Laur318

Laur318 BSN, RN

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  1. RNC OB prep - 3 weeks left!

    Laur318 replied to molympic's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That’s great news!

  2. Exam prep for NCC RNC-OB

    Laur318 replied to AreN4lyfe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi! I’m taking maternal-newborn (also thru NCC) pretty soon. Like as soon as I can do a few practice tests. I used mometrix years ago for the TEAS since I’d been out of school for years. I...

  3. Nurses March into Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Health Commission Meeting

    Laur318 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Yikes. Is this why there are so many high-paying travel nursing jobs

  4. Nursing Spirituality

    Laur318 replied to EGspirit's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Great discussion. To be able to support people in their time of need is an absolute blessing- especially if you can support them emotionally/spiritually. I think that caring for patients is a calling,...

  5. What can I do for education/experience while in nursing school?

    Laur318 replied to pcat518's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    It looked to me like 1 year RN experience was a requirement not a preference, unfortunately. I would hope a combined short-term experience as an RN + DONA certification should

  6. Experience recommendations?

    Laur318 replied to Preppyyankee13's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Interested in Frontier myself... sorry for hijacking the thread, but how long are you on-campus

  7. I quit nursing in my second year, feeling really bad, expressing my thoughts...

    Laur318 replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    SMH why did I even read this?? Glad he will NEVER be my nurse

  8. Second semester tips/preparation

    Laur318 replied to dancergirl27's topic in General Students

    These are great questions... will be starting my second semester too! We had assignments for next semester posted days after the final. haha It's hard not to get started early, BUT I am telling myself...

  9. Advice / Input / Comments are welcome !

    Laur318 replied to Ivana_Nicolex3's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Retake the TEAS. Get the mometrix book called "ATI Secrets" and the ATI TEAS app on your phone. See where you are falling short and re-read that section of the mometrix book. The book also has...

  10. CT-CCNP 2018

    Laur318 replied to trose17's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    No, definitely not. I took most of my classes at gateway (60%) and housatonic (30%) - I got in to Norwalk where I took 2 classes. good

  11. CT-CCNP 2018

    Laur318 replied to trose17's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Buy the mometrix book "ATI TEAS secrets" and get 2 apps for TEAS test prep on your phone. One is from ATI and was free to download but with all the test questions it was $9.99 - well worth it. There...

  12. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    hi, I could be wrong but I think Gateway receives more applications than Capital, so you have a better shot of getting in to Capital. Best of

  13. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Not sure why this didn't post, I already replied! (Fellow Norwalk Student here) I use Prime, so I had everything in my cart on Amazon. I didn't want to purchase online though, due to conflicting...

  14. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    @ Thatchickomi I am also very anxious about starting NCC. I called two professors (C.Y. and K.H.) and while I know the first one went away on vacation, neither have returned my calls. I am wondering...

  15. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    @ Fauzia At NCC, we were only given one assignment from Taylor Fundamentals. Thank you for your insight regarding dosage calculations. I will get started! Does anyone know if we have to keep buying...

  16. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Hi everybody! Just got a WHOLE bunch of books. Oh my... Curious if all the CCC program uses Brunner & Suddarth's Med / Surg as well as Taylor Fundamentals of Nursing? At Norwalk we received our...

  17. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I haven't logged into facebook in ages so I would be useless to a

  18. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    i have attempted to reply to this several times, no idea whats going on.. just wanted to add my two cents..i think its better that you found out you are diabetic now so that you have the summer to get...

  19. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Thanks to everyone who chimed in saying that schools have different due dates. I would be scrambling too! My insurance just kicked in, so I would be paying for everything OOP. Also I have read that...

  20. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Besides proving your AP2 grade (transcripts) and registering for classes, what needs to be done by this date? I keep seeing July 1st as the

  21. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Hey, I have seen people saying there was a June 1 deadline for documents, but I am only seeing that date as a dealine for registering for classes..Am i missing something? I'm seeing this on my NCC...

  22. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Guys whats a

  23. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I'm sure we will hear more about this in orientation, but I wanted to share something that was news to me! Found this on 2016-2017 Handbook: 1. The student is required to complete the online CT...

  24. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Hope that's not the case! I would say that out of 5 girls in my AP2 class (@HCC) who applied to CCCNP, 4 are closer in age to us, one is a young 20's. However, not one of them is going to Norwalk! I...

  25. CT-CCNP 2017

    Laur318 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Me!!! I'm Lauren. I'm 29 yr old mom and I live in Guilford. I just finished AP2 yesterday lol. Transferring credits from HCC and