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  1. Anyone have any suggestions?

    BernieRN replied to RNandlovingit's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi Percy's message that people have the right to make bad choices is really not in line with the thinking that acts that are ethical reflect a commitment to standards beyond personal preferences. To...

  2. Anyone have any suggestions?

    BernieRN replied to RNandlovingit's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi I am in Nursing school and Hospice was just brought up this week. It was impressed on us that we are to be an advocate for the patient. It is what the client wants, not what we want. Before that...

  3. student with mild hearing loss

    BernieRN replied to nursingnewb's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The site listed below is fake! The actual site would be dot org as in [ .org ] Be

  4. student with mild hearing loss

    BernieRN replied to nursingnewb's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have BTE aides. My audiologist had a special set of molds made for the scope. I use an E scope. These molds have the "vent hole", as all hearing aides do, and there is a pocket made in that area...

  5. Pros and Cons of Driving v. Flying & How to Pack

    BernieRN replied to Ashes's topic in Travel

    I'm looking into them but there are too many to choose

  6. TEAS exam length?

    BernieRN replied to nursetobein2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I attend Ivy Tech in South Bend. They say to figure 3 or 4 hours for the test. I think I took it in about 2.5 hours, maybe 3. I was the second person out of there out of maybe 30 students. Yes,...

  7. Discouraged - vent

    BernieRN replied to SwampCat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi swampcat, I'm not sure how the student loans work with how many hours you are taking, but consider taking only one or two classes a semester to start. I am a sahm and right now my kids are a bit...

  8. Any Deaf, Hard of hearing Nurses?

    BernieRN replied to Marvie's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Marvie I am hoh and wear 2 bte digital aides. I have my general courses pretty well wrapped up and start the LPN program in january with intention of transitioning to RN which is where I really want...

  9. Hypersomniac moving soon to nights! Have I messed up?

    BernieRN replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I really think at the very least, have your doctor order a pulse ox for you to wear to bed one night. This sounds like a classic case of sleep apnea (which I have). I am not a nurse (yet) bur you...

  10. LPN/RN transition dillema

    BernieRN posted a topic in Indiana Nursing

    Howdy, I received a letter from South Bend Ivy Tech that I was accepted into the LPN program for January 2008. The thing is, I had given them my app for the LPN and the RN as well and they were...

  11. Ahhhh! Interview in 3hrs.

    BernieRN replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    praying for you. good

  12. Nurses with disabilities

    BernieRN replied to Icare4u2's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am hearing impaired as well. Legally deaf without the digital hearing aids. Doc figures I could be completely deaf in a couple of years. I would have the option of implants. I am still in general...

  13. Any Ivy Tech's have an ASN January Start?

    BernieRN replied to Dannelboo's topic in Indiana Nursing

    If I'm not mistaken, although the deadline is april to get your app in, they wait until after the spring semester to select, waiting on ANP II results. Ask the nursing director about

  14. Any Ivy Tech's have an ASN January Start?

    BernieRN replied to Dannelboo's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Howdy, South Bend Campus only has Fall start, unfortunately. I missed the April deadline for Fall 07, thinking they had a Fall and Spring start. LPN has Fall and Spring,

  15. Am I being pathetic?

    BernieRN replied to Kina21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, so I am in the half that is anal. Kind of has a nice ring to it! With the ANP classes, I was super grateful to get the B's because a lot of kids got C's or didn't pass at all! If you did the...

  16. stuck on Algebra question for TEAS!

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

    Cajun Moma, it DOES make me feel better knowing you didn't see this problem on the test....especially after I read the explanation from Aholisticstudent! OHMYGOSH! Aholisticstudent, Thank you SO...

  17. stuck on Algebra question for TEAS!

    BernieRN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Howdy, I have been studying the manual and am done with the algebra portion. I missed 5 (4 because I read the question wrong). This one question, I am totally stumped how to get the answer. In my...

  18. stuck on Algebra question for TEAS!

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

    Hi, thanks for the reply! It does have the line in the graph, but do you know what? I have forgotten this stuff! I aced both algebra classes and can't remember this for anything. I am not even...

  19. Am I being pathetic?

    BernieRN replied to Kina21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know how you feel! I had taken Basic Algebra, intermediate Algebra, Communications, English comp, 2 psychology classes and a intro to college class and got A's in all of them. I took my first...

  20. A&P II Club, 2007

    BernieRN replied to CuriousMe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got a B in ANPI and am worried it is going to keep me out of the nursing program at Ivy Tech. I am so bummed. I got a 64 on my lab exam this week in ANPII. I feel like I am not going to make

  21. another ivy tech post

    BernieRN replied to jennifers's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I'm pretty sure ALL Ivy Tech colleges are going to the new grading format as of January of 07. Makes it a lot tougher to get

  22. another ivy tech post

    BernieRN replied to jennifers's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Ivy SB criteria: region of residence: in region 3 points out of region 0 points pre req credits: Eng 111 Psy 101 ANP 101 ANP 102 A 30 points B 20 points c 10 points. Teas score IF benchmarks...

  23. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    BernieRN replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    I am 47 and still in genreal courses. It's never too late. I would rather not regret later that I didn't

  24. 2nd thoughts about being a nurse

    BernieRN replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been reading along with these posts and in the mean time, just found out this week that more general courses have been added at Ivy Tech, plus, most of the courses I received A's in aren't...

  25. 2nd thoughts about being a nurse

    BernieRN replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is really sad, and I have had the same thoughts myself. I am not even a nurse yet, and am still taking general courses. I have followed these boards for quite some time and the more I read, the...