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Stroke/tele floor in the chicago area... We aim for 4:1 days and 5:1 nights for RN's - I've seen it at 5:1 days and 6:1 nights though. Cna is usually 10/11:1 and occasionally (2 nights a week usually) we have to deal with 1 cna for the entire floor ...

We will spend approximately 800 hours on a hospital floor for clinicals, over the 2 years.

You will be fine. I had ZERO medical experience when I started nursing school. I didn't even know what a pulse ox was, lol! It was fine. I probably had to study a bit more than anyone who had a CNA, but it was definitely not 100% necessary. Good...

I assume the kaplan fundamental tests are the same nationwide? We use kaplan too and I took the fundamentals last fall. It was definitely easier than the tests I had during class! I scored an 88% - which was the highest grade in my cohort, but mos...

Sounds like most nursing programs. At least 1 test each week, pre class assignments, lots of care plans, papers, research assignments, etc... not to mention the expected reading! I also do very well, and also feel like I don't retain much of it - wh...

Im currently in the MVCC program and LOVE it. PM me if you have any specific questions and I will try to get back to you asap.

As alot of other people have said.... It will take hard work anf determination to pay off that debt. I highly reccomend looking up Dave Ramsey. We followed his advice to pay off our debt several years ago. Every single dollar should be put towards...

Wow 96 slots is awesome! Moraine takes less than 50 total easch semester. Good luck - hopefully everyone gets their letter soon!

Just had an exam, and the question below was on it (not exact, I just typed it from memory). Two answers were obviously incorrect and two were both, in my opinion, correct. I answered with one, and a friend with the other (we don't know who was corr...

thank you! I also went with B, for the same reason but I struggled with it because, in my experience, notify the physician is rarely the correct answer.

Im not a morning person either, but am forcinf myself to be due to school. I get up at 5 on clinical days, and 530 on all other days but sunday. Sunday i sleep in....to 7am, lol. I take 3mg melatonin about 30 mins before i want to sleep, along wi...

I dont have any info on JJC for you, just wanted to say "Hi Neighbor!" Im currently in the Moraine program!

medical receptionist, registration, dietary aide (delivering meal trays), possibly.

Just wondering how many drug books you look at for each drug card you make? We just started making these in my Pharm 1 class, and I have found that the info is a bit different between books - some being much more detailed. How many drug books did y...

This is how my school does it as well. We have a lab class, and then a "fundamentals" class. everything is combined into those two. Patho, Pharm, med surg, etc... I personally really like it, because it lets me get a better sense of how it all int...

I live in a suburb of chicago. I travel 45 mins from school. Some of my classmates travel 5. Justvdepends on the luck of the draw.

I have an average of 12 -15 chapters a week to read. What I do is read the first and last sentence of every paragraph. If I understand those, I skipped what's in the middle. If I do not understand the first and last sentence of each paragraph, I read...

This. Arriving 30-45 minutes before class has helped me tremendously! I know that I can get there early, and have a last review prior to the class begining. What I usually do - the night before I make a list of the things that I am not 100% on. I...

I start an ADN program this fall, and have 4 young kids (9.5, 8, 6.5, & almost 3) a husband and a house to manage. I have been a stay at home mom for the last 10 years, and my husband does not help around the house - ever. I don't mind while I'...

Which review book do you recommend?

Some ADN programs really are two years, and 2 years only. My program for example, allows you to take your 'pre reqs' while in the nursing program. Including AP 1&2. They STRONGLY suggest you complete those courses prior to the program starting...

Anywhere between 2 and 4 years to become a registered nurse. To become a registered nurse you need to hold an associates degree or a bachelor's degree. Associates take 2 years, bachelor's take 4. A LVN (licenced vocational nurse - not RN) can typi...

Admission is point based. You get points for your GPA, point for A''s in the science pretty reqs (a &p 1/2 and micro) points if you hold other liscences/certificates (cna, lvn, emt, military medic) and your teas score (overall and science) The...

This. It is the exact basic calc that comes with the windows operating system.

Our passing score is a 70%. I received an 87%