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  1. One night, I had a patient who was complaining of a new onset of chest pain. The patient was also hypotensive, and tachycardiac. I put them on oxygen and got an EKG before calling the doctor. When I...
  2. Shoes, uniforms, shower after clinical?

    I take my scrub top off in my car only because I have an hour drive home. My shoes come off as soon as I walk in the door of my house because they were super expensive and I only wear them for work. I...
  3. Final Semester Nursing Student

    Unfortunately, that's the way it goes sometimes. The residency program I'm in is anywhere from 50 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes away, depending on traffic. Also, nothing says you have to follow...
  4. Final Semester Nursing Student

    Start looking into hospitals that offer residency programs. A lot of places won't hire a nurse fresh out of school unless you were a tech in that department. Most residency programs conduct their...
  5. Moving out of State NY --> FL

    I'm in Florida and graduated from nursing school in December. While in school, our teachers told us that it is easier to apply to the board in the state you graduate from then have your license...
  6. Hillsborough Community College Nursing Fall 2016

    Hey guys. Just a heads up, the SouthShore Student Nursing Association will be selling t-shirts at orientation. They are $20(cash only) and we have all sizes
  7. Hillsborough Community College Nursing Fall 2016

    Hey guys...If you aren't sure about taking classes over the summer and will be starting at SouthShore in the fall, consider taking Ms. Koo's health assessment class. She needs 2-3 more students or it...
  8. Hillsborough Community College Nursing Fall 2016

    I took mine through HCC and it was $49. I'm sure there are other places, but I'm not sure of the costs or if they meet the program's
  9. Hillsborough Community College Nursing Fall 2016

    Yes, it has the same start, withdrawal, and end dates as everything else. The main difference between nursing and any other degree is that you are not considered full time for the pell grant, unless...
  10. Hillsborough Community College Nursing Fall 2016

    I would definitely do the physical early, especially since the vaccines are a part of it. It took my doctors office 3 weeks to get my titer results back to show I'm immune to MMR and hepatitis b. The...
  11. Hillsborough Community College Nursing Fall 2016

    First and foremost, I would like to congratulate all of you who made it into the program! I am currently in the third semester, so I know what it is like. Also, I am the president of the SouthShore...
  12. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    We got our campus assignments a couple of weeks after our acceptance. If you look back through the thread, you can see when we got them. They don't send them out until after everyone has either...
  13. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    I think it's
  14. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    I think the discount is 10% but I don't
  15. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    I paid 165 but got free 2 day
  16. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    And, uniform city has a sale going on right now that ends on the 14th...extra 20%
  17. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    I got the turquoise tubing with smoke trim. I went with the 3 because I know that the quality is worth the
  18. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    I got the stethoscope through amazon and I'm getting my scrubs at uniform city on Kennedy. They have the best prices i've found and give a student
  19. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    Woo hoo...ordered my cardiology III today and getting my scrubs tomorrow. I can't
  20. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    I started a different one for the fall but I'm switching since I got into the nursing. As far as the color of the stethoscope, I don't
  21. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    Be sure to keep the confirmation of your background check! They tried to say a person in my current program didn't do hers, but she was able to prove
  22. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    There is a maximum amount of credits you can have for financial aid. The way it was explained to me is that it doesn't pay once you have a bachelor's
  23. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    I think they consider past experience as
  24. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    The liability insurance is the same as health insurance. You have to show proof that you have it incase something happens to you while at
  25. hillsborough community college SPRING 2015

    I got in with