OliveOyl91 BSN, RN

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    ATI Teas Studying

    OliveOyl91 replied to JePierreB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have the TEAS VI study guide from ATI and it has been really helpful. I also invested in a practice test to take before I even started studying to see which areas I needed to focus on more. It also...
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    How start applying to nursing school?

    OliveOyl91 replied to scott.tyshawna's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The start of the school year out here is the Fall quarter.... At my school, usually everything will be ready in time for classes in late September if I have everything turned in by mid-August....
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    Whats the difference?

    OliveOyl91 replied to B.23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school is currently phasing out the AAS in nursing degree as a part of Washington's state-wide regulation of nursing courses. New nursing students at my school are now working towards the new...
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    How start applying to nursing school?

    OliveOyl91 replied to scott.tyshawna's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Of course! In fact, there are several scholarships out there that are only offered to college students with GEDs. I didn't have very much luck with scholarships until I had a few quarters completed...
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    Get my adn or lpn? Newbie here

    OliveOyl91 replied to AutumnFutureNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's really nice. A friend of mine just passed her NCLEX-PN over Winter break and is going to be working part-time as a LPN while she finishes her
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    Disappointed with Nurses at first job

    OliveOyl91 replied to ChristiHamm8's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work as a CNA in LTC. It's tough. While we, as CNAs, are overwhelmed with patients trying to toilet them, change their briefs, transfer them, feed them, etc... The nurses are overwhelmed by their...
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    Get my adn or lpn? Newbie here

    OliveOyl91 replied to AutumnFutureNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Look into RN programs at community colleges. My school offers LPN certificates to RN students after completing the first three quarters of the nursing program. The final three quarters are to finish...
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    Benefit to being a Nursing Assistant while taking prerequisites?

    OliveOyl91 replied to Hsmith1522's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Being a CNA has really solidified my desire to become a nurse. I work with great nurses and doctors and have often been asked if I'd like to watch procedures or even if I can assist. I work in a...
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    Private vs Community College for LPN?

    OliveOyl91 replied to lizzieh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A friend of mine went to a school similar to Carrington to get her LPN, now that she wants to get her RN, it's proving to be difficult. There aren't very many LPN to RN programs around and even then,...
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    How start applying to nursing school?

    OliveOyl91 replied to scott.tyshawna's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my opinion, it looks like you're on the right track. :) I dropped out of high school in my senior year and soon got my GED afterwards. I'd do some homework online and research about local community...
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    Colleague hates me!

    OliveOyl91 replied to MsMonica's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Document, document, document. If you didn't document it, it didn't happen. What is your facility's policy on marking briefs? At my facility when we do rounds on a resident we have to write on their...
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    Did you work while in school?

    OliveOyl91 replied to ChristiHamm8's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have to work full-time to support myself, so I've been working on my prerequisites part-time. I've been taking 10 credits per quarter for almost 2 years and am getting ready to apply to the nursing...
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    Textbook Advice

    OliveOyl91 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My stats teacher told us on the first day of class that we didn't need the textbook... All we needed were the lecture notes we took in class and there was an online copy of the textbook that we could...
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    Taking my first science class

    OliveOyl91 replied to Applejack's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P1 online and my teacher had the online textbook, her powerpoints, and her lecture videos to go along with the powerpoints. Crash Course videos on YouTube were an excellent aid to help...
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    Nurses quitting jobs

    OliveOyl91 replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've been working as a CNA for almost three years and have personally experienced the burn out that can occur in nursing. Personally, I've made some of my closest friends at work (fellow CNAs, nurses,...
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    Lower Columbia College vs. Clark College

    OliveOyl91 replied to pinky77's topic in General Students

    I'm Olivia, by the way. :) I do know a couple people who are in the program right now, I'll have to ask them about their test scores. For winter quarter, I'm registered for A&P II and psych 200...
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    Lower Columbia College vs. Clark College

    OliveOyl91 replied to pinky77's topic in General Students

    I'm finishing up the last of my prerequisites at Lower Columbia College. I hope to apply in the Spring for Fall 2017. I've had several classmates transfer over to LCC from Clark because of scheduling...
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    online a&p with lab and no prereq????

    OliveOyl91 replied to Jennifa514's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just to throw my two cents in, I wound up using a lot of my general biology in my A&P class, so I would recommend biting the bullet and taking the prereq. My adviser told us there is no way of...
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    A & P and Microbiology

    OliveOyl91 replied to Liveinthemoment's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What I would recommend for people like me who are working full time while taking classes is to look at your syllabus on the first day and try to request days off the day before and if possible the day...
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    Mom of 2 with a GED. Is nursing school possible?

    OliveOyl91 replied to Mommyninja's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The only time my GED has come into question was when I first enrolled at my community college. They asked if I had a high school diploma or a GED, because if I had my high school diploma I would be...
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    Micro Unknown Project!

    OliveOyl91 replied to nursing96student's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My unknown bacteria was mixed in a broth with some Serratia marcescens and I was a little disappointed to discover that my bacteria was Bacillus subtillus. All I had to do was isolate my bacteria...
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    Interested in ABSN - How long does prereqs take?

    OliveOyl91 replied to shenouve's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Going part-time, is has taken me between two and three years to finish my prerequisites. I just have Winter 2017 left and I began in Fall
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    A & P and Microbiology

    OliveOyl91 replied to Liveinthemoment's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P1 and micro during the Fall 2016 quarter and it was by far the toughest quarter I've had, yet. It was soooo much work, but I managed to get B's in both classes. I feel like I could have...
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    Conflicting Info on State (WA) Websites!

    OliveOyl91 replied to Skayda's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work in Longview, WA and we have inservices throughout the year that are considered a part of continuing education... If the state needed proof of CE, then they just have to contact my
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    What are you guys taking for spring?

    OliveOyl91 replied to khaner19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school schedule is also divided up into quarters and for the upcoming Winter quarter, I'll be taking A&P 2 and Lifespan Psychology. Those are my last two classes and then I can apply in the...