Sunny99

Sunny99

Member
  • Content

    28
  • Visitors

    1,654
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    0

All Content by Sunny99

  1. :balloons:spread the word: in response to the current nurse shortage, indiana university school of nursing has just announced that they will be starting two new accelerated bsn classes, in addition to...
  2. petty ? about med student

    Yes, great attitude. I think a lot of people don't realize that, while med students are getting well-educated in diagnosing and treating disease, they often have less training in basic, direct patient...
  3. i posted this under the indiana nurses forum, but thought it might be more widely read in the pre-nursing forum. :balloons:spread the word: in response to the current nurse shortage, indiana...
  4. LPN phasing out to be QMA's only

    QMAs in this state are Qualified Medication Aides, according to the Indiana State Board of Health. They are CNAs with additional training and certification for passing certain meds, mainly orals....
  5. Local places to buy scrubs?

    Sorry, I never posted back here after going to TJ Uniforms at Edinburgh Premium Outlets. The scrub selection was decent, but I'm not sure how the prices compare since this was my first scrub...
  6. Calling All CNA's!

    Thanks for adding the CNA forum! I recently started working as a patient care assistant (not certified) at a hospital, and start nursing school in a few weeks. I love working with patients!!!...
  7. Financial Aid..Info help please.

    Erk, keep up you determination to become a nurse. It seems from your attitude that you will find a way. Yes, it can be very frustrating to figure out how to keep your family from starving to death...
  8. Loan Forgiveness Programs

    Usually, that is called "tuition assistance", "educational assistance", etc. "Loan forgiveness" is what Energizer said, where they pay some or all of the student loans you had before becoming their...
  9. Local places to buy scrubs?

    Awesome. Thanks for the
  10. Local places to buy scrubs?

    Wow, I loved that show as a kid! Adam-12, too. Funny, now my brother is a police officer, and I'm going to be a nurse. Okay, so I'm not a paramedic, but closer to it than
  11. Local places to buy scrubs?

    I found this on the "Spotlight On Nursing" website sponsor list, and just did a copy and paste. Scrubs & Beyond, 2 Indy locations: Clearwater Springs 5151 East 82nd Street Space #500 (next to...
  12. Looking for a Pre-Nursing Buddy

    I took Anatomy (5 cr) and Physiology (5 cr) in seperate semesters. I did very well, but would not recommend taking them during the same semester unless you have LOTS of free time and no other classes...
  13. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    Handling toads causes warts. Hair's split ends can be repaired. Babies have to be bundled as if for an Anarctic expedition, even when its 90+ degrees outside. There is such thing as a "stomach flu"....
  14. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    How about the ol' "feed a cold, starve a fever" that our grandmothers (or great-grandmothers) used to tell everyone. I can remember my grandmother being genuinely worried that I was harming my first...
  15. If You Got Your Letter Post Here!!!

    DATE RECIEVED: around May 24, 2006 PROGRAM: BSN SCHOOL: Indiana University STATE: Indiana! WHEN: August 22, 2006 :yelclap: Also accepted into Ivy Tech's LPN program in April (starts in August). I...
  16. Indy schools... Marian, IUPUI?

    For IU School of Nursing at Indianapolis (IUPUI) and at Bloomington, students who did the majority of their undergraduate coursework at either the Bloomington, Indy, or Columbus campuses of Indiana...
  17. Semester is over, how did you do?

    Be proud of your recent accomplishments, and don't look back! :w00t:As long as your pre-req grades are good, you would be in fine shape for admittance to most schools. I, too had bad grades from...
  18. Hello, all. I am new to this site, and just applied to IUPUI's traditional BSN program. Does anybody know how they determine your admissions GPA? Is it just the courses you list on the...
  19. Admission GPA the only criteria for IUPUI BSN?

    Hiya! Thanks for the replies. I did find out that they do go strictly by the pre-nursing GPA, at least for now. However, I decided to start with Ivy Tech's LPN program instead, so I can get a...
  20. Des.......

    I just took the PSB-PN test today and did very well, but it was a bit tougher than I expected. It is my understanding that no study guide specific to the PSB-PN exists. Therefore, I would recommend...