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  1. How will the new healthcare law in 2014 NOT create more jobs?

    stefanyjoy replied to xInspiredx's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ok, to answer your question.... sort of... I work for a large private health insurer to process claims. Let's take a standard office visit for example... The doctor will bill about $130 to the...

  2. (OMG) why is text books so expensive?.

    stefanyjoy replied to jamaicanwanabenrs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Amazon, other online used textbook stores, and international

  3. No luck in the ADN lottery......again

    stefanyjoy replied to wannabe an rn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your nearby nursing programs do a lottery?? Not a wait list, not a point system? That is soooo

  4. Can someone explain how a study group is at all effective?

    stefanyjoy replied to bhanson's topic in General Students

    Good post, I've always wondered this myself. I do well with one-on-one studying, but an entire group would be very distracting to me. I share a lab group with three other people, and while we are all...

  5. First A&P I Test

    stefanyjoy replied to Nighthawke30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have my first A&P I test on Thursday on Intro to A&P and I'm nervous...... 105% is fabulous! I wish my professor would give extra points :) I'm most nervous about our first lab quiz. I can't...

  6. Are all nursing schools based on a point system?

    stefanyjoy replied to xInspiredx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school is strictly based on points -- 50 to be exact... Points will be awarded for: Quality points for grade in BIO 168: A =(4 x 4 credits) = 16, B = 12, C = 8 Quality points for grade in BIO 169:...

  7. Low undergrad GPA and MBA 3.3

    stefanyjoy replied to Den1978's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    unc chapel hill has a great absn program and requires a 3.0 cumulative gpa. second-degree students: students who have completed a bachelor's degree in a subject other than nursing may pursue...

  8. How hard is Psy 101 online

    stefanyjoy replied to jamaicanwanabenrs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Took it online last semester and it was really easy. I also had a really easy professor though. We have to answer 2 short answer questions from the reading per week, and a 50 question test every other...

  9. Netbooks for NS?

    stefanyjoy replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    If you have a Costco membership, I only buy my electronics from them. They have an automatic 90 day return policy on all computers, no questions asked. Plus the prices are very reasonable. Just stay...

  10. Help Needed! Bad GPA from 5 years ago. Didn't list the college on Nursing Application

    stefanyjoy replied to stary01's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Did you transfer any of the credits from the first school to the second? If not, just leave it out. Why do you "have to" list the school if you aren't transfering any of the credits from

  11. Help! Patients and coworkers tell me I look frazzled - but I don't feel that way

    stefanyjoy replied to marisatheresa's topic in General Nursing

    I've had this problem too... It used to get on my nerves a lot until I realized my "thinking face" and "irritated face" look very similiar. I have no idea why, but I just try to smile more.

  12. Working during NS -- CNA or desk jockey?

    stefanyjoy posted a topic in General Students

    Hey everyone! I'm not in NS yet, but will be soon. I do know I need to work at least part time throughout school, and was wondering something. I will be a CNA by the end of this year (required for...

  13. dream school or parents dream school?

    stefanyjoy replied to lovelikeamber's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey, just from personal experience, it would also help to know how old you are. I wish I had listened to my parents and stayed home when I was in my late teens, but now in my mid-twenties I trust my...

  14. International Versions of Textbooks - Smart way to save? (Specifically A&P)

    stefanyjoy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Happy Spring Semester everyone! For A&P I this semester, our textbook is "Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function", Kenneth Saladin, 5th Edition. Even used the book is really...

  15. International Versions of Textbooks - Smart way to save? (Specifically A&P)

    stefanyjoy replied to stefanyjoy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My community college's "custom" books are actually other books with the college's cover on it. When I have to order a "custom" book from the bookstore I just go in the bookstore, find it and write...

  16. anyone from WakeTech CC in raleigh?

    stefanyjoy replied to Weezy24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You may have better luck under the NC Nursing School message boards, but I'm across the way at Durham Tech CC and I wish you luck

  17. Student caught stealing....

    stefanyjoy replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is beyond me why anyone would work so hard to get through the training of becoming a nurse to ruin it all by stealing a few dollars. This student clearly has mental issues and shouldn't be a

  18. They won't pay me my money!

    stefanyjoy replied to grateful2010's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to my husband and we contacted the labor board. They called the employer that same day and he had a check very shortly

  19. The nursing shortage is nonexistent

    stefanyjoy replied to pnmia10's topic in General Nursing

    There is a nursing "shortage" -- but hospitals and providers are learning to "do more with less!" as the motto goes -- for every post about somone not being able to find work, there are 3 posts about...

  20. A Moronic Professor's Feedback - Am I being too sensitive?

    stefanyjoy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Happy end of semester everyone! This semester I took a General Psychology course completely online through my local community college. It was kind of too easy -- the professor only made us answer 2...

  21. A Moronic Professor's Feedback - Am I being too sensitive?

    stefanyjoy replied to stefanyjoy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm completely over it today, just needed to vent. Campus finals start tomorrow and I'm feeling the pressure. I just hope other people who took the same online final I did took the time to go over...

  22. how does the grading system work at your college?

    stefanyjoy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello all, I just wanted to know if the grading system at my college is "standard" or if they differ from school to school. Grades are based on a 10 point scale, eg. 100-90 is an A, 89-80 is a B,...

  23. How long does CNAs' paychecks lasted?

    stefanyjoy replied to tavia_yeung's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just sign them over to me and I'll cash them for

  24. i am waiting 4 my rn licence for 1 month..can anyone help me ?

    stefanyjoy replied to prinz's topic in General Nursing

    unless I've fallen into some kind of time warp, November 29th was on

  25. Is it fair to have a take home mutiple choice exam for A&P1?

    stefanyjoy replied to Copperismydog's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If these students aren't putting any effort into A&P I, then I doubt they will be able to make it through A&P II. Make your A on your test and know that there is more criteria than an A in 1...