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  1. What does your uniform look like?

    ruaalien2 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    All white. And we aren't allowed to have sneakers they must be nurses shoes.

  2. What do you bring to class?

    ruaalien2 replied to mell260's topic in General Students

    Netbook iTouch (not for use during class but it has all my drug guides, etc) 3 ring binder with the syllabus, losseleaf paper and anything that was posted on blackborad pen/pencil/highlighter case...

  3. I Must Be Crazy...

    ruaalien2 replied to ruaalien2's topic in General Students

    I have all my general eds for my BSN done because I have a BS. Pharmacology is considered an elective for

  4. Help help urgent decision making

    ruaalien2 replied to Tonya7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wasn't for me, then again I did have a basic, 2 credit bio class from ages ago...but I know it didn't transfer

  5. Note-taking tips

    ruaalien2 replied to ErinRN2B's topic in General Students

    I did the same think in high school! For me, it was more because I have horrible handwriting and trying to read my notes after for the tests were

  6. I Must Be Crazy...

    ruaalien2 replied to ruaalien2's topic in General Students

    A lot of the electives that they offer the topics are touched upon during fundamentals I know. There is another one (Diet in Health & Illness) that touches on that I'd love to take but when it's...

  7. Reading ahead? New nursing student

    ruaalien2 replied to NursingStudent87's topic in General Students

    We have a lot of stuff that we were told to have read by the first day of class. My boyfriend is taking me away Sept 2-4th and I plan on starting all the reading on Monday. I start Sept 13th and I'm a...

  8. Note-taking tips

    ruaalien2 replied to ErinRN2B's topic in General Students

    Your amazing! I never knew what it was, and I just opened it. This would have saved me a lot in A&P! I can't wait to start using it Sept 13th! Thank

  9. Taking the NLN PAX RN on Friday...

    ruaalien2 replied to mich9385's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The NLN I took only had the multiple choice, no essay. I got a 132 and I think it was the 92 percentile? Biggest tip I can give, for the paper version: make sure your answering in the right section...

  10. Advice needed...should I take EMT-B

    ruaalien2 replied to beebers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I considered getting my EMT-B while taking my pre-reqs and everyone I spoke to (both on here and friends who are RNs and EMTs) told me if I really wanted the EMT experience to do it, but they...

  11. My most important tip for a nursing student is....

    ruaalien2 replied to 1234student's topic in General Students

    I start Sept 13th. Thanks for this

  12. Does anyone know adn programs with dorms in ny or nj?

    ruaalien2 replied to megan3485's topic in General Students

    Depends where you want to go in NYC you can always rent an apt and find a

  13. Help help urgent decision making

    ruaalien2 replied to Tonya7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd say go with: English 1, Intro to Psych, A&P1 and then stats or nutrition. Even though stats isn't required unless your going for a BSN (you didn't say if you plan on going the BSN or ADN...

  14. Does anyone have a backup in case they doing get into NS?

    ruaalien2 replied to mariposabella's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If I didn't get into NS at any of the schools I was looking at, I probably would have considered OT. But I did so thankfully I don't have to

  15. Adjusting to a new schedule

    ruaalien2 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    So glad I'm considered an evening student. Lectures start at 1L50, clinical at 4. My plan is to sleep till 9 and get up and study and do school work. Then again I am job searching as

  16. kingsborough NLN / MAY 2010

    ruaalien2 replied to Yazmin07's topic in New York Nursing

    But we do have some choice, we can get the wrap looking ones. It's awful it really is. Honestly I feel they should have a top that we have to order through them. It might be a bit more expensive but...

  17. They bumped up our minimum passing grade point average...

    ruaalien2 replied to semester1kid's topic in General Students

    We need a C. According to the nursing school handbook that's a 75-77. We take the NLN Achievement Exams at the end of every clinical class, but thankfully they don't count towards the

  18. kingsborough NLN / MAY 2010

    ruaalien2 replied to Yazmin07's topic in New York Nursing

    Look at the wrap style then, we are allowed to wear them. Just get it approved, I plan on bringing in the one I got when I go to CPR next week hopefully someone is there in the nursing

  19. First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

    ruaalien2 replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    Are you in NY? If so, what school. Orientation every semester? We don't....just at the new places we are

  20. First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

    ruaalien2 replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    Like I mentioned we start Sept 13th. First semester you take two classes: Nursing Fundamentals & Med. Dosage Cal. I'm taking that online. And then if you didn't take A&P2, you take that as...

  21. First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

    ruaalien2 replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    It seems like a lot of schools in NYC don't do nursing homes for some

  22. kingsborough NLN / MAY 2010

    ruaalien2 replied to Yazmin07's topic in New York Nursing

    There are other scrub top styles we can get. A few of the girls are orientation were wearing them. I got one of the others and when I go do CPR I'm going up to the nursing office to see if they...

  23. First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

    ruaalien2 replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    I start Sept 13th. We start clinicals the third week of class. Does anyone else spend the first semester clinicals in a nursing

  24. kingsborough NLN / MAY 2010

    ruaalien2 replied to Yazmin07's topic in New York Nursing

    For clinicals you don't need a lab

  25. Help! Need a cheaper alternative to NYU

    ruaalien2 replied to jlan79's topic in New York Nursing

    SUNY Downstate is very hard to get into, but they had a good aBSN program. What pre-reqs do you have? I was looking at aBSN programs until I got into Kingsbourgh, and I decided that was the best for...