WDWpixieRN

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  1. Do you really drop a letter grade?

    WDWpixieRN replied to tanner523's topic in General Students

    my lifetime gpa is about a 3.8 (i have a bachelor's in another field), so i am used to higher grades on the whole. the grading scale for ns is higher than the regular classes at my college, so the...

  2. Contemplating Nursing School. Thoughts & Suggestions please?

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

    A very important consideration is whether the classes you take through this institution will be transferable to a university should you choose to go further in your education, say for an MSN. Many...

  3. Ageism in Nursing School..

    WDWpixieRN replied to MQ Edna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    this reminded me....at our last clinicals, someone was missing a pen....i pulled one out of my clipboard to lend them (didn't get it back, of course)....my lab partner commented, "what would we do...

  4. Ageism in Nursing School..

    WDWpixieRN replied to MQ Edna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haven't found it at my school yet, and I'm 50....except perhaps in my own mind!! My lab partner has been a very young 20-something who I hooked up with the 2nd week when neither of us had a lab...

  5. Nursing or X-ray Tech?

    WDWpixieRN replied to Cee Love's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Only thing I'll add is when I was first looking in to the health care field, several people mentioned to me that one huge difference is dealing with patients..as a rad tech, you're like a...

  6. How do you learn to give injections?

    WDWpixieRN replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Students

    LOL....Good luck with that!! I had to get my third Hep B this week....and once I saw her coming at me with that needle (as much as I wanted to watch for aspiration), I turned my head -- UGH!! I do...

  7. How do you learn to give injections?

    WDWpixieRN replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Students

    We had a little practice time in our lab after demonstration, then had lab kits we had purchased for school that I used to practice at home. Since I was afraid of injuring/killing my family, I bought...

  8. St. Louis Community College

    WDWpixieRN replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    It's a pretty intense time commitment. I was very surprised when it was "only 6 credits" for the first semester. In addition to what's actually posted on your schedule when you register: *Count on...

  9. Crime in St. Louis?

    WDWpixieRN replied to peezers's topic in General Nursing

    We are transplants from So. CA, and I have never felt safer in my life. After being here 13 years now, I realize this isn't nirvana; there are places you need to avoid, particularly after dark (like...

  10. Im soooo lost..what do I do next

    WDWpixieRN replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :roll You guys are both too

  11. Looking for a school! Help!

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

    The St. Louis Community Colleges requirements are listed here: http://www.stlcc.edu/nursing/ The wait is between 1 & 2 years, depending on how many people drop off of the list, can't pass the...

  12. just some reassurance for nursing school

    WDWpixieRN replied to Nursing in 09's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    To echo other postings, it IS a lot more work than the amount of the credits I signed up for -- I was truly amazed by the time committment this requires above and beyond the "X units" in the course...

  13. Does your school curve your test score

    WDWpixieRN replied to SA2BDOCTOR's topic in General Students

    Absolutely not. And I think it's hurting some of the students who got that curve while taking prereqs. We've lost a number of students in our program due to poor test

  14. Im soooo lost..what do I do next

    WDWpixieRN replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, and I didn't mean to start an assault for the post that was started....I understand the frustration that might be felt and how it "appears" to the poster...after all, I worked full-time (and then...

  15. Im soooo lost..what do I do next

    WDWpixieRN replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    stpauligirl: Yes, you're right, I did forget those items...the list is basically never ending actually (pets? yardwork? taking the garbage out? and then this minor issue of holidays -- costumes,...

  16. MED cheat sheet for clinicals!

    WDWpixieRN replied to mcknis's topic in General Students

    We have to create drug cards for each med we will be adminstering to our assigned pt for each week of clinicals....these will accumulate and will hopefully be reusable as we go on through the next 3...

  17. Injections

    WDWpixieRN replied to sephinroth's topic in General Students

    I totally got the eebie jeebies while watching the videos as I have always hated needles (not to the fainting point or anything) and wasn't sure I could stick other people.... So, I opened my lab kit...

  18. Im soooo lost..what do I do next

    WDWpixieRN replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My guess is what you point out above....it depends on which CC you'll be talking about...if they've got a poor reputation in the community, if they're correctly accredited, then it will be looked down...

  19. Im soooo lost..what do I do next

    WDWpixieRN replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can't compare science courses per se, but I graduated with a general transfer AA to attend a local university and was astounded as how lousy this university was compared to what I had left. I felt...

  20. How is MO???

    WDWpixieRN replied to mamamia's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I totally understand what you're saying....when we moved to west St. Louis County 13 years ago, it was much more rural than it is now...it is sad to see some of the building....but the...

  21. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    WDWpixieRN replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I have a friend who's been a psych nurse for many years....she and her then-husband worked for hospitals in southern CA and lived in Las Vegas....they commuted for the 3 days or so they worked by...

  22. Im soooo lost..what do I do next

    WDWpixieRN replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In our area, most CC classes are transferable....to be sure though, you need to talk to the admissions folks where you're going to apply... Good

  23. Im soooo lost..what do I do next

    WDWpixieRN replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just wanted to point out that while I totally understand your frustration and understand the point you're trying to make, that unless this SAHM doesn't cook (i.e. shop for groceries, do dishes,...

  24. jefferson community college nursing program

    WDWpixieRN replied to JAKH's topic in General Nursing

    They're down on page 5, under Associate's degrees or whatever the heading reads (sorry, it's very late)....looks like 91.something% for last

  25. HLP! B student starting from scratch..Should I?

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

    Lexystext: I am 50 and just started my first semester of NS....I was a SAHM for many years just taking a class here and there while my children were younger...about 10 years ago I started seriously...