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  1. >90 hr rule/college loans

    land64shark replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    I've got the over 90 problem too. I have 150+ credits and am in an ADN program. I had to appeal and they were okay with it because I did receive a previous degree. However, I am limited to only those...

  2. Staffing ratios

    land64shark replied to PHM's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm a student doing my Peds clinicals at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg. I was very surprised to find that they have a max of 4:1 on the floors. It seems like a very pleasant place to work....

  3. straight caths and students

    land64shark replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the 3rd semester of 4, ADN program. We learned foley's/ straight caths in our 2nd semester, but there were very few oportunities to practice insertions on the floor. Our first two semesters...

  4. St Petersburg Fl ??

    land64shark replied to FirstYear2005's topic in Florida Nursing

    St. Pete College has done away with their waiting list. It's now by competetive admission; a combination of pre-requisite GPA and number of co-requisite courses

  5. How many guys in your class?

    land64shark replied to Scrubz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Class of 24, 5 of them

  6. salary rate

    land64shark replied to kathykaye's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm still a student, but my patient went for dialysis today in the hospital. The RN I was talking to (from Davita) was hired 3 mo ago @ $24/hr as a new grad. This is in St.Petersburg,

  7. What Days Are Considered Weekend?

    land64shark posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you work nights, is weekend pay Fri and Sat nights or Sat and Sun

  8. Would Anyone Hire Me If.....

    land64shark posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm in school for my RN and am weighing my options of sitting for the PN-nclex after this semester. I'm currently in level 3 of 4 semesters and our school won't let us sit until completion of level 3....

  9. Psych care plans?

    land64shark replied to southernatheart's topic in General Students

    Yikes! That sounds scary. We have psyche during our 3rd semester (of 4) and we don't have to do care plans for it. Of course the psyche class and clinicals are in addition to our regular nursing 3...

  10. Spc 1st Semester Rn'ers

    land64shark replied to NRSNFL's topic in Florida Nursing

    Mrs. Slick is one of my favorite teachers ever. She is strict, but very very funny and entertaining. She can come across as scary to some, but she very much wants you to do well. I had her for level 1...

  11. OnLine Microbiology Class

    land64shark replied to electrolite2002's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took micro online at St. Petersburg College. The lab portion was things like making kimchee (pickled sour kraut) and different kinds of molds in my kitchen. I got an A, but there was a high drop...

  12. Spc 1st Semester Rn'ers

    land64shark replied to NRSNFL's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm going into level 3, so I've had a bit of experience. First semester was VERY organized with great instructors. Kind of a boot camp, but they made sure you learned what you needed to know. 2nd...

  13. Doula services for Fetal Demise, Miscarriage, Stillbirth

    land64shark replied to SuzieQ_Scrapper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Suzie, I'm pretty sure it was Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. This is the Clearwater

  14. What is your passing percentile?

    land64shark replied to Achoo!'s topic in General Students

    Passing grade is 80% at my school. They tell us that is why the school's nclex pass rate is higher than other surrounding schools with lower grading scales. I can see where that makes sense, but it...

  15. Doula services for Fetal Demise, Miscarriage, Stillbirth

    land64shark replied to SuzieQ_Scrapper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is a rather timely post for me. I just went to an in-service at the hospital on Thursday that was being offered to the OB nurses about exactly what you are talking about. The woman who spoke was...

  16. Ageism in Nursing School..

    land64shark replied to MQ Edna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually, my Nursing 2 instructor commented that this is her first class where the majority of students are "second career students".....that's polite for older. I'm 42. The oldest in the class is in...

  17. Has anyone attended the Galen Institute for the R.N. program?

    land64shark replied to NurseT17's topic in Florida Nursing

    A word of warning on bridging over to RN from LPN at SPC. I too was looking into that route by first getting my LPN from PTEC. Then I found out that the bridge program is THREE semesters. The entire...

  18. how much chemistry do you need to know for nursing school?

    land64shark replied to user9876's topic in General Students

    Same here. Not needed as a pre-requisite nor for

  19. Get Your Own?

    land64shark replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    My 2 cents. I have my family (husband, 3 kids and myself) covered privately with Blue Cross/Blue Shield. However, I have it through a group plan with the Farm Bureau. Mind you I live in the middle of...

  20. Is anyone else still waiting on financial aid?

    land64shark replied to RN2bemommyof3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would put money on it that you can register anyway. They don't need/expect you to pay for it right then and there. I registered for classes in early June, but the due date for the fees isn't until...

  21. opinions about epidurals

    land64shark replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had 3 babies. I was pretty naive going in for the first delivery. I had no preconceived plan for pain control. I thought I had a high pain threshold and would probably be okay without meds, but I...

  22. Online classes

    land64shark replied to surfavalon86's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I was judging by own school. (I guess I shouldn't do that.) However, I DID take A&P 1 and 2 and Microbiology INCLUDING labs completely online. I just needed to show up physically for midterm...

  23. Online classes

    land64shark replied to surfavalon86's topic in General Nursing

    There is no designation on your transcript that your class was taken online. It's worth the same as any other class and no way to tell whether you took it online or in the

  24. expired classes

    land64shark replied to clairedeauville's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My community college and the one in the next county NEVER expire classes! I was quite surprised when I was inquiring about becoming a radiography technician (didn't go that route anyway) that my...

  25. Chemistry?! Pls help

    land64shark replied to lostinparadise's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Lostinparadise, Can I assume you are talking about St. Pete College's ADN program? I'm curious if their RN to BSN program requires chem since their ADN does