IzzyJ ASN

IzzyJ has 5 years experience as a ASN.

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1. What’s your timeline for graduating, taking NCLEX, and getting your first job?

   IzzyJ replied to medapop's topic in General Students

   I think it depends on the state and hospital system when you are able to apply. I graduated on December 15th. I didn't get my ATT until the first week of January due to the holidays. Took NCLEX January 18th. Start my job on February 17th. I was offer...

2. Was RN school easy for you?

   IzzyJ replied to EV1518's topic in General Students

   It's good you're trying to go in without the mindset of success. I had to constantly remind myself that I am not everyone else's story. I have 5 kids, worked part time, still managed to help my sister with her special needs boys, make it to all the k...

3. Ridiculous class schedule, please help

   IzzyJ replied to PrinPrin2's topic in General Students

   I consider myself a pretty intelligent person and I would never do that load. I am in my last semester of nursing school and have seen many friends not make it, even here at the finish line. Take your time learning and do well. It is not worth the ...

4. Pre Nursing Mom, wife working full time.

   IzzyJ replied to Shesblessed's topic in General Students

   My kids are older than yours, but I have 5 of them. The youngest is six and the older kids are pretty self sufficient, which helps, but it is still crazy. I had to give up my 4.0 GPA and settle for a few B's along the way, but it was worth it to mak...

5. What to expect with Foundations

   IzzyJ replied to hmarine88's topic in General Students

   Totally agree with Sour Lemon. I tried to master dimensional analysis on my own before starting and it was a HUGE help in Foundations. When other students were stressing about dosage quizzes/tests, I could focus on class material and trying to get ...

6. EVOLVE Hesi Fundamentals Of Nursing Exit Exam

   IzzyJ replied to Prenursing911's topic in General Students

   What Milady said above. Pretty straightforward. Dosage was simple and if you have your ABC's, safety, delegation etc. down you should be fine. I also found it much simpler to know the answer they were looking for than my school exams.

7. OB/Maternal be an elective class for male nursing students

   IzzyJ replied to carti's topic in General Students

   I was just about to add a comment about bailing on this conversation because I might as well go back to arguing with my teenagers about the pointlessness (is that a word?) of topics they are studying in high school.

8. OB/Maternal be an elective class for male nursing students

   IzzyJ replied to carti's topic in General Students

   You are correct. Which is why nursing schools spend time in almost every semester talking about these types of patients. Add it all up, I bet it would be about a semester worth of learning.

9. OB/Maternal be an elective class for male nursing students

   IzzyJ replied to carti's topic in General Students

   If men formed and grew tiny humans in their body (and all of the issues that go along with that in MANY settings), maybe they would have an entire semester dedicated to them too.

10. Valencia Nursing

    IzzyJ replied to sbear16's topic in General Students

    Expect to do a lot of learning on your own. Not many lectures and TONS of information. (Maybe you will be better off in the spring semester than we were in the summer as far as lectures. We lost almost three weeks!). If you have any specific questi...

11. Advise on what to do/whether this is normal

    IzzyJ replied to IzzyJ's topic in General Students

    Thanks for your thoughts. You are probably right about it not going anywhere. That lack of direction, although difficult, is something I probably just need to get over and hope the second semester is different. Maybe I will just hold out hope all ...

12. Advise on what to do/whether this is normal

    IzzyJ posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, I am a nursing 1 student who has been lurking here for a while. This is my first post. I thought long and hard about whether or not I would post this, but decided I really do want honest advice. I am in a well known, high Nclex pass rate sch...

13. Want to be a nurse but I am really bad academically

    IzzyJ replied to Raistlin007's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Community College could be wonderful for you. I too did not take high school seriously, grew up thinking I was dumb, and honestly just not caring about academics. Once I realized I wanted to do something more with my life, I went back and took the ...

14. Valencia ASN Summer 2018 - Waitlisted

    IzzyJ replied to MissUSA1024's topic in School Programs

    Got mine yesterday afternoon

15. Valencia College 2018 acceptance

    IzzyJ replied to Gclewell's topic in School Programs

    Check your emails everyone! Just received my acceptance letter. :-)