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  1. Any pagan nurses here?

    Pachinko replied to merei's topic in General Students

    Amen.

  2. Microbiology Requirement for CA Licensure--Please Help!

    Pachinko posted a topic in California Nursing

    I'm hoping someone can help me with this situation (a thread I recently started referenced it, but not as directly as it should have). I will be moving to California after completing my BSN and...

  3. Microbiology Requirement for CA Licensure--Please Help!

    Pachinko replied to Pachinko's topic in California Nursing

    So they didn't even request your transcript? I thought you had to submit transcripts, or at least some sort of permission to allow them to access your transcripts. I'm planning on getting license by...

  4. Accelerated/Second Degree BSN Programs?

    Pachinko replied to AnnaN5's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Thanks, Katrina--I did IM you with my email and had a few other questions. Thank you again for the

  5. Temporary Nursing License Renewal

    Pachinko posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi--I would really appreciate any feedback concerning my quandry. I am getting my nursing license in another state and hope to get my California license by extension. I'm pressed for time before my...

  6. Temporary Nursing License Renewal

    Pachinko replied to Pachinko's topic in California Nursing

    (thanks again for the reply!) Re: "Hospital Microbiology," here is the description from my school catalog: "This class provides a survey of the morphology, physiology and immunology of pathogenic...

  7. Temporary Nursing License Renewal

    Pachinko replied to Pachinko's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks for the reply--I'm editing this response because it may have been unclear. Per the California BON, in addition to having passed NCLEX and gotten a BSN, the candidate needs to have taken...

  8. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Pachinko replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Now THERE'S a visual I won't soon

  9. The Best and Worst things about being a male nurse

    Pachinko replied to Doug85's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I just don't get it! I'm not disagreeing with the sentiment here, because I'm sure it's true, but what are the implications? I'm sure that many of the people who believe men can't be nurses because...

  10. Accelerated/Second Degree BSN Programs?

    Pachinko replied to AnnaN5's topic in Michigan Nursing

    No, I didn't know that...though with a good grad ranking, I'm assuming the undergrad can't be all that shabby :) I've spoken to some boards of nursing in other states, asking about the viability of...

  11. Accelerated/Second Degree BSN Programs?

    Pachinko replied to AnnaN5's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'll be attending U of M this fall. I haven't heard much from other students because, as has been mentioned, the cohort that started in Fall 2004 was the first to do the 12 month curriculum instead...

  12. Pre-req questions

    Pachinko replied to Doug85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They're easy to find--any book superstore (Barnes and Noble, Borders, school bookstores, etc.) should have them, and so does Amazon. Here's what they look like: Anatomy

  13. Pre-req questions

    Pachinko replied to Doug85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can only speak from experience and give my own opinion, which is, feel free to read ahead but be careful about delving too deeply into memorizing the material. A & P is a very complex topic...

  14. Pre-req questions

    Pachinko replied to Doug85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mikey's right. If you're hoping to get these classes done in two semesters, you may want to make sure that you've got your sequencing right. Some schools require basic bio before taking A & P,...

  15. Need studying tips for finals

    Pachinko replied to TexasTac's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One thing that helps me is forcing myself to take breaks every half-hour or so. My brain gets sad and full after about that long, and even a five minute break can help me feel a little more relaxed....

  16. reference letters for nursing sch applications

    Pachinko replied to Boston-RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Damn, that's harsh! My program didn't even require letters, but I submitted some anyway in the hopes of helping to tip the admissions committee in my favor. I also had been out of school for several...

  17. Accelerated BSN or Direct Entry Masters Students, Come in!

    Pachinko replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Students

    Found out a couple of weeks ago that I'd been accepted into my first-choice accelerated BSN program. The euphoria lasted about a week, and now the reality is starting to hit me :stone It's going...

  18. Trying to Find "Board Approved Nursing Programs"

    Pachinko posted a topic in California Nursing

    I'm interested in moving to California after completing my nursing degree. I'm doing an accelerated BSN at U of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Because this is a non-traditional program, I need to verify that...

  19. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    Pachinko replied to KR's topic in General Students

    Kim, I *love* that rhyme. It would be a lot of work to memorize, but I love that someone put all the time and trouble into creating it. Adorable! I got two versions of the cranial nerve mnemonic,...

  20. Life is futile, dead is dead, the other side

    Pachinko replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    (((((((((((((Traumama))))))))))))))))) I was on the same side of the coin as you just two weeks ago. I received a call that my grandmother (whom I called my nana) was on a vent after surgery for an...

  21. Working Part Time and Full Time?

    Pachinko posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering how many nurses out there hold both full time and part-time nursing jobs, and whether trying to do so is even viable in the profession. I've worked 60+ hours per week over the past...

  22. Cross-State NCLEX and Licensure

    Pachinko posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Can anyone recommend a good, basic FAQ or summary for the NCLEX and for state-specific licensure? I just found out that I've been accepted into a second career program in Michigan (accelerated BSN)....

  23. Cross-State NCLEX and Licensure

    Pachinko replied to Pachinko's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks. My nightmare scenario was that I'd gotten into my ideal program and couldn't go where I wanted to with it. I've spent so much time focused on just *getting in* that I hadn't really given...

  24. Working Part Time and Full Time?

    Pachinko replied to Pachinko's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks--I should've been more explicit when talking about the viability and how nursing might preclude PT work. I was thinking that being on call or having mandated overtime might make holding a...

  25. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Pachinko replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know, after reading this thread and almost crying with laughter and horror, my greatest surprise is the frequency with which morbidly obese women use their fat pads and breasts as ersatz purses....