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CuriousMe

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  1. Are you allowed to use voice recorder during lecture?

    CuriousMe replied to Lajimolala's topic in General Students

    The only school policy we have is that you need the Professor's consent before recording. Most are fine with us

  2. Need Advice: Is Nursing For Me?

    CuriousMe replied to PharmaRN's topic in General Students

    I don't have an answer for you, as I'm just a nursing student myself. I have have a question for you though....have you spent any time shadowing a nurse? Maybe shadow an RN in an acute care setting...

  3. Student loans

    CuriousMe replied to WSnurse2b's topic in General Students

    Oh and I would double check with your registrar's office (might be called enrollment services) about not being able to register for classes until you hear about financial aid. I haven't heard that...

  4. Student loans

    CuriousMe replied to WSnurse2b's topic in General Students

    Federal loans are part of your financial aid package. When they tell you your financial aid, it might be federal and state grants and Federal loans, or it could be just loans. They tell you the...

  5. Student loans

    CuriousMe replied to WSnurse2b's topic in General Students

    Hmmm..ok, so I'm a little confused. Are you trying to take classes starting in January (it's winter term for us, but if your school uses semesters it could be called spring)? Is that what you're...

  6. How far do you drive to nursing school?

    CuriousMe replied to WSnurse2b's topic in General Students

    I don't drive to nursing school....I live on

  7. Do you sign "RN' after your name OUTSIDE of the hospital?

    CuriousMe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, you're living in 2009? Cool, how are things going? Back here in 2008 things are plodding along nicely. Sorry, I couldn't resist. Peace,

  8. Do you have questions about Nursing School? (BSN Program)

    CuriousMe replied to OBGYN*RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

  9. Job PRior to rec'ving RN, question

    CuriousMe replied to Jenny67's topic in General Students

    What is an MHRT-1 and why did your friend say that she didn't think you would be able to continue to work in the

  10. OHSU and other PDX area applicants for 2009

    CuriousMe replied to studentmom2007's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Sorry for my ignorance, I know what an ABS is, but what is an

  11. How did you fund your education?

    CuriousMe replied to Azureshunter's topic in General Students

    Does your school have a scholarship office? If so, I'd make a beeline down there and speak with them about private scholarships as well as federal grants and institutional grants. Peace,

  12. Better clinicals with BSN program???

    CuriousMe replied to litebrightgirl's topic in General Students

    Well thank goodness you don't do skills by yourself for the first time, I'm pretty sure your state's BON would have something to say about that if you did do new skills by yourself for the first time....

  13. Better clinicals with BSN program???

    CuriousMe replied to litebrightgirl's topic in General Students

    do you guys have lab hours as well as clinical hours? If so, how many lab hours do you have a

  14. Difference between LPN and RN knowledge?

    CuriousMe replied to stewiegriffin's topic in General Students

    My BSN nursing program is 1 year of prereqs and 3 years of nursing school, with a minimum of 9 credits of nursing classes per term. We do labs, simulation labs and clinicals every term and the...

  15. Better clinicals with BSN program???

    CuriousMe replied to litebrightgirl's topic in General Students

    I don't know how many hours for the program...but I know for my BSN program, this term (the first of 9 terms) we have 80 clinical hours. I've also been told that we spend most of our senior year in...

  16. Do Any Of Your Schools Have A Student Nursing Club

    CuriousMe replied to PNWNusingStudent's topic in General Students

    We also have the Students Nursing Association (SNA) on campus. Peace,

  17. What are the educational pathways to becoming a Registered Nurse?

    CuriousMe replied to Geertje's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hi Laurie, Unfortunately, each school does things a bit differently. The kind of information you're looking for (what you have to take before being accepted into a BSN program) is only available at...

  18. Networking website for my class

    CuriousMe replied to beebonnet's topic in General Students

    I'd also recommend Google Groups. They're easy to set up, administer and you can have a forum, file area, links area, etc. Peace,

  19. How to find place that pay for schooling?

    CuriousMe replied to Momma.Heart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm getting a good amount of Federal grants, but I applied to several private scholarships that were offered in my state. I worked closely with my scholarship office so that I could apply to...

  20. How to find place that pay for schooling?

    CuriousMe replied to Momma.Heart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Unless something has changed, I think you can file your FAFSA at any point in the school year. I know the first year I went back, I filled it out in April for summer classes. Give the financial aid...

  21. A&P not really helpful in nursing school!

    CuriousMe replied to bioniclewoman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe not, but the practice in dimensional analysis was great, as was my understanding of the gas laws, pH, etc. None of it's a waste....it's all pieces of the

  22. How to find place that pay for schooling?

    CuriousMe replied to Momma.Heart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Loans are one kind of Financial Aid. You may also qualify for grants (which you don't need to pay back). Additionally, many scholarships require that you fill out a Federal Financial Aid form...

  23. How to find place that pay for schooling?

    CuriousMe replied to Momma.Heart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you applied for financial

  24. Cumulative GPA & PRE-req GPA & which program?

    CuriousMe replied to JustJane2008's topic in Oregon Nursing

    What I did to prepare for the proctored essay was to look at the core values (and their descriptions) that are mentioned in the application. I then practiced writing about life experiences of mine...

  25. RNs superior???

    CuriousMe replied to ange26s's topic in General Students

    Since the LPN's are new in that facility, is it possible that the RN's are feeling a bit threatened by the presence of the LPN's coming on the scene? Even if it's true, it's not an excuse for the...