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I am totally in! I would love to meet up Helen

Would love it.. Maybe we can all email or create a facebook group and then we can keep in better touch.. PM me your email addresses and I'd do it! Helen

Maybe all of us who are attending/will be attending the online RN to BSN program at Drexel should make a page to just chat or vent....What do you all think? If you want, I could start one on FB... ...

I would have done the same things that you did. I wonder tho, did you get vitals when you first were alerted about the pain? It's really hard sometimes and I think that we nurses second guess...

Sending lots of love, strength and prayers your way!!! Helen

I work on a Med/Surg floor... typically I do nights.. After 11 we have 9 patients total, if he have an aide *who cares for all 18 patients on that side* If no aide, we are at 6 patients. It can be...

I have tried Danskos, Shape Ups and Nike Shox, but my absolute favorite in terms of comfort are the Nike Air Max 360s.. They are a little pricey, but soooo worth it..

Hi all! I was thinking we Pittsburgh folk could have a little meet up! What do you all think? Maybe dinner some night in early September? Figure we'll give enough time to get as many people as...

Hey everyone! I'm Helen.. I work at Forbes Regional in Monroeville, PA - right outside of Pittsburgh. Been an RN for a year now. Would love to meet up! Helen:yeah:

Hi there! I am starting at the same time too! Please feel free to keep in touch.. would love to! My email is helenkava@gmail.com It would be great to have some 'buddies' :)

Hi all! I took my NCLEX exam yesterday and have been pretty anxious since. I got 75 questions and then it shut off. I did the PVT and got the good pop up.. but that hasn't stopped me from...

God be with everyone taking it in August.. I'm scheduled to take it on August 7th... unless of course I chicken out... I don't think I'll ever be ready and there are always things I'm forgetting......

I will say a little prayer for us all.. I'm taking the nclex on Sat Aug 7th, if I don't chicken out.... God be with us all!

Hi there, I am a single mom to an 8 year old son... I will (hopefully) be graduating from a 2 year RN diploma program in June. I can't lie or kid you - it's been incredibly difficult.. I've had...

What type of clinical areas will you experience during your last semester? Well, we do a full term of nothing but a management course and preceptorship... I get to pick my preceptorship next term......

Hello fellow nursing school sufferers! I am hopefully graduating in less than 6 months.. and I'm getting nervous about finding a job. Ideally, I would love to work in a PCU or ICU unit, but, I...

Hi there I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. I am not sure exactly what you did in clinicals, but, sadly it's true -nurses cannot say "I just wasn't thinking". My point in all of this is...

Congrats to all of the new nursing school students!!! It may seem like a huge mountain to climb.. but, trust me, I was in your shoes last fall. I'm in my 2nd year of a 2 year program... ...

I echo all of the other posters.. however, I always also have: Tums Excedrine Advil A small stick of deodorant Extra hair ties Lots of mints HTH

I am.. I have an NCLEX review book.. as well as reading some ahead for my next term.. which is Chronic....

One more thing.. NEVER act super nervous infront of a patient.. NEVER say this is your first time doing a procedure.. You'll set their anxiety through the roof as well as your own!

I love what the people before me said.. I second the fact that you want to blend in and not act like a show off both in class and on clinicals. Instructors are keen and you will be noticed for your...

When my 7 yo knows that there is a Hepatitis A, B and C..... When that same 7yo gets excited when I forget things in my pockets from the hospital... When doing laundry and you are so tired that not...

Hi Everyone! I am a single mom to a 7 year old son. I am just at the tail end of my first year of nursing school (4 weeks left - thank God). I have to echo what everyone else said. It is VERY...

Hi there, I am currently a student at WPHSON. I agree with Josh, it's a very difficult program.. and you will not have much time for anything else in your life (it's a Sat night and I'm reading...