CiaMia

CiaMia BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN, NP

Neuro/NSGY, critical care, med/stroke/tele

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  1. MCPHS Worcester Absn Fall 2017

    CiaMia replied to Asiyah.futurern's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    December 2015 -- and yes, for the core/required texts, definitely! Or rent them from amazon at the very

  2. Be honest! ABSN MCPHS Worcester fall 2015

    CiaMia replied to FutureNurseR9's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I got them and replied! :) did you get my

  3. Be honest! ABSN MCPHS Worcester fall 2015

    CiaMia replied to FutureNurseR9's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I PM'd you - are you able to reply?

  4. MCPHS Worcester Absn Fall 2017

    CiaMia replied to Asiyah.futurern's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yep! Loved it, but it is definitely intense

  5. BWH or BID ?

    CiaMia replied to Mar933's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I agree with BID too! I think having a "home" unit and solid amount of hours will really get you acclimated to your role! :)

  6. MCPHS Worcester Absn Fall 2017

    CiaMia replied to Asiyah.futurern's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I think we had our orientation at the end of August or so! They will start sending info on things like scrub ordering/fittings etc. For N1 though, basically just plan to be on campus 8-5 Mon-Fri! :)...

  7. MCPHS Worcester Absn Fall 2017

    CiaMia replied to Asiyah.futurern's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    No class registration as it's the same for everyone in the program :-) for lab sections they split it up based on the

  8. Be honest! ABSN MCPHS Worcester fall 2015

    CiaMia replied to FutureNurseR9's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I totally understand. It's daunting. BUT -- it's only for 16 months, and worth it in the

  9. Be honest! ABSN MCPHS Worcester fall 2015

    CiaMia replied to FutureNurseR9's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi FutureCNM! So, for the first semester (N1), it is during the day, pretty much 8-5 M-F with maybe a half day or two thrown in. Very intensive, but not unlike a full-time weekday job. The same goes...

  10. MCPHS Worcester Absn Fall 2017

    CiaMia replied to Asiyah.futurern's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hey there! just chiming in to say I commuted Boston to (MCPHS) Manchester for the ABSN program and it was about an hour but doable!

  11. Pearsonvue Trick-Latest February 2016

    CiaMia replied to KurdapiaRN2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's non-refundable per the Pearson Vue

  12. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    CiaMia replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    still taught! graduated 2015

  13. Stress & Time Crunches/Having THOSE Days..!

    CiaMia posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay y'all. I'm going to start typing and see what happens (haha). Looking for some feedback/advice/ways to deal. I'm a relatively new grad, started in med/surg/tele in March, been off orientation...

  14. Stress & Time Crunches/Having THOSE Days..!

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

    One more thing to add... I am motivated. I genuinely, genuinely want to do a good job. I want my coworkers to trust me, and I want chargeRN to know I ABSOLUTELY will ask for help when I need it. I for...

  15. RN-NP with a non nursing bachelor

    CiaMia replied to vitiana's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    If you're not already an RN (it's not clear from your post/SN), just be aware that most places here you would not be able to get acute care/hospital experience as an RN without a BSN. So if you were...

  16. Be honest! ABSN MCPHS Worcester fall 2015

    CiaMia replied to FutureNurseR9's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I really can't speak to whether you should be worried, I'm afraid - I think it really all depends on the entire applicant pool for this cohort. References and a good essay will definitely help. I just...

  17. Pearson Vue Trick Feb 2016

    CiaMia replied to blongo's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It is much less accurate before the quality control scoring (sometime in the 24 hours after you finish). It's most accurate when you wait at least 24

  18. Pearson Vue Trick Feb 2016

    CiaMia replied to blongo's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    everyone gets the CC screen. You have to put in (valid) payment info and submit

  19. Be honest! ABSN MCPHS Worcester fall 2015

    CiaMia replied to FutureNurseR9's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    No, you're not penalized for it... I don't believe they even required remediation if you got below a certain score (though I could be wrong) - but it definitely didn't count towards a grade for us....

  20. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    CiaMia replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Happened on Tuesday... brother and sister-in-law of a patient (not HCProxy, patient not awake to give me the go-ahead to give them info) who were asking multiple questions: "why am I even asking you,...

  21. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

    CiaMia replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I shouldn't have fed into it.. I just. Guh. I couldn't read that post and

  22. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

    CiaMia replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    People have a problem with this because 1) it's a huge legal issue (representing to the public that you have a certain level of education/qualification); 2) people in general have worked incredibly...

  23. 1 hour post-NCLEX

    CiaMia replied to letsnurse2016's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    SATA means nothing, so don't worry too much about that. People like to think they are the higher level questions, but NCSBN explicitly states that there are alternate format questions across all...

  24. Bad Pop Up and PASSED NCLEX!

    CiaMia replied to GaJenRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I wouldn't think that would change anything. It's tough, just gotta wait it out for the official word. Good

  25. MCPHS Manchester ABSN Spring 2017

    CiaMia replied to dtaylor723's topic in School, College Programs

    Definitely. In a nutshell: supportive faculty, an overall good experience on clinical, and being well prepared to go into practice as a novice. The program is INTENSE, but if you make an effort the...