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    Has Anyone Taken Biomedical Ethics?

    nguyency77 replied to x_factor's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The teacher I had for that class doesn't seem to be teaching it anymore. Hm... I wonder if we're in the same geographical area! Where I am, that class is always full because everyone in the health...
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    Got accepted!!!!

    nguyency77 replied to flying_ace2's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!!
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    How many of of you are BLS certified?

    nguyency77 replied to dkmamato3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had to get it in order to be a CNA. :) But I only have 6 months left on it.
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    Pre-Nursing Anxieties

    nguyency77 replied to jonesel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not sure how it is in your program, but with mine...They structured most of the classes to overlap, so the material is really stressed over and over. I wouldn't worry about very minute details,...
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    Bio,Chemistry,Labs,Nutrition and more?

    nguyency77 replied to candystriper910's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I found that Khan Academy can be very helpful for chemistry and biology. I had no problem with those classes, but some friends of mine did. The guy on Khan Academy is a really good teacher; he makes...
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    Has Anyone Taken Biomedical Ethics?

    nguyency77 replied to x_factor's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took that class a while ago. It was philosophy. We only had to write one paper, and tests were over the reading. There were short answers like "What did author ________ say about abortion?" The...
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    Student nurse and Video games.

    nguyency77 replied to jazon77's topic in General Students

    My little brother just finished Level I in his PN program. The PN program is through our public school district, though. A&P, nutrition, and other classes are taught IN the program. Throughout the...
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    What are your ultimate goals?

    nguyency77 replied to Nursingstudent93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm so excited for clinicals this coming semester; I'm keeping an open mind! I want to work in addictions, corrections, and adolescent psych but I'm definitely not limiting myself to those areas. My...
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    Pre-nursing (BSN) Student admission competition?

    nguyency77 replied to zackdesot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Zack! I heard from many people before I applied to my BSN program that it would be highly competitive. The advisers kept insisting that the minimum GPA to get in is a 3.8. I applied with a 4.1...
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    patho..

    nguyency77 replied to mle2015's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I like this book called Pathophysiology: A Clinical Approach by Carie Braun and Cindy Anderson. Our class used it for Patho I and Patho II. It breaks down the diseases into chapters like "Infection"...
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    It Can Be Done!

    nguyency77 replied to ksecatero21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Great job,
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    Study habits

    nguyency77 replied to GivingLove's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    @Chelsea13: If I could love your post a million times, I would. Making my schedule...right
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    Final exams over, how did u do?

    nguyency77 replied to cee cee g's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck! Let us know how it goes; I bet you'll get in! I did pretty well this semester. Got 2 A+'s and 3 A's. :) Now to relax as much as I can before nursing school in 3
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    Am i a nerd

    nguyency77 replied to cnastriving2brn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm always ahead. I don't do well if I show up to a new class unprepared. There's nothing wrong with being nerdy. :) After all, at the end of the day we nerds come out on
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    How old were you when starting prereqs and did it discourage you?

    nguyency77 replied to princesax11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations!! :) Best wishes for your new
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    Can I still get into nursing school with an F on my transcript?

    nguyency77 replied to AsherBashers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school did this too, but word on the street is that they're going to look at pre-requisite GPA ONLY so that it will be fair. Too many people were taking random...
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    How many people in your class?

    nguyency77 replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

    For Intro to Biology and Intro to Chemistry, we had like 300 people. For A&P I and II, we had 250. Patho I & II had 90 people each. Pharmacology had 60. Microbiology had about 120. My cohort...
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    How old were you when starting prereqs and did it discourage you?

    nguyency77 replied to princesax11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started my pre-requisites right when I turned 17. I just turned 19, and was accepted to start a BSN program in less than a month. A good portion of my cohort are in middle-age and changing careers!...
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    Study habits

    nguyency77 replied to GivingLove's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I tried not to think of it in terms of how "long" I studied, but rather how well I studied. :) With micro, I liked to draw diagrams or concept maps for all the types of organisms. I said the names out...
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    $8.25 an hour...*** is this normal?

    nguyency77 replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In NM, some places were trying to hire CNAs for $7.75 before our minimum wage got raised to $8.50. I agree with TheCommuter. Unfortunately, that may be the
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    Newbie CNA-What Its Like

    nguyency77 replied to racegirl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks for sharing your experience! I hope it will help someone.
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    nguyency77 replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    @BlueDevil, DNP: I was really thinking of your avatar when someone said that men don't wear nursing
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    nguyency77 replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    Oh, for goodness' sake... Just wear
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    Husband rant...kinda long.

    nguyency77 replied to jamieekins's topic in General Students

    When I was 8, my mom went back to work from being a stay-at-home mom. She worked long, hard hours. Thus, my brother and I were left at home with my dad. We ate Vienna sausages with Tabasco, Burger...
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    Be patient! Don't give up!

    nguyency77 replied to RadBrad's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations!!! I am very, very happy for