Elizabeth Oliva

Elizabeth Oliva

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  1. You Know You Are a Nurse When...

    Very Funny ! I am only a student...but expected to graduate in December 2011 and I already understand the emotions toward the call lights,
  2. Could I be the only reformed misfit in nursing school?

    I most certainly can relate. I had a tough upbringing in an alchoholic household. I always had a big heart but I strayed off hanging with my local neighborhood friends who were up to no good. I had my...
  3. Did anyone hear back from RCC yet?

    Hi all, I wanted to see if anyone here applied to Roxbury Community College's Jan 2010 Nursing Program? I applied back in October and am awaiting a decision. Just wanted to see if letters had begun...
  4. Did anyone hear back from RCC yet?

    So here's my . I think you have a good chance in getting in based on your scores. I did not do so hot in science or math either. But your math is pretty good. They also look at pre-req's as well,...
  5. Factory worker one day ... nurse the next?

    Good afternoon, I am not too sure I understand you correctly. To become an RN, even at the associate level, it requires a profound understanding of the human body and it's functions. So someone who...
  6. Did anyone hear back from RCC yet?

    Great! Well Good Luck. Yesterday was our first day. 3hr lecture and loads of reading to do. Breathe breathe is all I can do to stay calm, oh and read, read.
  7. Did anyone hear back from RCC yet?

    Are yo starting with us tonight?
  8. :heartbeatSo I was accepted into a program, starting 1/12/2010. I am relieved, excited and very NERVOUS. What can I expect? Do any of you have any suggestions on what things I should do in order to...
  9. What should I expect? New nursing student, begining Jan 2010.

    Thanks to everyone who put in there :twocents:. I really appreciate it and will utilize all of your suggestions. I really would like to do well. I know that it will be a challenge and that there will...
  10. What should I expect? New nursing student, begining Jan 2010.

    Thanks for the advice. I am a nervous nelly because I want to do well. So I can see that this trait will prove benificial to me in the long run while in school. I am so very interested in health. I...
  11. omg, guys i just got accepted into the nursing program

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I also was just accepted. I def cried-felt like I won the lotto. Now I am just nervous,excited..many emotions all rolled into one. May the next few years be full of...
  12. Did anyone hear back from RCC yet?

    Christina, you really should try to stay with the program for "Jan 2010". You do not want to miss this opportunity. I know how hard it can be. I have two sons as well, ages 8 and 10. I am re-arranging...
  13. Did anyone hear back from RCC yet?

    thanks! and good luck to you:up: i know all too well about the anxious wait. i would go home every day and check the mail..like a crazed lunatic. i am sure you will hear something very soon. the...
  14. Did anyone hear back from RCC yet?

    Hey Christina...guess what . I Got in . So we shall be seeing eachother in Jan. I will make sure to introduce
  15. Did anyone hear back from RCC yet?

    Hopefully we will see eachother January 2010:D What is your name btw..that way I will remember you if we both should get
  16. Did anyone hear back from RCC yet?

    Awesome, congratulations. I am too nervous to call them. I would rather find out by letter so that I could cry in private should I not get accepted . Well I hope I get my letter soon, so that I can...
  17. TEAS or NET Study Guide Info

    I also suggest the ATI study manual. I also took the TEAS a few weeks ago. I had a huge study book and it was quite overwhelming. The exam is created by ATI, so I feel that their study manual is more...
  18. TEAS or NET Study Guide Info

    I am having palpitations just thinking of taking the TEAS-knowing that my admission is riding on this test. I went to my local library and picked up a 2008 Peterson's nursing school and allied heath...
  19. Ignorant Stupid Patients

    LOL....my appologies. I noticed afterwards that your quote was attatched on previous blogs. I jumped the
  20. Ignorant Stupid Patients

    Drama is not what I am seeking nor do I have my "drama spoon" in the pot. It just really disturbs me that someone can be that closed
  21. Ignorant Stupid Patients

    Firstly I do not want to reply to your post on a negative note but it is realy had not to. I believe that your choice of words "ignorant stupid patients" speaks for itself. I am sure patients can be...
  22. Schooling to become an RN

    Hi I work at the MGH in Boston and I know that we offer a fast track program to people with their BSN. This program actually would provide a Masters in nursing (NP-nurse practitioner). There are many...
  23. Scared... insight needed.

    I believe that if you have no experience in a hospital setting and dealing with ill people it can ONLY be a scary thing. If you were not scared, then I would be worried. Having some fear is only...