Kitty Hawk ADN, RN

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    upmc shadyside vs sewickley vs ?

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thanks again Noel...great info. I called Shadyside about a year ago and got their info. At the time the only schools I considered were CCAC North (not sure if their program still exists) or Shadyside,...
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    upmc shadyside vs sewickley vs ?

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thanks Noel... I'm actually looking into Mercy, something I never really considered...so if any of you are familar with Mercy I'd appreciate some insight there. I was also looking into St. Margaret's...
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    For all the RN's that passed nclex on 1st shot

    Kitty Hawk posted a topic in General Nursing

    How did you do it? I thought about posting this in the nclex forum, but it seems more people are freaked and/or comforting each other and those that need to take it several times. I think it's...
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    For all the RN's that passed nclex on 1st shot

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Thanks all for the great responses. I'm a little embarrassed here. :imbar Sorry I wasn't more clear (I didn't think that was possible!) but I'm still just muddling through the prereqs at this...
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    Pittsburgh Nurses...is there a shortage?

    Kitty Hawk posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi all.... I'm currently doing pre-reqs, but I'm wondering is there really a shortage here in the Pittsburgh area? I know that Pittsburgh supposedly has the 2nd highest geriatric pop next to Florida,...
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    Pittsburgh Nurses...is there a shortage?

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi Megs, Oh no, please take my input w/a grain of salt! Even though I've been around the block so to speak, I'm still quite the newbie w/all this nursing stuff. I've heard that Mercy lost the "caring"...
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    Pittsburgh Nurses...is there a shortage?

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thanks for the insight Oramar, can you say if one system is better than the other? Is the mandatory ot across the board at both? I'm asking in terms of West Penn sys vs UPMC. I'm guessing that...
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    Study Tips

    Kitty Hawk replied to nursecher's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a question. Regarding the flashcards, I'm using a set for Psych right now, but it's pretty basic and pretty simple to color code. How do you all color code the index cards for things like...
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    UPMC Passavant???

    Kitty Hawk replied to cheripa's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi Cheripa, I'm not sure if you're still here or not, but did you ever find out this info? I too would be curious to know about Passavant. That would be my dream job as it's only minutes from my...
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    for those that are done with a&p and chem

    Kitty Hawk posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello..... Doing some pre-planning here. I already have my fall classes set for algebra and bio. For spring, I will need to take my last math, which is an algebra II then I was thinking of taking a...
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    for those that are done with a&p and chem

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Doug, No, I'm only attending part time 7/8 credits per semester. That's why I can only take 2 subjects at a time, but so far it's a system that works! Hi Jessica, I understand I should't take two...
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    Interest on student loans

    Kitty Hawk posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello.... Can anyone tell me if there's a big advangtage to paying the interest ahead of time on the student loans? This would be the info that comes from AES I have the stafford loans. (sub and...
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    Understanding medical lingo

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    SKUKRY!...that's an awesome site...thanks so much, I've bookmarked it. I love to supplement books with websites. I'm doing just that with my Psych course..however even though I'm doing well in this...
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    Understanding medical lingo

    Kitty Hawk posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all! Perhaps this is a no brainer but here goes. Does anyone (or did anyone for the seasoned vets) feel intimidated by the medical lingo? Besides all the normal fears of starting down this...
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    Understanding medical lingo

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Kim, I think I found the book, is it "a student directed approach"? I found it at amazon for about 51.00, so that's not too bad when it's my future we're talking about! It'll have to wait until...
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    Starting school in Fall-Scared of Chem/Math!

    Kitty Hawk replied to Hope2Nurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi K, I'm sure you'll get some great responses, but I'll give you my 2 cents! I too am a second career jumper. I am 40 and like you was terrified of math. I took a fundamental math class this past...
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    Understanding medical lingo

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! Great tips...I will definitely look into that book by LaFleur. I think that will help. Sometimes I still can't believe I'm doing this, b/c everyonce in awhile my son will come to me with...
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    Understanding medical lingo

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes!!! really??? Wow, I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but there's no other way than taking the course? I have no clue how I will fit it in. I have my classes very planned in hopes of getting to...