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The longer you're out of nursing school, the more you forget. I don't think the study book is the only source you should be looking at. That is for those that have already mastered the basics. I...

FYI, things haven't changed. Brown nosing still works too. The more you have in common w/ your instructor - the better things can turn out. Some of the younger ones did not know how to finesse the...

Can only go by experience - what I've seen? #1 - most I've seen simply do not pass a final exam and have to retake it or take a year off or leave permanently. The program is rigorous, and...

Maybe the getting up at 4am detail is part of the problem. Ever consider different hours?

wish_me_luck These are reasonable questions you are asking and it's better to ask, than assume and make errors...others making statements that you have a certain personality type is ignorant. I...

If you can't swing an A in those two courses in one term, you'll probably never make it through nursing school. It might be a good way to gauge what you're capable of with two dependents before...

Amen to that.

I think you also have to realize, you're getting the bottom of the barrel in applicants. At the end of my program not one person signed up to do a LTC integrated practicum or co-op. It's the last...

Skip lunch and breaks, that's what I do. And if anyone asks, yes, you took your lunch or break. I think a lot of nurses finishing on time are good at prioritization - and by this, it's not a...

For the love of God, take it. Your family will reap the rewards of a happier Mom/wife that no $4/hr. can ever make up for. From what you just wrote, I think you also answered your own question.

Moral of the story should also be, treat the whole pt., not just the number and not just the machine. One person's normal as stated above is not everyone's normal. And if you are worried about...

I wouldn't worry that much until you actually get in. Most comm. college programs require a 4.0 (although they say they take a min. of a C, no one would ever get in with that kind of grade). If...

if you can't chew gum and walk, you're in trouble in the real world..counting respirations should not be this difficult that we need a page dedicated to it.

better yet who would actually say something to a non-scrubber if we witnessed it? What about the non-veralizers...that's what keeps the non-scrubbers going.

OSU (Oregon state) has an online statistics course based in psychology. It requires no pre-requisites and is accepted towards any BSN program in our state. It's online. More expensive than a...

What an amazing reply. I'm contemplating OR too eventually after getting some general experience. Decisions decisions for integrated practicum.

Haven't been on in a while. The searching area used to be top notch using some key words. I'd find exactly what I wanted to read about. Now it seems it brings up totally unrelated topics and posts...

I see it as two separate things - starting the IV, and then the IV fluids/meds themselves. We had two classes in pharm which covered IV meds constantly. Many components in lab where we programmed...

RN programs: As for flunking just one class by a few points, this happens to about 2-6 people per term in my program (some just drop out too). And it wouldn't be a great program if everyone was...

Worry about how well you care for your patients, not a grade on an exam based on some book reading. After you're in, no one cares about your B's or A's.

Most of the male nursing students in my program give me the heaves. Creepy personalities and not very attractive. I have met some attractive ones at the hospital but it's fairly rare. I probably...

Well stated. It's not about a lamp, a piece of paper or a pin. Why would anyone think that? Just a time to celebrate what we worked so hard for with friends, family or mentors. I was a bit taken...

Stick to what your instructor's focus is - forget extra books. You'll have enough on your plate with what's assigned. I've done best when I did all the reading, reviewed the notes (took meticulous...

My boyfriend lives with me, and I never see him. Get used to it. We eat & sleep together, that's about it.

In Oregon or the west coast in general where it's popular to live, pretty much all job offerings ask for a BSN - but they are open to you working on it while you already have your ADN RN. Probably...