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  1. ICU externship project

    shock-me-sane replied to shock-me-sane's topic in MICU, SICU

    thanks! I am liking the

  2. AIO Charting

    shock-me-sane replied to sports2245's topic in General Students

    What is AIO charting? I googled it and didn't see anything. Assessment, Intervention,

  3. Who has graduated from an ADN program in Southern California?

    shock-me-sane replied to FakeBritishAccent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am in southern cal, but not in an ADN program. Have you looked into some of the Cal states, they are BSN programs but much times they are easier to get into and are pretty cheap. Mine maintains no...

  4. Anyone have any input

    shock-me-sane replied to Cls62011's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    how long is the LPN program? If it is more than a year would you be willing to drop out in the middle? If you don't want to just wait and reapply, it seems like it would make more sense to do a bridge...

  5. nursing prerequisites for CA

    shock-me-sane replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is the gpa she is trying to raise her cumulative gpa or pre-req gpa? If it is her cumulative then she may want to look at schools that only use the pre-req gpa for admission into the nursing program....

  6. Questions

    shock-me-sane replied to kitty catt's topic in General Nursing

    wow, good to know. learn something new every

  7. Questions

    shock-me-sane replied to kitty catt's topic in General Nursing

    A doctor will give the patient the results of an HIV/STD test. A nurse can teach about the diseases, prevention as well as dealing with the disease (after the patient has been told about the diagnosis...

  8. Nurse Practitioner-Questions

    shock-me-sane replied to denstar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am pretty sure that you need a bachelors degree to get into a masters

  9. LVN to RN or Straight to RN?

    shock-me-sane replied to np224's topic in General Nursing

    I vote straight for the RN because I am biased because that is what I am doing. Also, I wanted to recommend that you not just look to limit yourself to community colleges. What I mean is that you may...

  10. A&P grade?

    shock-me-sane replied to HTmommy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got a B in A&P 1 and a B+ in A&P 2 I sucked at memorization and the labs were difficult. I am also going into my senior year of a BSN. So A's are awesome, but B's aren't the end of the...

  11. Is this too much?

    shock-me-sane replied to Pumpkin1621's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't do A&P and micro at the same time. But then again I am horrid with

  12. It is Summer.....

    shock-me-sane replied to casanom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Motivation...mine is often the fear of what may happen if I don't keep on top of things. I don't advocate being driven by fear though. what I do suggest is write down what you need to get completed...

  13. Do there nursing outcomes look correct? (Having Trouble)

    shock-me-sane replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    for the outcome on the last one it seems like you could be more specific...like the patient will state 3 positive things about self and list 3 new coping skills by...whenever. also, I would make the...

  14. Tech nursing in California

    shock-me-sane replied to lvnhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I work as what you might consider a tech. But they actually call it a student nurse assistant where I work. I would suggest you check at local hospitals, call the nurse recruiter. At the hospital I...

  15. Honestly...Is there still hope for my future???

    shock-me-sane replied to missbwm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I failed 5 classes 8 years ago and am currently at the end of 2 out of 3 years of a BSN. I went back to school and had about 2 years of classes before applying to the program (pre-reqs and such). My...

  16. curriculum vitae

    shock-me-sane posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am applying for a nursing externship this summer and one of the things I need is a curriculum vitae. I realize that this is like a life resume, but I am a bit clueless on how to make it look like I...

  17. NCLEX to be scrapped???

    shock-me-sane replied to Texas Tom's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding is that every few years they redo the whole test, in essence updating

  18. Taking Blood Pressures

    shock-me-sane replied to nsgstudent007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know if this is the case for you, but I always make sure that I don't have my steth turned to the bell...because I have had that happen and couldn't for the life of me figure out why I...

  19. attention tall nurses!

    shock-me-sane replied to mjbsn2006's topic in General Nursing

    I have a hard time with this. Am close to 6'0 and am super skinny (120ish). I look like an idiot in larges and nothing is quite long enough

  20. Nursing School Application Essay Example

    shock-me-sane replied to zefutebolera's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What is your prompt for the essay? I would take out the beginning part, you don't need to describe what a nurse is. I would also put something in about why you would be a good nursing student and not...

  21. School uniforms.. ugh..

    shock-me-sane replied to Scrubz's topic in General Students

    we wear all white too, dove uniforms but a zip top rather than buttons. I don't hate them per se, but I certainly like regular scrubs

  22. NICU in California? Good hospitals?

    shock-me-sane replied to lccougar02's topic in California Nursing

    Loma

  23. What to look for in a nursing school program

    shock-me-sane replied to mydee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    average gpa to get into the program, do they like to see medical volunteer experience, attrition rate, do they maintain a waitlist, do they allow you to sit for the LVN/LPN NCLEX while in school (if...

  24. Pre-testing question

    shock-me-sane replied to BobG.'s topic in General Nursing

    I had to take ATI. It seemed similar to a high school equivalency exam. We have to continue to take their tests each quarter and I hate it (because the scores are integrated into our grades). But...

  25. Cal State Long Beach Students!

    shock-me-sane replied to barbie q's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't go to CSULB, but am in the CSU system. you will not need to take your TEAS until you are ready to apply to the nursing program. They do have financial aid. You will need to fill out a...