mplovex

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1. How do I get experience while in pre-nursing?

   mplovex replied to LaceElaine's topic in Pre-Nursing

   The first volunteer program I applied for was with a small community hospital. I applied and got an interview. During my interview, I listed my available hours and was required to volunteer 4 hours a week for 6 months. They gave me whatever shift the...

2. Could i get into College with my grades?

   mplovex replied to futurenurse1248's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm not sure about the acceptance rate for any of these schools but look into the acceptance rates of the actual nursing programs and the requirements for each. Regardless of the college you attend, you HAVE to take general education courses and nur...

3. Is Nursing For Me?!

   mplovex replied to KaylaBrooke1695's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Honestly, only you would be able to know if nursing is really for you. The best way, in my opinion, to figure that out is to gain experience in actual medical settings, whether it be for work or volunteering. My entire family is filled with doctors a...

4. Physiology... How difficult??

   mplovex replied to Bryantgirl26's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I really loved Physiology. I could understand and visualize it a whole lot better than Anatomy. I never prepared before taking the class. I wanted to be as relaxed as I could so I wasn't so stressed while taking the course. I took it over the summer ...

5. Had my nursing school orientation yesterday!

   mplovex replied to Bobmo88's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Aw, congrats! You're so lucky to have your orientation so early for a program that starts in the fall. My BSN orientation is one week long and isn't until August 20th! I know part of my orientation involves practicing basic vitals in the nursing labs...

6. What does volunteering at a Hospital get you?

   mplovex replied to Dezy's topic in Pre-Nursing

   The hospitals I have volunteered for have clearly stated that they won't guaranteed you will get hired from volunteering. Yes, you are there to volunteer and devote your time but it won't hurt to build connections and relationships with the healthcar...

7. Need to get my GPA up but don't know where to start

   mplovex replied to Ethsmom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Both VCU and ODU has become extremely competitive. VCU tends to accept their own freshman (since they're a 3 year program) who've taken all their pre-reqs/gen-eds there alone. They also look into high SAT/ACT scores and well written recommendations a...

8. What should i do?

   mplovex replied to tchao's topic in Pre-Nursing

   If SF State has some sort of priority list or a first time status list, then stay there. Some schools will rank you for admission based on if you entered there as a pre-nursing freshman and/or if you've taken all of your pre-reqs/gen-eds at that part...

9. It's Official

   mplovex replied to OKNurse2be's topic in General Students

   Congrats! I got my BSN acceptance a month ago & it's still exciting for me! :)

10. Volunteer experience

    mplovex replied to wama's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I first started volunteering at a local community hospital and did more secretarial and stocking tasks in the ER and the ICU. I applied to volunteer at the bigger trauma hospital for our region and was accepted into the selective newborn nursery volu...

11. class of 2012-14 ... Stand up!

    mplovex replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing

    1. northern Virginia 2. BSN 3. George Mason University 4. Knowing that I'll be making a difference by caring for others through my career

12. How many textbooks are required for your first semester?

    mplovex replied to nursingstudent3109's topic in Pre-Nursing

    The website allbookstores has been amazing for me :) Good luck!

13. I'm interested in nursing but not sure...

    mplovex replied to AlexisNicole's topic in Pre-Nursing

    As long as you learn fast how to balance out studying and maintaining high grades, then you can experience college as much as you want your first 2 years when you take your gen-eds and prerequisites. Just don’t slip on your grades and make sure you’r...

14. How is Nursing school?

    mplovex replied to AlexisNicole's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hey, so happy you're considering becoming a NICU nurse as a junior in hs! Just a reminder that you need to take your gen-ed's and prerequisites before you apply into nursing school (Traditional BSN track). Your prerequisites generally test your study...

15. Some questions

    mplovex replied to Appleae's topic in Pre-Nursing

    1. Is it best to apply to a few nursing programs instead of just one, as you would college applications? Due to how extremely competitive nursing programs are, I personally would apply to more than just one nursing program BUT I would have a fully p...