kimmeyd

kimmeyd specializes in Labor and Delivery RN.

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1. Nursing School: Things To Know Before You Start!

   kimmeyd replied to hdawnRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   No, it won't. Most people that I have talked to do their LPN/LVN 1st b/c they couldn't get into RN school. The program is usually 12-18mo then most programs make you wait 6mo before you can apply to RN. Then the RN program (without prereqs) takes at ...

2. CNA, LVN, RN, ADN, BSN, what???

   kimmeyd replied to Luularoo's topic in General Students

   Whoa...what hospital did you work at b/c doing IVs, foleys, trach care, sterile dressing changes are NOT in the scope of practice for a tech and I would not, as a RN, delegate any of those to a tech! Even LPN/LVNs have to go through extra training to...

3. ADN to MSN

   kimmeyd replied to gohogs's topic in ADN/BSN

   Texas Woman's University....#64 top nursing school in the nation and has the largest doctoral nursing program in the world (which we are all going to need if the 2015 NP rule goes into effect...)

4. CNA, LVN, RN, ADN, BSN, what???

   kimmeyd replied to Luularoo's topic in General Students

   If you're trying to figure out which one to do... -RNs (both ADN and BSN) get paid the most (50-80K/yr) but it takes longer to finish the degree & prereqs (about 3 1/2-4 1/2years), and there is also a strict selection process to get into a progra...

5. About to start Maternal-Child Nursing...Advice?

   kimmeyd replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

   I am about to start as a L&D RN in two weeks at a level 3 NICU facility (so we get the high-risk patients) and I also did my whole last semester at this facility in L&D. You're going to focus on a lot on basic med/surg patho and how it can ef...

6. Nursing School: Things To Know Before You Start!

   kimmeyd replied to hdawnRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Oh, and I have 3 kids and still managed to go to every gymnastics meet, baseball game and soccer game! You just have to use all your free-time studying and pull some very late-nighters for your kids! It CAN be done!!! And your kids will respect you f...

7. Nursing School: Things To Know Before You Start!

   kimmeyd replied to hdawnRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   WELL said!!! I just graduated from RN school this semester and, the good news...it gets easier from here on out...you start thinking "right" and have figured out how to survive! All that torture helps you pass that NCLEX though!!! (All my classmates ...

8. You MUST be freaking kidding me!?

   kimmeyd replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I vote yes to staying at your current job and sticking out the 3 months! I just graduated RN school and even though I got a job, it is even super hard to find a job as a RN right now....so jump on that opportunity and deal with the "red-tape"!!!!!

9. Excellent top qualifications but rejected by a school

   kimmeyd replied to guest456275's topic in Pre-Nursing

   There are a lot of good nursing schools out there, in each state. The problem I would see is that if you apply out-of-state you are facing out-of-state tuition, which can get very pricey and not to mention the core requirements/transfer credits could...

10. ADN vs. BSN

    kimmeyd replied to amandakash's topic in ADN/BSN

    I just graduated from an ADN program and was lucky enough to have gotten a job in L&D at a level 3 NICU facility. And yes, I get the exact same pay as the BSNs. But, I also had to sign a contract saying I would have my BSN in 2 years and had a ve...

11. ADN to MSN

    kimmeyd replied to gohogs's topic in ADN/BSN

    I am in the RN-MSN program at TWU to be a NP. Depending on where you go, a person with a bachelor's in another field can do the post-bachelor's degree MSN program. Otherwise, the standard RN-MSN track is 54hours (as long as you are core complete at a...

12. Hurst Review

    kimmeyd replied to madetobeanurse's topic in NCLEX

    I took the live Hurst review during spring break and did the supplemental review after I graduated this May. It was really good. The instructor says things to help you remember important info and gives you some good tips. I took my NCLEX-RN today and...

13. Really Freaking out! Plz Help

    kimmeyd replied to all_yays_n_bees's topic in Texas

    I wouldn't say that you need all A's but if I were you, I'd retake A&P I and try to get at least a B. Most nursing schools will look at your A&P grades and there is a lot of people out there applying with A's in those classes. I start RN scho...

14. Are DFW hospitals hiring ADNs?

    kimmeyd posted a topic in Texas

    I have been talking with some RN friends of mine and they have told me that the hospital job prospects for an ADN are falling. It seems that the hospitals prefer to hire BSNs rather than ADNs. Has anyone recently graduated from an ADN program and had...

15. Do I need to do an internship to be an L&D nurse?

    kimmeyd replied to kimmeyd's topic in Texas

    Thanks! That helps a lot! I did get in too, so I am super excited to get this career on a roll!!!