SopranoKris MSN, RN, NP

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MSN APRN AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC

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    Can some of you share your acceptance to a nursing school?

    SopranoKris replied to dayanan715's topic in General Students

    Frankly, it doesn't matter what we did to get in. It only matters what criteria your program uses to admit students. Each program is different. I had a 4.0 pre-req GPA but that only got me 126 out...
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    Summer Classes

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

    Still have one week left to go! Can't wait to be done. We've been dealing with so much family medical drama this summer, so all my free time has been at the hospital. School has been secondary this...
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    It's been 5 yrs since I've taken pre-requisite courses, should I retake them?

    SopranoKris replied to cmalabay's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not necessarily. It depends on that particular school's admissions requirements. Our school counts the highest of the two grades. However, they won't take any courses older than 5 years and...
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    Communication Advice for Nursing Students

    SopranoKris replied to Teresag_CNS's topic in General Students

    #1 is great advice (well, they all are). My father in law was in the ICU on Friday on a ventilator and a family member asked what a ventilator was. Before I could describe it, another one piped up...
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    Opinion on your uniforms?

    SopranoKris replied to green34's topic in General Students

    I love our scrubs! They are royal blue with the school's logo and "Nursing" embroidered on the top. We are required to wear a white crew neck shirt underneath the scrubs for modesty. I really like...
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    Most Challenging Prereq?

    SopranoKris replied to rednotebook's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Pharmacology was the toughest pre-req for me. The volume of reading plus quizzes & med math minimums of 90% or better made it a challenge. I was taking 17 credits that semester and Pharm ate up...
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    Phlebotomy Class Worth It?

    SopranoKris replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

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    Phlebotomy Class Worth It?

    SopranoKris replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    Phlebotomy will help you learn to find good veins. You don't get to learn to insert IVs, which is a completely different technique. However, if you're good a finding veins on people who are...
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    Reconstituted math problems. HELP

    SopranoKris replied to KellyT1001's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You made an error in your Drug Calculation step. The ratios aren't correct (think mL
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    Lab coats

    SopranoKris replied to rse3's topic in General Students

    We're allowed to wear a lab coat over our street clothes in lieu of scrubs for sim lab only. Otherwise, we have to wear the standard uniform. I have a lab coat from completing my phlebotomy...
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    Class of 2015

    SopranoKris replied to MommaTy's topic in General Students

    I just found out we have to buy 3 more books for Fall semester That makes 26 books
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    semester before nursing school

    SopranoKris replied to BSNinprogress22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took 17 credits (6 classes) in the Fall semester and maintained a 4.0, so it's do-able. You just have to stay very organized. I took: Physiology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Microbiology Lab,...
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    LCC 2013 Applicant Roll Call

    SopranoKris replied to SopranoKris's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It would have been nice to know up front. Yet more $$ to spend....but happy that I'm in the position to do this. Can't wait for August
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    Confused..

    SopranoKris replied to SueBlue's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It varies from school to school. In our school, if you're working on pre-reqs, then you're a Pre-Nursing major. You can chose to fulfill the AS or AA degree requirements as you're working on pre-reqs....
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    LCC 2013 Applicant Roll Call

    SopranoKris replied to SopranoKris's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hey, LCC Nurses-to-be! Not sure if you've seen the new link on the Accepted Student page, but we have yet another background check we have to run besides iCHAT. We'll get an e-mail from the nursing...
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    How much do they let you customize your program/select your clinicals at your school?

    SopranoKris replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    We don't get to choose anything. We are placed and go where they tell us. There are clinical sites close by and there are some that are over an hour's drive away. Hoping mightily for a site close...
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    Clinicals, really not prep for real world?

    SopranoKris replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Students

    Speak up when you're on the floor and let the preceptor or charge nurse know you'd really like to get more hands on experience, so if there's an IV, etc., you'd like to do
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    How difficult is Intro to Nursing class? Also need help on choosing a biology

    SopranoKris replied to FayLynn87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would suggest general Micro. Pathogenic micro usually assumes you have a background in bio and/or micro (depends on your
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    HELP!!!

    SopranoKris replied to Kdrenee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want to go on for your Masters, do NOT go to a for-profit school. The credits rarely transfer and are usually not recognized by other
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    Nervous about Chemistry

    SopranoKris replied to lvnibclc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is it an intro level Chem course (no previous chem in high school or college) or is this a full blown Chem I course? If it's an intro level Chem, relax. It's not as intense as you think. If it's a...
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    Class of 2015

    SopranoKris replied to MommaTy's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!
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    stethoscope

    SopranoKris replied to Nursing_Student'15's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got my Littman Classic SE II for $65. It's great!
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    Is the application process through a community college a lottery?

    SopranoKris replied to Sofia15's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Each school has different admissions protocols. Our school admits based on a points system. No lottery or waiting list (although they do have an alternate list in case people drop their seats once...
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    Do you have any advice for someone about to start their nursing prerequisities?

    SopranoKris replied to ZenNurseStudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You're 19, so you're young and I'm framing this response to your particular situation. I have seen countless kids in my pre-reqs (I'm 43) simply not show up for class or chronically come in late....
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    Class of 2015

    SopranoKris replied to MommaTy's topic in General Students

    I agree! Instead of $1,500 for all my books (19 of them ) I was able to get them all for