miss rochelle replied to misswhitney's topic in Florida Nursing
thanks to everyone that answered. i am planning to work in california so that's why i asked. but i will call them, set up an appt, and see where it goes from there! i'd love to have these last two...
miss rochelle replied to misswhitney's topic in Florida Nursing
Do you know anything about having to stay in Florida to work as an RN if you get funding from Worksource? that's the only thing that's holding me back from applying with
miss rochelle replied to miss rochelle's topic in Florida Nursing
i haven't gotten the saunder's review book, guess i will get that now! to my understanding, kaplan is a review type class, right? correct me if i am wrng! but anyway your plan does sound like a good...
miss rochelle replied to miss rochelle's topic in Florida Nursing
How were peds clinicals for you? did you work with a variety of age ranges? if you don't mind answering. i'm scared of dealing with... parents. lol. good luck with your tests! i'm so glad adult health...
miss rochelle replied to miss rochelle's topic in Florida Nursing
thank you so much for posting about your experiences! and congratulations on becoming a full-fleged RN!!! it's interesting that you say 3rd term is a bit slower... but i welcome that. and i hear you...
you know what, i may be inaccurate about my using a calculator on the NAT. i am getting all my computer testing that i've done in the past mixed up (see what nursing school does to you?) all in all,...
may 2007... oh well. calculator or not, i still scored really high on the NAT (though it doesn't mean anything once you're actually in nursing school, ha) well, the last time i was there, all the...
uh yeah, i took the NAT on a computer at south campus. there's a "drop down" calculator within the website that you take the NAT on....... scenario: you're taking the NAT and you have a math...
have you worked in any health-related jobs? if you haven't, maybe you can look into working as a patient care tech at a hospital, just to get some experience with direct patient care. it's a good way...
miss rochelle replied to calocoen's topic in Florida Nursing
sorry, i don't know much about nursing education since i am on the other side of it (student), but i did have a clinical instructor who has a BSN; i believe she's working on an MSN. she taught our...
miss rochelle replied to look-4-miracles's topic in Florida Nursing
i don't know what the scores are for SJRCC, but FCCJ ranges from semester to semester. it seems like FCCJ's scores are getting lower (making it a bit easier to get in). i have read on this forum that...
you pulled up a post from 2004... anyway, if you're trying to apply to FCCJ's RN program, you HAVE to take the PSB-NAT. the TEAS test cannot be a substitute for
miss rochelle replied to jsd42277's topic in Florida Nursing
i heard that they are making 1st term students take the HESI. also, they may or may not have implemented iClickers for 1st term. please, please, please -- clarify with your instructors for current...
miss rochelle replied to Jbeachgrl's topic in Florida Nursing
yes, they are finishing building a new facility right now. i've passed by it a couple of times. http://www.mayoclinic.org/jacksonville/ sorry don't know much else as far as pay and what not. here's...
miss rochelle replied to jsd42277's topic in Florida Nursing
apparently we can't mention instructor names on allnurses. even if you're saying someting good... someone had their post on what instructors to take for pre-reqs
miss rochelle replied to np_wannabe's topic in Florida Nursing
this was my response to someone who asked about dosage calc and medical terminology a few months ago: the independent study for 1st term dosage calculations and medical terminology is actually pretty...
miss rochelle replied to jsd42277's topic in Florida Nursing
umm, i don't recommend reading ahead at all! especially if you don't have your syllabi for the classes yet... your syllabi will list course objectives, so as long as you know what they want from you...
miss rochelle replied to np_wannabe's topic in Florida Nursing
the volunteer opportunity has to be an event approved by the nursing faculty; as far as i know, you can't just go to any random place and volunteer. events that the faculty approved this past...
miss rochelle replied to np_wannabe's topic in Florida Nursing
sorry no idea there, but FCCJ is trying to get approved by the florida board of nursing for a BSN completion program! i first heard about this during fall 2007's orientation. so anyway, they're trying...
miss rochelle replied to ChargeNurseAmy74's topic in General Students
i just took out an $8500 loan; the finance charge is in the $13k range, so overall debt would be $21k plus a few hundred. but that's if i take the 20 years to pay it off... i'm so not doing that. my...