Moogie

Moogie

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  1. What do you eat at 5am for breakfast?

    Moogie replied to sandyfeet's topic in General Students

    I guess I am the only junk food junkie here. When I was in my ADN program, I remember scarfing a Hostess fruit pie and a Pepsi before morning clinicals. Of course, I was eighteen-nineteen at the...

  2. Should I become a nurse at 30?

    Moogie replied to flyfish108's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you can swing it financially, I'd say go for it. Do you have a previous bachelor's degree? And what schools are available in your

  3. What is so bad about STATS?

    Moogie replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    I agree completely. Stats is very doable and it's extremely relevant to the practice of nursing so that one can understand evidence-based practice. However, the amount of homework required with...

  4. Could employers judge people by their names?

    Moogie replied to MsbossyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a Baby Boomer and my first name was unusual at the time but has become more common among Gen X and Millennials. Because of that, people who don't know me often assume that I am younger than I am....

  5. No phones at clinical

    Moogie replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    When I was a clinical instructor, the students were required to bring their cell phones to clinical---as was I---per school policy. It was the only way students could get in touch with me because the...

  6. Crazy Organization Lately Anyone?

    Moogie replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    :fnypst: LOL on penciling in your sweeting on Thursdays! My husband suggested watching a DVD tonight. Told him sorry, but I am spending the evening curled up with my pathophysiology

  7. Crazy Organization Lately Anyone?

    Moogie replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    Good grief! My semester just started, too, and I got so sick of nursing books scattered all over the house that I have been working on reorganizing the home office space so I can confine those...

  8. This may sound dumb, but why do stethoscopes get lost so often?

    Moogie replied to Spikey9001's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Another reason it's not a good idea to wear a stethoscope around one's neck is because it can be used to choke the

  9. Help help urgent decision making

    Moogie replied to Tonya7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with the excellent advice you've been given so far, especially what Happy2Learn said about checking out the prerequisites of the programs to which you would consider transferring. As you can...

  10. Help help urgent decision making

    Moogie replied to Tonya7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Moved to Pre-Nursing Student Forum to elicit more

  11. Note-taking tips

    Moogie replied to ErinRN2B's topic in General Students

    A dozen kudos for this post! I'm doing a nurse educator master's and find this tip enormously helpful, not only for my own classes but also for classes that eventually I will teach. And you're...

  12. Celebrities who were formerly nurses...

    Moogie replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    Reese Witherspoon's father is a physician and her mother is a nursing professor at

  13. Best GRE books or tips?

    Moogie replied to audacia's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am using the 2011 Princeton Review w/ CD as well as Barron's Essential Words for the GRE and Barron's GRE Math Workbook. My son had a copy of McGraw-Hill's 2009 GRE but as I was doing some of the...

  14. Exploitation

    Moogie replied to runningwoman's topic in General Nursing

    As per the terms of service (TOS) agreement, we cannot give legal advice here. Thanks for your cooperation; I hope things work out for the

  15. wanting RN-BSN but previous bachelors

    Moogie replied to joegxrl's topic in California Nursing

    Are you getting this information from the schools? I haven't heard of anyone with a previous bachelor's and an ADN having trouble getting into a BSRN completion program but maybe some of the schools...

  16. Best GRE books or tips?

    Moogie replied to audacia's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Moved to the Post Graduate Nursing Student Forum to elicit more

  17. wanting RN-BSN but previous bachelors

    Moogie replied to joegxrl's topic in California Nursing

    Are you looking for an entry-level BSN program or an RN to BSN completion

  18. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    Moogie replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    No. The last time I was on a motorcycle was when I was in my second quarter clinicals and a friend in my group gave me a ride on his bike from the hospital to the campus. He only had one helmet so I...

  19. Concorde, NAU...can I get a job if I graduate from here?

    Moogie replied to Megasa's topic in General Students

    You are so welcome! I'm not familiar with the school you mentioned but you might want to ask the folks at the CRNA programs you're thinking about considering if an ADN from this school plus a...

  20. Testing for Boards

    Moogie replied to Latte5's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Moved to NCLEX Discussion Forum to elicit more

  21. Do you guys think I did the right thing? I'm a Nurse but still study dialysis tech.

    Moogie replied to jtanga's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Moved to Dialysis/Renal/Urology forum to elicit more

  22. Concorde, NAU...can I get a job if I graduate from here?

    Moogie replied to Megasa's topic in General Students

    Megasa, I hear your frustration and I hope I can answer some of your questions. First of all, the job market is very tight right now for graduates of any nursing programs. Nursing tends to cycle...

  23. Easy and Fast Meals

    Moogie replied to yesitslaura's topic in General Students

    You all are making me hungry! Your ideas sound YUMMY! Here's a website I suggested to my son, who just moved into his first apartment and will be starting seminary in the fall:...

  24. Help with care plan

    Moogie replied to mohd6411's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Moved to Nursing Student Assistance forum to increase thread visibility and

  25. PLEASE HELP ME? (Assessment question)

    Moogie replied to eljhay027's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thread moved to the Nursing Student Assistance thread and retitled so that the OP might get the answers for which he/she is