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I would be curious about this too because any hospital that hires a new grad in the ED is not a place I would want to go to in an emergency. I am a ADN student and I work in an ED as a tech. I can't imagine why a new grad would want to work there. ...

I am also in the class that is graduating 1/18/08 (like Julia...) Jaz-We had a fair number of LPN's join us in our second year this semester. Some have been LPN's for years and some just finished thier LPN education at Quincy or from other program...

Many of the Boston hospitals' job websites have "BSN preferred". I know recent grads that are now working in Boston (BID, Brigham). Mass General and Dana Farber have magnet status...you wouldn't get hired without a BSN at any magnet hospital. Ther...

Hello! For those of you that have worked on the major holidays, what do you differently that day, if anything, for yourselves or for the patients?

Just think about the s/s r/t each of the medical diagnosis. What would you expect a patient with CHF to experience? What would they look like? What limitations would they have? Then created your nsg dx based on that and not focus so much on the m...

Bowel incontinence r/t decreased awareness of need to defecate/loss of sphincter control. Deficient knowledge r/t lack of information on normal bowel elimination. Disturbed body image r/t inability to control elimination of stool. Risk for impaired s...

Hello! I too have made a career change from the cubicle city of Accounting to nursing. I have just finished all of my pre-req's and "non-nursing" classes. I was also worried seeing as how the classes I had taken until now were all business/liberal...

I have had similar experiences with my parents and I am 31! Throughout high school my sister and I were typical overachievers. It was pre-determined that I would be a doctor and my sister would be a lawyer. Well my sister is a lawyer and I am an a...

Hi Nathalie-Congratulations on your Spring acceptance I am also starting in January. I will also have an hour & a half roundtrip commute like some of the other posts mentioned. Last month, in anticipation of another tough New England winter, ...

Hi Christy-When I took my Chem and A&P classes, I found that some High School websites were really helpful. Usually the concepts would be explained in simpler terms. Many sites also offered interactive practice tests. Chemistry sites: http://db...

I am a woman and I get bothered by the term "male nurse". Of course a nurse is a nurse to most people, but I think there is a generational gap as far as the acceptance of men in female dominated occupations and women in male dominated occupations. My...

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Hi Dana-Thanks for posting this question to the community. I am curious as well. I am also 31 and leaving a career in "the corporate world" and a company that I have been with for almost 9 years. I often see cases of ageism in my current field, but...

Hi-I was also told (by an admissions rep) that everyone on the LPN waitlist was called last year. Just in case Q.C. doesn't work out, you may want to look at LPN programs at Vocational High Schools in your district. For example: I am in the South...

Hi-How is everyone enjoying their summer? I was wondering if there were any current or former students from Quincy College's RN program on these boards. I have been accepted into the Jan 06 program. I don't know if I am more excited or nervous rig...

No word yet on what I need to get. Orientation is in September so I assume all the details will be addressed then. I will have a million questions by then!

Hi Jessica! Great idea...I was beginning to think I was the only Jan '06 starter here. I was actually wait-listed at first. I just got my acceptance 2 weeks ago. I rushed right over to the school to pay my matriculation fee before they could cha...

I took Chemistry before my A&P classes...I am so glad that I did! There was alot of topics that were covered with the assumption of chemistry knowledge. It was clear during lectures that the students without chem had a more difficult time cover...

Wow! I think we go to the same school! :chuckle How about the ones that want to argue the test questions once it is handed back? When the prof tells you to read Ch's 8 & 9 before the next lecture and it's BLATANTLY obvious that some people don...

Hi Carolina- Out mass transit system is called the MBTA. It consists of subways, buses, commuter rails and water shuttles. A pro about our system is that it is possible to get to many outlying suburbs with the commuter rail line. A con would be that...