beckersSN

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1. New Grads and getting hired

   beckersSN replied to GWCCStudentRN's topic in General Students

   I don't have an answer for you... just wanted to chime in that I am in the same boat. People keep asking me what specialty I want to work in... at this point I would be happy just to have a job. My...

2. HELP!! Should I start with LPN or start with RN??

   beckersSN replied to Holly5477's topic in General Students

   Absolutely, do the RN. LPN positions are being eliminated all over the place. Several LPNs graduated about a year ago and out of 30 of them only 4 had jobs within 3-4 months. Also, getting into LPN...

3. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

   beckersSN replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

   buy all of the groceries that I want to and that I need! It's been too

4. LPN or RN?

   beckersSN replied to new_mom2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   For me locally, none of the hospitals are even hiring LPNs only RNs. A few of the new LPN grads from my school have only been able to get jobs in LTC. Glad that I went with the RN program after...

5. Ivy Tech Books 1st semester nursing

   beckersSN replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in Indiana Nursing

   Be prepared... it was about $900 for that first semester. But you use most of those books for the rest of the program. I don't think the new book lists are up yet on campus connect... my list is...

6. Ivy Tech: Dosage Calc. & Medical Terminology

   beckersSN replied to stupidcancer's topic in Indiana Nursing

   I took med term and it was awesome. Everyone keeps saying that it's a good filler class and that just isn't true. This class should be required for the nursing program. It makes everything that...

7. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

   beckersSN replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

   I think I have the #1 way that you know you are in nursing school..... You realize that all of these are true... and you have spent the last 4 hours reading 20 some pages of

8. Instructor Thank You Gift

   beckersSN replied to lilyteen's topic in General Students

   My fundamentals instructor was recently retired when our school ran into a wall trying to staff all of our classes. They asked her back and she came to the rescue. So she literally came out of...

9. Recapping needles

   beckersSN replied to heather318's topic in General Students

   you can scoop up the cap using the needle it's self... just leave the cap sitting on the table near you so you don't have to touch it... then make sure that you don't push the cap on but it will at...

10. Tb skin test and varicella titer

    beckersSN replied to ThatGuyTom's topic in General Students

    I am in the same boat as you... starting school on the 20th. I had chicken pox back in first grade but instead of getting a titer I just got the vaccine because it only cost $10 more. I haven't...

11. I can't sleep!

    beckersSN replied to incublissRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think something must be going around... I live in Lafayette and for some reason I could not sleep at all last night either! I felt really crazy last night... restless, uncomfortable, too hot even...

12. My orientation!

    beckersSN replied to krenee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    wow... that sounds scary! I wonder what mine is going to be like. I can't believe that you have to pay $20 for the syllabus!! that is

13. Help with a debate: What color is blood?

    beckersSN replied to nursemommyof3's topic in General Students

    when i bleed my blood is bright red... i'm sure everyone's is. in the past when i had my blood drawn into a vacutaner tube (so there was no oxygen contact) it was a dark purpley maroon color. like...

14. My orientation!

    beckersSN replied to krenee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    wow... my orientation is july 9th and I don't think that date is ever going to get here!! I'm so excited to start now that I've been accepted. I can't wait to see what all I have to get before...

15. Anyone still in shock??

    beckersSN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got my acceptance letter over two weeks ago and I am still compulsivly checking this PRE nursing student forum... Oh well, maybe in august I'll start reading the regular nursing student forum. I...