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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 you get a job. Saunder's Review is good. Try to ...

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 duped - and other days when I can't help but real...

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

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 used to carrying everything all over town - I'm from...

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 spots and break a sweat. I excused myself from the ...

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 I can only conquer donating blood! =->

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 around to lift patients up if they fall. Ugh.

: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 whether or not an investment is "Wise" - some midlife ...

Well I for one have been having a rough go of it.

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 ) and I have about a 3.3 GPA right now...I graduat...

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 girls - central MA, VT, a guy from Houston - nobo...

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 Ca., the Paramedics Assoc. is a great place to get '...

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. Studying hard, lots of exams - physiology, community he...

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. Some people had to apply for an emergency loan bec...

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 Mae takes care of everything, unless you really li...

: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 Columbia students leave the program after obtaining...

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 completed them by the time you transfer (microbiolo...

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

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, right?

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 indicating I have passed the course" - I am taking...

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 memory? Has it helped you on the floor? Best software...

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 recommendations on buying a PDA? thanks you guys!

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 we can access? Adele hasn't responded to me yet. ...

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 learn! Not sure how I feel about co-ed bathrooms in d...

Hi all youz guyz! I'll be heading to NYC and Columbia after nearly 20 years in California - I'm in the ETP/BSN>NP program and saw about a dozen males out of 120 students at "visit day" - psyched to change direction and get into health care. Anybo...