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  1. 2nd Career in Nursing

    neongirl replied to teenieebikiniee's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    While I agree with the PPs - you have to decide if this is going to work for you. I am also a second career nurse. I love it! - But when I decided to do it I was not married, had no children, and...

  2. Need advice on how to respond to a manager after interview

    neongirl replied to Nadz02RN's topic in New York Nursing

    While I agree - the interview should have been your first warning of maybe a not so great place to work.. With the whole after interview issue you have - Well.. I have been on quite a few interviews...

  3. How do you guys carry your stuff at Clincal?

    neongirl replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    Hmm - during school I always had a tote bag with clinical papers, lunch/snack(12 hours) and Tabers, plus a sweatshirt, outdoor shoes, and a few dollars. We had a designated area to store our "stuff",...

  4. How long did it take you to complete your prereqs?

    neongirl replied to tmarie's topic in General Students

    you have to do what works for you and your life - i went to a school about a 50 min drive from home - plus i worked full time. - went to a ASN program (so technically a two year) I did it in three -...

  5. Nursing Tuition off the Chain!! Need Help!!

    neongirl replied to JoI8815's topic in General Students

    Hi everyone: all this talk about education vs. price vs. degree vs. insitution vs.?? is sort of funny. we all have made a decision to go to school to be a nurse at one time or another right?? me just...

  6. Dilemma -- any advice?

    neongirl replied to CaptScrubs13's topic in General Students

    Hummm.. I'm guessing that you and your roomate are of average college age late teens, early 20's..? In this situation i would mind my own business.., maybe she will slip through the cracks.. or maybe...

  7. I wish I had studied this before Nursing 101.......

    neongirl replied to twins2005's topic in General Students

    Great question: I am just about done with school and looking back.. i am very happy i did a few things. medical terminology, A&P's before Nursing (they are co-req's with our program - not pre) I...

  8. Oh! The sacrifices we make just to get through nursing school

    neongirl replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Hmm let's see.. the last couple of years have left me with and without many things.. Lost what i thought was the love of my life.. things happen for reasons. Lost my job (layoff) a blessing in...

  9. Wearing scrubs to nursing school?

    neongirl replied to jpearl119's topic in General Students

    We too have a very specific uniform - that i wish was a little more scrubish - we have to purchase and wear for clinical. My school is VERY particular about how we look for rotations, white, clean,...

  10. Listing GPA on resume?

    neongirl replied to Sensoria17's topic in General Nursing

    exactly... I know lots of people with book smarts.. that can't find their way out of a wet paper bag.. or balance a check book. I'm not trying to imply anything with my 3.5.. like i think I'm smart.....

  11. Listing GPA on resume?

    neongirl replied to Sensoria17's topic in General Nursing

    That may be true.. they may use it for picking potential employees. BUT.. again.. with nursing school and the grading scale (where I am) that 3.5 is not a true representation of my classroom ability....

  12. Listing GPA on resume?

    neongirl replied to Sensoria17's topic in General Nursing

    ya know.. I am in the application process and one of the hospitals here e-mailed me and wanted and unofficial copy of my transcripts. I have NO idea why, i sent them as my GPA is 3.5. My question is...

  13. Nursing School Students...Is It Hard?

    neongirl replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Students

    The advice here is great.. you should do fine if you put your head into it.. i find a little everyday goes much further than trying to cram it all in the weekend before.. My best advice is between now...

  14. SO hard to get back in the GROOVE !

    neongirl replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Tell me about it.. our break for winter was over a month long.. I was busy with other things.. but still had assigned readings to do.. I started them a week before class.. with no ambition..at all......

  15. Am I too old to just be starting?

    neongirl replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    Without reading all the responses.. it seems to me that there is a common theme..YOU ARE NEVER TO OLD for education. I'm 35, in my last semester, and starting a new career.. I'm so glad i didn't let...

  16. lost in clinical.. confused about nursing school...:(

    neongirl replied to miniangel729's topic in General Students

    Nurse 2009 is right .. HANG IN THERE!! Clinical can be confusing and overwhelming at first. I think i spent the first few weeks trying remember where things were kept. As you progress you will build...

  17. Grading scale

    neongirl replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Students

    i'm in a ASN program. we must maintain a 2.7 GPA or higher overall. Our Grading scale for the Nursing classes are also higher that the regular University scale.We must have a C or higher in...

  18. To the girl who was texting all through chemistry class....

    neongirl replied to polka-dot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are 50 of us in my Nursing class. NONE of us text during lecture. Our instructors would flip if we did. We have ALL learned to have of phones off, not vibrate, (you can still hear that) before...