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1. Accelerated BSN Advice

   fluffhead replied to jspacegirl's topic in General Students

   Study with the NCLEX in mind - the NCLEX and RN practice are different. I am a graduate of accelerated program - wish I spent more time prepping for certification! Much of the rest you will learn when...

2. Wrong for any school to charge $90,000 for the pre-nclex one year curriculum

   fluffhead replied to Miss Mab's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hot topic! :igtsyt: When I got the sticker price for the Columbia, I fell out of my chair, got up and called the financial aid office and then fell down again... There are days when I feel completely...

3. PTT & APTT - Differences?

   fluffhead replied to kate930's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   is there a test to measure the effects of lovenox? just

4. Columbia University ETP 2008

   fluffhead replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate Students

   fresh direct totally saves me from starving or eating crap in the Heights! Great service. There is also a shuttle to the fabulous Fairway Market twice per week, which helps alot for those of us not...

5. Anybody feeling faint??

   fluffhead replied to fluffhead's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thanks for chiming in on this one, everybody. I had a feeling I wasn't the only one - but nice to hear from the allnurses community that a little woosiness here and there is par for the course. Now if...

6. Anybody feeling faint??

   fluffhead posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Just started on my floor mid july after graduating in may... Doc needs help with bone marrow biopsy. Just as he reaches bone and it begins to crunch, and the patient winces and moans, I start seeing...

7. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

   fluffhead replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men in Nursing

   When someone on the floor says, "Hey you, with muscles. Come help me lift/move this patient," is that discrimination? I am a new hire - just got my RN on 6/15 - and I get the feeling I am mostly...

8. Are your student loans freaking you out?

   fluffhead replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Men in Nursing

   :uhoh21:So I don't understand - your profile says you have been practicing for 11years? So are you already $40K in debt, or is that what you are planning to spend to further your education? As to...

9. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

   fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Well I for one have been having a rough go of

10. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hard to tell you specifics on grades and cramming and learning - it's so individual. I'm a 37 year old English major (this is relevant only when you think of the adage about old dogs and new tricks...

11. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hmm - I'm native to Denver, but lived some'teen years in Cali, all over the Los Angeles basin and then 6 yrs in Berkeley. There are many Ca transplants in the ETP program, and we have some small town...

12. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Re: cpr The benefit of using the American Heart Association is that the cert for a Healthcare Provider lasts 2 years while I believe Red Cross expires after one year. If you are in the Bay Area of...

13. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Wow where to start. Here is what I can remember and address: CPR - yes. Get it done. Hours - many, especially in summer. Tons of lectures. 8 hours daily, and clinical from 7am til after 3pm....

14. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Wow - not sure which one to address or whom to quote from... Oscar the financial aid guy is a character. As for tips - just make sure you know what you are signing, and stick to the student budget....

15. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    fluffhead replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Welcome everyone! I will probably be one of the zombie-eyed students representing the currently enrolled etp'ers in March. If you have any questions let me know. As for financial aid - Aunt Sallie...