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    Advice for a future CNA student? :)

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

    Thank you all for your input! @breezycna, I have been told that it is very different actually working as a CNA...Thankfully I have a few personal connections to people at a facility that likes to hire...
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    How to make an A in a&p1?

    maddiem replied to Apples9847's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I managed to get an A in both A&P courses. What worked best for me was making charts, flash cards, and working in the open lab 2 days a week with the models. You can't just study off of pictures,...
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    Anatomy Lab-Muscles

    maddiem replied to Vmyracle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You need to spend at least 2 days a week going to the lab and handling the models for about 2 hours. Your school should have open lab hours. My library also had models for us to check out. That is the...
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    Anatomy help!!

    maddiem replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The best way to learn structures is to spend time in the lab with the models. My school had open lab hours and it really helped me prepare for lab practicals! I went to open lab once or twice a week....
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    To much time wasted on classes that have nothing to do with Nursing!!!

    maddiem replied to Mschwab316's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've actually learned a lot from my gen ed classes...it gives you good critical thinking skills which will be very helpful in nursing school. You have to look at it that way or else you will think its...
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    Question for second year nursing students

    maddiem replied to katrinad's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would highly recommend getting your Certified Nursing Assistant license before going to nursing school. It's just one class that generally takes 8 weeks. It will get you in the swing of things when...
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    Please help. Got an academic dishonesty record on my transcript.

    maddiem replied to yvette1222's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    With nursing school being so competitive these days, it might affect you. If its between you and someone else for a spot in a program...they will most likely choose someone who does not have an...
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    Do Not Underestimate the Difficulty Level of Nursing School

    maddiem replied to tenjuna's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Love this post! Thank
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    A&P before Microbiology??

    maddiem replied to 7237dallas's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Take micro after A&P! I did gen bio, A&P 1 and 2, and then
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    How should I prepare?

    maddiem replied to Van_Huynh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would work on your English speaking, reading, and listening skills first before taking any pre-nursing class. It will be a lot easier for you to understand the material being taught to you if you...
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    Getting into a Good, cheap nursing school

    maddiem replied to bpharkins7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I see a lot of people saying that schools will accept people with 2.50 GPA's...But really, that's just the minimum GPA that you can have to *apply* to the program! I really don't know anyone who has...
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    Accredited vs. Not

    maddiem replied to Spartanguy625's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If the program isn't accredited don't even bother!! You won't be able to take the NCLEX if you don't go to an accredited school! Stay
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    Can I still get into clinicals?

    maddiem replied to Kwaters001's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Please don't take what I'm about I say the wrong way. I'm absolutely for anyone who wants to be a nurse! But I think at this time in your life, pursuing nursing might not be the best idea. You should...
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    Naive high school student here! Should I go for nursing or become a pre-med student?

    maddiem replied to succinate's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want to work with people who are deaf/have hearing disabilities you should seriously look into being a speech/language pathology major at your undergrad school. If you major in speech/language...
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    Summer Classes

    maddiem replied to Nurse2b7337's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Critical Thinking and Intro to Visual Arts (both 8 week online courses) and I'll be taking a CNA certification class 3 days a week for 8 weeks! Going to be a busy summer but so worth it!!! Applying to...
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    How many are going straight for your BSN?

    maddiem replied to HeatherMax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Me!! I live in the Chicago area and it's almost impossible to get a job in a hospital unless you have a BSN...unless you want to work in LTC. I figure if I get my ADN I'll want to get my BSN...
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    Which nursing program should I pick?

    maddiem replied to hkim12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you been accepted to these school's actual nursing programs or have you not completed any of your perquisite courses and you're just applying to the school's themselves in general? Just wondering...
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    Teacher offering Ativan scripts....?

    maddiem replied to I's and... Oh's's topic in General Students

    Are you sure this instructor wasn't joking around? It's very common for instructors to crack jokes about anti anxiety meds and things like that...I can't imagine an instructor announcing to the class...
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    Whiners in the classroom?!?!?!

    maddiem replied to rj2011's topic in General Students

    I'm not in nursing school yet...(this fall!!) But when was in A&P 2 last year there were a group of people in my class that were just like this. They complained about EVERYTHING! Study guides...
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    Have any of te nursing students here ever considered medschool ?

    maddiem replied to monikah's topic in General Students

    There is only a very select amount of people in the nursing field who consider going to medical school. Most of us are becoming nurses because we really enjoy patient contact and the experience of it....
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    Pre-Nursing Help

    maddiem replied to blukoi13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Seems like you're just a little confused about how to approach figuring out what prerequisite courses you need to take and which programs are out there/that you want to apply to. Basically there are...
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    Not taking the traditional rout to nursing school...

    maddiem posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello Everyone! I've been a user on this website for over a year now and for a long time I've had every intention of apply to an undergraduate nursing school. I graduated high school in 2010 and I've...
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    Will I get into Chamberlain?

    maddiem replied to HusainW's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm applying to Chamberlain for the fall. I graduated high school in 2010. I decided to go to community college first because it was going to save me a ton of money! Chamberlain is a for profit school...
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    Is there a standard list of pre-recs for Bsn somewhere?

    maddiem replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Each school will have different requirements. To the first poster above, I've never known a school to accept A&P without a lab. So original poster, I would not take a science as without a lab....
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    Favorite things you bought during RN school to help your studies?

    maddiem replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Love this thread! I'm applying for the fall :) All this info is going to be so