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  1. Any SWOCC Nursing Students here?

    housecat1216 posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hi, I moved from Coos Bay this past summer, and just found this WEB site. Is there anyone out there who started the nursing program at SWOCC this past Fall? I was accepted, but had to turn it down...

  2. What do you think???

    housecat1216 replied to galaxy781's topic in General Nursing

    I thought that most colleges require students for whom english is a second language to pass some type of proficency test in order to be admitted? Hopefully her skills will improve as time goes by, if...

  3. Question about pre-employment drug testing

    housecat1216 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    It is highly unlikely that any of those drugs are still in your system. Besides, if you were prescribed the medicine and took it as prescribed, you don't have anything to worry about. They are going...

  4. Really bad GPA please help!

    housecat1216 replied to chico's topic in General Nursing

    It is never worth lying about anything...it will always come back to get you. One of the most important things in nursing is ethics. You dont' want to start it all with a

  5. Really bad GPA please help!

    housecat1216 replied to chico's topic in General Nursing

    I was accepted at the University of Maryland at Baltimore even though my previous GPA was like a 1.6. (Lots of party little study) However, 20 years latter, I have a 4.0 in all of prereqs, so my over...

  6. Cone Biopsy

    housecat1216 replied to zambezi's topic in General Nursing

    I had a cone biopsy in 1988 following class IV PAP that did not resolve after cyro and colposcopy. Had general in small hospital and went home same day. I had just had a baby several months prior,...

  7. Epidurals

    housecat1216 replied to hello2you's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is a good thread on this topic in the Nurse Anesthetist section. It is entitled UCSF OB Anesthesia Meeting on pg 4 of the thread. I'll try to make a link, but I'm pretty new at this:...

  8. Repost, Hi, I'm new

    housecat1216 replied to NJNess's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should quit, for what it is worth. You are so close and while it may be embarrassing, you are not the only one who has ever failed. You will have new classmates, make new friends,...

  9. A&P Coloring books?

    housecat1216 replied to Glimmer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i thought it was a waste of time. my mother has gone back to school and is taking a&p right now, she draws everything out herself...but then she is much more talented that way then i

  10. Which class is more difficult?

    housecat1216 replied to matsgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P I and Micro at the same time and made an A in both. I thought Micro was harder, but very interesting. I loved the

  11. Hopkins vs. UMD

    housecat1216 replied to JenniferC's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hi Tanya, I sent you an email, let me know if you didn't receive it.

  12. Hopkins vs. UMD

    housecat1216 replied to JenniferC's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hi Tanya, I haven't lived in NO for 20 years, but I do go back and visit. I lived in the French Quarter, my mother is an artist and worked on Jackson Square. To be honest, the place has changed so...

  13. Hopkins vs. UMD

    housecat1216 replied to JenniferC's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hi Peachy, I am starting the traditional program this Fall. JHU does not seem to be terribly gpa oriented. They really do look at the whole person: work experiences, overcoming difficulties,...

  14. Looking for Accelerated Microbiology Course!!

    housecat1216 replied to jwillhite's topic in General Nursing

    Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, OR usually has an acelerated microbiology class through the summer...if there is enough interest. It is geared toward health care providers. The...

  15. 1950s nursing

    housecat1216 replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    I really enjoyed your post, it was quite compelling. Have you ever considered writing? Your post could easily be expanded into a very interesting short story. You should give it some thought....

  16. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    housecat1216 replied to straba's topic in General Students

    Hey, I'm starting Johns Hopkins in Sept. Wasn't it Groucho Marx who said he wouldn't want to be in any club that would have him? PS: I don't think you can be dumb in any sense of the word, if you...

  17. Hopkins vs. UMD

    housecat1216 replied to JenniferC's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Tamm1 That's great news, Im so happy for you. Now, I will wait for my phone to ring, but even if it dosen't, I'm going to Hopkins! I figured out that the diff in tuition for out of-state resident...

  18. The Best and Worst things about being a male nurse

    housecat1216 replied to Doug85's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hi Guys, I am starting a BSN program this Fall to begin my second career. I spent the last 20 years in the military, so I am used to working in an almost all male environment. (I am female) It only...

  19. anesthesia techs

    housecat1216 replied to sarahmarion123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sorry, I got that when I re-read your post after I had already

  20. Hopkins vs. UMD

    housecat1216 replied to JenniferC's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you know that I received my acceptance letter today from the University of Maryland for the traditional BSN program. I think I've already decided on JHU, but gosh the...

  21. Hello everyone....

    housecat1216 replied to smithabiby's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hi, I just received my acceptance letter in the mail today, but for the traditional program. Hope you have good news soon. Also, very good WEB site is http://www.mhec.state.md.us for financial aid,...

  22. anesthesia techs

    housecat1216 replied to sarahmarion123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am also a nursing student interested in CRNA, and from what I have heard you need to work in critical care for a year or two. I would think that you definitly need to work under your RN license and...

  23. Hopkins vs. UMD

    housecat1216 replied to JenniferC's topic in Maryland Nursing

    We found a Townhouse in Havre de Grace this weekend, and put a deposit down on it. We are moving in around the 1st of May. I hope the commute won't be too horrible. When we meet on the first, I'm...

  24. Hopkins vs. UMD

    housecat1216 replied to JenniferC's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I don't have any news! I wish it was Sept already, terrible to wish time away like that. I think the Financial Aid Packages will be mailed out today, at least I hope so. I checked out the yahoo...

  25. Hopkins vs. UMD

    housecat1216 replied to JenniferC's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Casual sounds good to me. California, huh? I moved out here from Coos Bay, OR, my last assignment in the Coast Guard. I'm sorry I missed the chat, but maybe I'll check out the Yahoo chat for...