Anne36

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  1. Taking Notes - By hand or by Laptop?

    2BRN, I have been doing the exact same thing. The reason I type my notes at home is because my handwriting is terrible and I am afaid I wont be able to decipher it if I wait too long. Also, other...
  2. Other second career students?

    I have also been a stay at home Mom who never went to college and both my husband and ex husband have lost thier jobs in the last year. (Im not even getting child support right now) Both were in very...
  3. just found out I'm pregnant!

    Thats just the most ideal situation. Its great for the kids to be able to spend so much time with their Grama. It seems like families are living farther apart these days. What a blessing for
  4. No worker left behind???

    I hope that the state will find room in their budget for this program but I wouldnt hold my breath. I think we are going to be in worse shape financially next year than we are now. All the stimulus...
  5. Older Nursing students

    I will be 39 when I apply to the LPN program and in my 40's when and if I bridge to the RN
  6. Lets get a current salary thread going for 09/10

    Anyone in LTC get offered more money with no benefits? Im not sure how it works, but trying to live and pay off student loans would not be pleasant on less than $20 an
  7. potential student

    For my Micro class, I think my book was $130 new. For my Anatomy class the books required were about $180
  8. Other second career students?

    Wow! All these second or even third careers. It seems like there are so many people double dipping the possible career options. One woman in my Micro class was already an engineer and for some...
  9. Thoughts on escorting patients to smoke

    At the hospital near my house, you cant smoke on grounds anymore. When my husband was in the hospital for 5 days he was at his wits end. They gave him a nicotine patch and he had to tough it out. I...
  10. Michigan pre-nursing school thread

    Oh my! I did it again. Sorry
  11. I would like to know what the situation is for Michigan. I live in SE MI and thinking of applying to Lpn school this
  12. A&P 1 Spring 2010

    Hi, Im Tabitha Im only taking A&P 1 and studying for the Math proficiency test. Im not sure what to expect but am really worried about memorizing all these new terms. If I can do well in A&P...
  13. LPN Starting Salary

    btw, my sister-in-law makes over $13 an hour working at wal-mart here in MI and has great benefits! Why not move here and get an instant pay raise without all the hard
  14. LPN Starting Salary

    FLg8r, that sounds like being an indentured servant. Im not even sure what LPn make where I live. I hear so many stories, ranging from $12-26/hr. Whatever the real pay is, I dont think its equal to...
  15. A & P 1&2

    Im just starting A&P1 too. I already started making my notecards for chapter 1. Im kind of surprised they combine A&P. How many hours a week are you going than? 2 full days? and 3.5 hours at...
  16. Microbiology: Spring 2010

    Why is micro hard? I think a lot depends on the teacher. Our class was straight notes, no handouts, no powerpoints the whole semester. Even with notes, we were not given a clue as to what to we...
  17. OCC LPN program

    Has anyone here applied for this program? I am going to an information meeting in March to find out the details. My question is, Do I have any chance of getting into this program based on the...
  18. potential student

    Jazz, thanks for the reply. I have never been able to attend an info session yet because they are always during my class time! I have to wait until March to get into a meeting that doesnt conflict...
  19. Microbiology: Spring 2010

    I just took micro last semester and my book was also Intro by Totura. If anyone goes to OCC in michgan PM me if you
  20. just found out I'm pregnant!

    Wow, I think its amazing that you can go to school with the kids you already have. How do you afford the daycare? I could barely afford to put my 4 year old in preschool 8 hours a week doing...
  21. potential student

    Im thinking you may have a much better chance of getting into a program if there was a waiting list. There is no wait list at OCC either. That probably just means they turn a lot more people away and...
  22. Your school doesnt require a lab class for Chem? Sorry, never heard of
  23. How do you pay for school?

    Hello mmh2, I dont mind sharing at all. This has been a nightmare for me. I am 38 with 4 kids. Husband doesnt make enough to support us let alone pay for my school, but the FAFSA sure thinks he does....
  24. OCC LPN program

    Wow! Sorry that was messed
  25. Nurses and vaccines

    For anyone who has had the titers can you tell me how yours turned out? I have read elsewhere that even if you have all the childhood vaccines, almost noone passes the titers and you need to get all...