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    What kind of jobs can you get while taking nursing?

    Cococure replied to love2nurse4life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    After your 1st semester of nursing school you can work as a CNA/PCT/Nurse tech in the hospital. I work as a PCT at local hospital (have my CNA lic.) before entering the nursing program and I am so...
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    Any Valencia CC students for fall 08?

    Cococure replied to Cococure's topic in Florida Nursing

    hey motyandproudofit Winter Park is a great location to work for!!! I use to work there and loved it! the staff isreally friendly and management was realy good to me... good luck coco ps call and ask...
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    Any Valencia CC students for fall 08?

    Cococure replied to Cococure's topic in Florida Nursing

    hey ebonyrn, i am very excited about starting this fall! I just had one question do you work? If so how are you managing it? How many hours are you working? I have to work so i was just...
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    Any Valencia CC students for fall 08?

    Cococure replied to Cococure's topic in Florida Nursing

    hey Audi02, I have scheduled study time in my week days everyday after class. I will work weekends only 12hr shifts and my manager is pretty flexible... yes TLC1119 I was at the orientation from 8am...
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    Any Valencia CC students for fall 08?

    Cococure replied to Cococure's topic in Florida Nursing

    hey motyandproudofit, thanks for all the info. my weak area is math and I have to work harder on that area than any other, but the math doesn't seem too difficult. I have to work no choice and it has...
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    Any Valencia CC students for fall 08?

    Cococure replied to Cococure's topic in Florida Nursing

    thanks for the advice about buying the nclex review book. how is the math in nursing school and can you use a regular calculator? also do you work at all while in school? if so, how is that working...
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    Any Valencia CC students for fall 08?

    Cococure replied to Cococure's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hey all, Thanks luv4nursing I am looking forward to starting in August I am ready for the challenge ... So where r u working now? hey mrandmrsRN ...they sent me the orientation info. at about the end...
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    New Here... Looking for Nursing School

    Cococure replied to Hello.Nurse2B's topic in Florida Nursing

    hey Hello.NurseFL I am a VCC student and you are right thye won't let you apply to the program until all your pre-reqs are finished. At SCC you can apply if most of your pre-reqs are finished but keep...
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    keiser college

    Cococure replied to kiya05tall's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hey Csantos, I have a friend who is interested in Keiser but she wants to know where are the clinical sites at in Orlando? good luck coco (going to VCC fall
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    Valencia CC Graduates or Current students?

    Cococure replied to Travellpro's topic in Florida Nursing

    hey motyandproudofit thanks for the info. I had no idea that I would have had to spend any money at orientation...I am so glad that you told me ;-) thx again
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    Valencia CC Graduates or Current students?

    Cococure replied to Travellpro's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hey and congrats!! I start in fall 08 and i am so ready!! Did you buy uniforms? if so how much did they cost? Also you do get to choose the class times? or do they assign them to you? I also heard...
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    Which CNA job would require the least lifting?

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

    Mother/baby unit NICU L&D triage Peds FYI: PCU, Med/Surg, ICU, ED etc units are just a difficult not as much patients but you have more stuff to
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    What to do while you are waiting

    Cococure replied to Faeriewand's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

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    How long were you on a waitlist?

    Cococure replied to newbeginnings07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just my 2cents ...getting a high GPA does not equal a good nurse or even passing the NCLEX...i have worked with nurses who graduated with honors and all and when they hit the floor needless to say...
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    How long were you on a waitlist?

    Cococure replied to newbeginnings07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can't really complain I didn't wait too long... I go to VCC in Central Florida and it averages about 2-3 semesters... i got in 3 semesters with a possibility of starting earlier. -Coco (starting...
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    For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    Cococure replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey all, Haven't posted in awhile but after much anticipation...I GOT IN!!! for fall 2008... finally i can see the light at the end of the tunnel
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    GPA's of accepted applicants.

    Cococure replied to joeld311's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have to agree with psychnurse...good GPA does not equal good nurse... i have seen new gn's with honors and all crash and burn when they reach the floor...so for all the students with so-so gpa's...
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    Orlando School Admissions

    Cococure replied to micaelaNBO's topic in Florida Nursing

    hey micaelaNBO I live in orlando and SCC is a great school...a good friend of mine graduated recently and she was a foreigner.. All the schools in orlando/central florida has some sort of wait...
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    Best way to memorize for A&P

    Cococure replied to AmericanChai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hey i am in A&PII right now and i take pics with my digital camera of the torso model - the lab practicals are based on the torso and also pics of the disections...I look at and study them every...
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    CNA Work In A Hospital

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

    hey, In my hospital, CNAs/PCTs can start or D/C Foley caths, D/C IV sites, give enemas, get Capillary Blood Glucose via fingerstick, transport patients, do vitals, lab draws etc..and CNA's can be...
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    Pre-nursing student... What's your job??

    Cococure replied to peacelovestar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey, i am a pre nursing student and i am in my last three classes before nursing school...being a cna has many benefits it may be gross but hey nursing can be very gross at times... i have seen so...
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    New CNA needs to know salary info

    Cococure replied to Ready2BRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    hey Ready2brn, sorry to disappoint but you can always work weekends cuz they give differential plus there is tons of overtime if you can do it. i am a cna and i have to do overtime to make ends...
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    New CNA needs to know salary info

    Cococure replied to Ready2BRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    hey can't add much but the range you have is pretty much dead on...but basically be expected to be paid on the lower end because you don't have CNA experience good luck
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    Where to start work as LPN?

    Cococure replied to April Showers's topic in Florida Nursing

    hey, Try assisted living facilities and apply to the hospitals even though they say you need 1yr experience.... all the best
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    Can you get a decent job in a hospital...

    Cococure replied to ladybella's topic in Florida Nursing

    not sure when you are but check out Orlando Regional Healthcare and Florida Hospital : Orlando's Most Preferred Hospital : Home and search the online job listings... good luck;) coco ps calling the...