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    Nursing school dilemma

    cracklingkraken replied to Alleycat2012's topic in General Students

    It is difficult to transfer nursing courses, as each school varies with their program and there is no regulation between programs. You would receive the most complete information by talking with the...
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    Ivytech fall 2013

    cracklingkraken replied to kbutcher2's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Yes. But some regions require you to apply to the campuses individually, so be sure to check the application process
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    Hated being a CNA, scared to commit to nursing.

    cracklingkraken replied to Pinkman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hate to break it to you, but even as a nurse, you deal with poop and
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    home health CNA

    cracklingkraken replied to jarae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Agreed. I've become pretty good at transferring
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    Why do you think for profit schools becoming so common with nursing?

    cracklingkraken replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    Why is there no regulation? Is it a financial issue? Or a lack of power? Just curious, since I know little to nothing about healthcare
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    Education pathways for someone with previous BS

    cracklingkraken replied to dutchie000's topic in General Students

    I was in the same situation. Like keylimsqueez, I chose to go the ADN route because of the cost. After my Bachelor's, I had plenty of loans to pay off already. For the ADN program, I'm able to pay out...
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    Job ideas during ADN program???

    cracklingkraken replied to tay_rechea's topic in General Nursing

    My first year, I worked as a server at a restaurant on the weekends. This year, I'll be working as a
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    RN Starbucks side job?

    cracklingkraken replied to borninaugust30's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe we're long lost twins. My family did always joke that I was adopted, but perhaps it was no
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    RN Starbucks side job?

    cracklingkraken replied to borninaugust30's topic in General Nursing

    Like candy
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    Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    cracklingkraken replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    And the missing
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    How to get hired if experience is necessary

    cracklingkraken replied to adcinhae's topic in General Nursing

    I have a thread that I actually started regarding new grad residency programs, if you want to take a peek at some of those. I posted a list in my most recent
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    RN Starbucks side job?

    cracklingkraken replied to borninaugust30's topic in General Nursing

    Free Starbucks? What better job could there be,
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    RN Starbucks side job?

    cracklingkraken replied to borninaugust30's topic in General Nursing

    This topic makes me want to pick up a side job at Starbucks
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    New Grad Residency Programs

    cracklingkraken replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all the suggestions. I found another useful website that breaks down residency programs into regions, and provides quite a few programs. New Graduate Residency Programs | School of
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    New Grad Residency Programs

    cracklingkraken posted a topic in General Students

    Sorry for all the recent threads, but you guys have been such a great resource that it would be foolish not to take advantage of your expertise. As I have a year left in the program, I have been...
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    Starting Salary for BSN in IN

    cracklingkraken replied to magicalmuggle16's topic in General Nursing

    In South bend area, it varies $19-$24
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    New Grad Residency Programs

    cracklingkraken replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Students

    Okay, so I thought I'd share what I found as I further researched some programs. For anyone who is also interested in doing a new grad residency, these ones I found are for RNs (not just BSN grads):...
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    What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    cracklingkraken replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Love this! Why don't people post more of these? Gives me some critical thinking practice :) I would also administer the
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    Any tips for a new nursing student?

    cracklingkraken replied to mursuli428's topic in General Students

    KhanAcademy is extremely helpful for understanding A&P concepts! Good refresher before starting
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    Is it just me??

    cracklingkraken replied to byfaith89's topic in General Students

    You are not alone. I'm personally keeping my options open. I want to find a specialty that is a good fit for my strengths and skills, and I don't have any idealizations of the specialties. Each has...
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    Any tips for a new nursing student?

    cracklingkraken replied to mursuli428's topic in General Students

    Take breaks between studying. Set aside some relaxing time, where you can catch up on shows, read a book not related to nursing school, etc. I find that constantly studying can be pretty depressing,...
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    New Grad Residency Programs

    cracklingkraken replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Students

    After hearing some input, I've actually been adamantly researching programs. I will certainly be saving money for that. Does your pay rate stay the same when you work independently as a RN after...
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    I Want To Support My Pre-Nursing Student Girlfriend. Please Help!

    cracklingkraken replied to Fredled's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not sure why your simple question became a source of dissection for ulterior motives. You are both still young and will encounter many bumps along the way, especially in college. You will both...
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    Medical Missions

    cracklingkraken replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Haha love the Wikipedia link! Despite being frowned upon, I find Wikipedia quite
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    Medical Missions

    cracklingkraken replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Following! I eventually want to serve on missions as a