verene MSN

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    pre-reqs

    verene replied to julzgarcia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It will be 2 years for me when I finish pre-reqs this fall. I could have done it in 1-1.5 years if taking classes full-time but that wasn't an option for me. 1-2 years is a pretty normal time-frame...
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    How should I study?

    verene replied to tbird88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Calm down and let go of the anxiety as much as you can first, everything is going to be overwhelming when stressed out and you won't retain information as well. Figure out what your strengths and...
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    Who has liability insurance?

    verene replied to ajmclean's topic in General Students

    Not yet a nursing student but I purchased my own coverage for my work as a CNA, and plan on purchasing student coverage once I reach that level. Most of the programs I've looked at either require you...
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    Nursing Info Session Questions

    verene replied to JRagan76's topic in General Students

    That sounds fine. I've only been to a couple of sessions but both were quite
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    A&P prior to Micro?

    verene replied to tulipsweeti's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Technically you can take whichever one you want first so long as you have the pre-reqs for the class done. That being said at my school it is *highly* encouraged to take A&P before Micro. I'm not...
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    How much do you know about other medical professions?

    verene replied to Mthom17's topic in General Students

    I didn't know that was the distinction; thank you for letting me know. Just proves that it is important to know a little bit more about all those other people in the health care
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    How much do you know about other medical professions?

    verene replied to Mthom17's topic in General Students

    I feel learning more about other healthcare professions, their scope of practice, and what they routinely do and do not do would be beneficial. I'm fortunate to have some knowledge of other areas...
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    I really want to be a nurse but..

    verene replied to SarahOsorio's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was not a strong math student in high school or in college. Going back to school with nursing in mind I knew I'd have to get over my math issues at some point. I went on Khan Academy and started...
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    CNA requirement after 1st quarter completion?

    verene replied to katidid114's topic in General Students

    What the state requires doesn't matter, federal funding doesn't matter. If the school requires a CNA prior to admission and made an exception for a student presumably there was a contract in place...
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    New Grad Jobs

    verene replied to keozr6's topic in General Students

    If you aren't sure what you want to do or where you want to go you may want to look into nurse residency programs. These typically provided training/mentoring in a specialty unity, with most expecting...
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    Science prerequisites

    verene replied to Abogherie's topic in General Students

    I second the suggestion to make sure that online science courses will transfer. Many schools require a hands-on lab component for pre-nusing science coursework. General chemistry is likely to...
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    Student Loan Debt

    verene replied to RN3307's topic in General Students

    An ADN from my local CC is about 11K + books and fees. 25K for a BSN from a public university, 40K is a BSN at a private school or out of state public, so 40K in debt for an ADN degree seems very...
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    New Graduate Needs help finding a job in Seattle

    verene replied to dohasanbarten's topic in Washington Nursing

    [Deleted] EDIT: Just realized this is a really old thread. OP - I'm sure you have a job
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    Medical school after nursing school ?

    verene replied to Harlee92's topic in General Students

    If you are really serious about med school look up programs, find out which ones you are interested in and figure out what you would need to do to get accepted - it's not that hard to look these...
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    Working as a CNA as a muslim?

    verene replied to inshaallahme's topic in General Students

    Yes, Muslims can be CNAs. The hospital unit I volunteer on has several Muslim employees both male and female working there. The women usually wear hijab and long sleeve shirts under their scrubs....
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    7 Social Media Posts That Will Destroy Your Nursing Career Before It Begins!

    verene replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the reminder to do a clean-up and run a search on myself. I'm pretty careful with what I post and check my privacy settings every couple of months. Still in just checking now, I found that...
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    nursing school in the UK

    verene replied to deanna lanae's topic in International Nursing

    Check to see if you can even take nursing coursework in the UK as a non-citizen/non-permanent resident. I looked at a Canadian school as I live near the border; while the university accepts a number...
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    NEED ADVICE Male Borderline!!!

    verene replied to wingding's topic in Psychiatric

    This! I work with a patient with borderline on a regular basis, the rules needs to be consistent and the staff needs to work together as a team. Communication between different shifts needs to happen...
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    Cost of CNA program

    verene replied to RunnerD1987's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Those prices are much higher than I would expect. My program was $645 including book/materials. The local CC course runs about $1200, and they are the most expensive option in the area for training....
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    CNA Internship- Is this worth the money?

    verene replied to Cinnibun2618's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I personally would not do it. I took my CNA class, did my clinicals, and started working before I had my license (legal in my state, need license with in 120 days of hire). Much of what you do as a...
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    Which Path? Want to be a PMHNP.

    verene replied to verene's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you both for responding -even if this thread was posted a over a year ago! At this point I am planning to apply to both direct entry masters programs and BSN programs. The direct entry programs...
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    Attention WEST COAST GRADS OR CURRENT STUDENTS

    verene replied to nurseB32's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This isn't much of an acceleration, a normal BSN program would have you through the two years of pre-reqs and through 2 years of nursing classes in 4 years. Is finishing a few months earlier really...
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    home care CNA and meds

    verene replied to mvm2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I completely agree. The pills are easy most of the time as our pharmacy does a great job pre-packaging things for the clients. But sometimes it just seems so silly what we can and cannot do. I have...
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    Where to start?: Volunteering

    verene replied to LittleMeDreamsBig's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For health care options - I volunteer with a local hospice program, and am putting in an application to volunteer with a local hospital. If you are interested/willing to work in hospice it is a great...
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    should i take summer classes?

    verene replied to eurybia's topic in General Students

    Do you have to taken A&P? If it is possible for you to take the summer off I'm assuming you have the option to take A&P in the fall? You could take a fun/interesting class that is related to...