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My hospital makes physicians, PAs, RNFAs, and CRNAs pay a fee each year(about $500.00) that covers all their meals, drinks and snacks. Although they don't stand in line to pay, they still have to pay for all the food that they eat.

I agree with the other two posts. I faced a similar situation. No one wanted to hire a new grad unless they had their BSN. I took the first and only job offered to me and began working on my BSN. I am in the operating room. Some nurses that I have m...

How would you classify this wound: Scenario: your patient is scheduled to have a right BKA. The doctor's pre-op DX is gangrene of the right foot. The patient is draped out for a normal extremity case with extra care being given to the patient's foot ...

Thanks for your reply SquirrelRN71. This is for a project that I am doing at work to guage if nurses understand wound classes in situations like the one I listed. We do ask the doctors for their wound class but we all know that some are not 100% hon...

I got accepted to both the bridge and generic MDC ADN program options with a 3.26. I just got accepted to the BSN program with the same GPA. I am not sure about all the criteria that they look at when selecting students. I can tell you that my math a...

I completed the online bridge program at MDC in December 2008. What did you want to know about the program in particular? I can tell you that it beats having to drive to the campus, but it is a lot of work. You have to read a lot but the work is doab...

I did the nursing program online (I was in the Bridge Program) last year but I think that Leadership is the same for all. You can expect to be more on your own. You will still have a preceptor, but you will be given more responsibility. You may start...

Congrats!!:dncgbby:

I took my NCLEX exam yesterday and just found out this morning that I passed. True to form, I felt like crap after the test was over. I really had no way to gauge how well/awful I was doing during the test but I remained focused on choosing the best ...

Wow, I had no clue about this.

I was going to do Suzanne's plan but I did not have enough time to do it. I believe that once you send her your information correctly via PM, you will be added to the mailing list. It may take a few weeks, but you should hear something soon.

I think that the Hurst review was really great for content review, I felt very confident about my abilities to answer questions. With a good foundation of content, you can answer questions without having to memorize a bunch of strategies. I also used...

I believe the generic program is 16 months, just 4 months longer than the transition and accelerated options.

Hello Suzanne, I am a new grad (Dec 2008) and from what I've heard, the job market for new grads is not looking too good. I have met several people that are even considering leaving the state just to find jobs. I went to a review course in January t...

I am doing the same thing. I am taking the live Hurst review course with the online component. When I get home after the lectures I do the Saunders and ATI questions that correspond to what I learn. I am seeing my scores for both Saunders and ATI dou...

I graduated in December 08 and had planned on not doing a review course and just doing self study. Now that I have been out of school for several weeks I am finding it hard to study on my own. I am not sure where to begin and I am feeling a bit overw...

Have you tried this review? Is it good? Also, I do not see the cost of the program listed. Thanks.

Yep, those are the same ones!! The site also has downloads for other review programs.

I have heard good things about it and even considered doing the course here in Miami, but it conflicts with my work schedule, so I can't take the course. You can get a sneak peek at the course by going to http://caring4you.net/tests.html. They have f...

The Feuer review course is offered in New York. Check out www.f-n-r.net. It was developed by a nurse and it offers live sessions and home study options. However, it seems to be a bit more expensive than Kaplan's live review.

I was able to retain a lot of what I learned because many of the same concepts are repeated throughout the pre-reqs and in the nursing program. For instance, chemistry and nutrition are linked in some ways and human growth and development, another pr...

i hope this helps, please let me know if i was clear enough w/my explanation.

Yes, they should offer all those classes in the summer. Classes in the summer semester can be taken in 12 week or in two 6 week increments. From personal experience I would not suggest taking courses that you feel weak in over the summer because the ...

How long can you keep the book once you've rented it? We used the same med-surg book for med-surg one and two. I had med-surg 1 from Jan-May and then had med-surg two from Aug-Nov. Can you keep the books for that long? If so, renting may prove to be ...