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    SHOES: Are Dansko comfortable?

    CityKat replied to ternerzero's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yeh, I had the same experience with danskos. I nearly broke my ankle I don't know how many times. I finally realized they weren't worth the $110 I spent on them and gave them to goodwill. My friend...
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    **Unions**

    CityKat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello nurses.. I'm a student graduating next May and I was wondering if you can list the pros and cons of being in and not being in a union. I am from San Francisco, Ca where the union is HUGE and is...
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    Preparing for Nursing School in the Fall

    CityKat replied to NaomieRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Walk around the nursing depratment and get a feel for computer labs and rooms. Pretty simple. Walk around campus if it is new to you to figure out where everything is and especially parking lots....
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    Can somebody please explain what happened in my clinicals yesterday? (Long)

    CityKat replied to debrasDD99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    THANK YOU:) I HOPE
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    Can somebody please explain what happened in my clinicals yesterday? (Long)

    CityKat replied to debrasDD99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's bad. I am a nursing student also, but I think it sounds just like what everyone said. They got in over their heads. I have a question about this though. If ever I am put in this situation...
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    stethoscopes

    CityKat replied to RNshark's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I got my BP cuff through them on sale for $10 and I bought my LIttman which is HIGHLY recommended for $75. Believe me, it's worth it. We are all students and all short on cash. But my friend bought...
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    OB Question Regarding Effacement

    CityKat posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am currently in OB and LOVE IT. ? I'm a little confused STILL on effacement. I understand that 100% effacement means that the cervix is ripened and birth is right around the corner. And, in order to...
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    Has anyone heard...AMA limiting practice?

    CityKat posted a topic in General Nursing

    ...any news about the AMA performing a research study to DECIDE what certain nurse specialties and other areas of medicine can and cannot practice? I went to my chirpractor the other day and he said...
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    OB Question Regarding Effacement

    CityKat replied to CityKat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OMG!!! I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY! Thank you!! But just to make sure...effacement comes first and then dilation second, correct? That is soo much easier to understand with those pictures and the...
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    Curious about the "new" format

    CityKat posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hello everyone.. I was curious if anyone has heard about the "new format" of the NCLEX? Someone told me that they were adding short answers? Does anyone know if this is true or not? I thought that...
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    Amniocentesis

    CityKat replied to CityKat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    WOW, that was very helpful, thank
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    Amniocentesis

    CityKat posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi there.. I was curious about how much fluid is drawn during an amniocentesis. In my class notes I have 1cc, yet in my book, it is 20cc. Thanks for your
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    SO.CAL Kaiser Nurses: What is Kaiser Like?

    CityKat replied to jenpstudentrn's topic in California Nursing

    I don't know about working conditions as per myself. But, I had a good friends mom who was an RN at Kaiser in northern Ca and when she became ill with cancer, after a month they basically shut her...
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    Bodies... the exhibition...anyone see it?

    CityKat replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in New York Nursing

    No problem. If you go this weekend beware to go first thing when it opens. My roomate and her 12 year old daughter went last weekend and refused to wait becuase the line was around the building....
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    Bodies... the exhibition...anyone see it?

    CityKat replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in New York Nursing

    I just went the day before yesterday. I have to say, it was VERY WELL done. The anatomists did an amazingly meticulous job on the cadavers, not to mention respectful. It was fascinating to say the...
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    3.55 Gpa

    CityKat replied to LAROSILIERE7's topic in New York Nursing

    Let me clarify this..I was living in SF, Ca and applied to schools there and the ONLY school here in NYC was Adelphi. Adelphi was the first school to accept me, 2 others in CA put me on a one year...
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    Is this true about HUNTER college???

    CityKat replied to LAROSILIERE7's topic in New York Nursing

    congratulations. Just keep your grades high high and I am sure you will get accepted into their nursing school:) Good luck, you are half way
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    Are all the nursing programs impacted??

    CityKat replied to ro'smom's topic in California Nursing

    I now live in NYC because I had to LEAVE SF because I promised myself the first school to accept me, i would take. It happened to be a private school in NYC. Anyhow.. SFSTate is VERY tough to get...
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    Adelphi University Nursing

    CityKat replied to LAROSILIERE7's topic in New York Nursing

    I am in the nursing program at Adelphi, what do you want to
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    3.55 Gpa

    CityKat replied to LAROSILIERE7's topic in New York Nursing

    I had a 3.5 and I applied to 4 different programs located here in NYC and in California and I got in to all of them:) 3.55 is very good. I wouldn't worry much about that. Good
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    Is this true about HUNTER college???

    CityKat replied to LAROSILIERE7's topic in New York Nursing

    duplicate
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    Is this true about HUNTER college???

    CityKat replied to LAROSILIERE7's topic in New York Nursing

    My friend said it's true, but you also have to be a Hunter College student. here's the link to the undergrad program. Good luck
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    What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    CityKat replied to straba's topic in General Students

    WOW, I don't *THINK* I saw anyone going to Adelphi University here in NYC. Graduating in 12 months from the ASAP program!! Whippdee!!
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    I Hate My Program/instructors!

    CityKat replied to SinfulCNA27's topic in General Students

    whoa!! Perhaps you are in my program?! I'm in the same boat, but honestly, it isn't worth changing. Some schools don't transfer other nursing programs courses and it will only set you back. I just...
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    I Finally Passed!!!! Whooopieee!!!!

    CityKat replied to nate2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    WOO HOO, you're a registered nurse now:):) Congratulations. I can feel your