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    WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    CrunchyMama replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    Thanks to all those that gave advice and to Mrskellrd for starting the thread. I too am so nervous about starting in the fall and I already feel totally lost because I don't know what's expected. This...
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    Syracuse, NY...any jobs for new nurses????

    CrunchyMama replied to looking4wrd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for sharing your insight. That's very good to
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    How many hours did you study A&P and what grade did you get?

    CrunchyMama replied to BreatheFree's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your school allows you to take A&P2 first? I mean, obviously if you're doing it, lol...but that's weird, never heard of that being
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    Online A&P?

    CrunchyMama replied to kdrose01's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Yes, we have cadavers. After coming to this site, I've noticed it's rare. Nursing students are either dissecting cats or rats. I think it's kinda sad...I think it makes more sense to dissect your own...
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    I got accepted in the Nursing Program

    CrunchyMama replied to deedee724's topic in New York Nursing

    Congrats!! Good
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    Syracuse, NY...any jobs for new nurses????

    CrunchyMama replied to looking4wrd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're welcome! I know there's a lot of not so good stuff posted but just think....more often people come to a site to vent frustrations, rarely to post something good. So I'm sure for every vent,...
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    Syracuse, NY...any jobs for new nurses????

    CrunchyMama replied to looking4wrd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi....I'm about 45mins east of Syracuse. I've been worried about this too after reading posts on here about new grads not being able to find jobs or it taking months. So I looked into every hospital...
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    Hello, I'm a new nursing student

    CrunchyMama replied to AMD2009's topic in General Students

    Welcome to the site! I love it here. Good luck starting this fall, I'll be starting then too.
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    Worried about getting time to pump during clinicals

    CrunchyMama replied to ironkitten's topic in General Students

    Congrats to you! Anyway....I've been a SAHM so I haven't had to deal with breastfeeding AND working. But my sister works and she goes into her bosses office to pump and keeps the milk in her little...
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    I think my professor is making up stuff.......not sure what to do.

    CrunchyMama replied to katmarieRN's topic in General Students

    all the more reason for us humans to stop drinking another mammals milk. not sure if i can trust msn.com for medical advice though. if you (you in general) looked into the ingredients between formula...
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    I think my professor is making up stuff.......not sure what to do.

    CrunchyMama replied to katmarieRN's topic in General Students

    :yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:
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    Finding out if you got accepted before getting a letter

    CrunchyMama replied to mom2jakenjax's topic in General Students

    Yes, the nursing courses were on my plan on study a couple days before I received my acceptance letter. So it sounds like you're in. I hope you get your letter soon!
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    Do nurses from big name schools get paid more?

    CrunchyMama replied to sawana's topic in General Students

    $100,000 for nursing
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    I think my professor is making up stuff.......not sure what to do.

    CrunchyMama replied to katmarieRN's topic in General Students

    The lactivist I am still says making up stats is not cool! There's plenty of proven research to show that formula isn't healthy, so there's no reason for her to make up stats. I personally don't know...
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    Dosage question....

    CrunchyMama posted a topic in General Students

    This question is mainly to all of those working nurses. I start the nursing program this fall and bought a dosage calculations book to get a head start because I'm not good with math. Anyway....I...
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    Dosage question....

    CrunchyMama replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much Jessica!!!!!! I'm definitely printing this out. You've helped a lot. So, my dads wife has it easy, lol. Anyway....thank you!! Now, I'm scared again,
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    Should I miss clinicals for...

    CrunchyMama replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I would never miss a clinical day. Did your friend ask you beforehand what day is best for you? If not, then it's not your fault....if it were me, I'd make her send out new invites. Clinicals are very...
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    Is this a good idea?

    CrunchyMama replied to Ike Arumba's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh ok...then since it's not your 1st semester back, then you should know if you can handle it or not. Good luck!
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    Dosage question....

    CrunchyMama replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Thanks
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    Dosage question....

    CrunchyMama replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Ok thanks! I was thinking maybe it's because she's in a nursing home. All the residents are the same all the time (until they die or go home) and most times the resident is there for an extended...
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    Is this a good idea?

    CrunchyMama replied to Ike Arumba's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know...it seems like a lot to me. Is this your 1st semester back to school? My 1st semester back (fall08), I took A&P1, english1 and college seminar (half a semester course that my school...
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    How many hours did you study A&P and what grade did you get?

    CrunchyMama replied to BreatheFree's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I honestly don't know. But I know it seemed like I was constantly reading that book and doing online quizzes on an A&P website. I got a "B" in
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    How to become a nursing intructor?

    CrunchyMama replied to Widdiewonka's topic in General Students

    This is something I'm definitely interested in as well...but I'm not even worried about it right now, lol. I know the intructors at my school either have their BSN or MS and I have no desire to get my...
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    Yay!!! I got into Christ college of Nursing!!!

    CrunchyMama replied to KellRrn2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Awesome...congrats! So are you starting this fall? Good
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    Need Advice

    CrunchyMama replied to rterra3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You would definitely need to take A&P over because you need at least a "C". And physics? Why take it if it's not needed for the program? Just concentrate on what's needed because A&P as you...