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  1. Are grades in your school shared?

    FLmomof5 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    I am in the EVE/WE course and most of us are career changers or much older than the avg student. Our teachers will often say that we "did much better than the day students", but we never know how...

  2. smokers

    FLmomof5 replied to getoverit's topic in General Nursing

    Search the net for genome studies and lung cancer and smoking... or anything else in that realm. It appears that there are markers on Chromosome 15 that are clearly associated with lung cancer. Having...

  3. Are grades in your school shared?

    FLmomof5 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Our grades are posted on blackboard. You can only see YOUR grade and the AVG of the class. Like others have said, I share my score with my friends and that is

  4. Accepted FSCJ Summer 2010 Students

    FLmomof5 replied to mistimartin's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yes. Especially for the easier ones. LUQ (Left Upper Quadrant), etc.... because you will see that A LOT throughout

  5. Accepted FSCJ Summer 2010 Students

    FLmomof5 replied to mistimartin's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yes, they are. For those, you have to study or create a trick to help you remember them. stuff like.....proximal....close to approximately....means close to distal.....distance....away midline is...

  6. smokers

    FLmomof5 replied to getoverit's topic in General Nursing

    I am a NS and the hospitals we do clinical at are non-smoking campuses. Because I am in the EVE/WE program, out clinicals are 12 hr shifts. I usually smoke on the way to work, during lunch and on...

  7. FCCJ/FSCJ Fall 2010 Hopefuls

    FLmomof5 replied to FCCJFall2010Hopeful's topic in Florida Nursing

    To my knowledge, no one has been tossed out because of criminal pasts. I can't say what the hospitals will do about your felony conviction. Felonies are always tougher to deal with. I believe that...

  8. FCCJ/FSCJ Fall 2010 Hopefuls

    FLmomof5 replied to FCCJFall2010Hopeful's topic in Florida Nursing

    Eve/WE program is always 24 slots

  9. Accepted FSCJ Summer 2010 Students

    FLmomof5 replied to mistimartin's topic in Florida Nursing

    NO semester in this program is "a breeze!" I can tell you that those of us starting term 4 are tired and ready for this to be

  10. Class of 2010!! let's hear you!

    FLmomof5 replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I am still class of 2010.....but I have the summer term left to go! Just finished PEDS HESi and got a 1024 (96%). Final tomorrow and then Adult Health II begins on Monday. Our pinning is Aug...

  11. Attractive Students Being Hired First

    FLmomof5 replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Another study.... If you wear glasses, wear the glasses - not contacts - to the interview. People wearing glasses are perceived as being more intelligent and often get higher offers. :) I never go...

  12. Accepted FSCJ Summer 2010 Students

    FLmomof5 replied to mistimartin's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yes. Use the flash cards. They helped me a

  13. Non Nursing 2nd Degree Online/Night/Weekend BSN Degree???

    FLmomof5 replied to webstar's topic in General Nursing

    Like you I have a Bachelors in Engineering. I only have one child still at home (17 yo). I am currently in the ADN program at FSCJ and I attend the Eve/WE program. I graduate in August. Like you, I...

  14. Florida Prospective Bachelor Student with AA Degree

    FLmomof5 replied to lokisa's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Wow. That was confusing. How can you have an AA in Nursing when you didn't complete the program? Honestly, looking at your history and being a term 4 student now.....I recommend that you start with...

  15. How do you know if I am Gay or Straight?

    FLmomof5 replied to bigrigcowboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Our class is EVE/WE....we stay together for the WHOLE course. We have met each other's families and have become a tight knit group. Some of our gay men are "obvious" and that is OK too. No one...

  16. I got in....

    FLmomof5 replied to 1girl4boys's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats to another Mom of 5!!!! I am in term 4 at my school so I will graduate this August! WHEW!

  17. Career Change - Need advice please!

    FLmomof5 replied to CareerFlipFlopper's topic in Florida Nursing

    I can't speak about S. FL, I live in Jax. You can do this! I am in a EVE/WE program at FSCJ, work full time, have a hubby in Afghanistan and 1 teen still at home. Check out the school advisors, they...

  18. Accepted FSCJ Summer 2010 Students

    FLmomof5 replied to mistimartin's topic in Florida Nursing

    I was always good in math so the dosage calc tests were always a walk in the park. The easiest dosage test is the one you are about to take. The main things to remember are your rounding rules and...

  19. No jobs in florida for new grads

    FLmomof5 replied to pmeeksSN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks...

  20. No jobs in florida for new grads

    FLmomof5 replied to pmeeksSN's topic in Florida Nursing

    I have a Bachelors in EE and a minor in Physics. I will graduate this August as an RN I served in the USAF as an officer. I worked for NASA. I currently program computers. My father is a retired USAF...

  21. No jobs in florida for new grads

    FLmomof5 replied to pmeeksSN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Understand that the lack of jobs for New Grads is a new development. It is all a result of the downturn in the economy. We have a different economic model here in the US than they do in Europe. We...

  22. The Great Double Standard?

    FLmomof5 replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    As an OB patient, I had NO problem with a male nurse and he was visibly relieved that I didn't care what gender he was. (All my OBs were men so who cares what the gender of the nurse is!) That being...

  23. Accepted FSCJ Summer 2010 Students

    FLmomof5 replied to mistimartin's topic in Florida Nursing

    One test is purely math. If you have been working on the problems, you should be fine. I finished that one in about 7 minutes. The other is med terminology. Good

  24. FCCJ/FSCJ Fall 2010 Hopefuls

    FLmomof5 replied to FCCJFall2010Hopeful's topic in Florida Nursing

    Honestly, you rarely, if ever, see the students in the other terms. The only way you will be "classmates" is if you fail a class and have to drop back a term. So, I would say I hope you and the...

  25. Are you sure its not a full moon!?!?!

    FLmomof5 replied to ilovejose22's topic in Nursing Humor

    I wonder if non-FL nurses knows what a Baker Act