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    Univ of Miami Accelerated BSN 2011 Applicants

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Florida Nursing

    Did anyone attend the last info session, which was on 11/30? I had to miss it, just curious to know what was
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

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

    Nice! I hope I am lucky enough to work at a hospital like that someday. My hospital (I volunteer there) allows any nurse, CNA, tech and doctor to wear whatever scrubs they want. It's very hard to tell...
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    UNF Summer 2011 Accelerated BSN Hopeful

    PacoUSA replied to kheldenb's topic in Florida Nursing

    I went to a UNF info session and they explained how it works. msysmartchoices had to calculate this. This along with one's prereq GPA is how UNF calculates points to determine rank, the highest 150 to...
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    UNF Summer 2011 Accelerated BSN Hopeful

    PacoUSA replied to kheldenb's topic in Florida Nursing

    I've applied too, looks like I am on par with everyone else's GPA and TEAS
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    College of Staten Island - Nursing program

    PacoUSA replied to metricalpound's topic in New York Nursing

    Nice response, thank you. There's just so much talk about hospitals going BSN preference and I can't help to wonder what ADN new grads do with that happening. Good to know that there are still some...
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    College of Staten Island - Nursing program

    PacoUSA replied to metricalpound's topic in New York Nursing

    Is this an ADN program? Just curious to know if those of you in the program have good prospects in terms of jobs after graduation, as I hear many hospitals are preferring nurses with
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    Stony Brook BSN - Summer/Fall 2011 Applicants

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    Hmm, I thought the 2-year was more competitive than the accelerated, that's interesting. I got my BLS certification earlier this year, not that I planned to do it to make my application stand out, I...
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    TEAS V

    PacoUSA replied to RN-4Ever's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Thanks!! Feels good to get that test over with! It really wasn't that bad, I was not stressed at all. The test does allow you to recheck your answers. You have BACK and NEXT buttons and you are able...
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    HIPPA for employees?

    PacoUSA replied to bcrnsi's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations on your progress and accomplishments! now please join the ranks of nurses that correctly spell hipaa,
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    study guide for TEAS???

    PacoUSA replied to Spercy55's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, there was nothing of geology on my TEAS V .. do brush up on your chemistry though, particularly balancing equations. I know I had 2 of those
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    study guide for TEAS???

    PacoUSA replied to Spercy55's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would recommend using the guide that matches the version of the test being taken. From what I have been hearing, the test versions vary and the books only help you prepare for the versions that...
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    TEAS V Online Practice Assessments Worth It?

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Does anyone recommend using these? There are 2 for sale on the ATI website, and each one costs $35 The Form A assessment is to be taken before you start the study manual review and it supposedly...
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    Stony Brook BSN - Summer/Fall 2011 Applicants

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    YIKES ... That's not enough time to know one's financial aid awards and stuff. I can't recall, did one have to give a deposit when one
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    Stony Brook BSN - Summer/Fall 2011 Applicants

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    Happy Thanksgiving to my Stony Brook thread friends ... have a bountiful and blessed day!
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    Stony Brook BSN - Summer/Fall 2011 Applicants

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    SBUSN11, thanks so much for your comprehensive posting above ... it certainly was helpful to get that student perspective as to what to expect once we are students there too, hopefully! That last...
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    Am I CRAZY?!

    PacoUSA replied to CER022512's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    with regards to the first red phrase, wise cookie! take this self-advice and run with it!!! herzing is a for-profit college, i would be wary of schools like this, akin to keiser and everest. their...
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    TEAS Study Material

    PacoUSA replied to Kay51's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have never heard of the PLATO program. What is that? By the way, no one is allowed to post things for sale on the message boards here. There is a classified section somewhere on allnurses, it's...
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    Who's taken the teas v?

    PacoUSA replied to sch1109's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Actually, I don't think you should. You purchased the two practice tests plus the book, right? That's fine then, I thought you purchased just the BOOK for $85. That would have been wrong! The...
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    Who's taken the teas v?

    PacoUSA replied to sch1109's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    WHAT? You got ROBBED! Please PM me. EDIT: Never mind, I will PM
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    Who's taken the teas v?

    PacoUSA replied to sch1109's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Honestly, I feel the actual TEAS V was not as hard as people made it out to be. The practice tests and the ATI study manual (get from Amazon or eBay, NOT from ATI to save money) were extremely...
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    Stony Brook BSN - Summer/Fall 2011 Applicants

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    ... but i was waitlisted for your class and you took my seat, i'm mad at'chu!! just kidding ... lmao ... actually, you could have been my classmate ... i'm curious though, is it because the holiday...
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    What does a pre-nursing student want for Xmas?

    PacoUSA replied to BelleNscrubs04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't ask for much: (1) Acceptance letter at my preferred accelerated BSN program; (2) A scholarship to cover all my expenses therein. Everything else is
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    Do TEAS results get sent out right after finishing the exam?

    PacoUSA replied to okiedokie123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh, OK. Not sure about that. If you are able to get a copy of your score report from the ATI website you can always send that to your school and explain that an official copy is on its way. That...
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    Do TEAS results get sent out right after finishing the exam?

    PacoUSA replied to okiedokie123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends on your school from what I understand. When I took my TEAS it was on the computer and the results appeared on the screen as a PDF report once I was done. My school did not allow us to print...
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    Job offers after months of nothing/zip/zilch/nada/zero

    PacoUSA replied to JoblessNewGradRN's topic in General Nursing

    NOW can you change you