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  1. If I knew what I know now I would have...

    gummi bear replied to bearski4's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Nevermind, I saw that you mentioned Northbrook. What community college were you referring to? Harper? Most of the community colleges in the Northern suburbs appear to have difficult admissions...

  2. If I knew what I know now I would have...

    gummi bear replied to bearski4's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Do you live in

  3. Angry Nurse here!

    gummi bear replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are...you...serious? I'm sorry, but my pregnant butt would have still been at work creating a scene, and complaining about my starving fetus until someone did something about it. lol. This is...

  4. Chemistry not required for nursing program?

    gummi bear replied to RN2BE93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A bit harsh, huh? Well, my adn program does require chem, bio, micro, a&p 1 and 2. But, even if it didn't require chem, all of which I highlighted above were reiterated in the additional science...

  5. Cant believe the nurse did.....

    gummi bear replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    Patient: "Nurse, can you adjust my pillow for me?" Nurse: "Wait a minute, I'm going to find an aide to help you." 10 minutes later, after frantically searching the hallways and finding a CNA in the...

  6. Last minute studying for Pre-entrance exam! Help..

    gummi bear replied to HollyIsabelle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just study the NLN practice exam book. Time yourself on the math section because a lot of people had trouble finishing all of the question in that section of the exam. Study the science practice...

  7. Chamberlain College of nursing - graduation rate?

    gummi bear replied to pamski0069's topic in Chamberlain College

    Please be aware of for profit schools creating user accounts on this site for the sole purpose of promoting their school. I noticed this over a year ago when I first started coming to this site, and I...

  8. Med suge I passed w/an A!!!!

    gummi bear replied to Mrsladysoul83's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    yay!!! good for

  9. Need Direct Entry to MSN with a Communications degree

    gummi bear replied to xtremesteve's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What interests you in nursing? Why do you want to become a nurse? You may want to do a bit more research on the educational requirements and the actual job description of what nurses do before you...

  10. Last Year of Pre-req's!!!!

    gummi bear replied to EJ_81's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi! I did the same thing that you're doing now. I just finished up my prereqs, and I'm in the process of applying for my school's RN program. You do not need to purchase a skeleton. Going to open labs...

  11. Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

    gummi bear replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

    This approach works for some people but not others. You may meet someone just as bullheaded as you are and clash. Oh, that's probably already happened though.

  12. Do I Stand A Chance...

    gummi bear replied to CAPina1989's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should speak to an academic advisor. I'm sure that they've helped people in your situation before. Just try your best and try to get A's in all of your prereqs because applying for nursing school...

  13. School at Work and Prereqs

    gummi bear replied to itsformonkeyhead's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did the same thing. I was a CNA in that program at the hospital of my eomplyment while going to school and completing prereqs simultaneously. The SAW program isn't that demanding, and most of the...

  14. Cheating in the Classroom

    gummi bear replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

    Paying students to do her work is enough proof of cheating, in my opinion. Screw the test

  15. Can a teacher do this?

    gummi bear replied to Dezy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    however, crappy teachers do

  16. Can a teacher do this?

    gummi bear replied to Dezy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well hun, welcome to the wonderful world of nursing. Not in regards to your A&P class, but in relation to the overwhelming negativity that you’ve just endured. THIS is what you will encounter in...

  17. What is the one thing that turns your stomach?

    gummi bear replied to FDW630's topic in General Students

    G.I. bleed smell, dirty genitalia odor, and ostomy mush

  18. They changed the requirements!!

    gummi bear replied to britthohenbrink's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school did the same thing. They went from accepting 60 students per semester to 48 Needless to say, I am panicking despite my 4.0 gpa. I'm so ready for this to be

  19. Special Needs Child Being Bullied: How can I keep my patient safe?

    gummi bear replied to Lovewhatidointx's topic in School

    I think that this situation is being swept under the rug because these are special needs children. It's unfortunate that the aide feels as if she has a right to slap someone's child. Are we allowed to...

  20. Was I at fault? the nurse embarrassed me in front of others.

    gummi bear replied to crunchytaco's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry, but I would have embarrassed her right back and said, "I didn't hear anything because I was helping out with three new admissions simultaneously. Sooooo, you listened to the call light going...

  21. How much does a cna make in illinois

    gummi bear replied to amannimommy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Depends on the facility. Anywhere from $9.00 (some nursing homes and ALFs) to $18.00 (federal

  22. State-Mandated Nurse Staffing Levels Alleviate Workloads, Leads to Lower Patient Mortality

    gummi bear replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If this were implemented in every state, then would this have an effect on the unemployment rate for nurses? I know that some hospitals have hiring freezes, but they are definitely understaffed....

  23. Am i studying enough?

    gummi bear replied to dayanara's topic in General Students

    I'm doing the exact same thing that Feistn described, and it's been working pretty well so

  24. If I hate being a Cna, should I stop pursuing Nursing?

    gummi bear replied to Pattycakes85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Whatever you decide to do, please realize that RN work does not exclude you from doing "CNA work". If you work in an ICU, (which you will probably have to in order to get into CRNA school, and some...

  25. Weeding out of nursing students

    gummi bear replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    The "weeding out process" has its advantages and disadvantages. It can be a good thing because it weeds out the students who don't put forth the time and effort into learning the material out of sheer...