nurse rizzo

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1. Do I hate nursing school or just MY nursing school?

   nurse rizzo replied to luamoon66's topic in General Students

   What you are feeling is normal. Nursing school is intense, and yes most nursing programs what you to learn as much as you can on your own. Good news is, it gets better. You seem to be motivated to learn, that enthusiasm will help you. During clini...

2. LPN to RN or BSN

   nurse rizzo replied to rxyh's topic in LPN-RN

   If you can get into a LVN to BSN program that is affordable that would be the best choice in my opinion. LVN to BSN is on average 2-3 years. LVN to ADN is about 1 year, at community colleges. ADN programs are the most affordable and is not a bad...

3. Overwhelming....

   nurse rizzo replied to snk2503's topic in General Students

   Hehe, I think "overwhelming" is probably the best description of nursing school. The material comes at you fast and it seems like it is never-ending. In the most part you will always feel a little bit overwhelmed, however, it does get better. Afte...

4. Should I go for an ADN or do an LVN-BSN program?

   nurse rizzo replied to guevarrar's topic in California

   I'm located in so-cal. I'm about to complete my LVN-RN bridge this semester and was very fortunate to get in. My personnel advice, go straight for your ADN and bridge to BSN. The programs are currently saturated with LVN applicants right now, and ...

5. Freaking out

   nurse rizzo replied to Kayla013's topic in General Students

   I understand the feeling. Grades in nursing fluctuate quite often, even our smartest students have tests where they are just off. It's very difficult to get an A on every test that you take. From my experience, those A students usually manage to f...

6. Time Management

   nurse rizzo replied to Jashelle's topic in Student Assist

   I used to have the same problem and found myself a bit flustered. What has helped me is mapping out my day, I discovered that if I came in organized, with a plan of what I want to do and when I want to do it, my day goes pretty smoothly. Remember ...