CoachChris

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1. NCLEX is hard!

   CoachChris posted a topic in NCLEX

   I have to say that the NCLEX exam was very difficult. My emotions are all over the place. But I felt like today just wasn't my day. On the SATA I felt like there was always one choice I wasn't sure about. On the multiple choice I was able to narrow t...

2. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

   CoachChris replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

   For most of our clinicals we did have patient assignments. For our medical-surgical clinical we would prelab on up to 2 patients. But half the time we'd get there the next day and our patient was either transferred to a different place in the hospita...

3. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

   CoachChris replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

   I've had a different experience in my clinicals. In fact, after my clinical in a Neuro ICU some of the nurses were asking me to apply to the hospital and said they would vouch for me. My advice. At least this worked for me. From day 1 in my first cl...

4. BSN programs are harder than ADN

   CoachChris replied to ExpBrittany's topic in General Students

   Are you addressing the original poster or someone else in this thread?

5. BSN programs are harder than ADN

   CoachChris replied to ExpBrittany's topic in General Students

   I guess I'm not sure where you are getting the idea I'm competing with anyone from my posts. In fact, in my first post I stated that probably some ADN students will end up being far better nurses than I will ever be. The original post in this thread ...

6. BSN programs are harder than ADN

   CoachChris replied to ExpBrittany's topic in General Students

   So then, it just may be that ADN programs just don't get opportunities for ICU clinicals if they don't do them somewhere else. That is, they get bumped by BSN programs. I could see that happening in our area as most of the hospitals are moving toward...

7. BSN programs are harder than ADN

   CoachChris replied to ExpBrittany's topic in General Students

   Interesting topic. I read a sampling of comments throughout the thread. When I explored nursing programs in our area I noticed that the four ADN programs required between 36-39 credit hours of nursing courses and about 500 clinical hours. The BSN pr...

8. Job prospect for males

   CoachChris replied to kabooski's topic in Male Students

   The best advice I've gotten is to start thinking about a job once you are less than 12 months from graduation. There are areas in the country with overages (more applicants and jobs) and shortages (more jobs than applicants). I've started to look at ...

9. Psych Clinicals?

   CoachChris replied to MeganStar's topic in General Students

   Any advice for those of us who may have several years experience working with the mentally ill when it comes to a psych rotation? I've done so much crisis intervention while dealing with children and adolescents who have serious issues that I'm afrai...

10. Nursing schools in New Hampshire

    CoachChris replied to blueeyes8656's topic in General Students

    Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH has a B.S.N. program. Colby-Sawyer was founded in the early 1800's. It is historically tied to Dartmouth College back when Dartmouth was an all men's school. Colby-Sawyer used to be the all female counterpart. I...

11. Newbie student at 50

    CoachChris replied to sch-64's topic in General Students

    Started nursing school at age 49 and am looking forward to the future. Entering my second semester this spring.

12. Perfect App for Nursing Students

    CoachChris replied to JulietGause's topic in General Students

    Interesting and educational app. I wouldn't post anything though. I hope there is a feature that prevents anyone from reposting pictures in other social media not connected with the site.

13. Incoming students to the Loewenberg School of Nursing Spring 2015 Semester

    CoachChris replied to Lhubbard38's topic in General Students

    LSON is a good program with great faculty! The curriculum was changed around. I think you will have pharmacology first semester and the professional nursing course later. You really have to stay on top of things to do well in the program. Pharmacolog...

14. Depressed 1st semester student

    CoachChris replied to Shagce1's topic in General Students

    I can empathize. I am in my late 40's, married more than 20 years and have 4 kids. Once I take finals the 10 days after Thanksgiving I will be finished with my first semester. About two weeks ago I started feeling depressed. All the excitement of sta...

15. HRSA 2014-2015 Nurse Corps Scholarship

    CoachChris replied to catri2007's topic in School Programs

    Just got my participant email on Thursday, August 28. It is a relief!