PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    Gay Nurses... help!

    PacoUSA replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I was thinking the same thing
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    Bayonne School of Med or Holy Name Hospital?

    PacoUSA replied to cherubhipster's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    The NET is a different exam from the TEAS, but test similar subjects. Almost like the difference between the SAT and the ACT exams given in high school. Many schools I have noticed, including Holy...
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    Drexel University ACE Spring 2011

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm still waiting to hear a decision, I applied in March and I already sent them an updated spring transcript as requested. Check Discover frequently and no change of status. Is anyone else in the...
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    Bayonne School of Med or Holy Name Hospital?

    PacoUSA replied to cherubhipster's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Are people seriously already accepted for FALL 2011?? I was starting to look at Holy Name as a
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    PacoUSA replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I actually had done a Google image search, but I went back and found the originating link, just for you
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    PacoUSA replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I can identify with this statement ... that would never fly! I was actually admonished by a judge once (he was such an ass!) for wearing just a dress shirt and slacks to court when I once appeared at...
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    Stony Brook accelerated BSN - Summer 2010 start

    PacoUSA replied to FL4763's topic in New York Nursing

    Good luck to all of you that have begun the ABSN this summer. I was waitlisted and obviously not called to join you guys, but I WILL be reapplying! It was not meant to be for 2010 but I'm hoping this...
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    ADN/BSN

    PacoUSA replied to macky47's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello! Well, the requirements for ADN and BSN not only generally vary in themselves, but also vary from school to school! Anatomy & Physiology I & II and Microbiology are 3 courses that EVERY...
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    Anatomy and Physiology before Chemistry

    PacoUSA replied to yisy4u's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I recommend just reviewing that chapter in chemistry on your own before starting A&P. It's really not all that difficult. Even if you are dumbfounded with the reading, that is OK as long as you...
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    Male Nursing Students

    PacoUSA replied to simple500's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My high school alma mater has a career day of sorts, where alumni come back and talk to the students about their careers and it gives students an idea of what career path to pursue after graduation....
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    New Grad NICU Support Thread

    PacoUSA replied to niculove's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am officially following this thread, as I hope to be a NICU New Grad in a couple of years :) My hope is that I can come back at that time and say that I have fulfilled my
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    Microbiology, Summer 2010

    PacoUSA replied to Anoetos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You people are CRAZY to take micro during a summer session!! LMAO ... just kidding :) ... actually, you all are to be admired. I could not do it, I ended up taking it last spring at a more leisurely...
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    Male Nursing Students

    PacoUSA replied to simple500's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So I have resurrected this thread from 2004, I thought it was interesting to see what kind of conversation was going on 5 or so years ago about men as nursing students. I get the impression we have...
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    PacoUSA replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    ok, but i roll better in white fishnets, hose is so 70's ... note that in my post i said "visually fish", i would never physically grab at someone's id and when your id is supposed to be visible on...
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    Signed Contract as a new nurse

    PacoUSA replied to dekagirlsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean, sounds almost like the same reasoning as "I should not have to pay my credit card since they lowered my credit
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    What type of RN do you wanna be?

    PacoUSA replied to reeta116's topic in General Students

    Drawn to NICU mostly, and pediatrics second. I am sure that is the direction I'd
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    Coming from a new RN, don't rush through school.

    PacoUSA replied to chuckz's topic in General Students

    Good post. I hope many take your advice. I have been taking prereqs slowly for a year and I am trying to embrace every minute of my nursing education, from the first day of my first prereq through...
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    PacoUSA replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    When I was @ 5, I had surgery at the NY Eye and Ear Infirmary and still to this day remember the lovely nurse in white cap and dress at my bedside taking care of me and bringing me tiny cups of ice...
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    PacoUSA replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I volunteer at a hospital that no longer cares for peds, yet I have seen medical staff (which I no longer can tell who the heck is a CNA or nurse or tech anymore) wearing Mickey Mouse or Dora the...
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    Signed Contract as a new nurse

    PacoUSA replied to dekagirlsRN's topic in General Nursing

    .... OMG! Call me naive, but I had no idea it was that much, are we factoring in costs not including the RN's
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    BA to ADN to MSN?

    PacoUSA replied to sholmsen's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the feedback! I am confident in my academic abilities enough to know that I can handle and even prosper in any of these programs. I definitely want to work for at least a year before...
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    Signed Contract as a new nurse

    PacoUSA replied to dekagirlsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way. I am 41 and when I do pass the NCLEX and start working as an RN I would be more than happy to stay somewhere for at least 5 years minimum if I can help it, especially if they paid...
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    "What's with all the men in the NICU lately?"

    PacoUSA replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am glad I found this thread, as it empowers me even more to pursue NICU, a specialty that I have identified for a while now, even though I am still in the pre-nursing stage. I aspire to not only be...
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    BA to ADN to MSN?

    PacoUSA replied to sholmsen's topic in General Students

    i wanted to resurrect this thread because this is my exact scenario at this time as i have a ba and a jd. i am in the process of applying to both accelerated bsn and traditional adn programs but i...
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    How long did it take you to complete your prereqs?

    PacoUSA replied to tmarie's topic in General Students

    When it is all said and done, I will have spent 2 years completing my prereqs, but I should say it was less than that because there was one semester (last fall) in which I took no classes. I generally...