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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...

  16. School just added TEAS test to requirements...........how hard and.....

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

    definately get the study guide... it is the only thing that I studied and I got a 92% on the teas. it should be available at your school bookstore and if not you can get it off of the ati

  17. nurse shortage but difficult entry?

    beckersSN replied to goldie66's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think that the main problem is that a shortage of nurses equals a shortage of nursing teachers so schools are rather limited when it comes to accepting new nursing

  18. IvyTech Acceptance Letters for Fall 2007

    beckersSN replied to anelson44's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I FINALLY got my letter today!! I got in!!

  19. Acceptance letters (Ivy Tech)

    beckersSN replied to G-townLPN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    not yet... but I heard that the Lafayette ivy tech was going to send them out on the 10th so it could be any

  20. Nursing Program Question (?)

    beckersSN replied to G-townLPN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    my answer will only be a little bit of help to you... or maybe reassuring. I'm trying to get into ivy tech lafayette and I heard that the average score that they accepted was an 83% last year... so...

  21. Studying-TEAS, taking test soon!

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

    I'm sure you will do fine... just don't get stressed because once I finished it I definately felt like it had been an easy test since I was prepared for

  22. Studying-TEAS, taking test soon!

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

    Wow, Congrats! Thats great. I did the online assessment and I scored an 89 composite. To be considered for the program, I need to score in the top 70th percentile. Do you know what percentile your...

  23. Studying-TEAS, taking test soon!

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

    I took the teas about a week ago and ONLY studied the guide and I got a 92%!! you should do fine if you are using the guide... make sure you know how many cups are in a

  24. IVY Tech TEAS question

    beckersSN replied to PurdueFan2007's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm guessing by your Purdue name that you are attending the Lafayette Ivy Tech... I am as well. I heard that the average teas score that was admitted into the nursing program was an 83% so you...

  25. Ways to lower cholesterol

    beckersSN replied to daisygurl's topic in General Nursing

    becoming a vegetarian is an excellent way to combat high cholesterol levels. I did a research paper about a month ago concerning vegetarian benefits and since then I have been a vegetarian. It works...