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1. Nicotine testing question

   nursing81student replied to nursing81student's topic in General Nursing

   I know, I am aware of this, it's common sense. However, I didn't know about the policy until the day after. Obviously if I knew that they were a nicotine testing facility I wouldn't have done it....

2. Nicotine testing question

   nursing81student posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay, I feel very silly posting this but it's something that is on my mind and Google is surprisingly no help for me on this...so maybe someone out there can give me some information or lead me in the...

3. How exactly does a BSN program work?

   nursing81student replied to AlexisNicole's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Agree with the other posters...Where I go it is 1 year of prereqs, 3 years of nursing school. Most schools in my area are 2 years of prereqs and 2 years of nursing

4. My online application status is still under consideration, its been 4 weeks.

   nursing81student replied to MissyMango's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   I would call HR. Just be honest and say you want to touch base, let them know you are still very interested and did they make a decision yet? I just accepted a job offer as a Nurse Tech after PCTing...

5. Which sciences to take together?

   nursing81student replied to melc0305's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I would take Organic Chem and A&P II in the fall semester, and then Micro and Statistics in the spring. A&P and Micro are probably the hardest classes out of the 4 (well, were for me) and you...

6. How to get my foot into the Women's Specialties door?

   nursing81student replied to sarah.e.foley's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   Email the nursing manager of the unit you wish to work. Explain you are aware that there are no positions available right now, but you are interested in working on that type of unit if a position...

7. Textbooks?

   nursing81student replied to Julesmama28's topic in General Students

   I have used older editions of books many times. Definitely email your professor to see if it would be okay. If your syllabus has readings listed as page numbers, then it will be very tedious to...

8. adn or bsn

   nursing81student replied to dcw132003's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   If you have the time and money, then get the BSN. You never know where life will lead and having a BSN will always give you an edge over a nurse with an ADN. Many ADN nurses I have encountered who...

9. CNA while in school

   nursing81student replied to jm08168's topic in General Students

   Any experience that you can get (with any type of patient) will help you IMMENSELY with nursing school. I have a PCT hospital job and I can not say enough how grateful I am to have had this job...

10. Has anyone ever seen a surgery?

    nursing81student replied to kdbean530's topic in General Students

    We had one "off-unit" experience in our first med surg clinical...I chose the OR, and I saw a CABG with a vein harvest. It was such a cool experience. The surgeon let me stand right at the head of...

11. What's the first thing you'll buy when you're officially an RN?

    nursing81student replied to mssjez's topic in General Students

    Step 1: Buy a puppy Step 2: Pay off student

12. Last semester but.. I Hate Nursing!

    nursing81student replied to mitral's topic in General Students

    The things you can do with a Nursing degree seem infinite, especially if you are in a BSN program. Just stick it out, see where life takes you. I have had multiple nurses at work tell me, "You don't...

13. Lawyer considering nursing

    nursing81student replied to legaleagle30's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi, I just wanted to note that it would be a lot longer than 4 years to become a practicing CRNA. You would need to take about 2 full time semesters of prereqs, apply to a 4 year (Bachelor of Science...

14. advice on obtaining nurse tech position

    nursing81student replied to nursing81student's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Never mind...just performed a search and found plenty of answers...should have done that to begin

15. advice on obtaining nurse tech position

    nursing81student posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    After this coming semester I will have my medsurg clinical completed. In the hospital system I currently work for, this means I can apply to become a nurse tech which from my understanding is the...