Christinajoannne

Christinajoannne

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  1. Tips on how to study for finals

    Christinajoannne replied to cosmicnurse's topic in General Students

    I usually make study guides for all my previous tests, so when the final comes, BAM I take out my study guides and rearrange them

  2. Anyone care to share what made you fall in love with Nursing career?

    Christinajoannne replied to Fall15NYU's topic in General Students

    Definitely the fact that it is rewarding, there is just something so...humbling...to be able to be a nurse, not to also mention the fact that it's a job where you can only go up...if you want to go...

  3. How do you store your stethoscope?

    Christinajoannne replied to BAMcDan's topic in General Students

    In my desk drawer haha

  4. Personalized ID Badge holders!

    Christinajoannne posted a topic in General Students

    What type of ID holder do you have? Are yours personalized? For me, mines is a retractable baby blue one, with a cute stethoscope on it. I'm hoping I get a personalized one with my name on it for my...

  5. Personalized ID Badge holders!

    Christinajoannne replied to Christinajoannne's topic in General Students

    Yeah, it is fine :) I've been using it for three years, haha

  6. What's your Fall 2015 schedule looking like?

    Christinajoannne replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in General Students

    I'm in my 4th year, 7th semester for Fall '15 Community Health + Clinical Nursing Research Nursing Management Nutrition (Nursing mandatory elective) Core (School's mandatory class. Think of it as...

  7. Almost done with 3rd Semester, I see the light

    Christinajoannne replied to Dohardthings's topic in General Students

    I'm in the same boat! Almost finished my third year for that BSN, minus the 8 children (which, bless you. You must be incredible to be able to juggle school and your precious ones!) Let's keep moving...

  8. As a single nurse were you able to buy a home?

    Christinajoannne replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, it really depends on how you save, how you spend, and the location of your house. Here in New Jersey, we have the highest real estate tax (my neighborhood is currently 10K - 20K/year. I...

  9. Jobs: Nursing Tutor or PCA

    Christinajoannne posted a topic in General Students

    Hi there! So today, I was emailed by the Assistant of Directors asking if I wanted to start tutoring nursing students for the school, because of my grades. What are your opinions? Should I take the...

  10. Jobs: Nursing Tutor or PCA

    Christinajoannne replied to Christinajoannne's topic in General Students

    Thank you for your kind words and

  11. If I didn't pass the Final, I would fail the program

    Christinajoannne replied to guest042302019's topic in General Students

    I'm so happy for you! Congratulations! Keep moving

  12. Nursing school is killing me

    Christinajoannne replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Students

    It's a completely subjective thing, and I respect your opinion. :) I didn't say it was "THE" hardest. I can think of some other majors that are very difficult such as Engineering. I simply said it...

  13. Passing cut offs

    Christinajoannne replied to vonricter222's topic in General Students

    Our school's passing is an 80%! We lost quite a lot of great people in our class. We have about 28 students now from our 60+ we started in Freshmen year. But let's keep rolling on, we can do this...

  14. Nursing school is killing me

    Christinajoannne replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Students

    I am very sorry you feel this way. It seems you are feeling extremely frustrated, discouraged, and just down in general. Nursing school is hard. Don't forget that. We have one of the hardest majors...

  15. Exercise and Nursing School

    Christinajoannne replied to Crew2Nursing's topic in General Students

    During my prerequistes day, and even before nursing school, I was a huge health freak. I loved running. I did 5 miles a day, and I just felt healthy! However, once 2nd year rolled around, it wasn't...

  16. Jobs: Nursing Tutor or PCA

    Christinajoannne replied to Christinajoannne's topic in General Students

    Thank you guys so much for your opinions and kind words! It has definitely helped spread some light on my

  17. Jobs: Nursing Tutor or PCA

    Christinajoannne replied to Christinajoannne's topic in General Students

    Hi, thank you for the response! I know for sure that the tutoring job WILL be flexible. And it does have that (+) factor, because at least I don't have to travel somewhere far. It is right in the...

  18. Which degree should I go for?

    Christinajoannne replied to mispfister's topic in General Students

    Healthcare is changing, and it's expected that most hospitals are requiring a BSN degree to get hired, in the near future. Hospitals especially. So if you plan on getting a job at a hospital, it would...

  19. Find your Specialty Quiz

    Christinajoannne replied to Sisyphus_01's topic in General Students

    I got an Psych NP, Ambulatory Care Nurse, Pulmonary Nurse, and Pediatrics

  20. 1 Hour and 25min drive to school to become an RN? It's it really worth it!

    Christinajoannne replied to MARI3LA's topic in General Students

    Is there no school closer? It may benefit you, if you didn't lose a couple of hours driving back and forth from school. It'll also help save money.... Is there no other option? If it's the "only"...

  21. Clinical's

    Christinajoannne replied to Justbeginning14's topic in General Students

    I'm in a BSN program, and honestly I believe it depends on your program. I don't do week rotations to the ER/trauma areas, but I do get assigned to these areas for one day, and what I do is I just...

  22. Final exam miracle stories!!!

    Christinajoannne replied to dowhatthouwilt's topic in General Students

    I had myself my own success story. Hopefully it can inspire you. So I was in Fundamentals of Nursing 1. It was my first time being introduced to NCLEX style questions, I remember getting like...

  23. What would you do?

    Christinajoannne posted a topic in General Students

    A couple of months ago, I was with my friends who are Biology majors. They, as you are probably guessing from reading this sentence, plan to be doctors. I was telling them of my clinical rotations as...

  24. Starting school tips!

    Christinajoannne replied to Careerchange88's topic in General Students

    My advice is organization. First, get the syllabus, find a calendar and jot everything down. Be able to know what's dued now, and what you should be preparing for later. Next steps: the studying. It...

  25. Another broke Nursing Student

    Christinajoannne replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    For me, I opted to go to the school who gave me the highest scholarship. I'm paying about 5K each year to get my BSN at the university, and I'm going to be 20K in debt by the time I graduate. For me,...