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  1. looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

    us2uk4u replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Psych, Sociology and Math are required because it's all about Fundamental Economics. The schools need to make money to offset the cost of their nursing programs. Sciences cost money to run but Freud,...

  2. Beth Israel Hospital NYC RN Program question

    us2uk4u replied to TechtoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Can you make an appointment with an academic adviser from Beth Israel who can see you? He/she will probably determine what courses from your school are equivalent to what Beth Israel requires. It's...

  3. Nurses fear even more ER assaults as programs cut

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    Saw this via Yahoo and I can't believe that some professionals in the medical field just accept violence as part of the job. Nurses fear even more ER assaults as programs cut - Yahoo! News I don't...

  4. Which one should I choose?

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI everyone. I really would like your honest input in the matter. I have been accepted to several patient care tech positions in 2 hospitals and I was wondering which floor will give me the most...

  5. If I had a dollar every time I heard....

    us2uk4u replied to bobber's topic in General Nursing

    My clinical instructor demanded $1.00 every time we told her, "I have never done this [procedure] before" and $2.00 when we said it in front of a patient. She preferred, "Can you please watch me." At...

  6. Which one should I choose?

    us2uk4u replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone. I was torn between ER and Cardiac as

  7. Anyone know any good resume writing services???

    us2uk4u replied to Lunalitsa's topic in General Nursing

    I know you graduated already but I think you can still use the services from your alma mater. Do they have a writing help center? My college has one and one of their services is helping you write a...

  8. Honors BSN unable to find job. Can the college be sued?

    us2uk4u replied to Tankweti's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe OP can talk to this woman and assess her options.

  9. Hope for New Grads in the Future

    us2uk4u replied to kvisintine's topic in General Nursing

    I will be graduating in 2011 and trust me I am nervous as well. However, every profession goes through this lull. I can guarantee you that finance, elementary education, law and art majors (just to...

  10. IS IT TOO DIFFICULT TO TAKE A & P 1 and CHEMISTRY 101 AT THE SAME TIME???

    us2uk4u replied to LILYROSE11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Like everyone said it depends on your strength when it come to the Sciences, but you also need to assess your ability when it comes to memorization. AP I and Chem 101 entails a lot of memorization. I...

  11. JOB iDEAS WHiLE iN FULL TiME SCHOOL.

    us2uk4u replied to miidgett411's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked around your local hospitals to see if they are hiring patient care techs? Four hospitals in my area hire nursing students (but with at least 1 semester of nursing courses) to work as...

  12. Are hospitals deadlier in July?

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    Read this in CNN and I was wondering if any experienced nurses here, especially those that work in teaching hospitals, have seen this in their work place Are hospitals deadlier in July? -

  13. Signed Contract as a new nurse

    us2uk4u replied to dekagirlsRN's topic in General Nursing

    $3K divided into 2 years comes to about $4.10 per day. Is $4.10 per day worth your happiness and enjoying what you do? But I do hope that you plan to leave on good terms with your current employer...

  14. Pre nursing vs nursing which one is more difficult?

    us2uk4u replied to European's topic in General Students

    For me it was definitely nursing, esp Med-Surg. For AP I and II, Chemistry, Micro, all the Psych classes, and Stats it was all about memorization and not too much critical thinking skills involved. It...

  15. Disorder of the GI System

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello fellow students and hard-working nurses I am wondering if anyone here knows a website or a thread that highlight key points of several GI disorders (ie Constipation, Fecal Incontinence,...

  16. Any ideas how to pass medsurg?

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    I did very well in Fundamentals but I am now struggling in medsurg. How did you get through this section of your nursing education? I study a lot but apparently I am studying the wrong things. I...

  17. Any ideas how to pass medsurg?

    us2uk4u replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. I do have several NCLEX review books, including Saunders and MedSurg Sucess. I do well when I use the reviews but my instructor's questions don't even come close to what I

  18. My application to NYU College of Nursing

    us2uk4u replied to JasonNunez's topic in General Nursing

    A haiku only has 3 lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables. Haiku also doesn't rhyme. So, at the...

  19. When you arrive on an accident scene

    us2uk4u replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    I actually had an instructor tell us not to do anything. She suggested to call 911 and if you need to just help control the

  20. Nursing student going into clinicals with a stomach virus

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    We were studying for our mid-terms today and someone from the group mentioned that a girl from her clinical is planning to still show up at her medsurg clinical even though she has a virus (airborne)....

  21. Nursing student going into clinicals with a stomach virus

    us2uk4u replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, didn't meant to type airborne but this member is pretty sure that she has the stomach virus because she went with this student to the

  22. Ideas for Gift for nursing instructors??

    us2uk4u replied to NC29mom's topic in General Students

    Last year the nursing class organized a "Thank you dinner" to all the instructors/professors. They rented out a local Italian restaurant and invited each clinical instructor/professors as VIPs. The...

  23. How to prepare for Physcial Assessment and Basic Pharmacology class

    us2uk4u replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Nursing

    Mosby has an excellent drug book (Mosby's Drug Reference 2010). It doesn't cost that much and it highlights key points about each drug or classification of drugs out there. I am taking pharma now and...

  24. Ok.. so.... what state PAYS the best for an RN in your opinion?

    us2uk4u replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    Like everyone says it depends how you want to live. I live 70 miles from New York City and the pay difference for a new grad RN is about $35,000. Having lived in NYC previously for 15 years, I can...

  25. Student loans...how much do you owe?

    us2uk4u replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

    I owe $0. Nursing is my second degree and currently attending a local community college. Received a BBA for Finance from a private university. I chose the school based on the aid offered to me. I plan...