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  1. stethoscope question

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Ohio Nursing

    thanks! the littman stethoscopes seem a little pricey except for a few on allheart.com which i might consider...i was told not to buy a super expensive stethoscope at the moment...now, i was also told...

  2. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    shrimpchips replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary

  3. stna training

    shrimpchips replied to areynolds's topic in Ohio Nursing

    lorain county community college offers STNA training...it's $461.50 + $40 lab fee (so, $501.50 - it's 4 credits) and it's 3 weeks long from 8:30am - 4:30pm (full time) *OR* evening classes that is 10...

  4. Calling All CNA's!

    shrimpchips replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    thank goodness for a CNA forum :) i'm currently going to school to pursue my BSN, but in the meantime i want to get my CNA license so i can go ahead and "get out there" in the nursing world because 4...

  5. interested in becoming a CNA/STNA (OH)

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    $10 - $12 actually isn't that bad

  6. interested in becoming a CNA/STNA

    shrimpchips posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    I already posted this in the CNA forum but I haven't really had much luck with any responses, so I also decided to post this here because maybe I'll get more answers. Right now I have my HS diploma...

  7. Possible to Work as a CNA without State license?

    shrimpchips replied to noni06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i'm currently in the process of finding a place for CNA training (i'm from ohio) and i went to akron general hospital...they offer nurse aide training classes but it does not result in a CNA license....

  8. I passed.

    shrimpchips replied to shopaholicbaby07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    congrats! but i'm confused - you have to literally "draw" care procedures? i thought they were performed in front of someone...i'm curious about this because i'm trying to get my CNA / STNA license...

  9. interested in becoming a CNA/STNA (OH)

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    is there a waiting list? and this might be a stupid question but do you have to pay tuition and stuff for those 3

  10. interested in becoming a CNA/STNA (OH)

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    PBAJS, THANK YOU!!!

  11. interested in becoming a CNA/STNA (OH)

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    a lot of views but no replies....c'mon,

  12. Grades, getting accepted, and wait time

    shrimpchips replied to kellia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The way 2-year programs and 4-year programs work is different. Usually 2-year programs are offered at community colleges and 4-year programs at universities. People are beginning to think, "why get...

  13. Question on laptop

    shrimpchips replied to curlysue82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    apple computers tend to be more for media (videos, pictures, music...), so i would rather go for a PC (like dell, HP, toshiba...) but really when it comes to choosing a laptop it's more like a...

  14. Public (ADN or BSN) schools in Cleveland area....

    shrimpchips replied to neuronursein06's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Lorain County Community College (in Elyria) has an excellent ADN program, and then you can earn your BSN through their UP (university partners) program. The only problem with LCCC is that i heard...

  15. PDA's, iPods, and all the tech gadgets...

    shrimpchips replied to DesertRain's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i use my iPod for school - and some of my teachers have already uploaded podcasts for us to download and listen to. =) it's a very nice thing to have - but like hikernurse said, it isn't

  16. What's your schedule like next semester?

    shrimpchips replied to DesertRain's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i'm still in the process of completing my prereqs, and i hope to get into my school's nursing program at the end of this semester :) anyway, my schedule: intro to general, organic & biochemistry...

  17. Statistics without recent algebra?

    shrimpchips replied to tofutti's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    we didn't even use algebra in my stats class, so i think you'll be fine! there is math involved in statistics, but it's different because it's all based on

  18. Ratemyprofessors.com?

    shrimpchips replied to Moondance's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i love ratemyprofessor.com - i use it all of the time! most of the time i've found it to be pretty accurate, except for a few times...but that's based on opinion.

  19. Medical Terminology

    shrimpchips replied to lisabeth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i finished medical terminology last semester and i loved it! i also feel that it would really help during nursing school (and during your clinicals), and i'm surprised that a lot of institutions...

  20. Nutrition

    shrimpchips replied to lisabeth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i'm taking it! we're already into chapter 5 (which is all about lipids) and it's just starting to get more interesting. we also have a project where we have to write down everything we eat or drink...

  21. A&P Question

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

    i found the coloring books at both border's and barnes & noble in the health / medicine section...it's about $19.99 for one. my college bookstore carries them,

  22. Ohio. . . Where are you from?

    shrimpchips replied to chmiller1229's topic in Ohio Nursing

    hi charles! my name is melissa and i'm from the cleveland area but i'm currently going for my RN-BSN @ the university of akron.

  23. Any Class of 2010's??????

    shrimpchips replied to Hnebun's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    class of 2010 here, too! i'm a direct admit to the nursing program here and i'm currently taking my pre-reqs (i have to finish all of them within the first year!) and then if i get in, i start...

  24. What the diffrence between a Nurse and Pharmacist

    shrimpchips replied to Omegaqueen112's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    pharmacy and nursing are very similiar but pharmacy focuses more on chemistry, therefore you have to take all of the harder chem classes like o. chem and inorganic chem which are nearly impossibe...

  25. What classes are good to take with others?

    shrimpchips replied to AJ+CN04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    definitely try to balance out your lab components. this semester for me is pretty easy but next semester is going to be tough with microbiology (+ lab), general/organic/biochemistry II (+ lab), intro...