WDWpixieRN

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  1. Tips for looking more professional

    WDWpixieRN replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    'Trashy' is another one I've

  2. My psycho Chemistry Professor (long vent)

    WDWpixieRN replied to justme1972's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll just add that once you're IN nursing school, the tests are ABSOLUTELY timed and when time's up, it's up -- period. And while we were given 1.5 hours first semester for our tests, this semester...

  3. St. Johns Mercy

    WDWpixieRN replied to christmasjmt's topic in General Nursing

    I can always tell other WDW addicts -- they're the ones that recognize my dual identity!! Honestly, since I started school and quit work, I don't get to those boards often...we discussed using our tax...

  4. St. Johns Mercy

    WDWpixieRN replied to christmasjmt's topic in General Nursing

    I understand most hospitals have tuition reimbursement of some sort as well as sign on bonuses, but I believe each institution has its own standards for this. Hopefully folks with more specific...

  5. Tips for looking more professional

    WDWpixieRN replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    They have retail locations now....there's a store in a large mall nearby....I don't know if that information is listed on their website, but it's a good way to "try before you buy"....I know a number...

  6. Single Mom, become a nurse??

    WDWpixieRN replied to Honeylee's topic in General Students

    lamie: i can't offer any help or words of encouragement with your childcare/baby situation....but... i'm 51 and in the second semester of an rn program....your profile indicates you are 37...i got...

  7. Gasp! I have to take the NET entrance test, thoughts and advice needed please.

    WDWpixieRN replied to shippoRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want a book, check your local Borders or Barnes and Noble....I was looking at a local vocational school a few years and she suggested I would need it for their entrance requirement....on a whim...

  8. Dealing with death...

    WDWpixieRN replied to RN in pink's topic in Emergency

    :yelclap:

  9. Jobs for student nurses?

    WDWpixieRN replied to RunnerLuvLisa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you checked local hospitals for CNA, or tech positions? In addition, there are unit clerk, registration, etc., positions.... You pass

  10. So . . .is nursing your final stop?

    WDWpixieRN replied to EthnicBeauty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will get my ASN (I will, I will!) and then work while obtaining my BSN....although I have heard that there's a possibility I can parlay my bachelor's in business in to an MSN program, but am not...

  11. 50 out of 100 Nursing students failed program

    WDWpixieRN replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    i'm not disagreeing that what we are training to do is serious, back-breaking, life-or-death type of stuff... my concern lies more in a situation that happened to me last semester -- my first...

  12. 50 out of 100 Nursing students failed program

    WDWpixieRN replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    Daytonite: Do you think some of this is "old school" thinking? I've noticed in our program that it tends to be the older instructors -- meaning late 50's and older (I'm 51, so not picking on anyone...

  13. Nursing Student Summer Jobs?

    WDWpixieRN replied to gillijr1001's topic in California Nursing

    If you're looking at internships, you might try a UC hospital. I had checked with San Diego and they said they have them. I just decided it wasn't in my best interest to try one long-distance right...

  14. Help! I need a topic for an informative speech!

    WDWpixieRN replied to DesertRain's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How about something directly related to the health of college-aged students....HIV, HPV, STDs in general? There are some astounding statistics that I bet a WHOLE bunch of them are ignorant about. By...

  15. 50 out of 100 Nursing students failed program

    WDWpixieRN replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    Those sound like awfully high numbers, but I don't think you can chalk it up to just one attribute among them...we had a number of students who we lost the first semester (about 25%) and it was any...

  16. Who Would Like To Be Part Of The Lose Weight And Get Healthy Team?!

    WDWpixieRN replied to Batman24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't go near a low-carb diet like Atkins or whatever....my husband and a guy where I was working both started that diet about the same time...in the same week, the guy I worked with ended up in...

  17. Road to the ER

    WDWpixieRN replied to cinja's topic in Emergency

    So, can I ask (as a student strongly considering ED work), do you think these are skills that sometimes a person either has or doesn't have. In other words, in school, there is so much emphasis...

  18. St. Johns Mercy

    WDWpixieRN replied to christmasjmt's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the area!! I know nothing except my daughter has had 2 babies there, and a few of my MDs are there. Hopefully you'll get some more responses

  19. Too worried about grades?

    WDWpixieRN replied to krenee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My .02 is that if you're not even in a nursing program yet, you'd better get over this quickly!! Maybe your emphasis on this quiz has to do more with sidestepping having to focus on the reality of...

  20. LA hospitals, where to live????

    WDWpixieRN replied to coldroses's topic in California Nursing

    As someone else pointed out, LA is HUGE.....decently priced may equal undesirable neighborhoods....until you are out there and actually see some of these places/areas, I would be very cautious....I...

  21. Transfer Nursing Student Help!!!

    WDWpixieRN replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    I talked to a student last semester who had transferred in to the 3rd semester of Meramec's (http://www.stlcc.edu/nursing/) from another program's LPN program. I agree that you need to contact the...

  22. Ending Employment Assignment

    WDWpixieRN replied to chubbi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I worked for a major investment firm for many years but before being hired, went through an in-depth review of my credit ratings and a background check. If you owe taxes and have a bad credit...

  23. single mother pursing nursing????

    WDWpixieRN replied to Hope2Be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck Hope2Be....sounds like you've thought things through pretty well....the important thing to know is that you will NOT be the oldest, brokest, loneliest, tiredest person in your class....take...

  24. Are you over 45 and just accepted?

    WDWpixieRN replied to DoGood2u's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    you are definitely not the lone ranger in being a "non-traditional" student in nursing school....in my class, i think we're the majority!! and there is one of the other classes where it looks like a...

  25. Nursing as Second Career QUESTIONS!

    WDWpixieRN replied to EmmyBear's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The prereqs are not "killer" or weeder classes (cute name, though)...I am 51 and avoided sciences like the plague through high school and my BS in Business...I was petrified, but if you're interested...