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  1. Question about labs?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Hoping2BeStudent2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Normally A&P lab classes are where one does dissection (rats, small/infant pigs, though in some classes geared for med students it would be a human cadaver), and other things to visualise what one...

  2. Female nurse uniform

    DoGoodThenGo replied to donkey's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Proper name is the NHS (National Health Service) nursing uniform, but there really isn't a standard colour for each grade rank for the whole of the UK. What holds true in Wales, is not the same in...

  3. Sill questions re: GPA, terminology...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Chris99mu's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Used to be able to figure out GPAs off the top of my head, but as it has been awhile.... Basically a GPA is what it says, an average of your grades. Take your grades (translate letter grades into...

  4. Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers School of Nursing - Queens

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Ponchie109's topic in New York Nursing

    Hello Everyone,Just a quick note to say you shouldn't be too worried that the new SVCM school is not NLNAC accredited. Long as the program is accredited by NYS to award degrees you should be fine. As...

  5. another gpa question

    DoGoodThenGo replied to kjrillie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Easy way to do this is to simply look up the requirements for programs in your area, as even schools within the same city can vary on their requirements. However that being said, most schools only...

  6. DID HORRIBLE IN A CLASS - should I say goodbye to my dreams?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to curiousstudent5's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Does the program you wish to enter look at your entire GPA or only your GPA made up of pre-nursing classes? If the later and the course is not required, I shouldn't worry about it too much,indeed at...

  7. Problem with employment for new BSN graduate

    DoGoodThenGo replied to immanuel11421's topic in New York Nursing

    As other posters have stated, regarding the much media hyped "nursing shortage", it is not totally true. What there is or was is a shortage at times of nurses willing to work at bedside. OTHO there is...

  8. New York Presbyterian PHARM EXAM!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to janetrette's topic in New York Nursing

    pharm and other exams are pretty much standard for all hires at nyc hospitals and elsewhere as well. does not matter if one graduated last year or twenty years ago. things were so much easier back...

  9. NYC area BSN Programs: Everything you ever wanted to know

    DoGoodThenGo replied to MariposaNYC's topic in New York Nursing

    Hello,Sorry cannot give more informtion about CMSV, only know that the program exsists and contacted the college for information, have not made a decision about

  10. Why scrubs?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to dancer_meggs's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Why scrubs? Simple, doctor envy! *LOL* As previous poster stated, up until not too long ago, say the 1980's or so, the only persons allowed to wear scrubs were doctors and nurses in L&D, OR and...

  11. Female nurse uniform

    DoGoodThenGo replied to donkey's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Standard British/UK nurses uniform. http://forum.uniforminsignia.net/viewtopic.php?t=2430&sid=08011d12723f270906197c68a8e09399 Often colour of uniform and or belt gave an indication of rank and...

  12. NYC area BSN Programs: Everything you ever wanted to know

    DoGoodThenGo replied to MariposaNYC's topic in New York Nursing

    Maybe I missed something, but you left out College of Mount Saint Vincent's which has a second degree BSN program.While the college is in Riverdale, the nursing program (at least the second degree...

  13. How to find Private Duty RN cases to work as a Certified Medicaid Provider in NYS

    DoGoodThenGo replied to H.AderRN's topic in New York Nursing

    Don't know about Medicaid, but ran into a great neonatal/infant RN from North Carolina who is working here in NYC as a PD baby nurse. IIRC the woman's daughter moved to NYC and she wished to follow,...

  14. Any good news from new grads in NYC?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to JeanettePNP's topic in New York Nursing

    If one Googles "Nursing Shortage" there were reports starting a few weeks ago that many of this year's new grads as well as many from last year are having a hard time getting hired. So this is a...

  15. Easiest Nursing program to get into?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to atypicalperson's topic in New York Nursing

    Hunter-Bellevue has always been a very selective and difficult program, period. This is not just compared with other CUNY BSN programs, but all BSN programs in NYC/NYS and probably up there with other...

  16. Saint Vincent School of Nursing In Staten Island

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Mrc0703's topic in New York Nursing

    Native Staten Islander, born at St. Vinny's and worked there both as an NA and did my Nursing 101 clinic rotation there as well, though was attending CSI (when it was still off the SI Expressway on...

  17. How hard is A and P??

    DoGoodThenGo replied to spoiltmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Took A&P back in the 1980's and though have heard some programs have changed things abit, it is not that hard if one goes about it properly.Only thing one can say is study, study, and study! I...

  18. Statistics

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not only did she tell us which calculator to purchase, she showed us how to use them and plug in the formulas. Want more? This wonderful woman GAVE, that is right, gave us the formulas we would need...

  19. Already have Bachelor's - what would you do?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to 2ndLife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Regarding quality of a two year college program versus a four year degree, know that all college nursing programs run about two years. What is obviously different is the number of credits required to...

  20. (Hunter College) Do I Need to the the pre-nursing exam even if I didn't take A&P?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mdarcelin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hunter-Bellevue has always been a tough school to get into, and the increase in applications has not made things any easier. Just finishing the pre-nursing with a 3.0 may not get one over, as one has...

  21. Statistics

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Put me in the "totally hate math" camp! *LOL*Left stats along with qualitative math until my final year, last semester when it was either "do or die" in order to graduate (this was from my BS major,...