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    single mom about to start BSN

    emmjayy replied to LAD2015's topic in General Students

    How old is your child? I'm a single mom to a grade schooler with a similar parenting situation as you have - my kid's dad lives across the country and does jack for her and my boyfriend and I are long...
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    Feeling left out amidst efforts

    emmjayy replied to jeepee93's topic in General Students

    I like to talk in class but normally I just pitch in if the professor asks a question and everyone else is refusing to say
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    NursingABC - Portage Learning

    emmjayy replied to Grace Favour's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Portage Learning (which is affiliated with Geneva College, an accredited private school) runs NursingABC. I took both A&Ps (which are 4 credit courses with lab, like micro) through it and it was...
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    New Laptop!

    emmjayy replied to mkcarlsonxo's topic in General Students

    I've had a MacBook Air for 4 years and it still runs beautifully but I wanted a new one for school because I'm not sure when this one will bite the dust. Bought a refurbished 2015 Air that meets my...
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    Buying or renting books....

    emmjayy replied to anilechim's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Be very aware with renting nursing school books that you may be required to use the code in them to access online learning material, and once the code has been used, no one else can use it. It sucks,...
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    Need titers and vaccinations with no insurance

    emmjayy replied to soonernurse01's topic in General Students

    Have you considered applying for Obamacare? You can get a subsidized insurance plan based on your income, and if you don't make much, the premiums can be very low or nonexistent. I think you can also...
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    Nervous about graduating

    emmjayy replied to Exhuasted's topic in General Students

    Have you held any type of job in the past? Customer service work is applicable, as it shows an ability to interact with the public (which is who you'll be interacting with). Look at the big picture of...
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    Tattoos?

    emmjayy replied to heronurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have two tattoos, both of which are large and located on my ribcage. I always wanted tattoos, but I know there are a lot of people out there - some of whom could someday be making a decision about...
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    PRINT IT OUT!

    emmjayy replied to LenaIsabel's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    Agreed! Writing on the slides takes away the pressure to try to copy the slide in your notes and allows you to focus much
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    Failed NCLEX due to anxiety! Need new review course!!

    emmjayy replied to Yogsdaleo,RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't know why people are giving OP grief for her wording in the first post, I immediately picked up from how she phrased things that her anxiety came from the size of the room, and not from a fear...
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    Post-Orientation Doubts

    emmjayy replied to Fancychicken's topic in General Students

    I just had my orientation the other day and am in the same boat as you. I felt ready but then I did orientation and now I feel intimated, inadequate, and unprepared. I just keep telling myself I got...
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    How old were you when you started nursing school?

    emmjayy replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I'm starting my ASN next month and am 26, I'll be 28 when I graduate and hope to have my BSN by 30!
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    Anyone have good luck with Portage Learning?

    emmjayy replied to Papagena's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Probably not unless you devote your entire life to micro and stay very focused and on top of things. I took 10-12 weeks on both A&P's, but that was partly because I was also working a full-time...
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    Computer/Printer

    emmjayy posted a topic in General Students

    Alright, y'all, I've been procrastinating on getting my major nursing school purchases done because I just had my partner come home from deployment and we spent a few weeks together and now he's back...
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    Pregnancy and birth

    emmjayy replied to Lakielake's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is so confusing. OP, the way RN degrees work in all the colleges in my area is as follows: 18 months for an accelerated ASN (this requires that pre-reqs be taken ahead of time), 2 years for a...
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    No experience & No job history

    emmjayy replied to Laura_G_in_ID's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Apply. Don't worry about your lack of experience. When I was hired at age 19 to work as a paralegal my only previous job experience was slinging pizzas. As long as you are smart and motivated and have...
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    Should I be a nurse? Fears, bodily fluids etc

    emmjayy replied to sarahamelia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This exactly. I used to have a fear of bodily fluids very built up in my head but then I thought back and was like.... I raised a baby. I've cleaned my child's vomit, mucus, diarrhea, blood, etc. I've...
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    Need Advice!!!

    emmjayy replied to nhodge20's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm the type of person who simply cannot learn in a study-group environment. It could be these girls are the same way. It's not your responsibility to worry about motivating them or keeping them on...
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    Tips for really strict clinical instructor?

    emmjayy replied to Kiki<3's topic in General Students

    Is it not normal to go to the hospital the night before clinicals and prep? I was told that this is standard procedure for the program I'm starting in the
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    Setting self up for failure?

    emmjayy replied to WCSU1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just for a different perspective from what you've gotten so far... I didn't find chem to be that hard to get through, just make sure you always write out the formulas, always include your units, show...
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    I was just accepted into my program

    emmjayy replied to Erythropoiesis's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! I'm starting an ASN program in the fall too at a school that sounds similar to yours. My plan is pretty much identical to yours as well - get the ASN, get licensed, start working, get...
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    Just signed up for my BLS CPR for Healthcare Providers...

    emmjayy posted a topic in General Students

    IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!!! I got my email on Friday from the school telling me all the things I need to do prior to starting in late August. I just signed up for my CPR course, I'm going to order my...
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    Tips for really strict clinical instructor?

    emmjayy replied to Kiki<3's topic in General Students

    I haven't started nursing school yet, but I do have a tip for dealing with very strict instructors.... when they pull you aside and give you a dressing down, listen respectfully. Do not make excuses...
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    Chances of getting in?

    emmjayy replied to lsnursingschool's topic in School, College Programs

    You sound like a good candidate to me, but I'm basing that off of my knowledge of my nursing school's acceptance criteria. Honestly, you should just call the schools you want to go to, tell them your...
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    Do you consider yourself a "pre-nursing student" or "nursing student?"

    emmjayy replied to NolaLj's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For me, I never called myself a nursing student until I had that admissions letter in hand. I still kind of hesitate to call myself a student because I haven't technically started yet - for now I just...