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  1. New RN Nursing Student

    applesxoranges replied to rubyagnes's topic in General Students

    I would see if you can find out about scrubs/supplies requirements. We had to buy a stethoscope, scrubs, bandage scissors, hemostats, and pen light. You can find awesome discounts on scrubs and...

  2. Full-time job while in Nursing school fears

    applesxoranges replied to saltgeorge's topic in General Students

    Almost all of the teachers are willing to send out a syllabus on the condition it may change before you get it if they have one. I would also see how flexible is your job. A lot of my clinicals run...

  3. DNR's that do not mean a thing!! Help...

    applesxoranges replied to kati.corirossi's topic in General Students

    In my state we have to have a copy of the

  4. Nurse Externship vs. Patient Care Tech summer job?

    applesxoranges replied to AliciaAdams's topic in General Students

    It depends on the hospital and even the department. The floor's nurse externs are basically patient care techs but they earn a little bit more. However, our nurse externs can do a bit more like put...

  5. which road to take ( kind of long)

    applesxoranges replied to jessicajordan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Look into several colleges and compare different waiting lists and different admit styles. My program switched over from waiting lists to the point system. Many BSN schools already do it this way too...

  6. New Grad Jobs: How to decide which area to begin working in?

    applesxoranges replied to whit_jones's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am going to go with whereever I get a job first to be honest. The market is tough for everyone. I don't mind part time as I will be going back to school and I plan on getting my NP eventually after...

  7. Pinning

    applesxoranges replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Students

    We had pins that were 32 and 108. We can use any pins that we want at the ceremony. I bought a school pin as something to have. It's kind of like a class ring. I won't wear as I'll lose it on the 2nd...

  8. Pinning

    applesxoranges posted a topic in General Students

    I bought my school pin but I am thinking about buying a 2nd pin that I won't mind losing so much. There are different pins out there that I like a lot better too. Did you buy your school pin? Did you...

  9. ER/ED Nurse Practitioner

    applesxoranges replied to danceluver's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We have FNP in my old rural ER but they worked more of the fast track side except the occasional time the doctor would ask them to help out (1 doctor at that ER at any time and no residents). They...

  10. Didn't know where to put this, but help?

    applesxoranges replied to BeccaC623's topic in General Students

    I am going to guess that the hospital's policy is based on the infection control suggestions or something if they threw a fit that

  11. Re-taking NCLEX-PN after 5 years need help

    applesxoranges replied to chrisestrd's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Pick up several comprehensive review books and I would aim to do 2000+ questions from a variety of books before taking the NCLEX PN. It would be better if you could do a refresher

  12. Nursing Caps

    applesxoranges posted a topic in General Students

    So I am thinking about purchasing a cap for a shadow box. We do not have the option of purchasing a cap anymore but at Kay's Caps, I found one similar to the one I wore at photos. I do not know if the...

  13. Need an opinion on Kaplan's Online Rn-BSN program

    applesxoranges replied to kate17671's topic in School, College Programs

    I am looking into it and it seems like most of the people really like it so far. There are some complaints about the financial aid. Some people on this site have said it is a hard program and not a...

  14. Kaplan RN-BSN Online Program.... HELP

    applesxoranges replied to kerrynurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    There are a few that I found on the site who are currently in it and they liked the program. I will be signing up sometime in the

  15. Need Help!!! So confused !!! :/ Future RN student

    applesxoranges replied to FutureRnNay's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should look at a variety of factors. Will the LPN credits transfer to any college? A lot of LPN programs near me are trade schools with a few in community colleges. See if it will transfer before...

  16. How many men in your cohort?

    applesxoranges replied to Caribbean Character's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I can think of at least 5 but I'd estimate it to be around 10-15 out of approximately 85-90. We have 3 sections that run plus an online class. Like for the final semester it is peds, ob, and...

  17. Pinning

    applesxoranges replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Students

    I am excited for it. I did buy the school pin but I won't wear it because I'll lose it. I think I like the other ones because I can display them too. I also wore a hat for the nursing pictures even...

  18. Prison Nursing

    applesxoranges replied to applesxoranges's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    In my area, the prison system pays better than the other hospitals. My aunt works in there and she said it was a lot better. Plus better vacation time and benefits than the hospital systems

  19. Night shift

    applesxoranges replied to LCinTraining's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I sleep better when I can sleep 8-4, which is 8 hours which is recommended. I sleep with a fan running and it helps a lot. I also fall asleep to a Netflix television program and the fan prevents other...

  20. PCA job for high school student

    applesxoranges replied to AriMer24's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    One thing to consider is liability insurance. You may want to look into getting it if you work as a PCA in someone's

  21. PCA job for high school student

    applesxoranges replied to AriMer24's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Most hospitals I've looked at require even the pct/pca/nurse assistant/nurse tech/etc to have a high school diploma. As for certification, it will depend on the preference of the institution. Most of...

  22. Things i wish i knew before nursing school

    applesxoranges replied to TIB217's topic in General Students

    I wish I had eaten better and focused on packing my lunch more often. I am glad I knew of some things like looking up certain teachers before I took

  23. Lazy Coworkers

    applesxoranges replied to applesxoranges's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Someone asked what the triage process consisted of. I am assuming to make sure that I was actually triaging and not just registering patients. Anyway, I don't mind taking the patients up but I would...

  24. Lazy Coworkers

    applesxoranges posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I am really starting to get sick of my particular ER that I am reconsidering taking a job here. The RNs are so lazy! They cannot do EKGs apparently. They cannot take their patient up to the floor....

  25. RN to MSN Online with no experience

    applesxoranges posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I would like to an RN to MSN program which either has Family NP, Women's health NP, or CNM. I am also considering trying to do an RN to BSN but I'd prefer to skip the BSN. I have it set up I can go...