Hi! I am a FNP student and no matter what technique I use, I can hardly ever visualize the cervix during speculum exam. I have tried angling the speculum downward on insertion, going back as far as possible and opening the speculum and gradually aimi...
What are your future goals. Do you plan to stop at RN, do you want to get a MSN eventually, and do you want an management positions? An accelerated BSN program is much shorter and oftentimes no more expensive than traditional nursing programs. Person...
Hi! I am 3 months away from becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner. I too, graduated with a liberal arts degree, decided to go in to an accelerated nursing program and went straight to NP school (with no RN work experience). The NP program will be cons...
During my first day of clinicals, we were paired up with a CNA. The CNA would show us what to do (as far as CNA tasks were concerned). WE didn't have to complete any paperwork that entire semester. From what I hear from my classmates with different c...
I just finished taking the NCLEX-RN. My exam stopped at 75 questions. Either I passed with flying colors or failed tremendously. I am so nervous. This is going to be a long 48 hrs.
I gained 10 lbs while in nursing school. Now that I have had the summer off I have lost 7 lbs. I ate a lot of bagels, Wendy's, and Chic-fila during the breaks in between classes.
BlaineCM replied to lectersmeal's topic in ADN/BSN
I graduated with mt BS in psychology as well. I went the accelerated BSN route and just graduated. I would highly recommend the accelerated BSN route. It was a lot of hard work, but the pay off will be much sooner.
I learned this in a similar manner: Snow(white) over grass (green), Smoke (black) over fire (red), and a big pile of poop(brown) in the middle.
I like your "white on right" thing
These helped me during pathophysiology exams: I ate three five inch bananas (potassium 3-5) The pool was 100 ft give or take 5 (chlorine 95-105) When you are young, you glow (hemoglobin lower than hematocrit) hematocrit higher (old and decrepit) for...
BlaineCM replied to luvmy3kids's topic in Pre-Nursing
Before I started nursing school I thought I wanted to work in the NICU. Now that I am in practicum, I am not sure what area I want to specialize in. I am starting the family NP program in the fall though.