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  1. Do Rn's miss having Lpn's in the hospital setting?

    I miss having it all. LPN's, CNA's, Tech's, Supplies, adequate staff, supplies....all of it.
  2. No More Overtime!

    I totally agree. I HATE being a dialysis nurse for this reason very reason. The hours and staffing is horrible. I am looking to get into going to another specialty asap. So many meetings telling us about cost cuts and no overtime it's just a huge dis...
  3. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    I have a pacemaker and had a delirious patient kick me in the chest....I am looking to get the hell out of here with in the next 6 months
  4. Dialysis staff nurse salary in US

    New nurse, no experience $29.50 an hour, NJ.
  5. Board of nursing-NJ wait for license

    I would just suggest driving to the Board of Nursing in Newark and speaking with them. I took the NCLEX on 4/13/13 and have been waiting and waiting. Everytime I call I get a different story and my classmate who took the test a few days after I did t...
  6. Essex county college spring 10

    Do you have the book. the book discusses how to guess meanings of words by prefixes and suffixes.
  7. Essex county college spring 10

    I took the exam last september and am in the program now. Get the recommended study book and study from THIS weekend. Time yourself and keep going. I got the book 2 weeks before the exam and just went through the book cover to cover and did pretty we...
  8. Essex county college spring 10

    How low is too low? Your GPA may also be too low to get into ECC's program as well. Dont let that 2.5 GPA requirement fool you. I know people who tried to get into the program with 3.7's and still didnt get in. Its not only about grades though the NE...
  9. Essex county college spring 10

    Your welcome. Anyone else doing their clinical at WCCC.
  10. Essex county college spring 10

    I drove all the way down there and they told me I have to take the WCCC clinical. I am going to have to ask my boss if I can change my hours.....that is not going to be fun. Tuition is around 1560...not bad at all. I am doing the deferred program an...
  11. Essex county college spring 10

    I just saw my schedule. They put me in a clinical from 4:30 pm to 10:40 pm. I can NOT do this time. Anyone have the 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm clinical on monday and will be willing to switch. I emailed Gage about this and she was no help at all.
  12. Essex county college spring 10

    I went to Barnes and Nobles to look for drug guides. I think I will go back and buy one next week. the Mosby one comes with a tiny cd and I am not sure if my computer will even take it. I am in Gale's class.
  13. Essex county college spring 10

    hey where are you all buying your books from. I ordered mine from Amazon on tuesday night and got it 20 mins ago. I am heading over to barnes and nobles to buy a drug guide ( which i forgot to get) and I think I am going to get the suggested reading ...
  14. Essex county college spring 10

    Yup. I was there. I bought all the books except for the fundamentals one.
  15. Essex county college spring 10

    I got my letter. They mailed it to my moms house instead of mine so I was waiting and waiting for it when it already came lol.
  16. Hey! I am applying to the Spring 2010 Nursing program. Great luck to you!!!
  17. Essex County College vs. Mountainside Hospital

    Thanks for the heads up. I read up on the schools you mentioned and it semms like many of them want you to either already have your BSN or get your BSN while getting your MSN along with GRE. UMDNJ... I am not even sure what it is they are asking for.
  18. Essex County College vs. Mountainside Hospital

    Thanks a lot 83studentnurse. I have been looking up info all day and found out that Seton Hall has this type of bridge program and its like 2 minutes away from where I live so I am excited. You have introduced me to something new because i knew NOTHI...
  19. Essex County College vs. Mountainside Hospital

    83studentnurse can you please explain how to go from having an associates in nursing to a MSN. I already have my BS in bio but I cant quit my job to go into a bridge program right now so I am working and getting my associates in nursing now. How do I...
  20. Essex County College Nursing Program - evening

    I believe in learning for yourself if the teacher is good or not. Some people are kinda mean when rating on that website. Just try him out and if you dont like him transfer.
  21. Essex County College Nursing Program - evening

    No problem and I hope you have a great semester.
  22. Essex County College Nursing Program - evening

    Yeah going up there and asking the department questions would be best for you. I dont know anything about the LPN program but I see on the website: http://www.essex.edu/divisions/nursing/ that there is a LPN certificate program that has part time ni...
  23. Essex County College Nursing Program - evening

    I would suggest just going up to the school and talking to people in the nursing department to see if this is something you would be able to do. They have a nursing program for day students and evening students. I dont know if there are any nursing c...
  24. Essex County College Nursing Program - evening

    Read up on your lesson before class and be sure to bring in questions if you have any. Read read and then read some more. Make sure you understand what you read as well. Thats where a lot of people from my class got mixed up. They read but didnt unde...
  25. Essex County College Nursing Program - evening

    Yes I will be taking my NET in september. I plan on studying for it over the summer. I got my grades for chem and anatomy and got A's in both. I'm glad thats over. Now its time for Anatomy II and Psychology