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    I'm so mad at myself....I screwed up my gpa.

    ashleyisawesome replied to brown23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i had a 3.5 and failed my first semester of clinicals. i ha a B in theory, but since I failed clinical, i got an F for the whole 9 credit class. It took my gpa down to a 2.4.... I would kill for a...
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    lpn programs that begin in dec/jan? (NY/NJ/PA)

    ashleyisawesome replied to mischief08's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Reading Area Community College's LPN program starts in Jan and ends in December.. Reading Area Community College Home Page Schuylkill Technology Center starts in March STC: Practical Nursing (both...
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    What did i get myself into?!?

    ashleyisawesome replied to cresendez2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought Micro was the easiest of the science classes... and if you dont have a lab it should be fine. A&P is not so bad either if you can memorize things well, and Chem is pretty easy if you are...
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    Anyone get away with a "questionable" hair shade?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Little Miss Blue's topic in General Students

    I think in that pick I used henna.. but i dont recommend it, its messy!! I am severely allergic to most permanent hairdyes, so that was one of my only options.. I'm going to my hair dresser this week...
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    Anyone get away with a "questionable" hair shade?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Little Miss Blue's topic in General Students

    i know, i was the only one in my clinical group that didn't have blonde
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    Anyone get away with a "questionable" hair shade?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Little Miss Blue's topic in General Students

    lol thanks! Its not this color anymore, but this thread has inspired me, I think I might go red
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    How can I prepare for a MONITOR TECH SKILLS TEST?

    ashleyisawesome replied to baldee's topic in General Students

    A friend of mine is a monitor tech at a local hospital and she told me they gave her a book and they had a 1-2 week class on all of that. :spmstmp: do they expect you to just learn it all on yo own...
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    Anyone get away with a "questionable" hair shade?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Little Miss Blue's topic in General Students

    I don't find dark red/plum hair to be shocking or "side show like" at all... Many people in the REAL WORLD have this type of color hair and it is not a big deal.. Personally I don't think this type of...
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    Is anyone commuting really far away?

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone for responding! I don't feel so alone
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    Anyone get away with a "questionable" hair shade?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Little Miss Blue's topic in General Students

    I find it odd that nursing schools are so strict about these rules on appearance, but at some of the local hospitals around here ive seen nose piercings, visible tattoos, gauged ears, pink hair,...
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    Meridy's Uniforms

    ashleyisawesome replied to Waitingtill2010's topic in General Students

    Youre right about the sizes.. i am of average height, at least i thought so (5'4"), but apparently scrubs are meant for really tall people.. i bought small bottoms and they were about 3 inches too...
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    What is your school schedule?

    ashleyisawesome replied to OBplease's topic in General Students

    from my experience a hybrid class is getting lectures in class, and taking most of your quizzes/tests online, but it could be different. I've only taken a psych and a stats hybrid class. As for a...
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    Nursing school orientation -- Fall 2010

    ashleyisawesome replied to ARnursingstudent's topic in General Students

    well, i do not start until Jan and my orientation is Dec 14-15... however i have scoured the online student handbook on several occasions trying to find out any info on it.. from what i have read,...
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    is there a problem with men going into nursing.

    ashleyisawesome replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    my FEMALE gyno always has a nurse in the room when doing a pelvic exam... i think the nurse/dr can choose to do it to cover their own ass... side note: my bf worked as an aide at a psych hospital and...
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    Being around alot of women....Pros and Cons

    ashleyisawesome replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    this thread has taken a strange turn.. let me just say, LOL @ the clam fest comment, and all the controversy it has stirred up.
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    Anyone get away with a "questionable" hair shade?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Little Miss Blue's topic in General Students

    i had bright orange hair the first five weeks of the last program i was in.. i just had to d ye it for clinical.. now my hair is purple, so when i went to my interview to the school i just got into, i...
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    What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    ashleyisawesome replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    if its in wav format, about 12 mb, but if you convert them to mp3s, they are smaller.. also, i export them to my pc and burn them on cds to save
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    What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    ashleyisawesome replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    at my school you have to ask the instructor if it is ok to record the lecture. ive never gotten a no.. im not sure why they would not allow you to record lectures.. i know they wont let us record test...
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    What to read early?

    ashleyisawesome replied to reeta116's topic in General Students

    i would say assessments and the nursing
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    St. Luke's School of Nursing

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yes, I have all of my pre reqs finished except statistics, which is optional.. Did you get an interview in June? If you did, how did it go? and did they send you a letter saying you didn't get in or...
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    HIV+ student concerned about drug testing while taking Marinol

    ashleyisawesome replied to up'n'coming's topic in General Students

    I know this, but it will show up in a drug test as positive for THC, and there is no way of knowing if it is from the Marinol or from marijuana. Therefore, I believe the same rules would apply to...
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    St. Luke's School of Nursing

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    sure! my critical thinking exam was 89% i think, but they told me i was in the 99th percentile, so i think that really helped. my gpa is rather low right now.. lets just say its below a 3.0... because...
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    What are health related programs that are < competitive than Nursing ? Need a career!

    ashleyisawesome replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Students

    i know in my area, there are resp therapist, radiological tech, surgical tech, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist assistant, med lab tech programs to name a few.. they all make...
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    What do you use to carry your books around?

    ashleyisawesome replied to pandorasbox's topic in General Students

    im sorry but i hate rolling backpacks... my feet have been run over too many times, and the people that use are the people that get in the elevator to go up one floor! I only use the elevator if i am...
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    HIV+ student concerned about drug testing while taking Marinol

    ashleyisawesome replied to up'n'coming's topic in General Students

    i have heard that employers (or schools in this case), can still deny you for using medical marijuana even if you show proof and it is legal in your state. "Based on the state or states in which an...