mb1949

mb1949

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  1. State Your CUNY SCHOOL AND GPA YOU HAD WHEN ACCEPTED INTO NURSING PROGRAM

    mb1949 replied to FutureRNelizabeth's topic in New York Nursing

    Aah the lpn program at bcc is very competitive, and super intense, I don't know the gpa but I am sure it is very similiar to the one for the RN

  2. CNA Exam

    mb1949 replied to shelskyrn2010's topic in New York Nursing

    I also investigated this, in new jersey a nursing student can sit for cna but not in new york as far as I can tell, I too want to take a cna course over the summer, but don't have the

  3. State Your CUNY SCHOOL AND GPA YOU HAD WHEN ACCEPTED INTO NURSING PROGRAM

    mb1949 replied to FutureRNelizabeth's topic in New York Nursing

    Bronx community college GPA 3.7 when I came into program, going into my third semester of clinicals in August. believe me the gpa drops every

  4. Roosevelt hospital-start in July!

    mb1949 replied to citygrl646's topic in New York Nursing

    Lucky you, thats a great hospital, best of luck, by the way do they hire ADN or just BSN. Lets us know about orientation, pharm test

  5. Bronx Community College

    mb1949 posted a topic in New York Nursing

    I have finally been accepted at BCC for fall 2007--start my clinicals, I have already been in school for 3 semesters, I hear nothing but good things about the program as far a pass rates on the...

  6. Anyone worried about throwing up or passing out?

    mb1949 replied to c18436572's topic in General Students

    I haven't lost my cookies yet, but came close twice, trach suction watching it go into the canister just turned my stomach, and a really bad case of c-diff, the smell was making me gag. However...

  7. Do NY hospitals hire LPNs?

    mb1949 replied to FutureNewYorker's topic in New York Nursing

    Oh I forgot about the HHC hospitals, I worked in a private catholic hospital, anyway try the veterans hospitals I did clinicals in the veterans in the bronx and they used lpn's. I love upstate...

  8. Do NY hospitals hire LPNs?

    mb1949 replied to FutureNewYorker's topic in New York Nursing

    It is getting harder and harder for LPN to find work at least in the NYC area, most hospitals don't use them on the floors, but will use them in clinics, etc, they seem to be replacing them with...

  9. skills check off tomorrow--blood pressure..help!

    mb1949 replied to premedturnednursing's topic in General Students

    Congratulations, feels great doesn't

  10. please everyone help me.

    mb1949 replied to tryingtobecome's topic in New York Nursing

    I attend a cuny nursing school BCC-- and believe me it is the hardest thing you will ever do, besides the challenges of the program, cuny itself is a challenge, no guidance, no direction you...

  11. Assaulted by patient... VENT

    mb1949 replied to CeeKayRN's topic in Emergency

    I am a student nurse who works in home care as a aide, anywho, I recieved an offer for what I thought was a dream job, 2 overnites a week caring for an elderly woman in her home on the upper east...

  12. Input on Lincoln Hospital in South Bronx

    mb1949 replied to carlita's topic in New York Nursing

    Interested in whether you went for interview and what your feeling were. I am going back there for med-surg2 next semester August

  13. med surg clinicals

    mb1949 replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in General Students

    Don't worry I did the same thing I forgot how to do a bowel sound assess just stood there like a lump luckily my ci stepped in an explain think of a happy face with the umbilicus as the nose and...

  14. Tenure vs Newbie (feel sunk?)

    mb1949 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    I have a question, as a student nurse graduating in dec 08--I wanted to be an er nurse, (I think I am an adreniline junkie, but thats a whole other post) should I get a year or two of med-surg...

  15. Input on Lincoln Hospital in South Bronx

    mb1949 replied to carlita's topic in New York Nursing

    I did clinicals there this semester, it was a great hospital part of NYC health and hospital, very busy ed, level 1 trauma, you will learn so much, the neighbor is the south bronx, its ghetto...

  16. What nursing school did or are you attending?

    mb1949 replied to Ari RN's topic in New York Nursing

    Is this program for RNs or a person with a BS in say english, I am currently in a ADN program and would like to go straigt through for the

  17. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    mb1949 replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    Wow that is my dream, revenge, how sweet. I have a prof this semester that is just a witch, once after her tirade in the hallway, a nurse pulled me the equipment room and told me that she had her...

  18. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    mb1949 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Please don't ask for my care plans, pharm notes, etc. I did our whole group presentation literally and it p---es me off that you are going to get benefit of the 97 % I work full time and it took...

  19. 1st Year Nursing Student comes to an end

    mb1949 replied to Natingale's topic in New York Nursing

    :bow:I have 2 quizzes and 2 finals left, all care plans are finished, just a few edits on my psych one, (ugh, I hate psych) and then 2 semester left God helps us all get through

  20. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    mb1949 replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much for being rude, overbearing, confusing, obnoxious, and condensending, excuse my spelling, but it is 2 weeks before finals, and can I start reviewing, no I have 2 more care...

  21. Has anyone heard from SUNY Downstate for the Accelerated Program (2008)

    mb1949 replied to MariposaNYC's topic in New York Nursing

    Downstate means the school is at the downstate medical center in brooklyn. downstate geographically is the 5 boros, westchester, putnam rockland, and maybe orange county, the lower hudson valley...

  22. 1st Year Nursing Student comes to an end

    mb1949 replied to Natingale's topic in New York Nursing

    It is beyond hard, first semester was nothing, this semester I think we all talked about quitting at least once, we lost 2 people from my pysch clinical and 3 from my med surg, we started out...

  23. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

    mb1949 replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever thought of nurse paralegal, I worked with one once, way back in my other life, pre nursing school, she was an rn who was burnt by just the info you spelled out, she worked in our...

  24. First Patient Death

    mb1949 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that is beautiful, we all need a comfortable hand, a word, a person who cares at the end, you are probably a great

  25. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    mb1949 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    You know you in nursing school, when you stay up studying for a pysch test, to finish your case study in med-surg, practice injections every spare moment in clinical lab and had a brain freeze...