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  1. Nurse anesthetist or Anesthesiologist

    dorkypanda replied to BriannaP14's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    the statement about having years of experience in icu is true. My cousin's wife was working in the icu for years before going back to school for CRNA which she is in currently. if you're willing to...

  2. Nurse anesthetist or Anesthesiologist

    dorkypanda replied to BriannaP14's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Briannap14, you do understand that CRNA is considered a specialty in nursing as an advanced practice nurse and that getting into nursing school is competitive especially for BSN programs? I would...

  3. Colleges that will accept student who retook A&P I

    dorkypanda replied to xhelenaaax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I recently attended an application workshop for a certain nursing program at a cc in my area and for them they considered and told us that a withdraw ( W ) of the course to be considered a repeat. So...

  4. Colleges that will accept student who retook A&P I

    dorkypanda replied to xhelenaaax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, if I were you I would take a good look at websites of schools you would be interested in attending and lol at their policies in regards to retaking prereq classes. They will state if they accept...

  5. How do I begin my nursing education??

    dorkypanda replied to Yarlene621's topic in General Students

    Runsalot makes good points. I'd like to add that you could also check the website of nursing programs you're interested in attending to see what they actually require for

  6. First exam, feeling discouraged :(

    dorkypanda replied to shells31's topic in General Students

    What NCLEX book do you recommend for content studying while in school?

  7. lab pratical midterm!!! 206 bones

    dorkypanda replied to Natasha A.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with previous posters about spending time in your lab class looking at the models and testing yourself. This is a good way to learn what you know and don't know. Plus doing this with your...

  8. How do I begin my nursing education??

    dorkypanda replied to Yarlene621's topic in General Students

    Just a heads up though, applying straight for the BSN program at state schools and universities will be competitive. These also seem to be the very popular option out of the many routes you could...

  9. How do I begin my nursing education??

    dorkypanda replied to Yarlene621's topic in General Students

    You finish all your prereqs first. You could start at the associates program(also at a cc)be done in 2 years and then do the RN to BSN program which is another 2 to 2.5 years. You could also apply...

  10. A&P 1 with microbiology

    dorkypanda replied to Mami.RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    all the intriguing classes in one bunch! you are busy busy busy I presume. Study hard and read often. Rock

  11. Associates VS Bachelors

    dorkypanda replied to ThomasBonifacio's topic in General Students

    I agree with the previous poster, BSN is the desired degree. Volunteering in a hospital may be something you might want to do.have you started on any nursing prereqs yet? If not you should or if you...

  12. A&P 1 with microbiology

    dorkypanda replied to Mami.RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    College algebra and a and p I is doable. Adding in micro will require you to manage your time even more. Can you commit yourself to studying a lot everyday ? A and p and micro are somewhat challenging...

  13. bargain shopping for books!

    dorkypanda replied to Janinern84's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For comparing prices I used

  14. How did you do in A&P?

    dorkypanda replied to dc1994's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    as long as you have studied and put in time you will do fine. Don't rush your exam

  15. Physiology is TOUGH. Help!

    dorkypanda replied to GoodnessFlows's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    you can do this! give it your all and get it done right the first time. I used a Sony recorder by the way. just transfer it into your

  16. September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    dorkypanda replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Billy Bob : I've called you both here today to comment on your work ethics. You two are working very hard. The thoughts going on inside of his head, " Gee, who do you think will take the shortest...

  17. Physiology is TOUGH. Help!

    dorkypanda replied to GoodnessFlows's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey goodnessflows, I must agree that while physio was a somewhat challenging course I don't think it is extremely difficult. Do you own a good voice recorder? Please get one as it will help you a lot...

  18. Countdown: 2 Days Until the TEAS

    dorkypanda replied to anoble001's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Congrats on your great score. im taking the teas test in about less than two weeks. Hopefully I can also say that about the test being not too

  19. How I Passed the TEAS Exam

    dorkypanda replied to rainbowvahmet's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I think he or she was referring to the online ATI assessment practice test you could buy from ATI to prepare for the teas. The back of the book practice tests don't have letter a or b associated to...

  20. Microbiology help

    dorkypanda replied to amg21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I forgot to mention, the lab portion of micro you should expect to be in there for a few hours. It sounds long but this is where you learn and pratice your skills that will help you toward discovering...

  21. Microbiology help

    dorkypanda replied to amg21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Micro requires a lot of reading and studying so do those on a daily basis. Review your notes after you had class. Do you own a voice recorder? Those help making your notes more detailed and will also...

  22. 6 Hour Lecture?!

    dorkypanda replied to NiftyGirl2014's topic in General Students

    Although I'm not in a program yet I also agree that sitting in front is a great idea to keep you alert. I mean people who sit in the back could be on their laptop doing who knows what and the...

  23. The Importance of Backing Up Your Work

    dorkypanda replied to Rose_Queen's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the reminder of doing so! All that time spent on thinking about what to say and type out is a lot of time. I also have the tendency to email documents to

  24. Survived first day!

    dorkypanda replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in General Students

    All I can say is wow . . ! That is a pretty long time span for lecture. Hopefully a good voice recorder will be handy for

  25. Associate of Arts or Associates of science?

    dorkypanda replied to bekahinpink's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Like others said, what really matters isn't the degree but what courses you will have to complete. Check out the programs you're interested in at what school and take the required courses. I think you...