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  1. Well, I didn't expect THAT answer...

    TC3200 replied to jadelpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  2. I need help in starting school for nursing

    TC3200 replied to SavingGrace007's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    The math that you need is just GED level math, like addition / subtraction / multiplication / division. High school algebra topics like how to set up an equation, solve for an unknown. Convert from...

  3. Too physically weak- scared to do nursing?

    TC3200 replied to Summers3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No person lift more than 35 pounds alone, was the rule at the hospital that I was at for diploma RN school. As a student, there was far more standing for long periods (on clinicals, b/c the floors...

  4. Totally Online Spanish Courses

    TC3200 replied to SMOKEY2112's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fluencia | The easiest way to learn Spanish online is free for 30 days, if you just want to try

  5. I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    TC3200 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for making me blow coffee out my nose! lol In other places I have worked, that kind of PDA in a lunchroom, even if it's between a legally married or dating couple, would receive some kind of...

  6. Anyone attendind ITT Tech Nursing program?

    TC3200 replied to brittany_07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Disadvantages: Reputation. Newcomer in the field, and lots of new programs end up failing and losing accreditation. ITT is a newcomer to the nursing field. Colleges & universities have been...

  7. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

    TC3200 replied to pete M's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Shortage is new-grads that have 15 years of nursing experience, lol. Employers don't want to train new-grads anymore. They want experienced nurses, not new-grads. Student nurses should at least...

  8. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

    TC3200 replied to pete M's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    update: The unemployed diploma school R.N. new-grad that I mentioned above got a R.N. job in the Dallas, TX area in July 2014. She completed diploma school in Dec 2012, passed her NCLEX-RN, got...

  9. Quality Improvement Project ideas

    TC3200 replied to brownsc2's topic in General Students

    Quality improvement for whom? The student nurse: Actually DO the work and the pt. assessments. Do NOT make up things and chart them like they are gospel truth. Chart only what you actually test /...

  10. Study Assistance Advice!

    TC3200 replied to MamaMia,RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I went to a diploma RN school that buried us in busywork outside of class, plus kept us tied up in class and/or clinicals all day, 5 days per week. There was little time to study. What the...

  11. buying older edition books

    TC3200 replied to reka2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing textbooks older than 3 years or maybe it's 5 years are were not accepted at my RN school. When we started doing care plans, we had to cite, APA style or whatever it was, the rationales for...

  12. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

    TC3200 replied to pete M's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I should have clarified: As much or more NON-NURSING college coursework as an associate degree. WHY do people still do diploma school? 1. Money: Many people who are career-changers choose...

  13. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

    TC3200 replied to pete M's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    And what most people don't realize is that not only do those diploma RN programs have all those hours of clinicials and lectures, but they also have just as much and sometimes MORE college coursework...

  14. Bachelor RN only !

    TC3200 replied to Sheila1957's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    In some places, yes, this is already reality. Large urban areas that have access to a large number of BSNs cranked out of several universities are already at that point, because there are so many...

  15. Can a single mom that works full time successfully complete nursing school?

    TC3200 replied to jemovo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CCAC Pittsburgh area? They have a contact number in their FAQ: There's an "evening" LPN program up here. But they define "evening" as 3PM to 10PM or 11PM, analogous to the evening shift of shift...

  16. PLEASE I HAVE A QUESTION about nursing scheduales...

    TC3200 replied to RN2bBevy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In 2008-2009 when I was applying to RN schools, new grad pay was $22/hr for RN in western PA. PA government reports handed out the high schools said average RN gross pay for 2009 was $63,000/year....

  17. PLEASE I HAVE A QUESTION about nursing scheduales...

    TC3200 replied to RN2bBevy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    RN2bBevy, maybe I was not clear enough. My comment applies almost solely to the nursing school admissions process and the cult of personality that goes with it. Almost all schools do a...

  18. Need a RN PAX Tutor

    TC3200 replied to Lynch's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, the OP never came back, I guess. OP, you don't need a tutor. All you need to do is put the time in and buckle down and study for that exam. You need to be good at self-teaching to get...

  19. Why do LPN graduates have to wait a year to apply for their RN degree?

    TC3200 replied to registerednursing's topic in LPN to RN

    Another reason is that most diploma schools and AD RN degree programs want the applicant to have completed a certain number of prerequisite college courses before they apply, and some actually require...

  20. Need a RN PAX Tutor

    TC3200 replied to Lynch's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Math for nursing students download here: http://www.delta.edu/files/TLC/Math%20for%20Nursing%20and%20Allied%20Health.PDF Has metric system conversions and what-not. Lots of general student study...

  21. PLEASE I HAVE A QUESTION about nursing scheduales...

    TC3200 replied to RN2bBevy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's not a good idea to say "I don't have to work," btw. Unless students have figured out that there's no RN shortage and getting a RN job now is about as iffy as anything else, there are more...

  22. Vent: AP 2 cancelled!

    TC3200 replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Didn't read the entire thread. But was your A&P I mostly anatomy, and then Physiology is the second semester? Doe the nursing school you apply to absolutely require two A&P semesters with...

  23. Advice for a low GPA student.

    TC3200 replied to Miewn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are some community colleges that offer LPN, btw. That may be an advantage to somebody going on for more school. (As opposed to do it a trade school or votech.) Or, it might hold down the...

  24. How hard is it??

    TC3200 replied to CCoxStockwell's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What prereqs do you have 4.0 in? If that includes A&P I & II and microbiology, then you're probably not going to be bogged down excessively by nursing. But if you mean in English, speech,...

  25. Need a RN PAX Tutor

    TC3200 replied to Lynch's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Try this for science but I am not going to go through it and review