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SummerLin

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  1. cost of books this expensive??

    gotta vent really quick guys but i got a book list for 1 of my classes (into to prof nursing) and it called for 10 books! just for one class! I went to half.com and found all of them and it equaled up to be $250 for just one class! i thought this was...
  2. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    ok guys i just did it and i was SHAKING the whole time but I got the good pop up. I wont believe it until I see the result... Im seriously FREAKIN out!
  3. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    ok guys Im FREAKIN out.. im SO scared to even check the PV trick bc I feel like I DID HORRIBLE. I got 75q but i was not sure about ANY answer i put down.. im so paranoid.
  4. hey yall!!! i'm sure this question has already been asked but i couldnt pinpoint axectly what i needed. i have a list of 40 drugs that i have to memorize and everything about them in 2 weeks. im not really sure how to even start the process. i was go...
  5. First year nursing student

    im first year too and i was a tech for a year and im still completely lost and overwhelmed!!! just take it day by day and dont look at the big picture! im blockin out everything except for the next week! hand in there! we are all going thru it!!!!
  6. im just saying take out subsidized first (government pays your interest while you in school) then unsubsidized (you have to pay interest while in school) then parent plus loans. All these loans will be the LOWEST interest rate and and it is FIXED unl...
  7. Vent - Uniforms!!

    we have to wear white button down collared shirt with high rise all white pants with a tapered leg and white leather shoes. its absolutely the worst uniform you can imagine! why do they want to embarrass us like this? i look like a marshmallow!
  8. I have a "weak" stomach.

    when i first told everyone i wanted to be a nurse a year and a half ago, i couldnt even tell you how many people laughed at me! i was always the one to get grossed out the first, couldnt watch surgery on tv and even couldnt handle watching horror mov...
  9. Best site for used textbooks?

    half.com and amazon is what i use! actually i just spend 200 bucks the other day for some of my nursing books. I saved a lot!
  10. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    this thread has helped me so much!! i am too starting nursing school in the fall! thanks everyone for all the replies!
  11. i know how you feel. My parents are middle class too and dont make hardly any money and we dont qualify for grants either, but i did end up taking out subsidized, unsubizided and parent plus loans. I would stay away from private loans as much as poss...
  12. Tetanus Shot--Did yours hurt??

    mine hurt so bad!! i couldnt raise my arm for 3 days and it was still a little sore after that. Im so glad i never have to do it again!! but then again, those hep b shots burn bad too
  13. Is it a wise choice to take these classes together?

    i did take micro, physics, a&p 2 in one semester and ended up dropping micro. But then again my teacher was dreadful when i took micro and i ended retaking it with a diff teacher and made an a. I really wouldnt take micro with a & p bc you wa...
  14. cost of books this expensive??

    i emailed the teacher and asked her which ones were required, but it seems as if she is one of those teachers they said "every one is required.".. so she wasnt much help
  15. cost of books this expensive??

    really?? oh gosh i guess i should be lucky..
  16. Any new grads having a hard time finding a job??

    gosh i wish there was something i could do to help.. im sorry its so hard for you.. i guess its just a bad time for a lot of people. the VA is a great place to work also, but they are on a hiring freeze at the moment. best of luck to you, i hope you ...
  17. Any new grads having a hard time finding a job??

    you cant get on at memorial? i find that so odd bc they are begging for people in some departments.. we just hired 3 new grads on 4ab and they are constantly hiring.
  18. Biloxi Regional...

    memorial is a wonderful place for a new grad. Their orientation is very extensive and everyone there is a new nurse and very enthusiastic about their jobs so the mood there is a little happier. I work there so i know. Biloxi regional is awful. I know...
  19. Nervous and Excited--I'm in: now what?

    i just got my letter in to last saturday and i feel like they have to wrong person also haha.. im so excited and nervous too just like you! we will sure be on a roller coaster these next couple years!
  20. I got my acceptance letter in for NURSING SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!! i start in august at the college that i wanted to get into more than anything! im so excited that i can barely contain myself! i really didnt think i could do it, so i was floored when i got...
  21. just wanna share my excitement!

    i made 5 copies already of my letter so i have lots of spares haha
  22. Hey guys, Its about time for me to start applying to every nursing school possible since i finally got a (halfway) decent score on act (after taking it 3 times!!).. at one school, I have to write a short essay about "why I would be successful...".. ...
  23. First day as a PCA nov 10 and im SCARED TO DEATH

    haha i think we picked up the same book! i went to the library also today and picking up a PCA book that describes everything we are supposed to do.. that is funny we are going thru the same thing..i really need to get to reading but im exhausted tod...
  24. ok guys i really have to vent here. Im an aspiring nursing student and i plan on attending nursing school the fall of 09 so i got a job being a patient care associate to really help me out and get me used to the hospital setting and what im going to ...
  25. First day as a PCA nov 10 and im SCARED TO DEATH

    well im not going to lie.. the last 2 days were BORING!!! i havent been on the floor yet. Yesterday I just had general orientation.. like safety, fire hazards, sexual harassment blah blah blah.. i nearly nodded off to sleep like 3 times.. today was ...