rileowski

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1. I hate nursing school (and it is not because it is hard)

   rileowski replied to baleen's topic in General Students

   I relate to you so much! I always wanted to go to med school but recently got accepted into nursing school, and I think I may have to decline that acceptance and work on getting my prereqs for med school done instead. I wanted to be a doctor because ...

2. NIU Nursing Admissions 2017/2018

   rileowski replied to rileowski's topic in Illinois

   Also since you're starting soon I figured I should share something I recently found. There is a quizlet page that was created by an NIU nursing student that has a ton of amazing information on it, including from classes I think you'll be taking this ...

3. NIU Nursing Admissions 2017/2018

   rileowski replied to rileowski's topic in Illinois

   Thank you this was real helpful and gives me greater confidence of getting accepted. Northern is the only school I applied to as well so I hope the applicant pool is about the same as it was last year. And congrats on getting in! NIU is one of the be...

4. Starting To Feel Like Nursing Isn't For Me

   rileowski posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay so this will be a fairly long post so get ready! I have been thinking about this internally for a while now. So currently, I just applied to nursing school and in all likelihood will probably get accepted because of my grades. However, I'm real...

5. Does Hyperkalemia Cause Bradycardia or Tachycardia?

   rileowski posted a topic in General Students

   I can't seem to find a straight answer on this. My book says one thing and my professor will say another. My understanding is hyperkalemia causes the electrical activity in the heart to increase, therefore causing tachycardia. But if the hyperkalemia...

6. The Major Diseases Nursing Students/Nurses Should Know?

   rileowski posted a topic in General Students

   I am starting nursing school next fall (hopefully) and I am curious about the major diseases and conditions nursing students see the most of. I know that in nursing school I'll spend most of my time learning about all the different types of diseases ...

7. What Else Can I Do For A Living?

   rileowski replied to RNCM123's topic in Career Support

   Well I don't know how my my advice would help you since I am only starting nursing school next fall. However, my education and career path is a little nonconventional. I do not plan on being a nurse forever. Once I start working as a nurse I will go ...

8. NIU Nursing Admissions 2017/2018

   rileowski posted a topic in Illinois

   I just applied to NIU and I'm worried about getting in! I have a 3.9 accumulative GPA and a 4.0 in prereqs (including stats and A&P and chem) and received a 110/120 on the reading accuplacer, but I still have 2 prereqs left to complete and I will...

9. Is First Aid Class Worth It?

   rileowski posted a topic in General Students

   I have a couple more prereqs to take in the spring semester and I start nursing school in the fall. Since I have a lighter workload next semester I was thinking of taking first aid. Will this class help me a lot in nursing school? Or is it just a was...

10. Nursing Schools That Do Not Require Exams For Entry

    rileowski replied to Lyonda's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Northern Illinois University

11. Nursing Schools That Do Not Require Exams For Entry

    rileowski replied to Lyonda's topic in Pre-Nursing

    The school I applied to in Illinois only requires an accuplacer reading exam--no TEAS. It was easy and only tasted you on basic reading comprehension. But most of my friends had to take the TEAS. The school I applied to seems to be one of the only ex...

12. Just got into ABSN- how to prepare!

    rileowski replied to sfrederick2011's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am currently in prereqs and just applied to nursing school so I won't pretend like I know how to prepare for it lol. However, I do have a very similar mindset as you and I am currently preparing for nursing school on my own time--mostly by watching...

13. What did you learn in Micro?

    rileowski posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Microbiology is only one of two prereqs I have left to take next semester. I get the idea of the course "the study of small life" but out of all the material you go over, how much of it was clinically relevant? How much of it, do you think, will help...

14. What did you learn in Micro?

    rileowski posted a topic in General Students

    Microbiology is only one of two prereqs I have left to take next semester. I get the idea of the course "the study of small life" but out of all the material you go over, how much of it was clinically relevant? How much of it, do you think, will help...

15. Prerequisites and Nursing School?

    rileowski posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am almost finished with my prereqs and I plan to start nursing school in the fall of 2018. So I have gotten A's in both of my A&P classes but I want to make sure I don't forget any of the important stuff I've learned because I know how importan...