13thSpade

13thSpade has 9 years experience.

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1. EL CENTRO ADN - 1st semester

   13thSpade replied to ajpesina's topic in Texas Nursing

   I just graduated from this program last week, the first semester was cake! My number one piece of advice is to print your objective sheets and use them to study. No matter what your instructor says...

2. pls need a quick ans. re: Elcentro College

   13thSpade replied to luchy's topic in Texas Nursing

   El Centro does not give extra points for doing classes at DCCCD. Check out the info packet for their specific points/ranking...

3. ECG

   13thSpade replied to markgolfa's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   wap (wandering atrial pacemaker) is when the cardiac pacemaker alternates between the sa node and the av node, resulting in p wave changes. the normal sinus beats will have typical p waves, while the...

4. Really dumb question

   13thSpade replied to Mama_Cashew's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   At my college it was referred to as an Associates in Applied Science (Nursing A.A.S.), but the teachers and my employer have always said ADN. No question is a dumb question. It's the "RN" that...

5. My program sucks!!!!

   13thSpade replied to European's topic in Men in Nursing

   I'm the only guy in my nursing class, and 1 of only 3 guys on the PCU I work on. You get used to it, but its frustrating when everything you hear is "Hey ladies,..."

6. Did you go to your pinning ceremony?

   13thSpade replied to SummitRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I'm skipping graduation, but going to the pinning. I don't really have a choice, my instructor told me today that I'm doing the

7. How many days till your pinning ceremony?

   13thSpade replied to Wifeoffireman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   31

8. ADN or BSN

   13thSpade replied to raqi89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   My suggestion is go for the ADN first. The pay is the same for RN or BSN, and you can start working sooner. Do the ADN program, get a job, make some money, and let the facility pay for your RN-BSN...

9. What's so great about a pinning ceremony?

   13thSpade replied to SummitRN's topic in General Students

   you can do both, or neither, its up to you. i'm skipping the graduation and just attending the pinning. if it was up to me, i would prefer to skip both, but the pinning is just as much for the...

10. El centro nursing program fall 2012??

    13thSpade replied to SarahLindsey's topic in Texas Nursing

    Good luck everyone! I'm in my last month of the ADN program through El Centro, and I really enjoyed

11. Obstetrics Clinicals SCARE me so much im considering dropping out :(

    13thSpade replied to canadiandude's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I know what you're going through. I was the only male student in our class, and my OB rotation was hell. I was already a nervous wreck going into it, and the staff made it 10 times worse. I wasn't...