PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    Looking for good hospitals between Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale

    PacoUSA replied to shlay51's topic in Florida Nursing

    Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies is an excellent facility for labor and delivery, across the street from Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital. Have heard nothing but good things from here....
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    Applying for RN school

    PacoUSA replied to Sylina2100's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm also in Central Florida, and yes I hear it is extremely hard to get into the community college RN programs here, in most all the counties surrounding Orange County as well. Have you considered a...
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    Which Prereq is Harder: A&P or Microbiology or Chem?

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

    You know something? I forgot that some students take separate classes in Anatomy & Physiology. I took them together as 1 & 2. Hmmm ... I could see Physiology on its own being a real
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    Recommendations (study tips/flash cards/books/etc) for Anatomy & Physiology

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

    Didn't use anything for A&P other than the textbook on a regular basis. Occasionally I would also use the textbook's website that comes with extra info and quizzes but that was it. Hate...
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    whats in a typical day at nursing school

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

    Hoooooooly cow .... and here I thought you were describing a BSN program before I read the last sentence. Clearly nursing school is NOT for the
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    Min for Admission: 4.0 GPA's + 99%ile TEAS Score

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

    That's exactly what I mean, thanks for posting! It really bothers me that there are some schools out there (and one of the schools to which I am applying is like this) that are making decisions...
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    Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

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

    Would you mind at all sharing what your study tools were to achieve such and excellent score? That's
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    Wife doesn't like the idea of going into Nursing

    PacoUSA replied to CTGuy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm glad to see there is an example of someone who went on to nursing school despite opposition. That's the way it should
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    I am new here with some questions.

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

    :yeahthat::yeahthat::yeahthat::yeahthat::yeahthat::yeahthat::yeahthat: Now that I sufficiently made my point ... transcripts don't usually indicate whether a course was taken online or not. I took...
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    Frustrated, need to vent

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

    Do you have a credit card or maybe someone you trust (and trusts you) can front that much credit for you? That's my first
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    Do you have a back up to Nursing?

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

    I already have a law degree, so you could say that's pretty much my permanent back-up plan especially since I intend on keeping my license active. Ironic however since that's the exact field I wish...
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    Are the waiting lists really 2 years long in Northern California?

    PacoUSA replied to love2nurse4life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    wow ... that has to be a record! i can't even imagine the application fees and the transcript fees you shelled out ... glad to hear you got in somewhere
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    I have a question about taking A&P 1 and 2 together

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

    My transcript shows my having taken both in the same semester, but that's only because I took them in back to back summer sessions and it is all labeled as Summer 2009 on my transcript. But I know...
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    Should this new grad turn down this job offer ?

    PacoUSA replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not even in nursing school yet, but drawing from my life experience I know that it would not be a wise move to take this job. It's just not worth your nursing license. That level of...
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    new grad offered nurse manager position

    PacoUSA replied to aye125RN's topic in New York Nursing

    Wow ... I hope you told them NO
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    Everest Nursing school issues

    PacoUSA replied to Motoxer28's topic in Florida Nursing

    My ears burn when I hear: Hey Ladies, get up! You have to hold the household down, right? They want you to pay the rent and the bills, right? HELLO, I had excuses, I had reasons, I had a child...
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    Help! Organic v inorganic chem?

    PacoUSA replied to rebecca41's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Most schools I know require inorganic chem as a prereq for organic. The nursing schools I am applying to that require chemistry don't really care whether it's organic or inorganic and they only...
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    Help--HUGE A& P Dilemma

    PacoUSA replied to anewme1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The interesting thing about a lot of my fellow lab students who expressed initial aversions to dissections (especially the cat) is that they ended up forgetting their issues once the dissections were...
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    Wife doesn't like the idea of going into Nursing

    PacoUSA replied to CTGuy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Here's a handy website you will want to bookmark for future reference, it's a listing of all the more common internet acronyms: http://gaarde.org/acronyms/ BTW, LOL means "laughing out loud" ......
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    Wife doesn't like the idea of going into Nursing

    PacoUSA replied to CTGuy's topic in Men in Nursing

    That's why the guy added "J/K" at the end of that sentence, which means "just kidding". Now if you ask me ...
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    Input on Lincoln Hospital in South Bronx

    PacoUSA replied to carlita's topic in New York Nursing

    I grew up near this hospital and for as long as I lived in the Bronx, Lincoln had a very notorious reputation. My grandmother (God rest her soul) was literally terrified of that place and refused to...
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    Is it hard to get into Accelerated BSN programs?

    PacoUSA replied to aismail3's topic in General Students

    I'm actually surprised that a nursing school is requesting for you to submit proof of taking a Health Provider Course during application (it's what you might know as a Basic Life Support / CPR class,...
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    Tattoos all over!

    PacoUSA replied to tigertjc's topic in Men in Nursing

    :igtsyt: I have often wondered what LTC facilities are going to look like in about 40 years, all these inked senior citizens walking around with sagging tribal bands and tramp stamps riddled with...
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    Wife doesn't like the idea of going into Nursing

    PacoUSA replied to CTGuy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Having the support of your spouse or SO for something like this is important, but I don't believe it's a necessity. I don't personally feel we need approval from our mates for everything that we do....
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    Everest College

    PacoUSA replied to glmartin's topic in Arizona Nursing

    the bolded statement is absolutely not true ... national ccne and/or nlnac are the gold standard for nursing school accreditation, and one cannot even apply for a reputable msn program without having...