sail81

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1. Anyone from St. Anthony College of Nursing?

   sail81 replied to us3Rbent's topic in Illinois

   I am currently attending SACN. Tough school but I hear it prepares you well. What ?s do you have?

2. It's getting better....

   sail81 replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the reply! You are saying pretty much what I have expected. Is there anything I can do now to make the gap from student to nurse better? It's hard to think I am just getting my feet wet because I am stressed out in school and to think i...

3. It's getting better....

   sail81 replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I am a student and appreciate your honesty. I'm expecting hell for the first year, but hoping to get used to it or get out. But what us students really need to know is: Is it even worth it? Are you telling us to forget it? OR Are you saying it is...

4. Struggling with depression, panic and anxiety.

   sail81 replied to markjrn's topic in Disabilities

   I'm in nursing school now and going into this I was determined not to let anxiety and depression get in my way. Easier said than done. I'm on sertraline and also listen to Joel Osteen a lot which seems to help me bypass depression on those "bad" da...

5. How to polite interrupt (co-workers) to get an anwer

   sail81 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I love this forum! As a current nursing student I can see that my biggest problem is being aggressive with my questions. Obviously since I am new at this I have questions and obviously since there is a shortage of nurses every single nurse is alw...

6. need help--husband died at home

   sail81 replied to pyseymo's topic in Cardiac

   Pam, You are in my thoughts and prayers. I too lost a loved one and there are no words to describe the pain. Remember, although you may be angry at him, God is with you---always. Try to be strong, especially for your children. I promise to send ...

7. wi salary

   sail81 replied to badgerbabe287's topic in Wisconsin

   The UW begins at $25.07 for brand new grads. So it's only up from there.

8. UW-O Accelerated or Traditional?

   sail81 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have applied to a traditional program and the accelerated program at UW-Oshkosh which is one year. I have heard that this program is very intense and some people actually wish they would have done a slower paced program to really absorb concepts. ...

9. UW Oshkosh Accelerated Program??

   sail81 replied to erin1205's topic in Wisconsin

   Hi Erin, I recently applied for May 07 and am on the waiting list. I will reapply for Oct, as I think I would prefer this start date anyway so I don't have to overlap my pre req classes this semester with starting the program. The telephone intervi...

10. St. Anthony's Rockford

    sail81 replied to Jilaweez's topic in Illinois

    Hi there! I JUST applied, I'll probably get put on a waiting list (cuz its so late) if I get in...I already have degree but my GPA from my previous degree was only a 2.6 from UW-Madison, so I am hoping they take the grades from my most recent classes...

11. social anxiety

    sail81 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Students

    Hi there! I too suffer from a social anxiety disorder and hate group work too!! I was put on Zoloft at 100mg in 2001, I have since then gone down to 50 mg but sometimes with the stress of Nursing school approaching I should go to 100 again. Some peo...

12. any advice...

    sail81 replied to Ejae's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Talk to an advisor. As long as you can explain yourself well in your letter to the admissions committee you should be ok. Plan on applying at other Nursing schools around the area. If all else fails get a degree in something similiar and go back a...

13. Madison vs. Milwaukee

    sail81 replied to SkateBetty's topic in Wisconsin

    That rate is for brand spankin new RNs, it just goes up from there.

14. Importance of being a CNA before RN

    sail81 replied to sail81's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for all of your help! You have really really given me a good picture to go by...I am going to speak with my Nurse Manager soon and tell her I just will not be able to handle CNA work, full time HR work, and 9 credits. I hope she ...

15. Madison vs. Milwaukee

    sail81 replied to SkateBetty's topic in Wisconsin

    At the UW RN's start at $25.07