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    Not wanting to work at hospital?

    you GUYS confuse me with your similar names.
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    Confused about nursing research

    Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide i use this for all of my apa papers, its really helpful.. and
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    ipod touch applications for clinical

    wait to download anything from skyscape if you are not in NS school yet. a lot of nursing schools will offer you a discount on these apps when you are accepted... if you are already in clinical, ask...
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    Application photo?

    my school attatched a picture to the app as well.. i asked why and the recruiter told me that once they had a mother-daughter team try to trick them. the mom came in and took her entrance exam and did...
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    Random Question

    associates degree in psych? im not sure what kind of job you can get with that anyway, i have some friends with Bachelors degrees in psych that cant find any kind of job, you pretty much need a...
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    % of people failing your program?

    my first semester at my last school we had 90 students, and i think 44 failed. so almost dead on 50%. ps, i was one of them no worries though, starting over jan 3rd and i am going to make it this...
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    WHY do you love it??

    i love that i will have useful skills if there is a zombie apocalypse! also, the flexibility and endless possibilities, if i get tired of being on my feet all day, i can certainly find a desk job, if...
  8. i went through and answered all the questions without reading the answers first and got them all correct... but i can see where you are coming from, i think you might be thinking too much into it....
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    Critical thinking

    Amazon.com: Test Success: Test-Taking Techniques for Beginning Nursing Students (9780803618947): Patricia M. Nugent, Barbara A. Vitale: Books this book is really good.. ive seen a lot of students...
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    tattoos?

    there were a couple girls in my last clinical group who had tats, one used the coverup stuff, but its expensive and washes off from all the hand washing.. another used an ace
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    Breach of Confidentiality

    does it specifically say report on just that patient? im assuming they mean shift change report (because they say to the oncoming nurse), which would include updates on ALL patients in that nurses...
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    Rank these classes by how hard they are

    I am going to preface this with: it is not going to be the same for everybody. there are a lot of contributing factors such as: whether someone is a science person or not, who the teacher was, what...
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    I gather 46 is too old to be a CNA

    i work with a cna in her 70s and she does
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    NS Wish List

    maybe a value pack of nice smelling hand sanitizer.. i like to carry my own around, and victorias secret has really nice smelling ones like love spell and amber romance.. much better than that...
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    Need Advice...how to get back into NS?

    Yeah, I also contemplated give up nursing because I thought I would never get in, or I would have another fiasco like that but ultimately, I decided that I want this bad enough that I am willing to...
  16. So I recently got a prn job as a pca at an assisted living facility. First of all, its my first patient care job, second of all i decided to try third shift my first day to see if i would like it.. I...
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    Need Advice...how to get back into NS?

    I had a VERY similar experience last fall. I had a solid B in theory, which was pretty good considering the nearly half of my class that was failing theory alone.. My CI constantly embarrassed me in...
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    St. Luke's School of Nursing

    sorry, i don't know anyone who even applied to the program, so im not sure.. have you gotten any news
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    CNA's/PCT's how much do you make?

    at the LTC i work at in PA, pcas start at 9.00, CNAs start at 12.00, ive heard anywhere from 9-15 an hour for other
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    Whats with the beyond horrible pay? :(

    im in PA... i just got hired on as a PCA at an assisted living facility for 10.00/hr PRN, full or part time get 9.00 to start... CNAs start at 12/hr in the skilled nursing side of the same facility, I...
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    How long is your NS drive?

    I'm starting in January and my school is about 45 minutes away without traffic, in nice weather. I have yet to experience the drive during rush hour or in the snow. :/ I also go 5 days a week, and...
  22. i find it hard to believe that a BSN educated nurse is only making 35K a year. anyway, either way you will be working hard. i say just do whichever one you feel most passionate
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    St. Luke's School of Nursing

    Hey just checking in. I was wondering if you heard anything yet from St. Lukes?
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    Diploma vs Associates degree?

    I live in PA as well, and LPNs get certificates. RNs can get associates degrees or diplomas, and it doesnt really make a difference which RN program you complete in regards to getting a job after...
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    How long do you have to work in shifts?

    It works differently for every school.. You should contact the nursing department of the school(s) youre interested in and ask them. i can tell you how it works at my school: we have clinical twice a...