Hoping4RNin2010

Hoping4RNin2010

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  1. a long pre-Nursing school question

    My grades in HS were somewhat sad. My grades in the one semester of college I took just out of HS were not much better. Twenty years later I decided I wanted to go to nursing school. I had NO...
  2. Yup they will send you whatever you want! The one I bought said it was black in the auction but in my payment details I requested a different color and they sent me the one I wanted. I paid for it...
  3. Imposter Alert?

    Wow, I went to Pasco Hernando CC about 20 years ago for one whoppin semester. How
  4. I bought one off of Ebay too, for the price I feel I have nothing to loose. I expect delivery tomorrow or Monday and so I will post when I get it. I am no expert as I am just starting NS in a few...
  5. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    Student here, so no stories but that last one made me cry too! So very
  6. They Called Out WHY??????

    Ohio...my friend did that once too. Well similar anyway. She lived in an apartment that was the upstairs of a home. She left and locked the door at the top of the steps and closed it. Got to the...
  7. Germaphobe question

    I have long wanted to go to nursing school. Problem? *clears throat* Hello, my name is Kim and I am...a germaphobe. I know a few rn's that said ns helped them get over the fear as it showed them...
  8. Have you bought your Uniforms,Books, Stethoscopes...

    I called my high school for my childhood vaccination records (I graduated in 1988 and they had them! Somehow mine was one of the few from the 80's that were not destroyed!!!) I am waiting on the...
  9. Spring '08 Grades!!!! Be Proud!!

    I didn't think I'd be able to pull it off this semester but somehow I did... A&P 1- A Nutrition- A Eng Literature- A Statistics - A A&P II summer session starts...
  10. What courses if any are you taking this summer?

    I'm taking Anatomy and Physiology II in a 6-7 week timeframe. (as if the 12 weeks with a&p weren't hard enough!!
  11. Stupid question and a sane question :)

    Yup, I hand delivered mine to the school...and then walked away and thought...what if the secretary misplaces it and it STILL gets lost?! *SIGH* I did go to our first little orientation they had...
  12. Unit clerk job while in NS

    I went on an interview yesterday for a part time Unit clerk position. Is this job something that will help me in the future with my nursing schooling/future career? I ask because I already have a job,...
  13. Unit clerk job while in NS

    Thank you!! I called the lady that interviewed me back and left a message on voicemail for her. I didn't know if it would be enough hours for me and so they told me to sleep on it and let them know...
  14. Unit clerk job while in NS

    Great, thanks for the
  15. 4.0 GPA people, HOW can you do this?!!!

    Haha glad I could help! I have a million of these stupid
  16. 4.0 GPA people, HOW can you do this?!!!

    One thing I am finding lately is that different classes require different forms of study and so for me, one approach does not fit all. The most imporant thing to me is to really UNDERSTAND the...
  17. Preparing to take AP

    One thing you can do is just READ the text if you know which one it is. My A&P teacher always advises us to read or at least skim what we will be doing in next class because sometimes something...
  18. Anatomy is pretty darn hard.

    When I first enrolled in my school I met with the head of the nursing department to map out a plan. I told her I was planning on taking 16 credits the first semester and she thought this was a little...
  19. Anatomy is pretty darn hard.

    Uggh I just typed a whole big reply and then accidentally erased it. Grrr. Anyway, I am taking A&P right now and so far I have an A and so maybe I can share some study tips for you. First, with...
  20. A real gift

    See, there are still good people in this world! It is all going to go your way this time, I can feel it!!
  21. My local hospital has a few openings for NA's. I emailed HR and they said you do not need to be certified. (they train etc). I have never done any kind of work like this but since I am starting...
  22. Nursing assistant job I am applying for

    Thank you for your reply! I did apply for a few different positions in 2 different hospitals so *fingers crossed* that one calls me! I did put on there about nursing school...figured it couldn't...
  23. A&P online help

    I use MHHE all the time. I have also found Purpose Games.com to be helpful when memorizing body parts. It has labeling "games" that help me to study the different body parts and that helps me...
  24. Do I have any chance of getting in?

    I went to a cc 20 years ago just out of high school. I did ok at best. (one D the rest a,b,c) When I decided I wanted to go to nursing school I took the entrance exams to a local CC (different...
  25. accepted to Nassau comm coll and Queensborough comm coll

    As someone who lived the first 35 years of my life on Long Island and moved away 3 years ago, I loved reading this thread because it is nice to hear the familiar words, NCC, Plainview... I don't miss...