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    What EXACTLY is a Nursing GPA?

    tokyoROSE replied to healthcare4life's topic in General Students

    That sounds to be about right. A lot of our classes are pass/fail credits -- but the work doesn't feel like a pass/fail
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    Mandatory flu shot?

    tokyoROSE replied to colavadel's topic in General Students

    My school allows a student to opt out of them, but you would have to wear a face mask the entire duration of the clinical (12 hours a day). That is very interesting that your clinical site doesn't...
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    How to finance your education and more...

    tokyoROSE replied to karensuzette's topic in General Students

    Most people who work have very flexible schedules, such as working nights and weekends. If you work for a local school district, that is going to interfere with class and clinicals. I would suggest...
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    Curious About Drop-out Rate In Nursing School

    tokyoROSE replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Students

    Wow those numbers are ridiculous. My school admits 60 students per semester and so far we've only had 2-3 people drop out and that was within the first two weeks of classes. We have a really high...
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    Anatomy and Physiology

    tokyoROSE replied to shortnorthstudent's topic in General Students

    A nearby college does them separate. Either way, you're going to get a year of anatomy and physiology. For my class' grades, anatomy always had a higher average. Physiology grades were curved, and the...
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    Starting NS w/ no prereqs = suicide?

    tokyoROSE replied to Summers_Off's topic in General Students

    Anatomy was pretty easy. Physiology was intense, but definitely do-able. I thought pathophysiology was cake once A&P was over. My patho class was online as well, and I never watched the lectures....
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    Are there any scholarships or grants aside from FAFSA??

    tokyoROSE replied to idlasjm's topic in General Students

    It is quite possible. November is very, very late, because normally they are due in March. So go ahead and do this year's form before the deadline and you'll probably have better
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    is becoming a nurse possible with a felony?

    tokyoROSE replied to bodyziakb's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Is he wanting to be an LPN? First, do look at NJ's Board of Nursing. Second, start looking at prospective school policies on criminal records. IMO, I would say it will be a lot easier for your...
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    Are there any scholarships or grants aside from FAFSA??

    tokyoROSE replied to idlasjm's topic in General Students

    YES!! You can get a big chunk of money from your nursing department. You can check your dept for that info. You can always do private scholarships, such as searching on fastweb.com, but I don't really...
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    Is a nursing degree worth it?

    tokyoROSE replied to possiblymaybe's topic in General Students

    80k is way too much for a BSN, IMO. At that rate, you'll be paying back student loans for years and years. Your location doesn't help either, because CA is on a hiring freeze and there are no...
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    International Edition textbooks

    tokyoROSE replied to HelloRose's topic in General Students

    When trying to decide if an older edition is okay, I always head to the bookstore and check out the current edition and flip through the book to see what it's like. For example, the lab values book...
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    International Edition textbooks

    tokyoROSE replied to HelloRose's topic in General Students

    This is weird... I am taking med/surg as well and we are using that book.. I just bought that international edition two days ago! My friend went and bought the books from a local college bookstore and...
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    Chubby Nursing Student****

    tokyoROSE replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in General Students

    I have noticed that I've gained weight during nursing school as well. But this is so odd! I weigh MORE than you and am shorter, yet I am a size 0/2! To be exact, I weigh around 120 lbs and am 5'2 but...
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    Should I work with such a crazy schedule?

    tokyoROSE replied to Maghunter's topic in General Students

    Actually that is a very nice schedule. If you work at it, I'm sure you can do it. I'm going to attempt to work 30 hours/wk this semester, just as I did the
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    Missouri nursing student=CNA?

    tokyoROSE replied to PinkAnther's topic in General Students

    It depends on the school. My school's first clinical and lab sessions do cover all the CNA tasks, so we are eligible to get our certificates without further testing. Contact your nursing department...
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    700 pages of reading, per week, for one class

    tokyoROSE replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    The key to nursing fundamentals is to get a good idea about the content, but don't spend your time reading EVERYTHING. I don't know about your program, but my tests consisted of all NCLEX-style...
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    What is the importance of becoming a CNA if you're applying for nursing school?

    tokyoROSE replied to Ted D's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It is for the experience. Luckily, my school has no such requirement. After we complete our first clinical, we all are eligible to become CNA's anyway. I like our
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    school grants

    tokyoROSE replied to Mikessa's topic in General Students

    I would think that if you apply for FAFSA, you'd get everything covered. I know a couple of people in similar situations and that is what they have
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    Much Older People Going Into Nursing

    tokyoROSE replied to MissMaryMack12's topic in General Students

    It's good to read all the wisdom on this thread, and it really doesn't surprise me as many of my classmates have similar stories. I see a couple people have figured out that OP is from a different...
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    Study for RN in same Area you'd like to get a job? Or move after school?

    tokyoROSE replied to Derek1975's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I can see why law schools suggest that since laws are different wherever you go. But I don't think it really matters for RN. It is a very flexible job. The benefiting of staying wherever you are is so...
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    Flu shots

    tokyoROSE replied to Aisha29's topic in General Students

    What does Obama have nothing to do with flu shots? One of my professors actually sent this email to students amidst the H1N1 vaccine talk and I thought this fit with the discussion pretty well. (YES...
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    How easy is it to lose your nursing license?

    tokyoROSE replied to Ted D's topic in Nursing Career

    A member of my state's BON gave a lecture in class about this. He had us guess what percentage of nurses lose their license each year. He was quite amused when one classmate said 20% LOL. In...
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    background checks

    tokyoROSE replied to angelsulaiman's topic in General Nursing

    Battery charge would set off a red flag in admissions, that is what my program told me, even regarding those non-conviction charges. It is up to the school to decide, but I think you can get in. I'm...
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    Why do teachers tr to fail you???

    tokyoROSE replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

    30 students out of 100 failed sounds right to me. It is what it is. A&P is used as an entry class for so many programs, how can they give everyone A's or B's? The course is supposed to be...
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    Classmates using you as a pincushion?

    tokyoROSE replied to xyra's topic in General Students

    Our school doesn't let students stick each other, just on the dummy arms/legs or whatever. But I volunteered for a H1N1 flu clinic so I got my real life practice in. Honestly, it's a breeze and isn't...