Quetzalcoatl

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  1. Will My B- in anatomy affect my california nursing school acceptance

    Quetzalcoatl replied to Oconnurse92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They'd have to be extremely daft to reject that. I had to retake it myself. Your GPA is great, you'll be right at the top. I don't live in CA but nursing schools aren't like that. You're a whole...

  2. patient to tech rations

    Quetzalcoatl replied to johsonmichelle's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    That's a heavy load. You have to wash 25 babies yourself? I hope you don't have to assist with setting up or aiding the mothers in bathing. Sounds like your nurses need to take some of that

  3. patient to tech rations

    Quetzalcoatl replied to johsonmichelle's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Load depends on your unit type. It also seems to depend on the budget of each unit and how idiotic the unit managers are. Surigcal units would ideally have fewer patients per CNA than ambulatory ones,...

  4. HESI A2: Don't stress- Tips from a recent test taker!

    Quetzalcoatl replied to twolittleleaves's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I took the HESI A2 minus the science a couple weeks ago. The math includes: Percents, fractions (add, divide, multiply, divide), decimals, some word problems, ratios, and conversion tables such as...

  5. HELP!!!! Failed RN exit 4 times I need HELP!

    Quetzalcoatl replied to Nurs0804's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    This is kind of vague. What portions did you

  6. Denver School of Nursing - October 2015 start date

    Quetzalcoatl replied to MntEMStoBSN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Cost of living loans if you have no support system. No other way. Denver rents are high due to lots of out of staters flooding

  7. Screwed Over by My School

    Quetzalcoatl replied to Brilton's topic in General Students

    Wow what a bunch of incompetent buffoons. When they don't contact you back, that's just disrespectful. They deserve whatever is coming to

  8. My first day in nursing classes

    Quetzalcoatl replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Required for what? Does it have to be a laptop or does a tablet

  9. Why Colorado Nurses need a Union

    Quetzalcoatl replied to mikkie1317's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Yes, we need a union. Kaiser RNs make about $10 more an hour than hospital

  10. Yet another DSN thread

    Quetzalcoatl replied to rgilette's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I'm going to guess you took the BSN program as that since hospitals no longer really taken RN applicants, the ADN people are shuttled to nursing homes

  11. I don't understand anatomy, but I did well in patho!!

    Quetzalcoatl replied to stacylethani's topic in General Students

    Sad that in A&P you learn things you don't need. I work with a hospitalist that agrees; she said you don't need the anatomy as you can Google it if you want, but you use the physiology. I also did...

  12. Nursing Textbooks

    Quetzalcoatl posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hello all. I'm looking on info for nursing textbooks. For my prereqs I saved a ton of money by buying a used previous edition of the same book and using it instead, as the only differences were...

  13. New Grad outlook in Denver

    Quetzalcoatl replied to shadricks's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Do they really? Centura offered me a $3 pay CUT over my current CNA wage with nearly 10 years inpatient telemetry experience. I may have to look into

  14. New Grad outlook in Denver

    Quetzalcoatl replied to shadricks's topic in Colorado Nursing

    You're right it is. I just got priced out of Capitol Hill after 25 years because every block has at least 3 out of state license plates parked on it - I counted for several days out of curiosity a few...

  15. Early 50s Too Late?

    Quetzalcoatl replied to sheilam426's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in my mid 40s and about to start an ADN program. It's not an issue if you regularly exercise yourself, specifically muscular strength. I do free weights and some machines at least twice a week. I...

  16. Advice for a pre-nursing student!

    Quetzalcoatl replied to mikayyCNA_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CNAs have reasonably high turnover as a lot of us are using the job as a stepping stone to nursing. There are few career CNAs that stick around longterm. I would think expressing your interest in...

  17. Becoming a nurse is no longer an option for me?

    Quetzalcoatl replied to KAThftf's topic in General Students

    I don't see why not wanting to take an unnecessary credit risk is hindering someone, especially when there are other children in the

  18. Becoming a nurse is no longer an option for me?

    Quetzalcoatl replied to KAThftf's topic in General Students

    Part of that depends on where you

  19. Early 50s Too Late?

    Quetzalcoatl replied to sheilam426's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nope. Go for it. I've seen a few new doctors in their 50s. Several new nurses. It's only too late if you're belly

  20. Nursing Textbooks

    Quetzalcoatl replied to Quetzalcoatl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Good idea, thanks. What I've seen with science, English, psychology, etc -- excluding math which changes examples and questions every edition so you're forced to buy the new one -- is that they...

  21. What can I do to make my application more competitive?

    Quetzalcoatl replied to Medic362's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Your resume as it stands is more than enough. I have no idea what you're worried

  22. Advice for a pre-nursing student!

    Quetzalcoatl replied to mikayyCNA_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You may wish to research the LPN market in your area. Here in Colorado, LPN jobs are few and far between and hospitals are switching to magnet status which means they want BSNs. If you want an easier...

  23. Swedish Medical Center Residency 2015

    Quetzalcoatl replied to HopefulMagnolia's topic in School, College Programs

    Which

  24. Classes to take while waiting

    Quetzalcoatl replied to bridgegeisler's topic in General Students

    Ask them if you can take any nursing classes early for transfer including pharmacology. I've already done this with nutrition and pathophysiology and my school accepted them, meaning my 1st quarter...

  25. Becoming a nurse is no longer an option for me?

    Quetzalcoatl replied to KAThftf's topic in General Students

    What? The mother doesn't want her dependent on her. It's something she can take care of herself and she needs to do