first semester of the RN-BSN program at Metro. I have had a great experience so far. I found the admissions staff very helpful and responsive and did not have any trouble with communication back and forth. As far as the admissions requ...

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thank you, i had not seen this before. i think it will be very helpful. thanks for taking the time to post!! :heartbeat:d:heartbeat:d:heartbeat

i'm a second year student with 6 weeks left in my last semester. here are two books that i would recommend. diseases and disorders: a nursing therapeutics manual by sommers, johnson, beery isbn 0803613377 i got this book at the end of last semest...

serlait, very well said. i'm in my last semester of school and have come to appreciate the fact that the patient's really do depend on us, often it is at a very low point in their day/life. we can make the difference in how their experience impacts...

askingnurse: i think you're asking very important questions in your posts. i attended platt for a short time and found that there were many issues. issues that i just could not overlook. i am especially worried about the number of students that...

good luck and congratulations to you on beginning this phase of your journey to nursing! :heartbeat:d:heartbeat:d:heartbeat

i thought it was regarding edema, too! don't know what that might mean regarding blood. hmmmm.....mystery! :heartbeat:d:heartbeat:d:heartbeat

i also use saunders, not because i have a preference....it was required for my program. the main thing with any of the nclex review books is to use it. use the cd that comes with the book with the practice questions. they help so much because you...

hi all, just wondering if the platt class that was set to be finished soon is done? if so, have any of you taken the nclex? how about jobs? i hope all is well and would love an update!! :heartbeat:clown::heartbeat:clown::heartbeat

psychonaut, you are the type of nurse that i had hoped to work with during clinicals. unfortunately, in my area there don't seem to be many nurses that like to have students. i will be finished in may as an associate degree rn and am very nerv...

i didn't lose my job because of school, but i did have to reduce my hours because of school. school comes first, in my book. because my program is full time, i cut back from 40 hours to 20 hours the first semester of my 2 year program. second seme...

i'm taking it tomorrow, too! good luck to you. i hope all goes well, i'm sure it will.... deep breaths when you get nervous and remember....you've worked hard and you've learned a lot, you can do this!!! :heartbeat:nurse::heartbeat:nurse:

funfunfun - "i just went on the computer to look up reviews on the belkin ipod voice recorder. anyone use one? how many hours can you store (it probaby depends on which i pod you have)? i was thinking this would be good because it will go right onto ...

i just mailed my application and transcripts today for lpn licensure by examination. my understanding is that it takes about 10 days or so for it to be processed. at that point, we can schedule to take the nclex-pn. on the board of nursing site, ...

your best bet would be to contact them directly to see about prices: http://www.snow.com/passsales/ good luck with your travel assignment plans, hope to see you out there making turns this winter!!! :heartbeat:nurse::heartbeat:nurse:

oops, i left out a word in my above posting: do you know how many students were in the first graduating class? sorry! didn't make much sense without "how" in there

cololab*21, just like any school, platt is good for some people and not for others. it is mentioned in your post that people are starting "nasty rumors." i've posted previously about my experience at platt. what i posted was my experience, not a r...

smiley89, just curious, are you still in the program? i left the program after i had started...hopefully they'll work things out and graduate some good nurses. for me, it wasn't worth it. i'm in agreement with you, "save your $$$ and run!!!" good l...

i'll sound like everyone else....buy one! :wink2: i have saunders nclex-pn...it's a great review book. it comes with a cd-rom with lots and lots of questions. the book and cd are great resources for information and for questions with the rationales...

we use introduction to medical/surgical nursing by linton. it's ok, but we are in a 2 year adn program and the book is for lpn programs. our director is a little frustrated because we will all need new books for 2nd year. the book is pretty good...

i do feel let down by my school to a certain degree. we have had new staff added, have a few instructors that are not experienced with lecture, and have one instructor that clearly does not want to be teaching. i've gone through many different emotio...

my husband uses light rail to get to work each day. he absolutely loves it. for you as a student, it will be wonderful. think about it....no traffic stresses, no parking fees, gas $avings, and you will have the time in both directions to study! ...

i suppose it's that point in the semester when this might happen.....anyone else out there feeling a little discouraged about their nursing school experience? i'm halfway through my second semester and don't really feel like i've connected with the t...

Williss....I like this idea! The semester IS close to being over. I'll keep that in mind as I go through the remainder. I did go in and speak to our director today. She is super understanding and is the best listener in the world. Even if she c...