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  1. Moving to Charleston South Carolina

    live4rachael replied to Nikki22's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to Charleston! I'm currently assigned to Charleston AFB myself and am currently working on pre-reqs so that I can separate from the AF and get into an accelerated BSN program at MUSC (using my...

  2. Shows, things, or people that motivate you to persevere

    live4rachael replied to narcissistic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My beautiful daughter Rachael inspired me and continues to do so even as my guardian angel. She gave me confidence to face anything, helped me to realize that the medical community doesn't frighten...

  3. Volunteers?

    live4rachael replied to LaNICUnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was recently selected to volunteer in a NICU at a research hospital... I had an interview and they did a background check on me, along with reviewing my medical records (shots/TB/etc). I met with...

  4. Korea

    live4rachael replied to cynt77's topic in Government, Military

    Definitely request an RNLTD extension... as a personnelist (wanting to go to nursing school) I've seen a ton of these get approved lately. Korea is harder because of the high turnover but it can...

  5. Please Help!

    live4rachael replied to New life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are many different accelerated programs and each one is very different, it's hard to give specific

  6. PREGNANT while nursing student???

    live4rachael replied to lovinla23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Only you can make that decision. Nursing school would most definitely be tougher while pregnant and with a newborn. Consider the issues the previous posters have mentioned. But the biggest question...

  7. A&P 1 Fall '06 Club!

    live4rachael replied to matsgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    a doctor for 40 years? man, he's gotta be pushing close to 70 by now... Well our quiz on Monday went well, I didn't miss any of the questions, but that was just on chapter one... but this chemistry...

  8. OH NO! I can't believe this is happening!!

    live4rachael replied to LaceyRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's great news, so glad you were able to track eveyrthing down. Being that aggressive certainly shows how much you want this, too.

  9. A&P 1 Fall '06 Club!

    live4rachael replied to matsgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My first class was last Monday so yesterday was our 3rd class meeting. Lecture is M/W 6-7:30 pm and the lab is M 7:30-10:30 pm and we stayed the whole time. We had our first quiz last night and I'm...

  10. What is your A&P class like?

    live4rachael replied to MIKelly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We only dissect 1x in A&P 1 but apparently a lot more in A&P 2 in the spring. We'll be doing a sheep's brain later in the semester. 4 tests plus a cumulative final (yikes), 2 practicals in...

  11. anatomy physiology edukan

    live4rachael replied to Suz_QRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We met twice last week, and have our first quiz tonight. I'll make more of an analysis after I see how I do.

  12. College Textbook Scams! Please read!

    live4rachael replied to maryshome8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Turn around and sell em yourself on half.com instead of selling em back to the bookstore. I've made a fortune the last few weeks selling a bunch of books. I was able to turn that money around and...

  13. Getting fat?

    live4rachael replied to JoeyDog's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    sunnyjohn - What a great idea! Can you elaborate on the kinds of foods you do and freeze? I work FT and am in school PT; hubby is in school FT, so we're both running around, eating unhealthy, and I...

  14. How to deal with death of toddler death on picu..

    live4rachael replied to nd deb's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'm so sorry for your loss. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Only you can tell if you'll be able to handle it yourself. I'm using it as motivation because I'll remember what it felt...

  15. Can parents spend the nite??

    live4rachael replied to NurseDiva08's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Personal experience... Our situation was a little different as we were in the PICU, not NICU, with our nearly 8-mth-old. She really wasn't doing well. But the PICU we were at had 22 of 24 hours...

  16. Thinking about joining AF...Questions

    live4rachael replied to mommy3k's topic in Government, Military

    Corvette Guy - Just as the AF is increasing its deployment lengths... :) Maybe we meet somewhere in the middle. (Mainly 6-month deployments but a bunch of my guys are all doing 1-year convoy ops...

  17. Things that make you go... ehhh errmm ack!

    live4rachael replied to xt1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Most things don't bother me. I had to suction my baby girl multiple times a day, vomit/BM doesn't phase me. I was thinking I'd be set for nursing school. Now today I get my sutures taken out (had...

  18. What's everyone taking this fall?

    live4rachael replied to Christinmomof3nrs2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anatomy & Physiology I. After that, I'll just have A&P II in the spring and Micro in the summer (unless I get deployed), and I can apply for the acc. BSN program next fall.

  19. Moving to Charleston South Carolina

    live4rachael replied to Nikki22's topic in General Nursing

    malman- That's great you're at MUSC's CCU! I start volunteering at MUSC's Children's Hospital in September after orientation... just had my tour on Wednesday - I'll be in the pediatric cardiac ICU....

  20. Nursing Student Divorce Rate?

    live4rachael replied to ibmaryann's topic in General Students

    Ha. If that's the stat, then nursing school students are doing better than the average population... becuase the latest statistics for the US are that nearly 60% of marriages now end in divorce. I...

  21. Yay, I will finally be a volunteer!

    live4rachael posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I am applying for an accelerated BSN nursing program next year (to begin in Fall 2008) after I finish my 3 science pre-reqs. But in the meantime, I had an interview today to begin volunteering - my...

  22. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    live4rachael replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    WARNING: THIS IS LONG It's funny how things come back to you when they really didn't mean much at the time. In my first run at college - I graduated from Clemson University in 2000 with a degree in...

  23. Survey: What are you taking this Fall?

    live4rachael replied to reese19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CLASSES for FALL 2006: A&P 1 CLASSES for SPRING 2007: A&P 2 PROGRAM: Will be applying for Accelerated BSN program in August 2007 (to enroll in Fall 2008, graduate in Dec 2009) but I need to...

  24. It just isn't fair

    live4rachael replied to tigress_8207's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    you have got to be kidding me. because i want to go into nursing for a second career, i won't love it or have as much heart as you? it's so easy to type things like that anonymously from behind a...

  25. Leaving Military Service for College

    live4rachael replied to BigL97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Okay, I called the VA again about the pre-requisites and this is what I was told. To use the MGIB for pre-requisites, you MUST still be enrolled in the degree program. In my case, I need...