poppimiguel

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1. Am I being realistic? Nursing school at 45?

   poppimiguel replied to aidensmom403's topic in Pre-Nursing

   GO for it....I started my pre-reqs in 2007 at age 45. Now, I've just started my 3rd semester (OB/Peds), and I will honestly tell you that this whole adventure has been the most challenging and at the same time, the most rewarding experience of my lif...

2. 25 pushups

   poppimiguel replied to nurse2033's topic in Men

   "When Chuck Norris went to nursing school, He didn't have to read the books....He just stared at them til they told him what he needed to know...." 25 push ups. Yeah, count me down.

3. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

   H_2_O, Thanks for the clarification on the shoes. I passed on a pair of New Balance shoes, because I thought the big honking "N" on the side, would be unacceptable. Seems as long as it's all-white, it should be fine. This is good news, as those New ...

4. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

   Registered as well, all my classes except for lecture, are in the morning.

5. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

   i purchased my navy pants and scrub tops from copy's a few days ago. the store is located west of the college, across congress ave. there's a wendy's in the same shopping strip mall. the gal behind the counter asked me which area of study i needed th...

6. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

   hello all, this is sponsored by the american heart assocoiation. just plug in your zip code to find one close to your home. i took the course 3 weeks ago, in jupiter and it cost me 65 dollars. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier...

7. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

   Finally got my packet,(after a call). Yeah! lots to do. Can't remember the last time I was up on my titers and shots. I really look forward to being a human pin cushion (yeah right). BUT...better safe than sorry, all types of nasty bugs 'runnen-roun...

8. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

   Ouch! Yeah, that could get expensive. Thanks for the heads up. I e-mailed the Admissions Specialist, about not getting my packet, and she replyed that the Nursing Dept. would be sending out the packets. She gave me a number to call. Best believe, I'...

9. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

   proudtobeamom,h_2_o, i have not recieved mine yet..... did your packets show up in your spam, as jdfflats suggested in an earlier post?

10. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

    poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

    hi browneyedgirl*84, welcome to the forum! this topic has been covered very well on other threads. check out the following. https://allnurses.com/nursing-stethoscope/ i'm looking into the littman cardiology iii, which can be pricey and also a bit hea...

11. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

    poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

    hi proudtobeamom, just checked my pbcc e-mail....i got squat....so far no e-mail.

12. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

    poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

    I've not received one either. E-mial stated on or before the 30th....Guess it's gonna be tomorrow.

13. Ages of male nursing students?

    poppimiguel replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Students

    Update to my post on the 16th. I was accepted to the program and start this August. Yea me!

14. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

    poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

    Navygrl, thanks for the reply. I'll def. take your advice about recording/notes. Wasn't aware of the no names policy, here on the forum...Newbie mistake on my part....D'oh!

15. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

    poppimiguel replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida

    Navygrl, who was your pharm teacher? I'm asking because i'm one of those types that needs to go to class. I tried doing the On-line thing when I was doing Pre-reqs, and ended up dropping the On-line class..Seems I do better in class and face to face....