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  1. Working while in nursing school

    MissCharlieRN replied to darci14's topic in General Students

    I work 42 hours a week and attend nursing school (right now 16 clinical hours a week plus 6 hours of classroom/lab time a week). My clinical hours will jump to 24 starting the first week of April....

  2. Im / sq fail due to teacher misleading

    MissCharlieRN replied to darrarizer's topic in General Students

    My school you have to go to the open lab to get passed off. You don't get tested off by the person that teaches lab. I think it's unfortunate that you were mislead into believing you wouldn't be...

  3. Cover Letters, Resumes, and Online Applications

    MissCharlieRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay, it's time for me to start applying for jobs (I'll be graduating in May) and all of the hospitals in the Pittsburgh area require you to fill out a fun online application. These applications give...

  4. Problems with a Case Study Presentation.

    MissCharlieRN posted a topic in General Students

    So it looks like my clinical group might be in a bit of a pickle. We are in our last semester, supposed to be doing our critical care rotation (but we're really on a MedSurg floor because another...

  5. Abortion in nursing school rotations?

    MissCharlieRN replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    I think it depends on the school. I transferred schools (because I moved to a different state) and had to do OB twice because of a credit transfer mishap. In my first school in NJ, my OB rotation was...

  6. Working While in Nursing School??

    MissCharlieRN replied to bell47's topic in General Students

    Yeah, I live on my own (well, with my boyfriend) 360 miles from home. So not working is not an option for me. You just have to commit yourself to waking up at 5-5:30 every day (which is awful since I...

  7. Working While in Nursing School??

    MissCharlieRN replied to bell47's topic in General Students

    Eh, I work 40 hours a week at my job as a shift supervisor at a retail pharmacy. I work 12 hr shifts Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, then work a 6 hour shift on Tuesdays. It's very exhausting. I have...

  8. Can't listen to my lecture... any help?

    MissCharlieRN posted a topic in General Students

    Due to Snowzilla in the Pittsburgh region, my lecture had been canceled this past Monday. Unfortunately we are still going forward with our scheduled exam next Monday because my instructor posted a...

  9. Can't listen to my lecture... any help?

    MissCharlieRN replied to MissCharlieRN's topic in General Students

    Haha, that's ridiculous. Last semester the instructor I had recorded all of her lectures and it was awesome to listen to in the car before the big test. I think it's fabulous that they do it, but I...

  10. Can't listen to my lecture... any help?

    MissCharlieRN replied to MissCharlieRN's topic in General Students

    I was able to search for a quicktime conversion program so I can now listen to it. All that trouble for nothing, since it's pretty much reading straight from the power point.

  11. Not prepared for clinical!

    MissCharlieRN replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, we never had the opportunity to prep prior to clinical. Most of my instructors are on the clinical floor with our assignments by 6:30, though, so I've always gotten there early to gather my...

  12. Just venting about something dumb

    MissCharlieRN replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Students

    Well, I'm pretty laid back and that kinda stuff makes me insane, lol. I think it's just manners

  13. Gum Chewing

    MissCharlieRN replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a problem with gum. I DO have a problem with chewing with your mouth open and sounding like a camel when you have a stick of gum in your mouth. To me, that shows a lack of...

  14. CCAC vs. UPMC Mercy comparison?

    MissCharlieRN replied to glennmatthew's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I attended South for non nursing classes and had no problem with it. During my clinicals with Boyce campus I met a few really great nurses that were also clinical instructors at South campus. That's...

  15. Preceptorship debate!!

    MissCharlieRN replied to J.L.Harper3's topic in General Students

    Hey there, I actually work in Oakland about a block from Magee. On top of working in Oakland, I'm also doing my rotations at UPMC Presbyterian, which is about a block or two away from Magee. Going to...

  16. CCAC vs. UPMC Mercy comparison?

    MissCharlieRN replied to glennmatthew's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Oh, and as far as variances between campuses, I believe the same curriculum is followed at each campus, the teachers just have academic independence. The structure is the same, (101 is fundamentals,...

  17. CCAC vs. UPMC Mercy comparison?

    MissCharlieRN replied to glennmatthew's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    CCAC does offer CEU classes, too. The IV therapy (just like the OR Nursing course) may fall into that category. It's probably a class that you can opt to take when you graduate to earn your CEU hours...

  18. CCAC vs. UPMC Mercy comparison?

    MissCharlieRN replied to glennmatthew's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'll be graduating from CCAC's Boyce in May this year. Every clinical instructor I've had also works as a bedside nurse. Most of the lab and theory instructors do, too. I felt like I learned a good...

  19. Just venting about something dumb

    MissCharlieRN replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Students

    LMAO @ eating like a goat. I just have to say that my biggest pet peeve in life is people that eat without manners. To me, there is nothing more annoying than that person that's chewing gum with all...

  20. Scary Classmate

    MissCharlieRN replied to OCD_Mom's topic in General Students

    Maybe you should bring your situation to your course facilitator. I'm sure (s)he can direct you on what you should do. You are in school to learn, not to feel intimidated. It's unacceptable for that...

  21. Boyfriend and school?

    MissCharlieRN replied to TaraRae123's topic in General Students

    This is very troubling to read. When a man... ahem, boy, gets angry with you over things that you are doing to better your life (like going to school, studying, etc) that is a HUGE red flag. Either...

  22. Help! When to call back?!

    MissCharlieRN replied to MissCharlieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for your response! The one thing I'm worried about now is what exactly I should say. The first call I left a message on her voicemail with the whole "Hi, my name is so and so and I'd like...

  23. Help! When to call back?!

    MissCharlieRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I applied for a GN position with the hospital that I REALLY want to work for. The position was listed as "Graduate Nurse, Weekday" and it's a general opening that they will be hiring about 25-30...

  24. out of desperation I bought a new computer

    MissCharlieRN replied to labrador4122's topic in General Students

    The day before my semester started my HP crapped the bed. Got a virus or something so it pretty much was done. I had to reformat the whole computer and then it wouldn't run because the virus was...

  25. Feeling left out.....VENT!

    MissCharlieRN replied to ERsn's topic in General Students

    When I first started nursing school, I just moved 400 miles from home and was just a depressed wreck. I didn't really talk to anyone in lecture at first, but during the clinical rotations, I found...