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  1. Thomas Jefferson interview

    Are you applying to their RN-to-BSN program because you already have an RN, or are you just applying to their BSN program? In any case, don't sweat the interview. It's not that big a deal. I had an...
  2. Temple v. Drexel v. Jefferson Nursing Program

    You can only do your Excelsior RN if you already have an LPN (they may also accept paramedics, but I am not sure about that. But you need to already have a medical degree before starting Excelsior...
  3. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    Which city is that? In Philly, near where I live, some hospitals have hiring freezes and I have read reports here on AN of new grads having trouble getting
  4. Best Organizational Tip For Surviving Nursing School

    My new mantra is "Less stuff! Less stuff! Less stuff!". I am sick of shepherding stuff and wasting time. I started by selling a bunch of junk on eBay before Christmas. Lots more to go! :) I stock up...
  5. Best Organizational Tip For Surviving Nursing School

    I'm in the big-binder-3-hole-punch camp. As soon as I get a handout for school or get an assignment back, I get out my 3-hole-punch and put it in the binder. Otherwise, I am soon drowning in...
  6. C in A&P 3 and Microbiology?

    It depends on the school you are applying to. They should be honest about the kinds of grades you need to be accepted into their program. I would call the school and ask to speak to a counselor and...
  7. Net Test Question

    I agree. Get the study guide from eriworld.com or amazon.com, because it is "right-on" for the NET. Also, have you found the practice NET test available on eriworld.com? I found that extremely helpful...
  8. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    I should have made it clear that the office I work in treats people with chronic pain that can be intractable. So they do need a lot of hand-holding, especially when things happen, like medication...
  9. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    But the point is -- you took the exams; you didn't insist that you shouldn't have to. I didn't do so great on the GRE the first time I took it,
  10. To Flu Shot or Not??

    If you read history, you will find that people died from an amazing array of diseases that we don't even think about. Bubonic plague wiped out approximately 25% of the population of Europe (I'll get...
  11. To Flu Shot or Not??

    A great majority of people became neurologically impaired??? Can we please stick to the facts here, as we are people of science, right? I am assuming the referernce is to the cases of Guillain-Barré...
  12. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    That is really pathetic. If you want to go to graduate school, you should expect to take a graduate entrance exam. What other professional masters' programs are there that don't require some sort of...
  13. Be prepared to spend a disproportionate amount of time on Orgo. I'm headed for an A, as long as I don't blow the final, but it will have been the hardest A I ever earned. :) I spend a minimum of 20...
  14. Took the NCLEX Pretest for fun

    Something about that url looks fishy... I'm avoiding it for
  15. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    The doctor whose office I work in specifically hires NPs to be the hand-holders and counselors. :) The doc is a surgeon and has zero tolerance for patients who emote or carry on or anything remotely...
  16. what does 4+, 3+, 2+, and 1+ mean?

    Hah, hah! I thought this was a chemistry question and those were cations.
  17. To Flu Shot or Not??

    I would get the vaccination both to protect myself from all the potentially sick people I come in contact with, as well as to protect the patients. (BTW, I got my shot in November.) Speaking as...
  18. The ABSN programs I am familiar with would not accept a 2.5 GPA. If you are determined to go the ABSN route, you might want to consider staying in your school, not applying for graduation yet, and...
  19. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    Give me an NP any day!!!! :) I work in a urologist's office. One of the NPs, who is just fabulous, has her Ph.D., so she is known as Dr. XYZ. In a conversation with me, one of the patients went on and...
  20. HESI A2 General Questions

    Hope this info is helpful. :) Good
  21. betterworldbooks.com buys back books online, and you don't have to pay to ship the books to them. You can enter your textbook's ISBN and see how much they will pay you. If it's more than your college...
  22. For those of you who need to brush up on your biology, either for a course or to take an entrance exam -- I wanted to let everyone know that The Teaching Company has their Biology course on sale. I...
  23. Chemistry Warm Up

    Speaking as someone who took Intro/Fundamentals of Chem, Chem I, Chem II, and am now in Organic Chem... If you are going to take a fundamentals/introductory course, you may not need this warm-up,...
  24. For Those Who Sell Their Books Back to the Bookstore

    Sorry about that! They probably already have a lot of the books you had, or they are older editions. Isn't it amazing how a $150 A&P book becomes nearly worthless when the new edition comes out???...
  25. St joseph hospital school of nursing.

    12 out of 20 is still only a 60% pass