mb1949

mb1949

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  1. So embarrassed today and nervous (re vital signs)

    mb1949 replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    I too am an older student, with no healthcare experience. I couldn't do the simplest things at first, BP and Apical pulse were my worst nightmares. Just keep practicing, believe me one day it...

  2. January 2010 graduates

    mb1949 posted a topic in General Students

    Well, we made it, only 14 more weeks to go. I am excited and scared, I worked up to last semester in a call center, this is a second career for me. I am pretty confident in my skills (so...

  3. Bronx Community College

    mb1949 replied to cuzhenrys's topic in New York Nursing

    My daughter and my cousin both went to Cochran, if you can afford it and they are generous with the financial aid, go, the school is great, the professors were very supportive, and unlike the...

  4. Bronx Community College

    mb1949 replied to cuzhenrys's topic in New York Nursing

    Please understand there are other cheaper alternatives than CUNY, try Cochran, Hopfer, even Westchester Community College (although like CUNY they have a wait for clinicals), say what you will...

  5. Bronx Community College

    mb1949 replied to cuzhenrys's topic in New York Nursing

    Girls 1, oh I am getting sick just thinking about it, that school is a nightmare, stay away from

  6. Bronx Community College

    mb1949 replied to cuzhenrys's topic in New York Nursing

    To repeat the CUNY system doesn't accomodate anyone, as far as setting up an appointment with someone in the nursing department good luck, they barely talk to the students. The person you spoke to...

  7. Input on Lincoln Hospital in South Bronx

    mb1949 replied to carlita's topic in New York Nursing

    Well let me say this, I did two clinicals there and I was really tired of the place by the end of the second clinical, the hospital is depressing, small rooms and on the med-surg floors THERE WERE...

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

    mb1949 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Ohhh that makes me crazy, we will be rolling along and things are starting to fit together and wham we get sidetracked by my grandmothers urinary retention or my brothers asthma, I want to scream...

  9. How do you wear your hair for clinicals?

    mb1949 replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    just got it cut in a short bob, before that in a ponytail, this is so much

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

    mb1949 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Please, please. please shut up, I don't care about how they do it in the hospital, LTC home, etc where you work or about your grandmothers, brother, mothers etc illness, please let the professor...

  11. NLN-PAX EXAM AT CUNY

    mb1949 replied to Happynurs3's topic in New York Nursing

    I can only speak for Bronx Community College, they offer the Pax-RN twice a year, usually in April and November, however you still have to complete the pre-reqs before they will let you sit for...

  12. ERI Question for those who have done it

    mb1949 replied to howsoon's topic in General Students

    I done quite a few ERI's did great on some and just passed others, the Saunders book will help, mostly just relax if you did in well in class you do fine on the

  13. Are nursing instructors really that bad?

    mb1949 replied to Kyla.ann's topic in General Students

    Well I am going into my last semester of a 2 yr associates program, I have had 5 clinical instructors, 6 lectures instructors and 2 pharm instructors, along with a 2 lab instructors, some are...

  14. Defaulted student loans years past, Will I still qualify?

    mb1949 replied to rainingwoman's topic in General Students

    I believe you should be ok, you paid off the loans so are no longer in default, go for

  15. New Nursing Students age 50 and up

    mb1949 replied to seasoned hopeful's topic in General Students

    I graduate (God willing) from a 2 yr community college program in December, I will be 59yo when I graduate. I have taken out students loans to pay for this, as far as repayment problems, that...

  16. clip board with or without calculator attached...which is better?

    mb1949 replied to JBGC4's topic in General Students

    Calculator, who can use a calculator, we have to do all math using formulas, and have to show complete formulas, even in clinical, oh I would love to use a

  17. Mind Boggling - Not going to graduation?

    mb1949 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I am planning not to go to either graduation or pinning, I HATE MY SCHOOL, 2 semesters ago, they cancel pinning because no one went. I have had some wonderful professors, nurses who inspired...

  18. Got kicked out of an RN program don't know what to do

    mb1949 replied to courageandcare's topic in General Students

    There is a woman at my school, in the NYC area, who got kicked out, was denied re entry on appeal, got a lawyer and is back in the program, talk to a lawyer it may be worth it, good luck to...

  19. Kingsborough NLN score 2009

    mb1949 replied to nur18's topic in New York Nursing

    I attend another Cuny community college, and believe me they are all a hassle, you name it, they will hassled you, financial aid, bursar, book store, registar, Nursing Programs everything is...

  20. Got kicked out of an RN program don't know what to do

    mb1949 replied to courageandcare's topic in General Students

    I know that, what I am talking about is in the work for the problem, if you have carried your division say to hundredths instead of tenths and your answer is right, you still lose half credit or all...

  21. Got kicked out of an RN program don't know what to do

    mb1949 replied to courageandcare's topic in General Students

    Can you possibly appeal and get back in, I tell you nursing school is rough check out excelsior, I have a classmate in her last semester who failed med pass 3 weeks ago, and is already in...

  22. Got kicked out of an RN program don't know what to do

    mb1949 replied to courageandcare's topic in General Students

    I can see the 100% on a meds test, however, let me tell you how my school grades, you must show all your work, and all work must be labeled correctly, I lost 5 points once because I left off...

  23. Am i really stupid

    mb1949 replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Students

    I too am sitting out a semester because of a failed pharm calculations test, hear is the kicker, none of my math was wrong were I lost points were in the work (we have to show all work, everything...

  24. Bronx Community College's Nursing Program...

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

    I can only say I attend BCC --1 semester to go, if I had to do it over I definetely would not go to BCC, some of the professor are great some are horrible, but they make you jump through hoops,...

  25. Anyone else out there waiting to be readmitted for 2nd year?

    mb1949 replied to beth66335's topic in General Students

    I am in same position, waiting to reregister for my last semester, 2 classes to go, I too fail the math comp test by 2 points, what I really hated is that all my math was right, answers...