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Before my program even started, we had a paper and 6 chapters worth of reading due. They like to "front load" the semester... meaning we get assigned readings and chapters and homework due on the first day... I heard they give us Winter Break "free" ...

It is my first semester of my Alternate Entry Master's program. It is our first time in the hospital and me and my classmates have come across a variety of nurses who we have shadowed. I know each nurse does their own thing and has their own system,...

meaning "I left it out of the original post b/c I do it as almost autopilot"

Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't include that... We do a FULL physical assessment before we can do ANYTHING else... asll vitals, ausculate anything and everything... check peripheral pulses, skin condition, wounds etc etc. I need B/P's and pulses and all that...

Thank you all for your feedback... I really appreciate it. Some things to me seem simple (I don't bring my cell phone to the hospital and am too afraid of the nursing station so I go only to the computers that you can use standing up in the hallways ...

Thanks for your advice. I think on my last day I'll give her a note. We'll be there for a few more weeks and when it's up, I'll give her one. Its really unfortunate that some nursing students aren't really nice to the CNA's... it makes me really ang...

I'm a first semester Alternate Entry MSN student... today was my first day taking care of patients (EVER) and our first rotation is in a nursing home. Needless to say, I was nervous, excited and scared... but mostly nervous and scared :-) We each go...

I took pharmacology online from Indiana University. Its Indiana University Independent Study Program - NURS B219 and is through the nursing department. Here is a link: http://scs.indiana.edu/univ/courseList_univ.php?deptCode=NURS& It is quite exp...

Yeah, Hyde Park is pretty great. He owns the house so we'll probably be there all 3 years... we have a big backyard, so you can count on us having people over for BBQ's :-) We have friends that live right near you in a big apartment complex. I haven'...

yeah, Tulane's bookstore was ridiculous so I assumed most other school's were as well. My boyfriend, who is at UT for his MBA, confirmed that for me by taking me on a tour of the co-op. Amazon and Half.com were pretty reasonable (in regards to textbo...

My fingerprints JUST got finalized on May 13th... pretty ridiculous if you ask me but whatever, its done. The text book list is kind of ridiculous. I got them all on Amazon and Half.com... My boyfriend said that by NO MEANS should we go to the co-op ...

I'm not really sure either... Once we get through the first year, I think I'll have a better idea of where I want to focus. For you all that are going this year, did you get your fingerprinting back? I think you are both in Texas so you may have done...

Hi Jensons1s! I didn't do any of the classes online, but like futurelonghorncns said, I don't think it matters, especially since they give a list of distance learning classes that they suggest for people to take. I would think what matters the most i...

I applied to 6.... I got into 5... I applied to 5 Accelerated MSN, and one ABSN (the one denial was from a AMSN)

I'm starting my Masters Entry program this June and my mom wanted to buy me a stethoscope for my birthday. The school says I need a "dual tube stethoscope with changeable sizes of diaphragm and bell attachments" That's great and all BUT I have NO ide...

Thanks so much for your responses! I think the Sprauge is what they are talking about, hopefully I'll know for sure... Maybe I'll have my mom hold off on getting me one until I want a fancy one if the Sprauge is only $15 :-)

Yeah I took all of my pre-req's (science ones, not social science b/c I was a soc minor in college) at a community college... no one seemed to care and I was 5 for 6 in accelerated programs... I think it matters more your grade in the class rather th...

I think that becoming a CNA isn't necessary to getting into the programs... I applied to all accelerated programs this year (both BSN and MSN programs) with only volunteering as my patient experience and was accepted to almost all the programs that I...

Most people I know applied to around 4 or 5 schools... it all depends on where I think The public school option is great... I know that for me, it made a huge difference in my decision. For example, Columbia for the first year is approx $65k... UT fo...

my spot is basically yours, I just need to get to emailing MGHIHP and letting them know I will not be attending... I'm from Boston originally and relocated to Louisiana for college then California after college (for a job and my family relocated out ...

Yeah, I got in for Dual Adult/WH NP... I havent given my official "no" to them yet... I'll let you know when I do and I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. My essay, honestly, was me... on paper... I was struggling for a long time on what to write an...

I hope to be of some help. I just applied to the Direct Entry Master Programs for the non-nurse this past year. Not all of the schools I applied to were in California so my information may not be applicable for California per se - but for the overall...

I am in the same boat. I got into a state program (U. Texas), Columbia, MGH and USD and even though I'm out of state, Texas is significantly cheaper than Columbia (and the other 3)... partially due to tuition and a LOT to do with cost of living in NY...

12 people on the wait-list is not many at all... I am currently considered an attending student and will be giving up my spot to attend another school and am informing Duke this week. While I LOVE Duke as a school, it does not have the MSN specialty ...

The compliance doesn't seem too bad... I got my TB test today and ordered my immunization records from back home in Boston... seems relatively easy. Could you let us know what the Nursing school says about the deposit? I'm currently in a war with the...