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  1. Instructor Thank You Gift

    MB37 replied to lilyteen's topic in General Students

    My school doesn't seem to have a gift-giving tradition - maybe because we have the same hospital and CI for the entire program. I think it would be odd to get my CI something now, and then have her...

  2. low overall gpa, high prereq gpa?

    MB37 replied to shehak20000's topic in General Students

    http://nursing.lsuhsc.edu/AcademicPrograms/Undergraduate/CARE/AdmissionCriteria.html LSU's CARE program (it's what they call their accelerated program) only mentions prereq/coreq GPA. They look at the...

  3. Anyone know how useful Evolve Select is?

    MB37 replied to Adenium's topic in General Students

    We need the access codes for each class, because our instructors use their content on the Blackboard pages. We can't get onto blackboard at all without the code for every class, and it's the only way...

  4. Do you have to pass a HESI exit exam to graduate?

    MB37 replied to Bonny619's topic in General Students

    We take one in each of our core classes, and they're worth 20-40% of our grade. Then we take the exit HESI to graduate, and we do get 3 chances to pass that one. The only reason for them is to keep...

  5. Am I too old to dorm on campus?

    MB37 replied to hopeful84's topic in Florida Nursing

    There's tons of apartments by USF, and on-campus housing at schools I've attended is usually significantly more expensive than off. I did know one 25 year old freshman that lived on campus when I went...

  6. Anyone know how useful Evolve Select is?

    MB37 replied to Adenium's topic in General Students

    Adenium - what you'll need to access all the online content comes in every new book, whether or not it was packaged with the Select software. It's an Access Code, and we even need it to log onto the...

  7. Anyone know how useful Evolve Select is?

    MB37 replied to Adenium's topic in General Students

    We are required to buy the package from evolve - the way they set it up, we have to have all the access codes just to get on blackboard, so you're required to buy new products. I never use it - I...

  8. so frustrated with nursing diagnoses

    MB37 replied to birdgardner's topic in General Students

    Hellooo Nurse, You pretty much made my points for me. Our lead instructor got up in front of the class and said that she basically believes that the taxonomy is a crock of you know what. She told us...

  9. Taking Organic Chem without taking Intro to Chem

    MB37 replied to SLF1209's topic in General Students

    It probably depends on when the last time you took chem was. If you're 19, and you took chem your senior year in high school, you probably still remember the basics. I haven't taken organic, only...

  10. Since there's no Irish forum...

    MB37 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hopefully some of you can at least help me out - I'm currently in a BSN program in the US. I'll graduate December '08. My husband's boss asked him recently if we would consider moving to Ireland after...

  11. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    MB37 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    From years of waiting tables/bartending in New Orleans: NEVER refer to a table, especially one containing any women, as "you guys." "Y'all" can be appropriate, depending on how fine the establishment...

  12. Nursing school, CNA, about to divorce?

    MB37 replied to eve5483's topic in General Students

    Make sure you hire a decent lawyer, and get as much child support as humanly possible if you believe you will have custody. Is the soon-to-be ex going to remain in the same city as you? Is he planning...

  13. Obesity - Implications For Nursing

    MB37 replied to starshine07's topic in General Nursing

    How common are "no lift" hospitals? I'm a student, and we had a lecture on proper body mechanics last week in Fundamentals. Our ethical/legal textbook from last semester had a chapter in which it...

  14. low overall gpa, high prereq gpa?

    MB37 replied to shehak20000's topic in General Students

    My bad, I missed a couple words in the OP. Hmmm...a 2.6 overall is a little harder to get around. I just checked LSU's website, and all they specify for the CARE program is that you need a 3.0 in...

  15. Exaggerations about nursing school

    MB37 replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Students

    My "secret" is to not let the work pile up. I don't think 30 hours a week, outside of class, is unrealistic. Divide it up and that's a little more than 4 hours/day. Some days I spend more than that...

  16. On the verge of Failing

    MB37 replied to PurrRN's topic in General Students

    I'm so sorry your cat is lost...I have two of my own, and can't imagine what I'll do when their time comes...don't give up hope yet though - I lost one of mine for two weeks once a few years ago, he...

  17. What do I need to get ready

    MB37 replied to goddesscomplex's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Here is a list of programs in NC that offer the BSN to entry level students (from the NC BON website): Chapel Hill: University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Charlotte: Presbyterian School of...

  18. Exaggerations about nursing school

    MB37 replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Students

    While nursing school is definitely very difficult and time consuming, everyone who said, "No one gets As," "Kiss your spouse/family goodbye until graduation," and "You will eat, sleep, and breathe...

  19. What do I need to get ready

    MB37 replied to goddesscomplex's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Where do you live? Maybe some of us know/can find a BSN program in your

  20. low overall gpa, high prereq gpa?

    MB37 replied to shehak20000's topic in General Students

    So, you will have completed 5 semesters with a 2.6? And you still have 3 to go on this degree, plus 2 for prereqs? That's 5 more semesters. If the number of credits attempted for the next 5 semesters...

  21. anatomy and physiology

    MB37 replied to webkinz123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Check with the school you're interested in and see if your old A&P is still good. If it hasn't expired, I wouldn't retake a class I didn't need to either. However, if they're making you retake it,...

  22. What do I need to get ready

    MB37 replied to goddesscomplex's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    That sounds like a good start! Just make sure that you visit the websites of all the schools in areas you would be willing to live, and see what they specifically require - my list says "GRE >1000"...

  23. I need some motivation!!!

    MB37 replied to jnmoore02's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If it's "easy," you need to have all As. You might not be so lucky next semester. Grades may or may not be the be all and end all, depending on where you apply, but they're important everywhere. Many...

  24. Tampa/W. Coast Students Roll Call!

    MB37 replied to Nashima's topic in Florida Nursing

    Congrats! Yeah, I rushed to get all my immunizations done before orientation in May, and they weren't required. Call the admissions office to make sure they haven't changed that, but as long as you...

  25. First Impression of Nursing School

    MB37 replied to portiz86's topic in General Students

    I'm almost through with my second semester, and my program really isn't too competitive against each other, even though no one had less than a 3.5 (my school only looks at GPA) and since I'm...