shelbs

shelbs has 3 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics, Geriatrics.

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1. UTA AP BSN program Fall 17

   shelbs replied to FutureRNCris's topic in Texas (UTA)

   I'm currently in the RN-MSN program but doing my BSN on the way. Should be done by May 2017!! Good luck!

2. PDN to Acute care?

   shelbs posted a topic in Private Duty

   I'm finding that it's almost impossible to get a job working in the hospital after spending 2 years in SNF and PDN. Is this a common problem? Not to mention I have leadership experience so I'm finding that hospitals immediately turn me away because I...

3. Easiest and Toughest Classes In UT Arlington RN-BSN Program

   shelbs replied to commonsense's topic in Texas (UTA)

   Hey! I have taken almost all of the required courses from the BSN portion sans Nursing Leadership and Management, which I start next week. I managed an A in Nursing Research but it was definitely not EASY. The major assignment was rough and criti...

4. Easiest and Toughest Classes In UT Arlington RN-BSN Program

   shelbs replied to commonsense's topic in Texas (UTA)

   Hey! I have taken almost all of the required courses from the BSN portion sans Nursing Leadership and Management, which I start next week. I managed an A in Nursing Research but it was definitely not EASY. The major assignment was rough and critiqu...

5. Easiest and Toughest Classes In UT Arlington RN-BSN Program

   shelbs replied to commonsense's topic in Texas (UTA)

   I'm in the RN-BSN-MSN program. I'd have to say Vulnerable Populations has been my least favorite class thus far. Very time consuming. I didn't think I would maintain my 4.0 with that class, but I did. Now I'm freaking out about Nursing Research as so...

6. UTA Fall 2016

   shelbs replied to Elizabeth_C.<3's topic in Texas (UTA)

   I just finished Technical Writing and Transition to Professional Nursing. Both honestly challenged me because I'm also working full time and have an active 6 year old son. I found my biggest hurdle to be the formatting in word documents. Like I proba...

7. Why Nursing Sucks...

   shelbs replied to pixiern15's topic in Relations

   Title should read "Why nursing is for the strong and resilient". It's tough but I wouldn't say it sucks!

8. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

   shelbs replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Relations

   That to me is a given, dishes. I was simply touching on the subject matter in the post. I've always been aware of the repercussions of putting your dirty laundry on Facebook. If anything, I would have excluded all personal information and derogatory ...

9. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

   shelbs replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Relations

   This post infuriated me. She's obviously angry and this pushed her to categorize all new nurses as ignorant. If she was level headed, she may have realized that this is a poor assumption. She may have had some run-ins with ignorant novice nurses but ...

10. TB Test Question

    shelbs replied to HelloWish's topic in General Nursing

    We have a two step TB test policy at my office and we typically do our first TB test, read after 72 hours, wait 1-3 weeks, administer the 2nd step and read after 72 hours. I typically do it on the opposite arm that we did the first one but I don't be...

11. Failed NCLEX 3rd time, should I go back to do LVN?

    shelbs replied to Natnurse89's topic in NCLEX

    I also knew some that reviewed with Hurst and still failed the NCLEX. I personally think you need to find a way to study the material that best suits you. I really did well with ATI because I like the testing format for reviewing. Some prefer reading...

12. Failed NCLEX 3rd time, should I go back to do LVN?

    shelbs replied to Natnurse89's topic in NCLEX

    Our nursing school utilized a program called ATI that really helped, in my opinion, prepare us for the NCLEX. I know of a few fellow classmates that took Kaplan and did not pass NCLEX. All I did was retake a few practice exams on ATI and passed NCLEX...

13. Are clinic and school nursing jobs "too easy"

    shelbs replied to Jenfred's topic in General Nursing

    If you're looking for pediatric experience, you may try applying to home care, private duty nursing. I currently work for a pediatric home care company which is giving me the pediatric experience I need! Good luck!

14. Audiobooks

    shelbs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering if anyone has come across any educational nursing related audiobooks? I have an hour commute to my work every morning and every evening so I want to be able to do something productive with my time. I'm still a fairly new RN (a year an...