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  1. Online courses or not...

    I just took Survey of Organic and Biochemistry as a hybrid course. All of the course lectures and homework assignments were online and the labs and exams were every Saturday morning from 9a-12p. It...
  2. kaplan's complete or prep?

    So far it's not going very well. The first day went well. I found the way the instructor went over the questions and each of the options to be beneficial. However, the Kaplan Center where I am seems...
  3. kaplan's complete or prep?

    I signed up for Complete, I took the Diagnostic Exam - the questions were much more difficult than Saunder's and the ones through ERI, I don't start the class until Saturday. I will let you know how...
  4. anyone working as graduate nurse?

    I start at the end of May. As far as I know, I will do everything except take orders and pass meds unsupervised. There's probably more that I won't do, I'm sure I will be pretty much attached to my...
  5. Drawing bloodwork

    It's really easy to say "stabilize the vacutainer" on here...but harder to do, honestly, I would just have an experienced nurse, tech, phlebotomist show you. Don't be embarrassed to ask, it just shows...
  6. Awesome, congrats and good luck! :) I'm excited to
  7. I would look into any hospitals that offer Critical Care Internship programs specifically for new grads. I was just recently hired into one and I will be working in the CVICU. The program offers over...
  8. debate concerning the reliability and validity of wikipedia has been ongoing for sometime. however, several peer-reviewed studies have been conducted and results have shown that wikipedia comes close...
  9. What about line
  10. I took this course in spring 05 - it sounds about the same as when I took it. My suggestion is to not get so overwhelmed. The papers when I had were very easy to write and were not graded hard at all....
  11. New RN Grad, need advice

    That sounds like a good plan. But I just wanted to comment that your school's grading scale sounds right on. I'm at a 4-year university and our grading scale is 94-100 4.0, 89-93 3.5, etc. 75% to...
  12. harper university hospital/dmc

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  13. Msu

    I think it's affiliated with Oakwood and
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  15. I would contact the schools that you plan on applying to. Some may recognize your advance standing in A&P and chemistry; probably several will not. Many schools require science courses within 5...
  16. experience while in school

    I would look into an extern position in an adult icu (sicu, cvicu, micu, cicu), if not, patient care tech position. You will learn a lot and can often secure an RN position after
  17. When to start applying.....

    right now, that's what everyone is my class is doing. several of us have already interviewed. many have accepted jobs. however, it's up to you - there will be always be
  18. Just out of curiosity.. why U of D vs.
  19. Online Organic Chemistry Class

    Not a problem. I've heard good reviews of this course. Good
  20. job opportunities for pre-nursing students

    This is not correct. Although, you can opt to become a Certified Nursing Assistant, I personally would not recommend it. Most employers will hire nursing students as Patient Care Techs/Nursing...
  21. Online Organic Chemistry Class

    http://distance.une.edu/organic/
  22. MCC A&P vs OCC A&P1/A&P2

    Do you know if you can take the cadavar lab separate w/out the
  23. The evil reign of PowerPoint Lectures

    I wish that were the case! We do problem-based learning (PBL) and everything is case studies. By the end of the semester, I have successfully taken probably about 5 pages of notes total. Basically we...
  24. two full time jobs for a new grad

    What about part-time or per diem and