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  1. Need some feedback please!

    chorkle replied to gganta's topic in General Nursing

    Well, sure his HH agency doesn't provide any skilled service--just yours. If he ever opens a neighborhood clinic, he'll tell the first physician he wants to hire that he'll be getting paid $25K a...

  2. Need some feedback please!

    chorkle replied to gganta's topic in General Nursing

    Almost sounds like you're working as a PA--except your employer doesn't have MD or DO after his name. For $24K, eh? Yeah, I know times are tough, but . . (I am not an RN, or anywhere close to...

  3. RN-BSN bridge vs straight BSN, is it the same education?

    chorkle replied to Saysfaa's topic in General Nursing

    Having read many of the posts on the website here, about ADN vs. BSN, plus ABSN; and the various associated costs, it still seems right, for me, to just do my prereqs & co-reqs (starting, next...

  4. Do you still hold doors for women?

    chorkle replied to gtshin30303's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well, it kinda depends on the situation, or setting . . . In a business context, usually not--if only because the general perception is that women present, in that setting, often view themselves as...

  5. Do you cry a lot in nursing school?

    chorkle replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    In response to some posters-- As they told us in EMS, if you have just said smth to a patient, family member, or your supervisor (or hospital doc or RN), and it felt good to say it, it was probably...

  6. Does Nursing School hate multiple transcripts?

    chorkle replied to okiedokie123's topic in General Students

    Yes, there are people on here who have more than 5 transcripts. Schools generally ask for transcripts from ALL of your prior colleges. Was once told in the past (not NS) that if I didn't get a...

  7. Did being a CNA make you NOT want to be a nurse anymore?

    chorkle replied to emily_ganshert's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    HQ-- You come across to me as pretty darn smart! Keep at

  8. A&P I & II @ Tarrant County College

    chorkle replied to jadu1106's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Jadu-- What I would like to share with you, re Sociology, might run afoul of allnurses' terms of service, as tnbutterfly has so opportunely (is that a word?) reminded us. So, I will pm you. (I think I...

  9. Is there a pattern to muscle suffixes? (partial ?? and partial vent)

    chorkle replied to Saysfaa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The nursing program I hope to apply to, after prereqs, requires a particular medical dictionary as part of its book list. (But) I would plan to have/use my own,

  10. Average cost of Second Degree BSN?

    chorkle replied to RunawayN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And perhaps another subset of financing possibilities is to look at [hospitals which do tuition reimbursement] which are part of a chain--including for-profit groups. Things may have changed where I...

  11. Don't Understand the Types of Nursing Schools - Help

    chorkle replied to RunawayN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

  12. Feeling a little lost.

    chorkle replied to EatLoveNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ELN-- Just an idea--maybe not even possible at your school, and maybe not at all appealing to you-- If you're taking a semester off, to refocus--ask if you can audit the A&P course; this might...

  13. Is there a pattern to muscle suffixes? (partial ?? and partial vent)

    chorkle replied to Saysfaa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the answer to OP's question--lacking jguy's text--is to look up every muscle name in a medical dictinary which gives etymologies. But there's probably not time for that. Incidentally, -oid...

  14. Any Student nurse extern/internships in chicagoland/quad cities?

    chorkle replied to Freakoutgirl16's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Also, as I recall, Peoria OSF requires a 3.2 GPA to be considered for their summer

  15. Any Student nurse extern/internships in chicagoland/quad cities?

    chorkle replied to Freakoutgirl16's topic in Illinois Nursing

    OnaBada-- I'm in process of moving to IL from several hundred miles southwest of there. Planning 2 years PT prereqs at CC; would hope to start NS, fall 2012. I believe in looking ahead, tho; first...

  16. what should CNA's carry at all times?

    chorkle replied to NatashaArian's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As an experienced paramedic (could have used more), and hospital E.D. Tech as well, eveningsky's tale is entirely believable. Not universal, fortunately; but much more common than any of us would...

  17. A&P I & II @ Tarrant County College

    chorkle replied to jadu1106's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck, or whatever it is, getting to register within an hour of registration opening at 0001 (12:01 a.m.)--I was never able even to log on, until about the 2nd day of registration. And if you're...

  18. A&P I & II @ Tarrant County College

    chorkle replied to jadu1106's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Jadu-- Which TCC campus? For your proposed program, Sociology is the only thing I can comment

  19. I decided not to sign the contract.

    chorkle replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    dthfytr reminds me-- I once had a T-shirt (it wore out) which said, in old German Script, Das Leben ist zu kurz, um schlechten Wein zu trinken. Life is too short, to drink bad

  20. Medical Terminology in Nursing...

    chorkle replied to studiousme's topic in General Nursing

    TDCHIM-- You sound like one of those dudes (I'm one) who enjoys reading the

  21. Teas V - feedback appreciated

    chorkle replied to RN2Be77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ssmith116-- (I am not yet familiar with TEAS--doesn't apply to me yet, but I lurk to absorb info about it.) In other qualifying tests I have taken, 150 questions, say, comprise the actual test; and 20...

  22. I decided not to sign the contract.

    chorkle replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    nursebenson-- If considering being a swimming teacher, consider becoming a lifeguard. (My background in this respect is the Y.) The Y doesn't pay well enough to pay one's adult bills, but it's pretty...

  23. Entry level health care job??

    chorkle replied to STARRACHELLE's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations to becky3vb! Excellent plan, well-executed. Another thought--In some hospitals, patient transport is a separate dept. (In others, it may be a subset of Radiology, say, or smth else.) I...

  24. gpa for JUST prereqs?

    chorkle replied to STARRACHELLE's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Or, if you have time during a weekday, you could go by the Nursing Dept., and ask. I think of it as being on South Campus, altho I had heard it would be moving to Trinity Campus, which would make...

  25. Entry level health care job??

    chorkle replied to STARRACHELLE's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Without knowing the concentration of hospitals & other health care facilities in your area-- If you have time, some hospitals, at least, post openings outside the HR Dept.; so if you can find...