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  1. Ice-breaker advice?

    shannahan replied to Apollo85's topic in General Students

    You can start by striking up a conversation with whoever you are sitting next two. That will warm you up. A couple of ice breakers: What did you do before nursing school? What made you decide to...

  2. Just finish my Preceptorship!

    shannahan replied to goodstudentnowRN's topic in General Students

    I'd love to hear about preceptorship experiences too. Why don't you start, goodnursingstudent?

  3. Apollo College RN Program

    shannahan replied to crangel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I just started 4th semester and am excited about it! I hope you get in! When Apollo first started their RN program they didn't do a good job. this may be where the bad rep came from. They have...

  4. Baby Boomer 1st Semester Nursing Student Feeling Discouraged

    shannahan replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

    I am in my late 40s. My brain doesn't absorb info like it did in my 20s but I make up for it by putting in the study hours. There is another lady in my class who is probably late 50s who inspires...

  5. Apollo College RN Program

    shannahan replied to crangel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I go to Apollo and it has been a great experience so far. If I could do it over again, the only reason I may choose Everest over Apollo would be for clinical sites. I am not thrilled about Apollo's...

  6. instructor problem

    shannahan replied to Blueberrz's topic in General Students

    Great post Bug

  7. Clinicals- The most profound experience ever.

    shannahan replied to L&DWannaB's topic in General Students

    That's awesome! I think it's a privilege to be able to be with the dying as they

  8. where did you take your cpr class?

    shannahan replied to thekid's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Heartsavers - had lots of locations and dates, including

  9. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    Got my rejection letter today too. I can't find it now for the exact numbers but appx 400 qualified applicants with 180-something awarded. Wonder where all that extra stimulus money went that was...

  10. nightmare clinical experiences

    shannahan replied to kss0740's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm finishing block 1 and don't feel we have a great clinical experience either so far. An instructor told us that anyone can be taught the specific skills, i.e. injection, catheter, etc. What is...

  11. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    I know, me neither. I've given up hope. It looks like anyone getting a letter got the email in Sept, which I didn't get. Guess I will struggle my way through nursing school

  12. What was your first clinical like?

    shannahan replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    You are lucky you get to do beginning clinicals at a LTF. We were thrown right into a hospital with basically no skills. So a lot of standing around and watching. Awkward! I am at the end of...

  13. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    Don't think you'll be able to crack a code here. You'll just have to

  14. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    I had a 0 EFC and haven't received

  15. Help failing block 1!!!

    shannahan replied to gilbertstudent's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I failed 2 fundamentals tests early on and it scared me to death! I immediately talked to my instructor and she told me what I needed to focus on when I study. She also reiterated that it's 3 hours...

  16. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - lots of my application now says incomplete. I think only the 1st page is complete. At first I got scared and thought maybe I never filled it out and have been disqualified all along. But then...

  17. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    We are lucky to be in nursing school and even luckier to be counting down months instead of years! And yes, congrats to all who receive it this year and good luck to all who apply next

  18. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    I saw that on my profile as well. I freaked out and thought maybe somehow I hadn't completed everything afterall and will be disqualified. I'm so done thinking about this. If it happens it...

  19. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    I can still log

  20. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for letting us

  21. Help with NET exam

    shannahan replied to cmi528's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Do a search on this site - there was a male student who put together instructions on how to pass it. I used it and passed, although there were a few bio and chem questions that I didn't

  22. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    At this point if I get it, it will be a total surprise. The waiting has made me feel like I

  23. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to say thanks to all of you who are calling in and reporting

  24. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so happy to those of you who got it! Must be thrillling! I haven't gotten anything yet but still

  25. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    shannahan replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    I had my credit checked and I can still log