thatgirl2478

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1. Med error...need to vent!/suppoet

   thatgirl2478 replied to clh8987's topic in General Nursing

   I've done that. SO NOT FUN!

2. How long does it take to get ADN including prerequisites, on average?

   thatgirl2478 replied to rachelkelllyy's topic in Pre-Nursing

   FOR ME it will be 3 years. But that's because I didn't know I'd be accepted into the ADN program, so I was taking pre requs (sciences & psych) to apply to BSN programs as well. Under normal circumstances, in my program, you can do it in 2 years...

3. Best bra for nurses

   thatgirl2478 replied to iamalagirl's topic in Uniform/Gear

   FYI - if the straps are falling down you probably have the wrong size. Go to a REAL bra store (not victoria's) and have a real fitting. Then buy what you can afford and is comfortable to you.

4. Can't decide RN or Social Worker

   thatgirl2478 replied to Showdee's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Particularly if you're only prepared to go as far as a Bachelor's degree. A BA in Social Work is kind of like a BA/BS in Psychology - not terribly useful unless you get more education. Social work is a very noble profession, but choose it with purp...

5. Can't decide RN or Social Worker

   thatgirl2478 replied to Showdee's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Please know that a Bachelors in Social Work isn't really enough to do much that will pay enough to be 'financially stable' if you're on your own. The more advanced social work jobs require a Masters Degree. My husband was a social worker with a Bac...

6. Nervous about saying No.

   thatgirl2478 replied to broughden's topic in Pre-Nursing

   totally normal :) You'll be fine (and btw, I'm in that same boat of not feeling 'safe')

7. Realizing how difficult nursing school is

   thatgirl2478 replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Teaching others is an EXCELLENT way to help you cement your learning! For A&P 1&2 I paired up with a student who was struggling. I 'got it' and our study sessions were basically me teaching it to him. I had to come up with different ways t...

8. Failed A&P 1... idk what to do

   thatgirl2478 replied to cardenas_a's topic in Pre-Nursing

   If you REALLY want to do nursing, then you'll need to retake it. You know that. If you can, retaking it at a Community College will be less expensive. It probably won't be any easier, and you may have a REALLY hard time getting in NOW (since I think...

9. Student loans killing me!! stressed!

   thatgirl2478 replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

   Same here! And even though we WERE a 2 income family, we're NOW a single income family making under 100k in a Medium COL area. It's crazy how it ends up working out ...

10. Just can't get in....grades not good enough

    thatgirl2478 replied to clover2012's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Never mind. Reading fail. I'm sorry, that stinks. Can you ask for feedback on why you didn't get in?

11. Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    thatgirl2478 replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    I know you've convinced yourself that no used car is worthwhile, and what I'm going to say won't convince you otherwise. However there ARE a number of used cars that are very reliable. We bought a 4 year old Honda van with about 90k miles for less t...

12. PHSC - How many credits/semester is too much?

    thatgirl2478 replied to Josiebrunton's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Eh, it wasn't too much for me, I took 14 credit hours last semester, but then I'm married, haven't moved in 2 years, and my kids are getting bigger (and can almost do most stuff for themselves). A&P 2 and Micro were tough together, but for differ...

13. Extremely Lost...Graduated with B.S. in Biology but Decided to Pursue Nursing

    thatgirl2478 replied to grand_theft_avocado's topic in Pre-Nursing

    The same thing happened to me at my alma matter. The reason, at least in my case, was because my school 'had enough undergrad interest in the program so they didn't need to accept transfer students'. Yeah. So what am I doing? Working around it. I...

14. What should I expect from an anatomy lab?

    thatgirl2478 replied to sofiwes49's topic in Pre-Nursing

    So if it's anatomy, you'll be examining the physical structure of the body. So you'll probably look at a variety of prepared tissue slides to see the difference in the types of tissue, you'll probably also look at the brain, the eye, a kidney, a whol...

15. Has anyone taken microbiology and physiology in the same semester?

    thatgirl2478 replied to sofiwes49's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I also took 2 psych classes (child dev & adult dev) and got A's in those as well. I think it depends on how serious you are and how much other, non flexible, stuff you have going on outside school. It helps to know HOW you study/learn best. FWI...