MnemonicFanatic

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  1. Ocean County College-Uniforms?

    MnemonicFanatic replied to buzkil's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'm finishing up my fourth semester this fall. I finished taking my pre-req's in two years, part time (only took two classes a semester. I had several classes that transferred from a previous...

  2. Ocean County College-Uniforms?

    MnemonicFanatic replied to buzkil's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    When I had to buy the uniform for OCC, we went through W.B. Uniforms in Lakewood. Its on Rt 9 South, in the Cross River Mill shopping plaza. Here's the address: 1200 River Ave # 7 Lakewood, NJ 8701...

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

    MnemonicFanatic replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    For my clinical instructors: - Please stop teaching us what they do in the 'real world' when we get out of the program. It isn't going to help me on the NCLEX, and it isn't what the instructor is...

  4. The good and the not so good

    MnemonicFanatic replied to dsanto3's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    One of the things you'll find out about the program at OCC is that information trickles down very slowly...to everyone. Sometimes the professors don't know what they will be teaching until the last...

  5. Never too early for NCLEX prep...

    MnemonicFanatic posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've just started what the third semester students call Hell Semester (I'm enrolled in OCC, Nurs III, medsurge/ob-peds) and while I know its going to be a challenging semester, I also know its never...

  6. Ocean County Community College

    MnemonicFanatic replied to janepearson's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Wow! first two days of the new semester are over...for those in Nursing 3, only 8 months and 12 days left before graduation! (haven't figured it out for Nursing 1 yet...still working on it for ya...

  7. Ocean County Community College

    MnemonicFanatic replied to janepearson's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Asklepios- yeah, it was 32 students who didn't finish that semester (some withdrew, some just left, a few failed out). Those students were from the class that graduated in May. My class started out...

  8. Ocean County Community College

    MnemonicFanatic replied to janepearson's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    The best advice I can give: 1. Keep up on your reading. and pay attention to the lectures. You need both, and don't assume that because they don't cover it in the lecture, you won't need to know it...

  9. Ocean County Community College

    MnemonicFanatic replied to janepearson's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    A new semester is less than 2 months away...is everyone ready? I'm going into the third semester, the one they call the "weeding-out" semester. I am really nervous about it, last fall 32 students did...

  10. If You Live In Monmouth County But Work Out Of County

    MnemonicFanatic replied to EMERGENCYRNNJ's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Bayshore is a very very small community hospital. they tended to transfer people to other hospitals if they couldn't handle the cases. Jersey Shore is a very viable alternative, and depending on...

  11. Please help my friend!!

    MnemonicFanatic replied to zozzy777's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I would try the different websites that offer scholarships. Many don't require USA citizenship, and even more don't care what major you apply the money towards. There are several websites that are...

  12. OD on BenGay?????

    MnemonicFanatic replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

    It is truly frightening the amount of people who don't realize the dangers of OTC products. Many products now found OTC originally started behind the counter... What I found disturbing in the article...

  13. Ocean County Community College

    MnemonicFanatic replied to janepearson's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    The 9 credits you'll get from the Nursing I class gives you what they call "partial time" status. It may be enough to qualify you under the insurance. It apparently is enough to maintain financial...

  14. Ocean County Community College

    MnemonicFanatic replied to janepearson's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    okay. here's the dirty little secret about OCC's nursing program. YES, they do claim to have one of the highest % rate of students that graduate AND pass the NCLEX. ......here's the stats. OCC...

  15. will dwi conviction effect my getting liscense?

    MnemonicFanatic replied to boots0890's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I think that the Boards are more concerned if you've been arrested for felonies (and found guilty) While I wouldn't hide the fact that you have the arrest for the DWI (be honest, they'll find out...

  16. Nurses/Nursing Students:What advice would you give someone starting Nursing School?

    MnemonicFanatic replied to missymarie26's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    --> talk to students who are ahead of you in the program, they are invaluable for tidbits (how a prof tests, what is expected, reading lists, etc) The more people you talk to, the more you'll be...