WDWpixieRN

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  1. I need advice.

    WDWpixieRN replied to CaGuy's topic in California Nursing

    In addition, if you don't have the prereqs/coreqs out of the way, take the time to start whittling those away while trying to save money for you to eventually attend NS. Maybe there are part-time or...

  2. Student Malpractice Insurance...

    WDWpixieRN replied to Cheri234's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think this insurance is included in our tuition for NS at the CC....do you recommend ADDITIONAL private insurance in this

  3. My poor instructor!

    WDWpixieRN replied to luvmy3kids's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And we wonder about the "dumbing down" of America....I can bet in a lot of countries (like it used to be here), it's just TOUGH if you didn't like the test, didn't feel it was fair, found you should...

  4. Paid tuition through travel nurse agency???

    WDWpixieRN replied to kertz81's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There a thread for traveler's on this site...I'd go there and ask....I asked them a week or so how much experience as an RN you had to have before most companies would even talk to you and was told at...

  5. "You're a nurse...."

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

    Wait until you're in clinicals, in first semester or early second semester, and your pt or their family starts asking you questions that weren't covered in bath/bed making!! My favorite was my first...

  6. How hard is nursing school?

    WDWpixieRN replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    If you're worried about the English/medical-ese part of nursing school, any health-related experience/knowledge you can learn ahead of time will help immensely. I think the terminology is what gets...

  7. Visual learner

    WDWpixieRN replied to adamsmom's topic in General Students

    I just usually put tons of notes on my PowerPoints or create a study guide and then review it over and over and over using memorization....that seems to

  8. Help I have an Instructor that doesn't teach!

    WDWpixieRN replied to Lovely_RN's topic in General Students

    Keep in mind this is not an option in a lot of colleges...attendance is mandatory where I go to school, so students need to make sure this won't get them in trouble where they

  9. mind boggled over whether or not to go for LVN...

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

    You need to check with area colleges/universities and perhaps also at the hospital where you're obtaining this LVN. Requirements can vary from location to location and can also depend on where you...

  10. What is the best study method? To cram or not too cram?

    WDWpixieRN replied to jbjints's topic in General Students

    With that kind of time frame, it doesn't sound like cramming is a good option for you....I always made tons of notes in a Word document on a regular sized piece of paper, then folded it up and took it...

  11. Probably a repeat question about a new grad...

    WDWpixieRN posted a topic in Travel

    I am very interested in traveling when I graduate with my ASN...last baby away at college, looking for a challenge, wanting to see some of this great country we live in, etc., etc..... What is the...

  12. Probably a repeat question about a new grad...

    WDWpixieRN replied to WDWpixieRN's topic in Travel

    Thanks for everyone's responses!! I thought I had heard one year, but two certainly makes more sense! I'm not sure where I will end up post-grad, but am thinking NICU or ER right now... I'm going to...

  13. Do you think grades are universal?

    WDWpixieRN replied to Mom2J&B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good observation!! I got my first associate's at the CC where I am now in NS. When I transferred from there to get a bachelor's 10 years ago, I was amazed at how rude and disrespectful the "kids"...

  14. Lompoc, CA?

    WDWpixieRN replied to Selke's topic in Travel

    Panaroma City will put you in the thick of Los Angeles...it's not on the outskirts, it's not a smaller town, and it's not necessarily beautiful, lol.... I don't know anything about the hospitals there...

  15. Help I have an Instructor that doesn't teach!

    WDWpixieRN replied to Lovely_RN's topic in General Students

    Wow....no words of wisdom from me, but that does sound like it sucks...we had an instructor that basically read her PowerPoint outlines to us during lecture, the a lot of self-teaching was necessary,...

  16. Too poor to become a nurse?

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

    Having waited until my kids were older to go back to school the first time, let me say this is a very valid point....there really is NEVER a time when your kids won't need your time -- high school was...

  17. Where in California is Best!

    WDWpixieRN replied to m_chatelaine's topic in California Nursing

    I actually love San Francisco and really miss being an hour's plane ride from there since I've moved out of state, but I absolutely almost bust a gut when I read this....thanks for the much-needed...

  18. can anybody help me

    WDWpixieRN replied to kyros's topic in California Nursing

    You were left alone to pass meds?!?! We absolutely, positively can not pass meds without our instructor or an RN in attendance. Basically it's because it's THEIR license on the line if we goof...

  19. Financial Aid Question

    WDWpixieRN replied to curlysue82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Chances are that the interest you will eventually owe on this money will not be offset by any interest you will make in savings. Unless you need the money to survive, I'd not take anything more than...

  20. Dosage Calculation Test

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

    sweethawaiiangirl: my guess is you're looking at the st. louis community colleges...that's where i go....depending on how soon you have to take the test (it's only good for one year prior to...

  21. Paying for school: using your IRAs

    WDWpixieRN replied to Suki-P's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't do it....leave it there and forget

  22. Barnes Jewish Colege of Nursing

    WDWpixieRN replied to kmj1228's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't giving approval or disapproval....just stating that unless you can compare the staff, classes, and clinical experiences at EACH individual campus, it's impossible to state that there's a best...

  23. Barnes Jewish Colege of Nursing

    WDWpixieRN replied to kmj1228's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you have attended the nursing schools at all 3 community college campuses, that is a rather broad-sweeping generalization....I attend NS @ Meramec and am very happy there, but couldn't begin to...

  24. Decided Now Not to Pursue Nursing????

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

    Wow, you have had a lot to deal with....and NS with all you're still dealing with will be a lot to take on...but from your reply, it's obvious you've got a leg up on a lot of us that never spent any...

  25. Do you think grades are universal?

    WDWpixieRN replied to Mom2J&B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I find that at my CC, many of the adjunct instructors also teach at the major universities in town. I hardly doubt their grading system is different for each location and the wisdom they impart is...