WorkingTowardsBSN

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  1. A Watched Kettle Never Boils: Waiting to Hear From Nursing Schools

    I was just thinking about this today... One year ago today my acceptance letter arrived. Today I had a group presentation for mental health, and I have a pharm exam and a health assessment final tomorrow, with other finals next week. And then I'll h...
  2. How to deal with bad odors

    A drop of peppermint oil in each nostril has helped me. I put it on a qtip and swipe.
  3. Top 10 Nursing Supplies

    water bottle, lunch bag, great crock pot recipe book, good planner, LOTS of highlighters, post-it flags, good shoes, good desk or work space, good condensed study guide sheets (I like this and this). And be social! My best study guides have been the ...
  4. That is going to depend entirely on your school and program. For us, you would have the option for a leave, but it means you're out a year (so if you step out during fall, you can pick up the following fall and you're now a year behind). Personally,...
  5. Scrubs cost WHAT???

    I'm so over the sexist crap. "Aprons for women." On the whole, I don't complain about my school's uniform because it's all black with red trim. That is, it's black with red trim for women. If you're a guy you can just pick out a top. But we're requir...
  6. Any older students??

    I turned 28 in June and am about to start my 2nd semester of my BSN program. In fact, there are a lot of other students my age in my program, as well as many older than us. No real advice because I haven't seen this as a disadvantage of any kind. Yo...
  7. Winter Break

    I'm going to pray that it snows so I can play in it with my kids! Will be getting ready for Christmas (wrapping, cooking, cleaning, decluttering, donating, etc!) and then also celebrating my baby girl's 2nd birthday. Mostly just looking forward to NO...
  8. At the end of my rope...hate nursing.

    Do you hate this because of the hospital you're in? Have you felt like this during your other clinical experiences? Maybe it's just the floor/specialty you're working in? I'm sorry I don't have any real advice for you. I'm hoping that your frustratio...
  9. Why am I doing this?

    But that's just it - you aren't the only person working with your patient. You don't have to like it, but it's vital.
  10. Calling all moms

    First of all, HUGE props to you for making it happen as a single parent. It's hard enough to do having my husband to help me, I can't imagine how you're doing it on your own! That's AMAZING! Next, I hear you about finishing the pre-reqs! It took me ...
  11. Calling all moms

    I just started my BSN program this fall. We are fortunate to be able to live off of my husband's salary, so I quit my job when I started the program. My kids are almost 4 and almost 2. My rule is that my books do not come out until the kids are in be...
  12. Calling all students...need your opinions!

    I think it's great that you're trying to help your students get as much experience as possible! I start my clinicals this week and I know I would appreciate that. Have you asked your students if there is anything specifically they would like to obser...
  13. Why am I doing this?

    The paperwork is how you protect yourself and your patient. Like you, I'm not really a fan of all the documentation, but it helps me to view it as a way to continue to care for the patient (make sure the most UTD and accurate info is there for the ne...
  14. Block IV, are the odds against me?

    Are you meeting with your professors? Are you talking to anyone in the year ahead of you who can tell you how they studied? Are you meeting with tutors? Are you spending extra time practicing your skills? Are you spending enough time studying your te...
  15. Any 2015 grads?

    2015 here, too! I started last month for my BSN program.