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Has anyone received their ATT letter yet who graduated this fall?

I'm taking my NCLEX January 30th (less than 1 week from now)! I'm feeling both so ready to get 'er done and also kind of worried because I started my internship and they have been making me work full time + some overtime as well, which has really cu...

I just hung 3 bags of LR and Ancef today alone and I graduated from an ADN RN program, so I would say no. :) I believe that depending on the state's practice act, LVN/LPNs may have restrictions on what they can do with IVs like what you are talking...

I didn't really feel ripped off when I took the ADN program. The reason why is that 1 semester of nursing school in my ADN program was 250 dollars (including fees) per semester for full time study (if even that much), while the cheapest BSN program ...

My hair is shoulder length and I always put it in a ponytail or put it back up whenever I'm working in the hospital. The reason why is that you may have to bend over a patient to do a procedure such as a dressing change in an awkward spot and your h...

Wow, they don't let you work as GNs in IL??? What was their rationale for making that sort of change? I would personally go to my state rep and :trout: And your testing place would get a double :trout: :trout: :) There is so much stuff to be do...

YAY!!! I finally got mine today! Our school overnighted our graduation paperwork to the state a couple of days back and I finally got that blessed letter in my inbox today! When I opened it, I thought I heard angels sing! :-)

As an updated, I called the board today and they said they received our affidavits today! :) However, it will be 1-10 business days before they approve us. Just FYI.

Yeah, that was what I heard when I spoke with the nursing secretary early yesterday morning (1/2). I've been pretty lucky because the hospital I am interning at is letting me attend orientation since that does not involve direct patient care, so tha...

Don't get too discouraged! :) NS is stressful and I haven't met anyone who has gone through it themselves and said otherwise. Like boot camp, it's kind of one of those experiences that makes it so nurses of all levels of experience and education c...

I personally did not "like" nursing school while I was in it. Now, I found it interesting learning about pathophysiology and interventions and I enjoyed the time I spent working with my patients, but fun...uh, no. :) For me, it was pretty much as ...

Well, I got an update on my license situation. I graduated Dec 13, and supposedly my school was going to send out our affidavits of graduation to the Texas BON the next day, according to our little graduation checklist. Well, I called the state and...

Whew!!! Glad to hear the letters are starting to come in. :balloons: Some of y'all are lucky to have such fast BoN's! :) I paid Pearson back in November, graduated in the state of Texas December 14, and no letter yet. :continues thumb twiddling:

In my state (Texas), the big difference between BSN and ADN programs is 3 courses in nursing school. BSNs take Management, Research, and Community Health courses, other than that, the curriculum is the same. If your interest lies in one of those 3 ...

I think it's funny how even as some things change, others stay the same. Even back then, nursing shortages and man/woman power issues were a problem. :-)

Hi Shakshi, I am a new grad from an ADN program in Texas. When I went to internship fairs, etc., everyone (ADN, BSN, and a couple diploma soon-to-be grads) was offered the exact same starting salary and benefit package. If you are in a fabulous ADN...

I feel really lucky, I've never really had any CI get in my face and really rudely try to crush my spirit. They would make the occasional offhand remark to get under my skin, but the good thing is that I worked during my time as a student at a count...

Here's feedback from someone just about to graduate in 2 weeks! :-) 1. Don't skimp on your 'scope! I used a really cheap stethoscope in my first semester and could not take a manual blood pressure if my life depended on it. I was so frustrated th...

Very well said, Marie. :-) I think you forgot one more rule: Always keep your sense of humor. :-) A fellow student (who works as a surgical tech) and I observed a C-Section. The nurse reviewed the importance of sterility, blue fields, not touchi...

I'm one of the Spring 06 students making my way through Foundations. I wouldn't say that school is hard, just very, very, VERY different from the pre-reqs. The first thing to adjust to is the structure of the classes. In pre-reqs, you get a nice ...

I have a Littman Classic SE II. Absolutely wonderful scope. I bought a light colored one and wrote my name on it in sharpie very carefully on the curved plastic by the earpieces (it's REAL obvious it's mine). I also know students who absolutely ...

I got my acceptance letter for the Spring 2006 ADN program at my school today! I am 25, single, and nursing will be my second career after working with computers for almost a decade. RN's seem to run in my family with at least one in each generation...

Hi all, I'm new to this bulletin board. I had a question for the TCC students out there as I'm feeling kind of nervous right now with the application time coming up soon (too soon, almost). :uhoh21: I'm a transfer student from a couple semesters b...

Hi sunnyjohn, Thanks so much for the encouragement and advice on admission strategy. :) I'll check and see if there is an open slot in the Psych online class during Summer II that I may be able to slip into to boost up my prerequisites. I forgot t...

Hi Fun2Care, Wow, your website is really amazing! That's a really great idea about taking lab photos... I never would have thought to do that! :) Did you take your pictures with a standalone digital camera or a cell phone w/ the included camera? ...