PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    Anyone else the QUIET nurse?

    PacoUSA replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How does a quiet nurse call a code
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    You can pass NCLEX with 77 questions

    PacoUSA replied to aspiring_midwife_wi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take a state bar exam and I am sure you will change your opinion
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    Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    PacoUSA replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I wonder what people did before the internet
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    Can you graduate summa cum laude,magna cum laude, or cum laude from a college if you

    PacoUSA replied to ryangogogo's topic in General Students

    My courses from other schools all transferred in without GPA. The only GPA on my transcript for the nursing program are for coursework I completed in that school. Yes, there is such a thing as a...
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    Lawyer to Nurse

    PacoUSA replied to layne228's topic in Nursing Career

    I truncated my previous post above from July 2010 due to space. Just wanted to update: I have since started an accelerated BSN program and now slated to graduate in about 45 days!! I also have my...
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    summa cume laude fails NCLEX 2x- it's not about IQ

    PacoUSA replied to KEP1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have classmates who will be graduating summa cum laude and have an air about themselves that they will just sail through NCLEX. What a dangerous attitude that is. The exam should be taken...
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    Can you graduate summa cum laude,magna cum laude, or cum laude from a college if you

    PacoUSA replied to ryangogogo's topic in General Students

    Very odd how different schools have different policies. I started an ABSN program this year, and my prior credits transferred did not transfer with GPAs. I started from square one with my ABSN, and...
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    Name the hospital and its Starting Salary!!!

    PacoUSA replied to amadime1's topic in New York Nursing

    As much as I would love to work in a NYC hospital, I am going to stay put and try to get a job at the hospital affiliated with my university, where I have done many of my clinicals. It's the best...
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    How nervous were you when you took the NCLEX?

    PacoUSA replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't know ... I am slated to take the exam in
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    I have classmates that took anatomy and physiology as separate courses (as opposed to A&P 1 and A&P 2). So, apparently you
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    Becoming a Nurse After 40

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the shortest route happens to be an accelerated BSN (that is if one have a prior bachelors degree). I am actually in an ABSN right now and am 2 months shy of graduation. If all goes as...
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    Anyone else feel like they got "shafted" in clinicals?

    PacoUSA replied to forgop's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If not for my VERY AWESOME clinical instructor, I would have despised OB. She made my experience worth it. Did not particularly care for L&D, I saw 2 C-sections in one day, never saw a live lady...
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    Just got a DUI. Need info/help.

    PacoUSA replied to somepartsam's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Clearly, everyone else that has said GET A LAWYER is correct. That is your priority right now before addressing anything else. Sounds to me like this was a wake-up call for you, I am hoping...
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    New-Grad with 2 offers and need help choosing: Tele or ER

    PacoUSA replied to RNDude2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    #1 ... Nice! Now I am reconsidering the VA as a possible site for the future :) I did my psych clincial at the one nearest me, and they said they are always hiring. Hmmm, guess it's a regional...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    The program is great. It has its bureaucratic moments just like any other school, particularly being a SUNY school. Having attended another SUNY school before this one kind of prepared me for a...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    From my extensive experience with Stony Brook (given the fact that I was waitlisted-turn-denied in 2010 to being accepted in 2011 and slated to graduate from the program [fingers crossed] in 2012 ......
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    Do they check to see if you have your BSN/Masters degree ?

    PacoUSA replied to lumbarpain's topic in General Nursing

    Medical students with 4.0 GPA's don't automatically make the best doctors, it just proves they know how to take
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    Sure is, you still have a chance! Quite a few of my classmates were actually waitlisted before they were accepted in. Congratulations for making it this far
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    :hug: and the wait continues! DON'T LOSE HOPE!
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    Class was cancelled this morning! So I decided to come here and check things out ... I hope this is the week you guys that are waiting to hear something do in fact hear something! It's gotta be...
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    Nurse handing you a coke?

    PacoUSA replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Coca-Cola was probably more therapeutic back then when it was made with sugar and in smaller bottles, not the crap they sell today made with high fructose corn
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    Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    PacoUSA replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I was accepted 2 years ago to Drexel but decided to go with another program (one that was waaaay cheaper and one that took into account recommendation letters and essays). Was actually surprised how...
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    Becoming a Nurse After 40

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    Being too old to enter nursing is relative. Some people in their 40s can run circles around their 20-something counterparts. Yes, the body starts to decline for everyone, but not everyone is going...
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    Stonybrook

    PacoUSA replied to Laurmclaugh's topic in New York Nursing

    The accelerated program requires a minimum of a 2.8 GPA to even apply. Fortunately, Stony Brook does not automatically take students with the highest GPAs. They look at the entire application. The...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    Does not matter. I completed my prereqs at two different schools due to the fact that I moved. What's most important is that you completed the courses with decent grades (and presumably that the...