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I've been a nurse for almost a year and a half now. I was very fortunate to land a job straight out of nursing school in an ICU at a world renowned medical center. It had an excellent critical care training program, paid great, great staffing. Due to...

That happened to me a lot during my first few months. What was worse was that if one of my kids woke me up during the night, it would take me awhile to come to and realize they didn't need suctioning or any IV meds hung! Or will never forget shaking ...

I'm pretty sure its just a fancy name for a nosebleed

Hey there! I am a new grad who just moved to Rochester in October. I'm 28 and moved my husband and two kids here as well. I'm from Missouri, it's been quite a change, much smaller, but I really like it here. I have no regrets, I really love working a...

Whoa, whoa, whoa. I am a Chamberlain graduate, graduated in August. Was Chamberlain my first choice? No. Do I have regrets of going there? No. I hate to hear people lump us all into a certain group because apparently some of the students "flunked ou...

Hello, I am a recent Chamberlain graduate. I was happy with the program. It was quite challenging. The pace can be a lot to keep up with. I had some really great instructors, many of which were left over from the days it was Deaconess college of nurs...

Took boards today and got the good pop up, WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Thanks! After about two weeks, I got a call for an interview. Since I live out of town, it will be a phone interview. I really hope I get it!

I've been applying at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester because it sounds like such an amazing place to work. I graduate at the end of next month and have submitted a few applications which still say "in review". Is anyone familiar with how long the proce...

let's see....... i felt like i was prepared quite well for my clinical experiences. i had some great instructors and some great nurses to work with. just remember that your learning is ultimately up to you, and sometimes in clinical you have to seek ...

I am a senior at Chamberlain. I'd be happy to share any info with you.

I think you will find that hospitals now want one of three things: 1. previous experience 2. CNA certification 3. having been through a semester of clinical I didn't get a job until I had finished a med surg rotation. This was about four months ago.

I am a current Chamberlain student. I am currently finishing up my last 4 weeks of Adult Health II and I will graduate in August 2011. My clinicals have been at SLU hospital, and I did fundamentals clinicals at a nursing home. I have multiple classma...

Hey all, I am an on-site STL BSN student, about 4 weeks out from finishing my Fundamentals class...this is my third semester at Chamberlain. Overall, I have been pleased with my experience. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. And to those w...

Hello, I am currently considering looking for a part time job in a SNF. I am in nursing school full time and don't want to commit to a hospital until I get a feel of just how demanding my classes will be and how much I can handle to work. My question...

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Sorry for the late response, I never got the email saying people had been replying to this thread. I just happened to check it by chance today. Ok, I am attending the CNA class at St. Charles Community College. The classes are twelve weeks. I take i...

I bought the study guide and got a 97. Also, search the threads about this, I know it has been discussed before at great length. Good luck!

For those of you still curious about CNA classes, I just started the one at St. Charles Community College and would be happy to share info if anybody wants it. Feel free to send me a PM.

What Mrs. Independent said is right on. I am a student there, and believe me I am not happy with the cost. And she is right, there isnt much option for financial aid there outside of the usual student loans and pell grants. However, they are setting ...

Good point Pixie!

Yep, they do, you have to search under Continuing Education in the interactive class schedule, but I believe it's already full. St. Charles Community College also has one that is 12 weeks long and admits students on a rolling basis. The downfall of t...

Nursing classes are so close I can smell them and getting through these last pre req classes is just so annoying! Currently I am sitting here procrastinating, because for my critical thinking and logic class I have to observe a piece of fruit and wri...

We went into great detail about the immune system in my micro class, and having learned it beforehand in A&P would have helped me because my prof was a bit on the confusing side.

If it is allowed, I would bring a camera to lab and take pictures of the models you will be tested on, and study from those rather than other pictures. That seemed to help a bunch of students in my class.....