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  1. New Contraceptive Pill approved to stop periods

    MB37 replied to bigsyis's topic in General Nursing

    I was on depo for 7 years. Recently switched to the pill because my husband and I are planning to start trying for kids as soon as I graduate, and depo can take months to leave your system. I didn't...

  2. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    MB37 replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A lot of us didn't decide until we were already 20 or 30 something (or older). A lot of us either have kids or want to have some soon, and don't want to work a 36 hour shift with a 3 year old at home....

  3. ABSN program survey question

    MB37 replied to CRNA2BKY's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just started my ABSN program, but this semester two of our classes are only dependent on exams, HESI, and finals. The third is online (Ethical/Legal), and we do have to do some busy work - post to a...

  4. Info session left me feeling down

    MB37 replied to Crouton2004's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My program - which I started 2 weeks ago - has always required that students finish all prereqs before starting the program. You used to be able to be enrolled in your last few when you applied, and...

  5. Anyone else moving into the "Nursing Student" forum next week?

    MB37 replied to meggers628's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did May 14! I'm already 1/5 of the way through my first semester. I'm taking it one week at a time, and so far it's going well. Good luck to

  6. What is a "titer result"?

    MB37 replied to justme1972's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A titer should show immunity whether you acquired it through vaccination or through exposure to the disease. Occasionally a vax doesn't take, and you may have to receive it again. I've had to have...

  7. Silvadene-HELP

    MB37 replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I mentioned this on another allergy thread a while back - I am actually allergic to penicillin (broke out in hives the last time I took it), but my NP has noted a second allergy in my chart - ACE...

  8. Nursing hopeful with really bad past record

    MB37 replied to havartart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are positive tests reported to anyone besides your former employer? Do you face any charges? You definitely need to ask your particular state board what their policy is. We can't give legal advice...

  9. 12 months accelerated BSN's with winter start

    MB37 replied to firstyearRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not 12, but USF's (Tampa) accelerated program is 15 months and starts twice a year - January and May. They are accepting applications until mid-October I believe, but go to www.health.usf.edu and find...

  10. I hate my job!

    MB37 replied to DreamyEyes's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Make sure you can afford it - I've been a bartender for 8 years, waitress as well in the past, and despite the fact that I would love to get some health care experience while in school, if I'm going...

  11. Opinion.....taking physiology before anatomy, but had anatomy 15 years ago, am I nuts

    MB37 replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If it's the same book then you can just look up anything you need to refresh - but then maybe you might as well take both. It might be less work total to take them together then separately, as you'll...

  12. BSN curriculum question

    MB37 replied to lmiller7298's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school lists clinicals in the "lab" category on the course schedule, because you do earn credits for them. We also have an actual lab on campus where we can go practice skills on dummies before we...

  13. Opinion.....taking physiology before anatomy, but had anatomy 15 years ago, am I nuts

    MB37 replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As long as your school doesn't REQUIRE it in a different order, it shouldn't be a problem. People ask questions like this all the time (micro before A&P, vice versa, when should chem fit in...)...

  14. Flunked Out

    MB37 replied to sandybakes's topic in Florida Nursing

    Huh. When I applied to USF, it was as a pre-nursing major and a "second-degree seeking student," to finish up my prereqs and I got in no problem. I did have very good grades though. It never crossed...

  15. Clinical Sites in Tampa

    MB37 replied to MB37's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yeah, we only had 2 choices, and I got my first. There are only 11 people, so I guess our program has already lost at least 1 student - or at least they skipped match

  16. Clinical Sites in Tampa

    MB37 posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    I start nursing school this month, and we have our "match day" for clinicals on May 15. We rank our 1/2/3 choices for hospitals, and they try to accomodate. Our choices are: TGH Bayfront/All...

  17. anyone taking an accelerated BSN course?

    MB37 replied to mafiamom's topic in General Students

    Yeah, our "15-month" program also include 2.5 months of breaks between semesters. It's 2 10-week and 2 15-week semesters, plus finals. They said our final summer semester may need a few extra weeks...

  18. schools with the least prereqs? (accelerated BSN, adn, etc.)

    MB37 replied to firstyearRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    University of Louisiana? There's no such school...it's what Tulane was called a long time ago. There's LSU, and there's a UL-Lafayette, UL-Monroe, Southeastern, Nicholls State, and a few others that...

  19. Course Load

    MB37 replied to EstOyLista's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do you work full time? Do you have several kids? If not, you can take a full course load. I took 12-17 credits/semester the first time I was in school, while working 20-30 hours/week. Since going back...

  20. Totally Dejected........2 year waiting list!!!!!!!!!

    MB37 replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're going for ADN, get your BSN prereqs out of the way. If you're going for BSN, finish a degree in something else and apply for an accelerated

  21. Clinical Sites in Tampa

    MB37 replied to MB37's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks all! I wound up at TGH. Our choices for accelerated were only there and VMS, of course no one told us that until we walked in the door. I guess that's how nursing school is supposed to go - no...

  22. Flunked Out

    MB37 replied to sandybakes's topic in Florida Nursing

    What does a 1 bachelor's restriction mean? I'm going for my ABSN now in FL, but I only moved here a year and a half ago. How can they do

  23. anyone taking an accelerated BSN course?

    MB37 replied to mafiamom's topic in General Students

    I just started one in FL yesterday. Mine is also 15 months straight through. They recommend that we don't work, but I'm planning on trying part-time for the first two semesters at least - ours really...

  24. How can i succeed?

    MB37 replied to roxiejay's topic in General Nursing

    I know that my school allows and encourages recorders, so I just ordered an Olympus 2100-PC from amazon for abour $50. I like to look there b/c you can read reviews from other buyers. I haven't used...

  25. "It shouldn't be that hard to be a nurse"

    MB37 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    While reading this thread, I remembered an ex of mine from several years ago who had recently finished his RN. He told me all about his school experiences, and about the grading scale - this was the...