WanderingWilder

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  1. Hey has anyone taken microbiology online with lab that didnt need a lab kit??!

    WanderingWilder replied to shasaynee's topic in General Students

    Check out straighterline .com its a website that offers courses online and they do offer mirco. You can look up your school on their site to see if it accepts their

  2. Drug screen discrimination

    WanderingWilder replied to Steven46304's topic in General Students

    So who do you think should pay for the overage? The school? It sucks she can't use the cheapest option but its not discrimination that the school isn't going to cover it for

  3. How many times were you rejected before getting into nursing program?

    WanderingWilder replied to gp14's topic in General Students

    I applied to three ADN programs got accepted to two, rejected by

  4. Is working weekends only working out for you?

    WanderingWilder replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    There are a few women in my class that work 40 hours over fri, sat and sun. I work fri and sat but only 16

  5. Stressing out about my TB skin Test...

    WanderingWilder replied to NursingStudent7777's topic in General Students

    Mine has always been done on the same

  6. Does your community college offer pediatrics as a clinical?

    WanderingWilder replied to pnpvirginia's topic in General Students

    Mine does but its part of our last semester which also includes maternity and psych so I don't believe we get much more then an

  7. Working FT and going to school

    WanderingWilder replied to joannavn's topic in General Students

    I work full time but three of my shifts are sleeping shifts. There are several students in my class that do work a full 40 hours though. Most of them do it all on the weekend between Fri and Sun,...

  8. Capstone

    WanderingWilder replied to grizun's topic in General Students

    This might be different from college to college but my sister had a capstone class for her bachelors and it was a semester long research

  9. Am I "late"? 22 yrs old starting prereq Jan

    WanderingWilder replied to Aedyl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Late? I think you are early. I'm 34 and just finished my first semester of nursing school. Most of my class is over 30 there may be 3 or 4 in their early

  10. Financial stability while in an accelerated nursing program

    WanderingWilder replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Students

    You can only collect unemployment if you are laid off, or let go for no fault of your own. Employers will generally fight to keep people off of

  11. Anxious & Nervous starting nursing program spring 2017

    WanderingWilder replied to Paola2319's topic in General Students

    Its hard to leave your baby for the day, but unless you are going in the summer as well, its only for 15 weeks at time and a break in between each term. You will probably see her more then if you...

  12. Grading Criteria

    WanderingWilder replied to wbfoley3's topic in General Students

    Lab and clinical are pass/fail. Our grade is based on lecture tests and written work

  13. Are nursing school policies allowed to be changed

    WanderingWilder replied to rgags6's topic in General Students

    I would think a better response would be to change the program so students are better prepared for nclex. My school had a low pass rate so they revamped the curriculum. Went from a 50% pass rate to at...

  14. Hep B Titers/ Clinical Clearance Stress

    WanderingWilder replied to jc4094's topic in General Students

    Talk to your school. Mine just requires you to have the first shot done before school

  15. Lost grade

    WanderingWilder replied to Bellvue's topic in General Students

    I wish I had advice for you. Since she forgot to grade it I don't understand why she won't at least let you redo the vital check. fyi my anatomy teacher told us to never throw out graded work until...

  16. Pertussis Vaccine?

    WanderingWilder replied to Bookworm85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your best bet will be to contact the schools that you want to apply to and find out their

  17. Learning Intimate Exams

    WanderingWilder replied to ethics&modesty's topic in General Students

    My sister has told me about using paid "patients" at her medical school, but I don't believe they do the instructing but act as a patient would and then one of my sister's instructors does the...

  18. How was your journey to nursing school?

    WanderingWilder replied to inikib's topic in New York Nursing

    You should apply at LaGardia, you can go for a RN to BSN after you

  19. Lost an A in an instant. I Feel devastated.

    WanderingWilder replied to LibaSkelova's topic in General Students

    I'm holding on to an A- in my class and I'm worried about our final. I can get as low as an 84 and still have the A- and I have hope because I've only gotten one test grade below that score, but I'm...

  20. applying to nursing school BUTT...

    WanderingWilder replied to P3bbl3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My community college didn't care. They only look at your algebra, biology and chemistry grades, teas score and essay. Depends on the school. Best bet is to email admissions and ask

  21. Why isn't CPR included in basic educational classes?

    WanderingWilder replied to Dianna11's topic in General Nursing

    CPR was required as part of my health class in high

  22. Are there any nurses who didn't start off as a nursing major in college?

    WanderingWilder replied to DestinyWashington's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If staying home is a possibility please consider getting your RN at a community college. Imagine being only 20-21 years old with no student loans and a degree that starts you at about 40000 a year....

  23. School and sterile gloving

    WanderingWilder replied to XalieHealbot's topic in General Students

    Some schools seem to make these things so stressful. I messed up my skills check off for sterile gloves the first time, the instructor just stopped me, explained what I had done, had me grab a new...

  24. Financial aid question

    WanderingWilder replied to Tccowboys's topic in General Students

    I see, I had heard about them allowing people to file the fasfa earlier, but I didn't realize they were going to have you use the income from the year before. Crazy that they will be basing your...

  25. Financial aid question

    WanderingWilder replied to Tccowboys's topic in General Students

    I think they do that to allow people to file their fasfas sooner. Just wait until after you have filed your taxes next year and I would imagine they will be accepting the 2016