BRFirefly

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1. BRCC's Nursing Program

   BRFirefly replied to debbie54's topic in Louisiana

   I think they have done surveys with the graduates and the more general education classes you have completed (especially A&P2 and micro), the more likely you are to finish the program in four semesters. It is possible to get in with only the 16.....

2. BRCC's Nursing Program

   BRFirefly replied to debbie54's topic in Louisiana

   Jackie, it's been over a month since pinning and I still cannot believe I survived the program. Haha. You are going to do awesome in 220 and 212.

3. after i become a nurse i'd like to work in a psychiatric hospital...

   BRFirefly replied to codyiscool's topic in General Nursing

   If you are really interested in psych nursing, check out the psych units at your local hospitals for 'mental health tech' positions [it helps to have your CNA license or if you have taken general/abnormal psychology classes or a psychiatric nursing c...

4. OB Rotations

   BRFirefly replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

   My OB rotation was 3 weeks (3 twelve-hour days and 3 four-hour days) at the VERY beginning of my 3rd semester. We didn't have any of the theory class yet so the instructor's standards were not as high for us as the groups that followed who benefited ...

5. Gender = advantage?

   BRFirefly replied to Jack245's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Not to post off-topic but you might be surprised at how common the use of ADD/ADHD medication (Adderall, Focalin, Concerta, Vyvance) is in nursing school. I know several students who, after the first exam during our fundamentals semester, went to the...

6. What's your school's cut-off for passing?

   BRFirefly replied to cobee's topic in General Students

   ASN ~ 76.5%

7. BRCC Fall 2010 Accepted Roll Call!

   BRFirefly replied to JackieBRCC's topic in Louisiana

   Hey Jackie. Congrats on getting in. This fall, I'll be in my third semester (Adult Nursing 2 and Maternal-Child Nursing). Feel free to PM me if you have any questions or if you would like me to email you notes from the Fundementals course so you ca...

8. BRCC's Nursing Program

   BRFirefly replied to debbie54's topic in Louisiana

   The Fall 2009 class received their letters around the second or third weeks of June. Good luck. I know how hard the wait was for us.