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  1. Only an ADN

    pitaya replied to latebloomer74's topic in General Students

    Definitely not true. In my hometown (small town), you would have a hard time finding a nurse in the hospital who has a BSN, simply because the local community colleges there gets them through school,...

  2. It's really happening!

    pitaya replied to MermiesGreatGig's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the inspiration and congratulations! I hope to be making a similar post in half a

  3. Nursing Student....Help Needed!

    pitaya replied to Kitacakes1's topic in General Students

    Lovenox is a common med for pts on the med-surg floor and anyone on bedrest. Don't assume that everything has to do with the medical diagnosis. I'll let you take it from there to figure out what it's...

  4. Scholarship Application Dilemma

    pitaya replied to pitaya's topic in General Students

    Thank you for your reply. :) That is very wise advice. Luckily, I did have the proof of confirmation of submission which I ended up emailing to the person who awarded the scholarship. I thought that...

  5. Scholarship Application Dilemma

    pitaya replied to pitaya's topic in General Students

    I just saw this and thought I'd update the situation since then. I did get confirmation of my submission from the system. In other words, there was no way this was my fault and I knew that. I am not...

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

    pitaya replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Today my nursing instructor told me that she was very impressed with my ability to turn a boring topic into an interesting paper and flat-out said that I'm a very good writer. Then she said she hopes...

  7. Any nursing schools out there that don't solely look at your GPA?

    pitaya replied to sourapril's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Try CSU-Pueblo. Because of its location, it is overlooked, which is good for the applicants because not a ton of people are competing for a spot...at least not yet. But I have a low science GPA. I got...

  8. What is your finals schedule like?/How do you study for finals?

    pitaya posted a topic in General Students

    I am very unhappy with my final exam schedule. Just wondering what other schools' schedule looks like aka are all nursing schools so crazy? As for me, I have a full week of class the week before...

  9. What is your finals schedule like?/How do you study for finals?

    pitaya replied to pitaya's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the reply! It sucks that you have yours MTW, too! It's hard for me to study ahead for finals because I'm also trying to study for the last exams that come right before finals. Auugh. I...

  10. Do you think Patients would confuse me for a doctor if I'm South Asian and male?

    pitaya replied to Samian Q's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious...did you mean to say Hispanic population? Because in Miami, I would assume that the Hispanic population is more Cuban/Puerto Rican/Dominican with few

  11. Reading Nursing Fundamentals prior to NS?

    pitaya replied to Strwbrywne's topic in General Students

    I completely second everything you just said. Seriously. Do ANYTHING but read textbooks before school starts and you hate your

  12. Epidemiology help

    pitaya replied to amanda_k08's topic in General Students

    Epidemiology has to do with the study of diseases in a population. It is basically the foundation of public health. Think of the word "epidemic." When something is an epidemic, it is spreading fast...

  13. Anyone else hate group projects?

    pitaya replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    I love them if I'm in a good group. I have never been able to pick my members, but luckily, they've all turned out really well! You can do so much more with more people and ideas contributing and...

  14. I am so glad...

    pitaya replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

    I personally love the old, old style of white skirts and white caps! Not very practical, but if anything, I'd at least like to wear the cap. hahaha. The nursing students at my university all wear...

  15. Accelerating

    pitaya replied to Parrotletlover's topic in General Students

    Do it! I'm in one and I failed chem the first time I took it. A lot of times accelerated programs aren't structured terribly different than traditional programs. The main difference in my opinion, is...

  16. Not enough stamina to be a nurse?

    pitaya posted a topic in General Students

    Nursing school clinicals are wearing me out. It feels like more than just being tired and having my feet hurt at the end of the day. I have always been healthy, but since nursing school started, my...

  17. Cum Laude..graduating with honors...

    pitaya replied to ICU_RN_BSN's topic in General Students

    Typically it's based on all the classes you take at that college/university, whether or not the classes were with in the school of nursing. So if you took your pre-reqs at the same school, those would...

  18. What's your school's cut-off for passing?

    pitaya replied to cobee's topic in General Students

    At my school, it's 80% or higher to pass! I'm satisfied with that because the pass rate is currently

  19. What's your school's cut-off for passing?

    pitaya replied to cobee's topic in General Students

    Wow! What's the pass rate at the

  20. Can't be happy with my grades

    pitaya replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    LOL Cats are too special to trust with just

  21. Can't be happy with my grades

    pitaya replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    I'm also disappointed when I don't get A's. I think it's good to set your goals high. I mean, try not to let it ruin your life if you don't get an A, but might as well aim as high as you can if a 4.0...

  22. How did I get an A in med/surg and a C in OB??

    pitaya replied to inProgress's topic in General Students

    It depends on what you are having trouble on. Are the concepts confusing? If so, do you need to read more, review more, have someone explain it to you? Are the questions tricky? Maternal and Newborn...

  23. Tips from you morning people! :/

    pitaya replied to NICURN2013's topic in General Students

    Eat breakfast! (Maybe you already do, but thought I'd mention it because it's key for me.) I've always hated eating breakfast because I'm not a morning person either and I'd rather spend the extra 20...

  24. How does a Straight B student Survive an Accelerated Nursing School World?

    pitaya replied to RunawayN's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry, but I'm confused by your last post! I wasn't referring to prerequisites either. The statement that I felt was too broad to make was that a C is an acceptable grade in nursing school. A...

  25. Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

    pitaya replied to Work in Progress's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The Denver area doesn't necessarily reflect the rest of the state, though. If those Denver grads were willing to move further south or to more rural areas, they'd find lots of