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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 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...

  6. 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...

  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...

  16. Columbia's ETP Program

    fluffhead replied to niki_m787's topic in Post Graduate Students

    :typing The Columbia program does confer a BSN en route, while similar programs (Yale) do not. Why seems to be up for debate. Incentive to retain students seems to be a possible reason - as many...

  17. Columbia's ETP Program

    fluffhead replied to niki_m787's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I don't know the answers to your specific questions - we don't really get much on the demographics or cutoff numbers for GRE - I know their prereq's are among the least stringent, so you should have...

  18. Columbia's ETP Program

    fluffhead replied to niki_m787's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am in the spring term of the ETP program - if you have specific questions, I would be happy to answer them

  19. pediatric soap notes

    fluffhead replied to twalker's topic in Post Graduate Students

    This is pretty basic, but I still need guidance... So obviously the newborns have no subjective data - what do we place there instead? Even some peds would be hard to pin down on the S,

  20. Accepted Columbia University's ETP student-meet-n-greet

    fluffhead replied to nycacoustic's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi! Me again. I am trying to understand how to get around the prerequisite hurdle - I received notice that I cannot register for classes until they receive my transcripts - or, per Amy D - "something...

  21. Electronics

    fluffhead posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    I figured that would get some attention from the fellas! I am starting accelerated BSN->FNP in a month or so, and I'm wondering about PDA/Palm/Handheld devices. Which ones are best? How much...

  22. Accepted Columbia University's ETP student-meet-n-greet

    fluffhead replied to nycacoustic's topic in Post Graduate Students

    turns out I made my way up the waiting list - offered a street view room at Bard Hall - For better or worse, I'll be a dorm kid, at least for summer! How much does a window a/c unit cost? Needed? Any...

  23. Accepted Columbia University's ETP student-meet-n-greet

    fluffhead replied to nycacoustic's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi gang, Just got my packets - and the bad news about being 9th on the waitlist for housing. What do all you veterans know about the INternational House? Are there postings for summer sublets that...

  24. Accepted Columbia University's ETP student-meet-n-greet

    fluffhead replied to nycacoustic's topic in Post Graduate Students

    So I noticed that the number of males at visit day was around the average - 10% or so. Any observations/warnings/advice for male nursing students at Columbia? I'm really excited to show up and...

  25. Accepted Columbia University's ETP student-meet-n-greet

    fluffhead replied to nycacoustic's topic in Post Graduate Students

    So I have read in the threads that some programs/specialties have their act together - which seems to imply that other programs might not...? Are there problems I should know about? I'm a bit...