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  1. Question

    laurainri replied to Male28's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    this is in rhode island. They do not tell you before you start and you wait..... and wait..... and wait..... then yu realize you should have gone for your BSN from the start and then they call you to...

  2. New Grad ?

    laurainri posted a topic in Emergency

    Good morning everybody.... I have a question that I would like to ask. I will be graduating in December with an associates and have accepted a job in the ER at a local hospital as a new grad. Please...

  3. Question

    laurainri replied to Male28's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    can you say 5 YEARS for an ASN. That is how long it took me to be able to say that I am a nurse. One year pre-req, 2 1/2 yr on the wait list and 2 years for the actual nursing program. Was it...

  4. New Grad ?

    laurainri replied to laurainri's topic in Emergency

    certified emergency nurse.... Thank you to everybody who replied. I have been in the ER as a student Intern since May and I am loving every minute of it. Never a dull moment, dont have to worry...

  5. New Grad ?

    laurainri replied to laurainri's topic in Emergency

    this is just my personal timeline.. I have not even started

  6. New Grad ?

    laurainri replied to laurainri's topic in Emergency

    goal is to travel.... bsn in 5 years and msn in 10... by then it will be time for me to retire :-). But I know CEN is also important. suggestions would be

  7. traveling with husband & child ?

    laurainri posted a topic in Travel

    H, Just wondering if there is anybody out there that travels with their spouse & children? I have a 13 yr old daughter and my husband and I are looking into traveling in a few years after I get...

  8. Study tips for the fact/memorization based classes

    laurainri replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    FLASH CARDS, FLASH CARDS, FLASH CARDS ARE THEY WAY TO.!! I have used them thoughout nursing school and nothing else. I make everything into a flash card and study that way. you are looking closely at...

  9. How Nursing Students spend their summers?

    laurainri replied to Krither's topic in General Students

    what is a summer vacation. I am working two jobs right now. One as a student nurse intern in an emergency room (LOVE IT!) I am learning sooo much. and the other job I am doing home care for a...

  10. Math Help

    laurainri replied to btwabookandapillow's topic in General Nursing

    just my 2 cents. dont use D over H x's Q. Use the ratio and you can never go

  11. How long did nursing school take for you?

    laurainri replied to sweetiez's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ok I think that I am the longest. how about it will have taken me 5 years to get ann assoc. degree. One year of pre-req's, 2 years on the never ending waiting list ( still taking classes part time...

  12. Preferred Nursing Shoe?

    laurainri replied to Linz8's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    dansko are the way to go. I work 16 hour shifts sometimes and by the time that I get home my feet or back dont bother me at all considering how hard those floors

  13. Grading - academic integrity CCRI

    laurainri replied to duckzoom75's topic in General Nursing

    MOST science professors dont grade on a curve but some are a lot harder than others. The first time I took phys I didn't learn a thing and I passed with a B. I later learned that this professor took...

  14. Torn between job offers

    laurainri replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Now you have to figure out how much time that you are going to be spending away from your family a week. if you need daycare for that amount of time what that will cost you. I think you said that...

  15. Torn between job offers

    laurainri replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    40 miles compared to 80 miles for an environment that you are familiar with, more money, a remodeled floor and 1400 more a month ? where is the dilema ? are they highway miles or back roads? how...

  16. Is Kaplan Testing Worth The Money

    laurainri posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just wondering if I should shell out the money for the classes even before I take the first nclex exam. Does it help? Let me know what you

  17. How much do I need to know..

    laurainri replied to sockmonkey70's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    if your not doing anything this summer and you old instructor is teaching a class that you feel like you need a brush up on they might let you sit in on the class without paying for it. I did it for...

  18. nusing diagnosis/end of life

    laurainri replied to x-tremestudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    how about ineffective coping, fear, look at those maybe that can help. make sure you look at the related

  19. Diagnosis for increased BUN

    laurainri replied to Natkat's topic in General Students

    dont forget that bun indicates how much protein the pt is eating. A pt with esrd should be on a high protein, low sodium, low potassium diet with fluid restrictions. stage 3 ESRD is defined as...

  20. waiting list

    laurainri replied to chrisb72's topic in General Nursing

    i bought a palm TX. on here there is a thread just for pda's. what I got was nursing central which has your dictionary, drug book, lab book, diseases and disorders book. all of which you need...

  21. Dispute final class grade!

    laurainri replied to Curious0599's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    we had some of the same problems at out school. They are supposed to reference the question out of the book or talk about it in class. This is when they say that they have academic freedom. But...

  22. waiting list

    laurainri replied to chrisb72's topic in General Nursing

    by the way. I ended getting the phone call on Thanksgiving day. Thinking it was a friend joking around. so you never know when they are going to

  23. waiting list

    laurainri replied to chrisb72's topic in General Nursing

    Just to let you know if you are on the waiting list are there is a chance that you might get in this fall by a drop out than if I were you get all your medical stuff ready now so they know you are...

  24. Pre-adn Student Question

    laurainri replied to PREMALERN's topic in General Nursing

    DONT DO ANATOMY IN THE SUMMER !! Unless you are looking to commit GPA suicide. Now that everything is merit based. Even a B will not automatically get you in. What you can do is your math,...

  25. Afraid To Make Decision - HELP

    laurainri replied to mammaoftwo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OK here is my two cents..... I dropped out of school at 15 because I got pregnant.. I am 35 now and 5 years ago I decided to go back to school to get my GED and get a degree. I had never taken a...