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  1. Where will you be working when you pass NCLEX????

    BoonersmomRN replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    NICU!!!!!!!!!! NCLEX 1/16 Start work

  2. Taking the NCLEX in January? Stop in here...

    BoonersmomRN replied to allthingsbright's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OK my date is the 16th at 8 am EVery single open test date in MD is at 8 am between now and March....UGH I am SO not a morning

  3. Does GPA Matter?

    BoonersmomRN replied to Nurse McDreamy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I suppose it all depends on the hospital, etc. I had to maintain a 3.5 to remain on my hospital's student scholar program while I was in school. They paid all my tuition and gave me extra money and I...

  4. baltimore..what's it like

    BoonersmomRN replied to kingedward's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I have lived in/near Baltimore my entire life. I am now out in the 'burbs but only about 2 miles from the city. Baltimore is a great city with some really bad parts. Unfortunately the bad parts can be...

  5. Taking the NCLEX in January? Stop in here...

    BoonersmomRN replied to allthingsbright's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am testing mid Jan. I studied for the last week about 2 hours a day. I am taking off the week of Christmas-New Years. Starting Jan 2 I am planning on spending a good 4-6 hours a day. I am mainly...

  6. Waiting on ATT letter...

    BoonersmomRN replied to Aedana's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Got it today and signed up! Im in early mid Jan but Im in! First week of Jan was all booked

  7. Anyone NOT taking NCLEX prep course?

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I NEED to work and I am hired into the NICU and my manager there said I had to pass NCLEX first. Honestly I think I will be fine...just freaking out like I do before every

  8. Rounding up grades

    BoonersmomRN replied to kakalika's topic in General Students

    Nope no rounding where I went to school. Every A I missed was by less than a

  9. Waiting on ATT letter...

    BoonersmomRN replied to Aedana's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated Dec 10th and still

  10. Anyone NOT taking NCLEX prep course?

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No it doesn't I do have the Kaplan book and disc....haven't used it yet...is it

  11. The most horrible things instuctor's say...

    BoonersmomRN replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OMG our nursing DIRECTOR told a fellow student that if he wasn't " so jewish" he wouldnt have needed to miss so many clinical days and that is why he failed in make ups. COULDNT BELIEVE MY

  12. Feelings about graduation

    BoonersmomRN replied to jennygirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definately BEATING DOWN THE DOOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We all were burnt out to a crisp and over

  13. ATI predictor

    BoonersmomRN replied to ava'smomRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took it today and got the 99th % as well. My individual score was 82.1%. My instructor told me that I did an amazing job with it......and I ALSO swore I was bombing it lol. I plan on taking my...

  14. Commuting to Towson

    BoonersmomRN replied to goldenstarkist's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I live in Catonsville and I work at GBMC so I can speak to this from total experience! It ALL depends on what time you hit 695 in the morning. If you hit it before 630 or after 9 am you should be...

  15. CCBC-Catonsville Prenursing Spring Semester

    BoonersmomRN replied to sannmidd's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Our class started with 63 and 29 of us from the original group made it. We did pick up some people who had fallen behind from classes above us. As for dosage TAKE YOUR TIME. You have PLENTY of time....

  16. ati RN comprehensive predictor 3.0

    BoonersmomRN replied to mark3274's topic in General Students

    Oh this is good news. I take it on Tuesday afternoon. I took the practice RN comprehensive and got a 83%. It was 200 questions. You just made me smile...everyone is sweating this exam big time...

  17. CCBC-Catonsville Prenursing Spring Semester

    BoonersmomRN replied to sannmidd's topic in Maryland Nursing

    You will actually have both. I know it looks in the catalog like you will have one or the other but they actually both teach the course. They are both wonderful and will give you an excellent...

  18. CCBC-Catonsville Prenursing Spring Semester

    BoonersmomRN replied to sannmidd's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Awww I remember Dr. Gorski. I had her for A+P 1. She WAS tough but wow she was a great teacher. Take Dr. kaiser for Micro! He's awesome! I can't help you with Psych 103...my professor was a...

  19. Age you will/were graduated?

    BoonersmomRN replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I graduate this December. I will be

  20. CCBC-Catonsville Waiting list

    BoonersmomRN replied to sannmidd's topic in Maryland Nursing

    They do have a small waiting list. When I started ( Spring 06) our class was told that normally every starting class will have " 1 or 2" people who got in from the waiting list. It all depends on if...

  21. A good Pathophysiology textbook?

    BoonersmomRN replied to Moondance's topic in General Students

    We use this one Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults And Children Fifth Edition (Hardcover) by Kathryn L. McCance (Author), Sue E. Huether (Author) I love it. It has everything I...

  22. Help for TEAS test?

    BoonersmomRN replied to butterflygirl's topic in General Students

    I also thought the TEAS was easy. I never bought the study guide ( I also didnt know there was one)..and I had been out of college for QUITE awhile before I returned and had to take the TEAS. I...

  23. No She/he Did Not!!!

    BoonersmomRN replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    Oh no she did not just say to the patient who mentioned her husband had passed away " That Sucks" Oh no she did not ( same girl) tell a mom with a colicky newborn " Oh just throw in a few SCOOPS of...

  24. Digoxin Question

    BoonersmomRN replied to SA2BDOCTOR's topic in Patient Medications

    Because while digoxin strengthens CONTRACTILITY( strength of pumping action) it also slows down the heart RATE(beats per minute). 2 different actions..hence you wouldnt give it if an apical pulse is...

  25. Do you work night clinicals?

    BoonersmomRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    I had night clinicals for a few courses but my goodness we were never there past 10pm. I feel for