bananimal

I would really like to hear from any graduates of WGU's RN-BSN program. Specifically, have any of you been accepted to another school's MSN program with a degree from WGU? I am worried about not being accepted with a degree from here.. I have contact...

I had the Cardiology III (Littman) and I absolutely loved it for clinical and working as a PCA. Just had it stolen (even though my name was engraved on it..) and I'm probably going to buy another one for my RN job I start next month. Pricey, but I hi...

I'm in the same exact situation and would love to hear some answers :)

Hartford Hospital base pay for new grads is currently 28.50. 15% evening/night differential, and 25% weekend differential.

I'm a new grad too and I am starting a in a locked psych unit in a hospital in september. I am one of only a handful of my graduating classmates that got a job in a hospital-- if i were you, I'd take it! Once you're in that hospital, you can always t...

I am pretty desperate trying to figure out how to answer a few of these questions in a math packet we were given.. I am hoping someone can help me. I am able to do the simpler questions but for some reason these ones (all the same style) seem to be t...

before school began we had to take an online dosage calc course which you could decide which way you wanted to learn; ratio/proportion or dimensional analysis and i picked ratio/proportion and i understood it so well and passed the course with an a+....

That gets me started with the 2nd one.. But I feel like the way I do it is so complicated and unnecessary, I wish I could grasp DA! The formula I'm familiar with is mcg/min to ml/h... so I would do: 2000mcg/1000 x 60 mins = 120mg/h then, 120/2000mg x...

I thought it started in the afternoon but that was so long ago, I really don't remember, sorry!

our orientation was in june, we got our letters in may at some point i believe.

its a bag that contains all the supplies you will need for the two years of lab (blood pressure cuffs, syringes, foley cath, etc etc etc).. and yes you need to buy it in the bookstore, you can't get it anywhere else, it is put together by the school.

You can buy whatever stethoscope you want. I have the Cardiology III and I love it... but I've also never tried anything else LOL. A lot of students have the classic II, I think. As for pen lights... I've bought 3 this school year. The first one died...

I've never been to Work n Gear. What stuff do you mean? Most of it you have to get through the school.. the only thing you could probably get away with is different pants.. just make sure they are the exact same color or they are going to spot you fa...

I didn't buy anything from the bookstore, they were all more expensive than at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. I actually looked up all of my books at both B&N and amazon and I ordered the specific books where they were cheapest. Standard ship...

Yes, Grey's is very expensive, but they are so soft and comfy (: I love them! I wanna say they are 26 or 28 dollars.. I got them at Life Uniforms. And yes, plan to be at clinical at those times, but sometimes there are reasons to be there longer or n...

I would like to add to the post above about the scrub bottoms. I am 5'2" and the pants they sell at the bookstore are HORRIBLE. I have to pull them up like a second bra and they are STILL too long. And pretty much everyone had this problem no matter ...

No, we don't wear burgandy scrubs.. We have blue bottoms and white tops. You will need those. And your lab coat must say STCC Nursing in blue. You can wear whatever shoes you want as long as they are ALL white.. no other colors, not even black or sil...

Sorry I should have been more clear.. my school got a grant in order to give us the phones AND the software for free. I don't think that is typical, I'm sure most schools won't provide something like that. We just got lucky, this was the first year m...

Corina, I'm pretty sure that every HESI exam is different. You will have a different one from the person right next to you. Some sections are harder than others, but it varies test by test. I would suggest you get a HESI study guide book. I got one b...

First semester you will be in some sort of nursing home, there are a TON of different facilities.. Heritage Hall, the soldiers home.. Starting second semester you will be in the hospitals.

cranial nerves................... 'nuff said (:

My school gives us the Skyscape software at no cost to us. In that software we have books and resources readily at our fingertips: MedAlert, Archimedes, Davis Lab Tests, English/Spanish phrases, IV Meds, Med-Surg Nursing, NCLEX questions, Drug guides...

I used to work in an animal shelter, and now I'm getting my RN. Personally, I think you should work as an RN and then get involved in rescue for cats and/or dogs. Your experience as a vet tech will make you a great foster/rescue home.This is what I p...

You can get your stethoscope anywhere you want, they even sell them in the bookstore (but personally, I dont like the ones they sell in the bookstore). I bought mine through http://www.reddingmedical.com/ ... I got the Littman Cardiology III, with an...

To answer some of your questions............ The freshman nursing seminar actually lasts ALL first semester. It said 7 weeks on our schedule too, but we were there the entire time. I can give you an idea about cost but not exact.. I think tuition and...