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  1. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    foreverLaur replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    I will be 26 when I finish nursing school (RN). I was 22 when I finished my non-nursing bachelors. A girl in my ADN program right now was smart. She did two years of post-secondary to knock out the...

  2. CBIs

    foreverLaur replied to divaRN*'s topic in General Nursing

    Every 30-40 minutes? The last guy I had required me to be in there every 10-15 minutes to empty his bag and his UTI still ended up getting into his kidneys and then blood stream causing him to be...

  3. Capital University accelerated BSN program Fall 2011

    foreverLaur replied to NursinginOh's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I'm in Columbus State's program, but I am in a similar boat. I have a bachelor's degree and I'm going back for career #2. CONGRATS and best of

  4. Nursing Drug Guide/Handbook recommendations

    foreverLaur posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I will soon be starting my 20 week long nursing pharmacology class for my RN program. They have asked us to get a nursing drug guide/handbook but do not require any specific ones and the professor...

  5. Nursing Drug Guide/Handbook recommendations

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is the $160 to get the Nursing Central download for your smartphone/web... is that a lifetime membership fee or is that a yearly fee? It looks very valuable... that may have to be something I look at...

  6. Nursing Student Assessment Worksheet

    foreverLaur replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Students

    I'm learning assessments now and this will really help me out! I can't use it as my school gives us forms we have to use but it will certainly help me find appropriate words to use and probing...

  7. How many semesters of nursing classes do you have?

    foreverLaur replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    My program is 7 quarters (22 months continuous). Each quarter is 10 weeks + 1 week of finals. Quarter 1: Long-term care (to learn assessments - no CNA duties) Quarter 2: OB Quarter 3: Med/Surg I...

  8. Is it REALLY possible to quit my job and go to school full time??

    foreverLaur replied to horseygirl2rn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    With your background especially I think you could definitely manage schoool + work. You can get any remaining general education out of the way before you start and you can get all the science and...

  9. Watching Procedures vs Doing Them

    foreverLaur replied to SkinnyLatte's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell you why but I am the same way. I get a bit woozy when I watch surgeries or things with lots of blood on TV. Even a simple blood draw effects me a little. On the other hand, I let...

  10. Nursing Drug Guide/Handbook recommendations

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Isn't anything available for the iPhone available on the

  11. Nursing Drug Guide/Handbook recommendations

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes we definitely need a book with lots of nursing implications -- is Davis best for that?? The smartphones are definitely an asset. I am getting my phone pretty cheap between the 20% off discount my...

  12. Nursing Drug Guide/Handbook recommendations

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My family doctor actually recommended epocrates to me yesterday and I just downloaded it. It is AMAZING! Some of our clinical instructors think the new Smartphones are amazing and are all for us...

  13. CSCC - Starting March 2011

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Any suggestions for a drug handbook/reference? There are so many

  14. CSCC - Starting March 2011

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Thanks ScottE - shoes purchased

  15. CNAs doing things not under licensure?

    foreverLaur replied to student29349's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In Ohio, it can be done. At a few hospitals I am familiar with, the role puts in and takes out foleys and does phlebotomy. You don't have to have prior training -- they will train you. I luckily...

  16. CSCC - Starting March 2011

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I haven't officially switched - I am not able to yet. However I did speak with my advisor and she said it shouldn't be a problem. And I did get word on Friday, the 11th, that my background check had...

  17. Please help me find an NCLEX tutor in the Columbus Area

    foreverLaur replied to eureka001's topic in Ohio Nursing

    http://www.kaptest.com/NCLEX/Home/index.html They have centers in Columbus,

  18. tri c to ats institute of technology

    foreverLaur replied to peppapig123's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Why would you want to leave Tri-C for ATS a year into the nursing

  19. ohio state anyone??

    foreverLaur replied to Nadia24's topic in Ohio Nursing

    On the first note... I am actually in a nursing program in Columbus, OH. I was accepted in July 2010 and start later this month (CSCC's hybrid program) and I also work full-time at a local pharmacy...

  20. ****** off at CSCC

    foreverLaur replied to notallwhowander's topic in Ohio Nursing

    They have more than enough qualified students so no reason to let students wait. I recommend doing what I did -- accepting the offer to the Traditional Program, attending classes the first quarter so...

  21. CSCC - Starting March 2011

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Just an update... my manual fingerprints I mailed off came back from the BCI yesterday unreadable. I went and did them again on the glass with Cornhuskers lotion and still had no succcess. We mailed...

  22. ****** off at CSCC

    foreverLaur replied to notallwhowander's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I applied to the traditional program for the same reasons you did. I plan to apply to switch tracks for second quarter. It is on a space available basis, but I have heard it is never a problem. To...

  23. continuing education for an ADN graduate????

    foreverLaur replied to jbidaho's topic in General Nursing

    I would say skip the RN-BSN if you already have a non-nursing bachelors degree. There are a lot of MSN programs that will allow you to enter right in if you are a RN + non-nursing bachelors degree....

  24. CSCC - Starting March 2011

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Ohio Nursing

    It took about 3 months to hear back. I applied July 1 and heard back at the very end of

  25. CSCC - Starting March 2011

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I did finally get registered. I was up until 3am trying to register and had no luck. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong because I know of several people on WiFi who were registered by 1230am. I...