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    Jefferson State Community College Summer 2013 Hopefuls

    springchick1 replied to VikeAdelik'sWife'11's topic in Alabama Nursing

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    Jefferson State - Jefferson Campus - summer 2013

    springchick1 replied to jle922's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Hey guys, I'm in the nursing program at Jeff State. MAKE SURE whenever you sign up for a CPR class that it is a class for health care providers and that it is through American Heart Assoc. they will...
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    Best WHITE scrub suggestions?

    springchick1 replied to armygirl2013's topic in General Students

    I wear either boy shorts or the female boxers that you can buy at target or Walmart. They aren't my favorite but oh well. I got the lined scrubs (we had to buys certain kind) and they aren't as lined...
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    Is there a chart of how the job task duties differ

    springchick1 replied to HeatherMax's topic in General Students

    Just keep in mind some hospitals (some, not all) are phasing out LPNs or aren't hiring them at
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    How to deal with surgeons that treat you like ****

    springchick1 replied to rncoco's topic in Operating Room

    I'm fortunate enough that the majority of the docs I work with are very pleasant and don't treat the staff bad. That being said, we do have a few that can be. If they get mouthy with me, I get mouthy...
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    When??

    springchick1 replied to BBRANRN2013's topic in General Students

    Start applying BEFORE you graduate. I would 4-6 weeks. By the time you get called in for a first and them second interview,a month may have passed. We interview people all the time who are still in...
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    2.5 gpa Best way to get accepted in nursing program?!

    springchick1 replied to nurselife21's topic in General Students

    Our acceptance was based on a GPA of 2.5 or higher and then a point system. Anyone with a GPA less than 2.5 wasn't even considered. After that, your math, A & P 1 and 2, micro, and TEAS test were...
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    Do i need Med surge exprience to work in the O.R?..

    springchick1 replied to roxy2013's topic in General Students

    I work in the OR as a scrub tech and we hire people right out of school all the
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    Why did you choose your nursing school?

    springchick1 replied to fbrlauren's topic in General Students

    I picked my nursing school based on a few things: 1. It has a great reputation and a high board pass rate. 2. It is a great location. 5 miles from my hast and all the clinical locations are within...
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    What are or were your study strategies for fundamentals of nursing?

    springchick1 replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in General Students

    I use NCLEX study guides. I'm taking the class now and they help a
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    More eek over titers/vax

    springchick1 replied to allycat77's topic in General Students

    It isn't so much a school thing (I mean, you do have to have it for school) but hospitals require it.. We have to have proof of a titer that was less than 5 years old or start the series. Round 1...
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    Should I take Peds this summer?

    springchick1 replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Students

    Are you takin any other classes this summer? I would take it jut so I wouldn't have 3 classes at once but that's just
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    First Nursing Diagnosis

    springchick1 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had my first clinical today. All we did was hospital and unit orientation,no patient care. Part of our paperwork for the day is to do a patho report and mine is on COPD. We also have to come up...
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    Favorite things you bought during RN school to help your studies?

    springchick1 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Laser printer, iPad mini, and a bottle of vanilla
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    ADN or BSN which would recommend for a mom?

    springchick1 replied to Destiny'skid's topic in General Students

    You can search this subject on the site. This question seems to be asked at least twice a week. There are probably 648,139,436 post on this subject. Ok, that may be an exaggeration:). Because of where...
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    First Nursing Diagnosis

    springchick1 replied to springchick1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We didn't actually take care of any patients today. We were just told to take our patho report and find 2 ND that would fit a patient with that disease. Thanks for the
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    best book for learning med dosage calculations?

    springchick1 replied to meghan91's topic in General Students

    I bought Dosage Calculations for Dummies book and took it back. Yes, it does explain how to work the problems but it doesn't have any practice problems. It wasn't very
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    How do you keep yourself from quitting?

    springchick1 replied to PurplePRN's topic in General Students

    I have a girl I used to work with and I tell myself over and over, "If SHE can do, I can do
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    Recent clinical has me fearful of real world nursing

    springchick1 replied to heartsgal's topic in General Students

    These are great too!
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    How do/did you study for Fundamentals of Nursing?

    springchick1 replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in General Students

    NCLEX study
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    Best tablet to use?

    springchick1 replied to brandonw's topic in General Students

    I have an iPad Mini....bought it this weekend. It's
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    OR nurse in U.S.

    springchick1 replied to gcruzRN's topic in Operating Room

    Depending on the case there is 1 circulator and 1 scrub. If it's a case where instruments have to be counted there will be 2 nurses and some of cases, like total joints, typically require 2 scrubs....
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    Surgeon closing before re-count complete

    springchick1 replied to NewOR-RN's topic in Operating Room

    The surgeon may finish closing and break scrub but we don't take any if the drapes off or wake the patient up until we hear from the radiologist that there is nothing in the
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    BP

    springchick1 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm in Fundamentals this semester and learning to take vital signs. I am having a horrible time hearing when I am taking BP. I'm in a quiet room with no distractions but I just can't seem to get it....
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    BP

    springchick1 replied to springchick1's topic in General Students

    I passed on my first attempt! Thanks for all the