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    Failed out of nursing program

    ashleyisawesome replied to guardcrazy1206's topic in General Students

    i failed clinical first semester, couldnt get back into that school until 2013! so i applied elsewhere, and am now in my 3rd semester of my 5 semester diploma program and doing great! you can do
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    care assistant aspiring to be a full time nurse, but dosnt know where to start!

    ashleyisawesome replied to magikjelibean's topic in General Students

    dont let people tell you not to work in a nursing home because you wont use your skills.. you will, in my opinion, use more skills there than in an OR. if you like the environment dont discredit it...
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    Should I bother going through all of this hassle for a job?

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    yeah we pay the nursing school.. we dont have to pay it if we have a drs note. i guess its because they have to pay an instructor to come in an extra day... anyway, i asked my teacher about it today...
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    questions?

    ashleyisawesome replied to persaud86's topic in General Students

    it depends what kind of learner you are. i wouldnt because i hate online classes, but if you dont mind them it would be an option. however, most science classes require a lab at least once a week that...
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    questions?

    ashleyisawesome replied to persaud86's topic in General Students

    it all depends on your school. try going on the website for the school your interested in, go to programs, click on nursing, and click on curriculum. you could also call an academic advisor at the...
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    Soon to graduate and still don't know what I'm doing

    ashleyisawesome replied to greyL's topic in General Students

    they still exist, im attending one right now. oldest one in the country actually! my advice to the OP would be to try to get a tech job in a hospital. many of them allow techs to do blood draws and...
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    Difference between glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Vines812's topic in General Students

    nephrotic syndrom is a set of symptoms that occurs relating to many problems with the glomeruli, glomerularnephritis is a disease.. glomerularnephritis is characterized by gross hematuria (cola/tea...
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    Personality Typing...

    ashleyisawesome replied to Purple93's topic in Nursing Career

    btw there is a whole forum deticated to this very thing: http://personalitycafe.com/forum/ and ive found nurses on there! if you are still interested in learning more, im sure you can find some on...
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    Personality Typing...

    ashleyisawesome replied to Purple93's topic in Nursing Career

    ohh myers briggs! hah, my school made our entire class take that test at orientation, and all of our instructors have their types listed on their office doors. its kind of interesting.. im an infp--...
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    Is St Joe's (Reading) likely to hire new grads?

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Im about halfway through NS and I am thinking about where to apply when i graduate. I recently got a call to interview at St. Joe's for a nurses aide job in the CCU. I really hope to get it because I...
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    maternity clinical risk for failing bec. of proper assessment and nursing diagnosis

    ashleyisawesome replied to purpletouch's topic in General Students

    im not sure what kind of population you are working with but we get a lot of low socioeconomic patients. risk for ineffective health maintenance r/t low socioeconomic
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    Overseas Elective Placements

    ashleyisawesome replied to imaginations's topic in General Students

    i have never heard of this but it seems really interesting! i have a month off from school in april and now i want to use it to go to peru! lol hope some other people have some
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    How realistic is this...

    ashleyisawesome replied to Kandake's topic in General Students

    oh yeah i forgot about the Poconos, a lot of people commute to NY from there and it is a beautiful place to
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    Is my CNA cert important to keep now that I am an LPN?

    ashleyisawesome replied to RN_Cubby's topic in General Students

    i dont think it is necessary... i saw a recent thread that was similar but pertaining to RNs with LPN licenses and the general consensus was to let it expire because you dont really need it any more....
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    stethoscope question

    ashleyisawesome replied to keyna's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i had a littman lightweight and just finished peds. it worked just fine and thats the cheapest one littman makes. the small side is just for different sound frequencies than you get from the bigger...
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    Horrified, disappointed and need advice......

    ashleyisawesome replied to Mom2Chaos's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ive talked to my teachers about what they take into consideration when choosing who gets what preceptor sites.. we also get to put our top three choices and i was told pretty much everyone gets at...
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    How realistic is this...

    ashleyisawesome replied to Kandake's topic in General Students

    what everyones kind of getting at here is even if you are single, you most likely wont be better off at the places that pay $60 hour for a nursing job because a studio apartment in those places is...
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    How realistic is this...

    ashleyisawesome replied to Kandake's topic in General Students

    the pay is very high in new york and CA because the cost of living is much higher.. take a look on craigslist and research how much apartments/houses cost in those areas.. it pretty much equals
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    In the process of eliminating distractions from my apartment for school, pointers?

    ashleyisawesome replied to ThePhilster's topic in General Students

    just got an A- in my peds course... bought myself a hefty bottle of white zinfandel.*wine what? no school for 6 days?? but i seriously think you are going overboard with the minimalist study space...
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    Anyone else's relationship on the rocks??

    ashleyisawesome replied to TexasNurse2B's topic in General Students

    my situations a little different. i feel bad that i am so engrossed in school right now and my boyfriend is kind of irritating to me at the moment. its not his fault and hes not doing anything wrong...
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    pediatric range calculation

    ashleyisawesome replied to hollyberry2009's topic in General Students

    i think your missing information.. is the order
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    Will a Canadian citizen with an American BSN get a job in the USA?

    ashleyisawesome replied to veebeeG's topic in General Students

    maybe posting this in the canadian nursing or general nursing areas wold get better responses. sorry i cant help i have no
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    Color Coded Uniform Requirements in Philly/ Allentown Area????

    ashleyisawesome replied to godbless-yute's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    i know st lukes in allentown/bethlehem/quakertown does this somewhat but it varies from unit to unit.. its usually a combo of a color and white that RNs wear. (ie. bethlehem's med surg units are ciel...
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    NOTES needed (for Fundamentals of Nursing)

    ashleyisawesome replied to sjmagri's topic in General Students

    i agree with snmrssmiley, i find that a lot of people study too much information that is not needed for the test as it is, and end up doing poorly. take GOOD notes in YOUR class and study them. that...
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    What kinds of jobs involving organ donations are available to ADN educated RNs?

    ashleyisawesome replied to NenaRK's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    if you are so curious, why dont you ask your "friend" for more details.. shes the only one who truly knows what job she has, why would you go on the internet and ask a bunch of strangers what they...