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  1. School uniforms.. ugh..

    BoonersmomRN replied to Scrubz's topic in General Students

    Ours are all white too and they are hideous. We wear white see-thru scrub pants with a white button up oxford shirt and a jacket. The materials don't breathe and I sweat like disgustingly crazy in...

  2. Accepted At Ccbc Catonsville

    BoonersmomRN replied to loveu123's topic in Maryland Nursing

    smilesilove.....the rumor has always been that Essex is easier to be accepted to....but that's just rumor. I have nothing other than word of mouth to back that up by. Good luck on your TEAS test...

  3. Best way to mark your stethoscope?

    BoonersmomRN replied to spoiled_lil_sister's topic in General Students

    I have a black Littman. A;;; I did was take a metallic silver permanent marker and make little dots all over it. It's actually kind of cute and I know it's

  4. What is the DEAL with all the group projects?

    BoonersmomRN posted a topic in General Students

    After just surviving a harrowing experience with a group project in Psych ...I about vomited when I got my syllabus in the mail today for Community. The class is 5 days. 5 whopping days. 1 test...

  5. Nursing School Blues??

    BoonersmomRN replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    You are so not alone in this. I am about to begin semester 3 and all I have done all break is cry it seems. Cry or be horrendous to others it seems. *sigh*. I just got a job as well and the thought of...

  6. Hello Everyone

    BoonersmomRN replied to bomsy's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hi again boomsy If you look at a map of Maryland and find Hagerstown...pretty much everything from Hagerstown to the west is considered Western Maryland or anything in Washington, Garrett, or...

  7. What should I expect from 2nd semester of Nursing School?

    BoonersmomRN replied to blackberry4eva's topic in General Students

    Every school has a different 2nd semester it seems. So, it really all depends on what your 2nd semester will entail. Mine was Med/Surg 1 ( respiratory, endocrine, immunity, fluids, electrolytes, etc)...

  8. 100% dosage calculations?

    BoonersmomRN replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Students

    We have a 95% benchmark. 20 questions you may get 1

  9. What is the DEAL with all the group projects?

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in General Students

    When I give my children a task to do together and one of them slacks off....I can tell you this much...the others aren't punished for their slacking sibling's behavior I don't care how clean the...

  10. What is the DEAL with all the group projects?

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in General Students

    Daytonite I don't think anyone is blowing off what you are saying...for what you are saying holds a lot of truth to it. I may not have any experience in managing nurses...but I have managerial...

  11. What is the DEAL with all the group projects?

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in General Students

    I know...I get it ..it's just seems to me that if they want to teach us how to get along with others, diffuse situations with others who don't see our way, etc.....then they wouldn't allow groups to...

  12. Hello Everyone

    BoonersmomRN replied to bomsy's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Wow bomsy that's a hard question to answer for such a small state:lol2: Obviously if you want to have the most opportunities available to you - you are going to want to live somewhere in the...

  13. What clinical rotations have you done?

    BoonersmomRN replied to flygirls2's topic in General Students

    So far: Long Term Care - did Am care that's about it Acute Care on a M/S Floor- passed all meds except IV Push and prn, did basically everything else M/S on an Orthopedic Floor- cared for 3...

  14. ATI Testing is BS!

    BoonersmomRN replied to TsavarenaRN's topic in General Students

    Lucious what ATI are you taking ( what material is it covering). I guess my best advice would be to get the ATI book on whatever information you are covering and learn it their way. If you have...

  15. ATI Testing is BS!

    BoonersmomRN replied to TsavarenaRN's topic in General Students

    So far my experience with ATI has been pretty bad. Our Fundmaentals ATI was a joke it was so easy. I scored 99% percentile. Our Med/Surg 1 ATI was only on Endocrine..and 1/2 the questions were on...

  16. Am I the only one that hates clinical?

    BoonersmomRN replied to scubadooII's topic in General Students

    I have a love/hate relationship with clinicals. I love being on the floor, getting a taste of things, being out of the classroom, making people smile, etc. I hate 8 hour clinicals with 2 low acuity...

  17. Accepted At Ccbc Catonsville

    BoonersmomRN replied to loveu123's topic in Maryland Nursing

    You can apply when you are currently IN A+P II but it is better to have it completed. Your science classes hold a little more weight than the others when they look at them for admission. The TEAS...

  18. Gbmc

    BoonersmomRN replied to loveu123's topic in Maryland Nursing

    HATED their ER here as well. GBMC is a beautiful facility though and it's pretty big. I have experiences at a few hospitals now personally, work related, and clinical related. St.Agnes- hated it-...

  19. Accepted At Ccbc Catonsville

    BoonersmomRN replied to loveu123's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Congrats! I will be in my 3rd semester in Spring 07 at ccbc! You will take Fundamentals first at the teachers are GREAT!!!!! It's a LONG 14 weeks though......after that all your courses will be 6-7...

  20. The evil reign of PowerPoint Lectures

    BoonersmomRN replied to agoodusername's topic in General Students

    I love powerpoint because at my school all the lectures are also online...so if you happen to miss class at least you can get the PP's....of course it's only the outline format..and some classes give...

  21. ccbc essex students

    BoonersmomRN replied to embradsmom's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I got to CCBC Catonsville but the process is the same. You will need good grades in your pre-reqs...most people in my class were 3.5 or higher BUT the last class thatjustgot in theirs was a little...

  22. So annoying when students ask your grade

    BoonersmomRN replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    The people I am friends with in class...we will talk about our grades. Not overly so but we all look out for one another. Other people I just say " I did ok" or " better than I thought" ... to be...

  23. looking for apartments

    BoonersmomRN replied to mahoronurse's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Or Towers at University Town Center...

  24. looking for apartments

    BoonersmomRN replied to mahoronurse's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I second craigslist. The problem is that the suburbs that are right next to the city and are in nice neighborhoods...the rent is SO high. I grew up near Hyattsville and I know of this place. It's not...

  25. Pressure ulcers

    BoonersmomRN replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    Sorru- I wasn't trying to insinuate that it was ALL nursing homes doing...I was just saying the ones I have seen