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can anyone advise me on the best way to prepare for nursing school this fall? i was accepted into a part-time RN program. i would like to start studying over the summer, so things will be a little easier for me when school starts in september. som...

i took A&P with an awesome teacher! he makes it easy, and he teaches it so well. he is a MD too, i believe. he teaches A&P at the Chelsea campus. but be sure to register early for his section because it fills up quickly. There is also a...

i know about all the protective devices and infection control procedures .... but are these things really going to protect me from catching diseases from my patients? people make mistakes after all, and equipment often fails, and then the unforseeab...

where did your friend go to school? she must have attended a very good school for there to be 100% employment after graduation in nursing jobs.

is this job shortage affecting mostly those with RN degrees?

October Bride, where did you go to school? do you have a two year Associates Degree, or a BSN? i just started nursing school last week at a community college, and they gave us a handout that said 80% of their grads gets jobs in nursing after gradu...

are you ready to work your tail off? i can't believe we have to read about 10 chapters for the first week! good luck.

did any BHCC students get their books yet for the Fall 2008? how long did it take to receive them? did you order your books from amazon.com? i havn't ordered my books yet, and was wondering if i would get them in time. thanks.

this is the 2007 NCLEX pass rate for MA by school: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Researcher&L2=Physical+Health+and+Treatment&L3=Nursing+Statistics&L4=National+Council+Licensure+Examinations+(NCLEX)+...

NCLEX PASS RATE i saw that BHCC's pass rate was only 62% for the NCLEX. for some reason, i thought it was much higher. some other community colleges also had low pass rates. it looks like i will have to start studying for the NCLEX from the very b...

UNIFORMS for BHCC today, i got my uniforms from the NH company that took our orders during orientation. i am a little disappointed. the polo shirt fabric is scratchy and mostly polyester. the pants are too small in the seat. the lab coat is too h...

i have not heard from our clinical teacher yet. i wanted to email her, and ask her about the book list, because some of the dates/editions do not match up ... unless new editions are scheduled to be released this summer. i am afraid that i will buy...

i am counting on the job market changing by the time i graduate (hopefully for the better).

it never occurred to me that anyone would hire me for just a couple shifts a month. i could probably manage that. how would i look into it? thanks.

is it just grads with AS degrees (RN's) who have trouble finding a job, or do grads with BSN degrees (4 years) also have trouble finding a job? i start nursing school this fall (2 year RN program). i have a young child, so i can't work while in scho...

the orientation went well, although they did not mention that one third of the students fail out!!! interesting. are you going to buy all the books on the reading list (9+ books, right?) i have heard that it's not necessary to buy all of the book...

how did you turn in your acceptance letters? did you give it to donna in person, or did you just drop it off at the admissions office? i just dropped mine off and left it with someone in the admissions office.

go to: http://www.cprboston.org/ click on "Programs at Carney Hospital." they have 4 CPR classes a month ... although it does not say "healthcare provider" level, so i need to call them to verify that it is an advanced CPR class.

i received a REVISED letter today from the BHCC Admissions Office telling me that i needed to complete a CPR certification (for healthcare providers) before the beginning of the fall semester. i have no idea where to go for such training. i live in...

i know someone who got in with an 80 on the TEAS. and i have heard of someone who got in with a score in the 70's on the TEAS. so i think BHCC considers other factors besides the TEAS score. RuseRN, i would not contact the dean about your applica...

blessed, i was not aware that the weekend program runs thru the summer months ... even though i applied to it. what classes do we have to take in the summer months? i went to the BHCC nursing web site, and i did not see anything about summer course...

hi spudbunny, congrat's on getting in! i think med-surg is the second semester of the first year. does the weekend program take 2 years, or 2.5 years to complete?

i heard that one third of the BHCC nursing students drop out after taking MED SURG. apparently that course is really hard to pass. so i plan to start studying for it early. i don't want to be one of the dropouts.

i got accepted into the weekend program! i am so relieved.

now i see why i did not get into LMH/Regis RN program -- i assume they held my undergraduate grades against me, even though that was 26 years ago! seems kinda unfair, when my GPA for my nursing prerequisites was a 3.9. i never bothered to reapply t...