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  1. Become an RN online?

    mangopeach replied to dacaptain84's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are some hybrid programs that you can do some of it online but from what I know, there are very few of these programs out there. One school in my state recently announced that it will be...

  2. Is nursing the correct major for me? Help!!!

    mangopeach replied to ekim48's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe you need to change the way you are studying or put more time into studying. This is my 2nd time around in college. I was always interested in a health care career but never thought I could...

  3. Could use some encouraging words.. retaking prereqs for gpa

    mangopeach replied to tinkerbell89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would start looking at other programs in case you can't get into this one. Some programs do count repeated courses against you. Mine does. See what the nursing counselor says, but if they do count...

  4. Current nursing student has questions

    mangopeach posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey all, I graduate in May so I'm starting to think about preparation for NCLEX. We had a rep from HURST Review do an info session at my school this week. I did not go but some of my classmates did...

  5. Is nursing the correct major for me? Help!!!

    mangopeach replied to ekim48's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What do you want? No one can tell you what to do or what would be right for you. Yes nursing school is difficult. However, I don't think that is a reason to not go to nursing school. Do you want to be...

  6. Trouble in Clinical groups

    mangopeach replied to student89's topic in General Students

    You would lose that bet with me - and my previous career was in the legal field. That's one reason I left. People sue too darn much. That's why our insurance payments are so high. Things that can be...

  7. Good websites for procedural review?

    mangopeach replied to Kashia's topic in General Students

    Check youtube. I've found lots of helpful videos on youtube. However, if you are doing checkoffs and your school wants you to do it a specific way, be mindful that videos you find may be

  8. How realistic is this...

    mangopeach replied to Kandake's topic in General Students

    Exactly Ashley. When I lived in NY. Quite a number of people I knew lived in the Poconos, NJ or way upstate NY (upstate NY is nothing like NYC) and commuted. Also, OP - salaries across the country...

  9. Trouble in Clinical groups

    mangopeach replied to student89's topic in General Students

    I think the way you handled it was wrong. If it were me, I would have talked to her one on one. Reminded her - yes she's supposed to know, but I would have reminded her that this was not allowed and...

  10. "Note to New Students" Nursing School is not all bad!!!

    mangopeach replied to NursingStudent87's topic in General Students

    I agree. Nursing school can be a roller coaster ride. Some days you are elated, you feel on top of the world, super student nurse and other days you feel stressed beyond belief. Sometimes you make As,...

  11. Advice for new nursing students?

    mangopeach replied to cassidygal's topic in General Students

    Congrats on being accepted! My advice is make sure you take care of yourself. Sounds simple right? But once the frenetic pace of nursing school starts, its easy to forget to take care of you. Eat...

  12. How realistic is this...

    mangopeach replied to Kandake's topic in General Students

    I have a son in college. Sure being single with no kids, your expenses will be less than someone with kids. No matter where you are. However, you really have to factor the housing market and overall...

  13. How realistic is this...

    mangopeach replied to Kandake's topic in General Students

    I'm from NY - I relocated to GA a few years ago because the cost of living in NY was just way too much for me and what I was trying to achieve. IMO - it tends to balance itself out for the most part...

  14. NOTES needed (for Fundamentals of Nursing)

    mangopeach replied to sjmagri's topic in General Students

    I agree with Scott. Get Reviews and Rationales For Fundamentals or Saunders 5th Edition. I would do that instead of getting other people's

  15. Failing Nursing School(Life Story)

    mangopeach replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    Are you taking Fundamentals now? If so, I highly recommend Fundamentals Reviews and Rationales and Success Fundamentals as well as Saunders. Read the rationales for the right and wrong answers when...

  16. Why are students going into LPN programs?

    mangopeach replied to leo8686's topic in General Students

    Oh I do think the OP was trying to be demeaning. He/She had another post referring to "snobby" LPN

  17. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    mangopeach replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Scored a level 3 on PEDS ATI, woot

  18. has anyone used a "clicker" device for tests?

    mangopeach replied to BacktotheBeach's topic in General Students

    I had to use one for micro, but I did not buy it. I rented it from my school bookstore. We use them in nursing school but not for graded exams. We use them during lecture and the school has them so no...

  19. Is it normal to be asked to perform skills in clinical before testing off?

    mangopeach replied to LolaVenice's topic in General Students

    We do things in clinicals that we don't check off in lab. HOWEVER, our CI will assist and walk us through it. We are not told to just go in there and do it on our own. Why on earth would a CI want...

  20. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    mangopeach replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Final grades for Peds just posted. I finally got an A for a nursing class wooohoooo!!!! - I've made As on individual exams but always came up a bit short with pulling out an A for the course itself....

  21. All GPC current or up and coming nursing students.

    mangopeach replied to adorable42181's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I saw something in the deleted post about how much harder GPC exams are than the actual NCLEX and that is how GPC keeps its high NCLEX pass rate. OK, I think that is a good thing if true. I met a new...

  22. How is TEAS V scored?

    mangopeach replied to kira0804's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It varies from school to school. Call the schools you are interested in and ask them what the scores are. For one school, Proficient might be 70% and at another school it might be 65%. Each school...

  23. Kind of Bummed

    mangopeach replied to kingdave's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sorry you are going through a rough time. You might not like what I'm about to say but think of this as preparation for nursing school. Nothing really prepares you for nursing school though - But...

  24. GPC Spring 2012

    mangopeach replied to sreed73's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hey Adorable, the semester is going great. I am getting ready to wrap up Peds take the final and ATI next week and then on to OB. They are both half semester courses so they go fast! Good luck for the...

  25. Test Taking Skills

    mangopeach replied to Rod Karcher's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you bought the book new, it should have come with the CD. Mine came with the book. The 5th Edition. I don't know if the other editions came with a CD. Like S.Robb, I also like that it narrows...