Kina21

Kina21 has 2 years experience.

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1. Encouraging signs! Is job situation improving?

   Kina21 replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Maryland Nursing

   I've seen openings myself as a new grad but I don't think enough have opened to make a difference. Last year the BON shows almost 2,000 people passing boards here. Now I know not everyone stays and...

2. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   Kina21 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I took mine same day :) thats what the Maryland BON showed for me, and I wasnt sure enough so I paid for quick results and sure enough, passed! The BON still shows my license as pending due to them...

3. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   Kina21 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Took the NCLEX RN 2/24, tried the trick and got the good pop up. This afternoon (2/26) I checked my quick results and sure enough I passed! I left the test in tears and was sure I'd be the one...

4. Got AACC acceptance today!

   Kina21 replied to ga2md2brn's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Congrats to all :) I'm only a little over two weeks away from pinning at AACC so I've been in your shoes .I wish everyone the best of luck. It'll be a tough 4 semesters but you've made it this far. If...

5. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

   Kina21 replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

   To a few of my professors: 1. The fact that you get so excited over a bowel elimination lecture is slightly disturbing. Was it really necessary to have three slides on different poop scales? 2. I...

6. Care Plan Help!

   Kina21 replied to lhopeful's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Do you have a nursing diagnosis manual? Mine lists 12 diagnoses for colostomy in the back... Complicated grieving deficient fluid volume disturbed body image imbalanced nutrition : less than body...

7. Help with nursing diagnosis for urosepsis!! please

   Kina21 replied to wackyj2000's topic in General Students

   It really sucks that you don't have your diagnosis ref manual because all you have to do is look up the UTI and it has a list of nursing diagnoses for it. I don't know of any websites but I can...

8. "Too smart" to be a nurse

   Kina21 replied to may8755's topic in General Students

   I feel the same way...mine is a little different of a scenario..one of my family members is constantly on me about wanting to be a nurse and making rude comments like " All nurses are good for is...

9. We're told to buy cheap stethoscopes

   Kina21 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I'm a first semester nursing student we've been told by some random uniform lady to buy cheap stethoscopes. Then yesterday our lab instructor told us to spend around $80. I know there are hundreds of...

10. Anyone applying AACC?

    Kina21 replied to clhRN2b2010's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I'm starting the RN program at AACC next week. I'm excited and really nervous. I took all of my prerequisites here, most online so I could work full time and save every little penny...It's said to be...

11. Had orientation today...having second thoughts

    Kina21 replied to Kina21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks, I just feel overwhelmed. I guess I'm realizing that it's not going to be what I had expected, I knew it would be difficult but I felt like they just threw a lot on us today. I really did plan...

12. Had orientation today...having second thoughts

    Kina21 replied to Kina21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a plan, they gave us schedule that was far different from what it is now. I try to plan ahead but sometimes life just throws you a curve ball. Sorry that the change threw me for a loop. I have a...

13. Had orientation today...having second thoughts

    Kina21 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a very intense orientation today. We walked in, signed in and immediately got handed course registration sheets already filled out with classes, all you had to do was fill in your name. They...

14. Microbiology Unknowns

    Kina21 replied to jackson145's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My micro teacher had us do gram staining several times. She had us prepare like 8 slides of our unknown, hit fix them and then store them in a slide box. That way if tests started to not make sense,...

15. GPA's of accepted applicants.

    Kina21 replied to joeld311's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    School of Acceptance: Anne Arundel Community College Pre-Nursing Sciences GPA: 4.0 Pre-Nursing Cumulative GPA: 3.6 Mines an ADN program, that selects like 60ish...but I'm not sure how many applied for...