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  1. Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

    pc2801 replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It took me until age 34 to get my BA in a field I hated. I immediately started on my nursing pre-reqs. Now at almost 36 I will be starting my ADN program in Januart. I will graduate about 6 weeks...

  2. posting grades

    pc2801 replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    I took a pharmacology course over the summer before I start NS this January. It was the policy of the Nursing department not to grade any written assignments until all tests were passed with 76% or...

  3. What would you want?

    pc2801 replied to RN1488's topic in General Students

    At orientation the nursing student association did a raffle as a fund raiser. They raffled off a huge number of books from texts, reference books,pocket guides, test review books, publisher review...

  4. Best time to buy textbooks

    pc2801 replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    Try craigslist too. I searched for my schools initials and found a complete programs worth of texts for $150, but they were not current editions. The student selling them said they worked for her,...

  5. New Nursing Students- Spring/Fall 2012

    pc2801 replied to PedsHopeful's topic in General Students

    EMT89 I am reading Test Success right now. It was one of the many books the nursing student association raffled off at our orientation. I can't seem to stay awake reading it at home in the evenings,...

  6. New Nursing Students- Spring/Fall 2012

    pc2801 replied to PedsHopeful's topic in General Students

    Congrats! I start in January. I just got all my uniforms this past weekend and ordered most of my books. I have been checking my local craigslist searching for the initials of my school and found a...

  7. IRSC Spring 2012--uniform question :)

    pc2801 replied to shannarini71's topic in Florida Nursing

    I looked online at the reviews for Wal-mart's white pants and they seem to have gone down in quality. I am still going to check them out at my local Wal-mart. I haven't checked any uniform stores...

  8. Anyone feel the same?!?!?

    pc2801 replied to clueless8133's topic in General Students

    I haven't started NS yet, I start in January. At my orientation, I won a raffle for the book "Test Success:Test-Taking Techniques for Beginning Nursing Students" by Nugent and Vitale. This is one of...

  9. I can't pass the Reading on the TEAS):

    pc2801 replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    My school offers test prep assistance. Typically through the academic support department you can get help with tutoring and test

  10. Five more weeks left in last semester....

    pc2801 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Congrats to everyone who is ready to graduate! I am starting NS in January and it seems like it will be here too soon given how much I have to do between now and day

  11. Acceptance letters for spring 2012?

    pc2801 replied to Jenpea71's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OMG I would be going nuts if I was still waiting to hear. Hope you hear soon. I found out over a month ago that I'd be starting school January 6th. In the past all physicals and proof of insurance...

  12. low gpa in BS, want to get my RN or BSN

    pc2801 replied to ria01's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with the other poster, take your pre-reqs at the community college. I did all mine in person, but you can do some of them online especially psych/lifespan development and nutrition. You'll...

  13. low gpa in BS, want to get my RN or BSN

    pc2801 replied to ria01's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had just below a 3.0 on my BBA. I took 6 classes and 2 labs I needed as pre-requisites and it barely brought my overall GPA to 3.0. I had all A's in 5 classes and 1 lab. The 6th class was...

  14. How many credit hours did you take during your pre-admission semesters? (pre-req's)

    pc2801 replied to AaronsMommyxx's topic in General Students

    I had a BA degree, so I only had fewer pre-reqs to complete. I took 14 credits (4 classes + 2 labs) in the fall and 8 (2 classes + 2 labs) in the spring. Fall I took: Nutrition, Development across...

  15. I am so frustrated with Anatomy & Physiology :(

    pc2801 replied to Jonahyona's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If your library has a bone box, get a study partner and study room. Take the bone box in there and quiz one another, hold up a bone and name it. Do it until each of you know all the bones. Another...

  16. is it possible to take all these classes at once?

    pc2801 replied to pixiestudent2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, doable. I took nutrition, lifespan development, chem+lab and A&P I+lab. Don't sell nutrition short. I thought it was super easy because my teacher gave us a review sheet for extra credit...

  17. I need help deciding if I should relocate

    pc2801 replied to DarkLotus's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You need to watch this. Then take your kids and go to school.

  18. to drop or not to drop

    pc2801 replied to dkw7898's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I have no idea your chances getting into that program, but how are you studying for A&P? My instructor (A&P2) had a tutor available at least once a week, and she would always set up extra...

  19. Is this even realistic?

    pc2801 replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are there any other schools that might have a better schedule for you? I am fortunate that I have two good community colleges within a reasonable distance. The one I am attending for nursing school...

  20. Low GPA Bachelors Is LPN my only way in.....Help please

    pc2801 replied to cljonesfuturenurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school used a points system which was based solely on test scores and grades earned on the pre-reqs. So it was advantageous to get all A's on pre-reqs. I had a 2.96 on my Bachelor's degree and...

  21. Need help with care plan for constipation

    pc2801 replied to jdeesbrown's topic in General Students

    whatever happened to prune juice? I fractured my patella and was on narcotic pain meds which caused me to have a problem. All the Colace and water I could drink wasn't helping, but the first glass of...

  22. Graduating in May...decided I want to go to nursing school =)

    pc2801 replied to julialou's topic in General Students

    I have my bachelor's degree in Management. It took me 2 semesters to complete the science and other pre-reqs I needed for the RN program at my local community college. I am now going there for my...

  23. A vent thread for patients- what can we do better?

    pc2801 replied to canoehead's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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  24. HEALTH INSURANCE?

    pc2801 replied to Jmiami's topic in General Students

    I planned on finding some kind of health insurance once I was accepted to school. I just found out I was accepted, so now I need to find health insurance

  25. IRSC ADN Program Spring 2012

    pc2801 replied to mynameisjay's topic in Florida Nursing

    Physical has to be completed before the first day of