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  1. group tests in nursing school ***??

    br107 posted a topic in General Students

    local school does majority (not all) of exams as group tests. the students break up into groups and the members of the groups work together on the test. if this isn't common in nursing school, i don't...

  2. Respiratory Therapist VS Nursing

    br107 replied to airis's topic in Nursing Career

    Regarding the 2 previous posts: How does experience as an RT make one a better

  3. Triage sucks!!! Any tips??

    br107 replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

    Different strokes for different folks I guess. When I was an EMT student doing my hospital rotation, I spent most of my day with the triage nurse. I thought the fast pace of things was pretty cool. I...

  4. EL MSN in CA?

    br107 replied to pmgamber's topic in California Nursing

    UCSF, UCLA, Cal State LA, Western. Cal State Long Beach has one but the horror stories of dealing with their secretary turned out true to life for me. Save yourself a headache and avoid them. Good...

  5. Do employers consider where a new grad went to school?

    br107 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Say for example I know which hospital I want to work in or which type of hospital (size, demographics, etc). Would I have an advantage over other new grads if my program did clinicals at that...

  6. Brand new textbook with 65 missing pages in middle of book

    br107 replied to Daytonite's topic in General Students

    OMG this reminds me of last night when I bought a can of Pringles and when I sat down to eat them, turns out the package had already been opened and like 1/4 of the pringles were missing. ***??? I...

  7. *Vent*God please give me science classes over this any day!

    br107 replied to Pumpkin1621's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh yeah I can totally relate. I have a Bachelor's in an unrelated field and nearly finished a minor in psychology before I decided it wasn't worthwhile. The point is I have many social science classes...

  8. Info on L.A. County College of Nursing & Allied Health

    br107 replied to wooosp's topic in California Nursing

    in what way is county

  9. Entry-MSN: Discuss Please?

    br107 posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    i read that other thread the yesterday and omg... some high and mighty e-msn student basically bashed adns for 5 pages, and also insulted the bedside nursing profession (i see the post is now deleted...

  10. accelerated bs to bsn in california

    br107 replied to needinfo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    also cal state la. i think azusa has one. maybe western in pomona too. csu long beach - yeah they have one. but i would never consider going there. their secretary or whoever the person they have...

  11. Acclerated BSN programs in CA

    br107 replied to saral_123's topic in California Nursing

    anyone have experience with mount st mary's (msmc) accelerated

  12. new grad psych positions

    br107 replied to dlaura22's topic in California Nursing

    i am a student considering psych nursing. how does the pay compare to other areas of nursing such as med-surg, er, icu,

  13. So..You're going to be a MALE nurse?

    br107 replied to mingez's topic in Men in Nursing

    Good one. I may use that. Although "male nurse" doesnt bother

  14. RN, Orthopedics, and me

    br107 replied to Mazrim's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We might have similar interests. What is

  15. Study group?

    br107 replied to fishngolf's topic in Male Nursing Students

    study groups are a waste of time for me. like you guys, i learn better on my own. this is definitely a gender thing. girls tend to meet in groups for just about everything, esp. for dealing with...

  16. The Entry-Level MSN

    br107 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it worth the effort and cost? Please tell me the reality of things. Are hospitals really hiring new grad E-MSNs as Clinical Nurse Specialists and Clinical Nurse Leaders? If so, do they generally...

  17. Male RN and Jobs

    br107 replied to trainer2070's topic in Male Nursing Students

    why would there be issues for males in neurology? i could understand ob and related areas..but

  18. Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

    br107 replied to Raymond CA's topic in Men in Nursing

    Oops sorry. just clicked the link to discussion from the main index page which brought me to the first page of thread. Didn't realize there was 7 pages of discussion till after I posted. To...

  19. pharmacy cost of drugs???

    br107 replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    4600% mark up.

  20. Anyone ever think about becoming a radiology tech before nursing?

    br107 replied to ttran's topic in General Nursing

    wanted more involvement in the treatment/healing process wanted to learn more about diseases wanted to wear a stethoscope (okay partly joking there) seemed like more organization in the nursing...

  21. Bad experience as Paramedic intern

    br107 replied to daveman's topic in Men in Nursing

    so far thats been my experience too. before i decided to take up nursing, i was considering becoming a paramedic. i mentioned this to a nurse friend of mine and she and her friends told me i should...

  22. would you enroll here to start sooner

    br107 replied to br107's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    nrsnfl, i've been doing alot of really geeky quantitatve analyses and it turns out that out of 12 schools (i even included a couple of BSN programs just for the hell of it) option B is my best overall...

  23. would you enroll here to start sooner

    br107 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    no wait list. but... 40% NCLEX pass rate was their highest in recent years all other local schools have 2-3 year wait lists you wouldnt fit in socially other degrees, private schools, etc. are not an...

  24. would you enroll here to start sooner

    br107 replied to br107's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree that what youre saying is correct. Do I agree that its the course I should follow or the best compromise - not sure...cant decide. Though it is what I'm inclined to do. There are other factors...

  25. Myers-Briggs Type

    br107 replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

    lol, that is something i could have written. 100% me too.