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  1. HELP. I'm a new grad nurse and Unemployed

    come to reno, you'll get a job with little or no problem.
  2. Carrington College Reno,NV Entrance Exam

    yea i took it last summer and i am currently in my second semester there! the math has no geometry, physics, or chemistry. the math is all about fractions, decimals, percentages, and being able to convert to and from fractions/decimals/percentages. t...
  3. FIRST MEDICAL JOB!!!

    grats! this is the route id like to go aswell
  4. New male RN student

    study everyday. everyday-everyother day make sure youre reading due-dates and scheduling accordingly. if you are organized, nursing school is no worse off than any other school..
  5. Tattoos

    I was worried about this until i started talking to nurses at one of the hospitals and seeing how many of them had tattoos/sleeves. just keep them covered and youre good
  6. How many men in your cohort?

    8 out of 25
  7. Accepted! Now what?

    study everyday. dont run out of beer
  8. Stereotyping Male Nurses

    all the men in my class, including myself, are all hetero outdoors men who like working on cars and drinking beer. doing our part to change the stereotype
  9. Made it in!!

    WOOOO
  10. Where do you all get textbooks from

    chegg.com is a wonderful place to rent most books
  11. Best alarm clock tone for an iphone?

    i just find the most annoying one and turn it up loud. that way i have to wake up to turn it off, and i usually become very annoyed which gives the the fuel to get out of bed
  12. Carrington College Reno,NV Entrance Exam

    i realize this is a little late. it is quite different in a number of ways. they only test you on reading, writing (grammar/punctuation) and basic algebra. i studied from the kaplan book, you absolutely dont need to know any geometry/physics whatever...
  13. Finally got a job!

    congrats! i hope to work in an ER when im finished with my program
  14. Passed Nclex on the 2nd try! study tips!

    i'm just gonna copy/paste this in my motivation folder! congrats
  15. failing a class and retaking it

    one school in my town took the highest grade but another of them averaged the two grades and thats what you got
  16. LOL. Lost track of time...

    sounds about right
  17. Commute to school.

    my commute is only about 15 minutes... used to be 40. its worth
  18. My NCLEX Story :)

    congrats for you! i'm still in school but im already fearing the day i have to take my exam!
  19. Carrington College Reno,NV Entrance Exam

    thanks! i feel pretty confident on my math skills and have been taking some reading comp quizzes online to keep my mind sharp. test is tomorrow... ive read that anything above a 60 is considered pretty good!
  20. Carrington College Reno,NV Entrance Exam

    speaking of math, what did you encounter on the test?? ive been reviewing my fractions and simple conversions, as well as the practice tests included in the kaplan nursing entrance exam book.
  21. Carrington College Reno,NV Entrance Exam

    im taking the test saturday and im FREAKING out! been reviewing every kind of math i can get my hands on... i hope it pays off!!
  22. Health Care Bill

    why do people feel that this will lower nurses salaries? i get that there will be increased responsibilities on nurses now that we get to care for 32 million more people, but where in the bill does it say that nursing salaries are going to lower? if ...
  23. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    id like to see what happens after california, nevada, oregon and washington legalize marijuana. that nursing shortage is going to increase exponentially as my generation enters the workforce, health care being the fastest growing industry for the dec...
  24. a TMCC hopeful!

    hi there! im currently working on my pre-reqs with my eye on the tmcc nursing program in 2012, im just curious to know other than completing the pre-reqs, what else is required to get into the program? i spoke with a counselor and she mentioned a tes...