PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    I Bombed My Physiology Exam

    PacoUSA replied to carlasbizz's topic in General Nursing

    20 years ago as a college freshman majoring in pre-med I got a D in Biology and a D- in chemistry and completely changed my career direction which in hindsight was too hasty a decision. After...
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    How Does One Become a PCT in NYC?

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hello! A friend of mine called me this morning to ask me how he can become a patient care tech in New York City. He's not sure whether he is eligible to apply for NYC jobs that are seeking PCT's....
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    Disgusting Nurses!! SICK of my status as a CNA

    PacoUSA replied to carlasbizz's topic in General Nursing

    I understand your frustration and being upset at other people's comments on this thread, but please don't write in CAPS in your posts, it is a violation of the terms of service on here and you could...
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    Disgusting Nurses!! SICK of my status as a CNA

    PacoUSA replied to carlasbizz's topic in General Nursing

    Makes me mad that people like this are allowed to be nurses and be employed, when there are so many compassionate, unemployed nurses out there that can easily take their
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    NICU Per-Diem or LTC Full-time????

    PacoUSA replied to NhNikki's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This is what speaks volumes in your post, and really it's a no-brainer in my book. If you're looking to be a NICU nurse in the long run, this is the type of exposure that will give you an edge over...
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    Are You Volunteering For You or Just For Show?

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was curious to know whether nursing schools look at the amount of time an applicant has been volunteering at a hospital prior to applying for admission. The reason I ask this is because I know...
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    Stony Brook U ABSN - Summer 2010 Applicants

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    Yay, someone else! Good luck to you! Sera1987, do you know if applicants have an advantage if they submit their application early as you did as opposed to closer to the deadline? I am inclined to...
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    Nursing as a second career. Where do I begin?

    PacoUSA replied to kierkegaard's topic in New York Nursing

    I'm all for karmic rewards!! ... ... So here goes ... I just turned 40 myself, and I can tell you that NO you're not too old for these shananigans (if by that you mean going back for nursing school...
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    Mid life career change?

    PacoUSA replied to rayk1021's topic in Florida Nursing

    You're not the first guy on here to make this type of inquiry. I am often amazed how many times I have seen this, and I am always happy to answer you all mainly because I am in the same situation....
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    How often do you visit allnurses.com?

    PacoUSA replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so addicted that when I click on my browser the 3 tabs that launch as homepages are Gmail, Facebook and Allnurses.com ... I need therapy ...
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    New Grad RN - Planned Parenthood

    PacoUSA replied to missjmeRN's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds to me like career suicide, that's my first impression. Unless of course this is the kind of work you're looking to specialize in (which sounds like it's not). I totally agree with...
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    Which Prereq is Harder: A&P or Microbiology or Chem?

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Curious to know what the consensus is with regards to the difficulty of these nursing school science prereqs. I personally have not yet taken micro (will do so Spring '10) so I don't have a basis for...
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    How early can you apply to the nursing program.

    PacoUSA replied to Colleen2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Certainly haven't met a school yet that will miss an opportunity to collect another application
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    Retake TEAs?

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

    I think schools generally take your highest TEAS score, unlike the GRE or similar tests which report every testing you've taken. So if you're game to take the test again, feel free! I think your...
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    Uneasy about cadaver lab!

    PacoUSA replied to t0ri's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, I envy you actually. The most exciting animals we were able to dissect for A&P are a cat and a rat (we dissected a sheep's heart as well, and that's about the same size of a human heart so...
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    I would like to be a nurse

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

    Well, nice to know that I am definitely rare, and so is my significant other - we like both equally. Glad I was able to help you
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    I would like to be a nurse

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

    Men still make up about 6 to 7% of all nurses in the country, so yes - we are still a minority in the field but considering recent trends I am sure that percentage will continue to swing upwards...
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    Mistake in McGraw-Hill's Nursing School Entrance Exams guide?

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    From page 22, see screenshot attached. From a section discussing examples of TEAS questions. This answer HAS to be a mistake in the most recent edition of McGraw-Hill's Nursing School Entrance Exams...
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    Mistake in McGraw-Hill's Nursing School Entrance Exams guide?

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

    I'm just glad I did not buy the book, I have it on PDF ... I think the GOOD thing about it is that I can spot these errors, that alone should be worth something while
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    CNA trainees peforming peri-care in class on each other? Is this true?

    PacoUSA replied to Dream Girl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LMAO! Thanks for my first good laugh this morning Um ... let's just say that the Mediao industry has not overlooked it ...
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    FL CNA moving to NY

    PacoUSA replied to thejackattack21's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You've probably by now found the answer to this question on your own, it's the end of Aug and you're prob already in NY. For anyone else looking for an answer as well, there is reciprocity between...
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    Accelerated BSN Programs For Those Who Want To Move Into Nursing

    PacoUSA replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The programs I am applying to all want different coursework as well (aside from the A&P, micro, and chem) but like you said we have to do what we have to do to get where we want to go! Nutrition...
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    Tattoos all over!

    PacoUSA replied to tigertjc's topic in Men in Nursing

    Unless you've seen that episode of The Golden Girls where Stan hires a laywer he met at a bar to defend him and Dorothy from slumlord allegations ... ... sorry, couldn't resist
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    Min for Admission: 4.0 GPA's + 99%ile TEAS Score

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No, this is not for a real school anywhere right now [wipe your brow now, breathe a sigh of relief] ... I just wanted to illustrate ... ... is THIS what the typical nursing school admission profile...
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    Retirement

    PacoUSA replied to Giselle07's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm not aware of any minimum or mandatory retirement ages for nurses. I personally will work until the bitter end