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    Can anyone suggest ideas for volunteering?

    I am currently volunteering in the ER department of a local hospital. I think that if you are like me and want to get involved in what is going on, volunteering may be a bit of a letdown. My current...
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    A&P 1 Spring 08

    Okay, I don't know about everyone else, but this A&P1 class is turning out to be MUCH more than I bargained for, and this is only the 1rst week!! I am just now realizing that I am going to have to...
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    To be an RN or RT..Help!

    deebee12: I am having the same thoughts as you. I just finished reading a thread about people's injuries since being a nurse, and it was
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    No Chemistry Needed?

    Hi, Everyone: I noticed by looking through my school's nursing curriculum that Chemistry is not listed anywhere as a required course. Does that seem strange to anyone? You need A&P 1&2, and...
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    No Chemistry Needed?

    I think that I may just "vluntarily" take a chemistry class just to be on the safe
  6. ToreyJane: I am thinking about taking a phlebotomy certification class next January so that I can get a job in the health sector now. Can you tell me about it, and maybe a typical day for you? It...
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    A&P 1 Spring 08

    Hi, Will18: I am right across the border in South Carolina! To be honest, I am trying to get on the list to start Clinicals next Fall in Respiratory Therapy because I am not on the list to start...
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    A&P 1 Spring 08

    Hi, Everybody: I will be taking a hybrid A&P class-my class will be online and my lab is on campus from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesdays. I am also taking a Probs & Stat class online, and a Phlebotomy...
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    Free CNA Classes

    Thank you both for the
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    Free CNA Classes in Columbia

    :idea:Hi, everyone: I am a pre-nursing student looking get a job as a CNA, but I don't have the $600 to pay for the class. I heard that some LTC and hospitals will sponsor you if you agree to work for...
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    How Much Was Your First Check As A CNA?

    Huliyo: I am born and bred from SC and you are right, the pay here is awful for EVERYTHING! Everyone working has to have a 2nd job just to make ends touch-NOT
  12. I really like my PCP and she is a great people-person, but here is my delimma: She had me to do an initial A1C test at the hospital (the 6 hour version, being sticked every 2 hours) and my results...
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    Future Specialty?

    Hey: Does anyone want to share their future specialty and
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    Respiratory therapy?

    Hi: I am currently doing my nursing pre-reqs now, but I also had an interest in RT. My nursing clinicals start date is 2010, and the RT program at my tech college has a 1 year waiting list, so I have...
  15. Just curious, can you use a patient's bathoom for a bathroom break if you ae on your way in there to check on them, or is that considered bad "nurse
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    Is My Career Over?

    Hello, All: I received the results from my hospital adminstered glucose test today, and my doctor told me that I have diabetes. Will this prevent me from becoming a nurse, especially an OR
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    Is My Career Over?

    Thanks, everyone. I appreciate the support. I have an appt. with my doctor on this upcoming Monday to see what the next steps will be. She is going to schedule me to take the A1c test before she...
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    Undercover Learning

    Hello, All: I am currently a pre-nursing student, but my goal is to become an OR nurse with the icing on the cake being becoming a RNFA. Then I was told by my nursing professor that that was very very...
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    Undercover Learning

    Everyone: Thanks so much for all the
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    Undercover Learning

    Everyone: Thanks so much for the info. I have been thoroughly reading this site, and I saw where some people said that they were told that they had to work on the floor before the OR, and some said...
  21. I have a quick question: When I finish with my nursing pre-reqs and am ready to do clinicals, can I apply to other nursing schools to do my clinicals? My start date is 2010, but I will be finished...
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    Will I Be Too Old??

    Hi Everyone: I need some honest answers. I am 37 years old, and currently on a 4 yr waiting list for my ADN program. The LPN program has a 3 yr waiting list (start in 2009). Basically, it is going to...
  23. Guys, I am currently on a 4 yr waiting list before I can even expect to start clinicals unless I can get on the merit list. Now, I am just as devoted to my dream as anyone else...but 4 yrs for a 2 yr...
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    Where are all you SC nurses?

    Hi, Everybody! Are there any nursing students out there on Midlands Tech or USC's extremely long waiting lists besides myself??? If so, how do you feel about these waiting
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    Will I Be Too Old??

    Thanks to everyone for the advice on what to do while I wait to get into the ADN program and those of you who said it is never too late. Practically every school in South Carolina has a 2+ yr waiting...