csmcj BSN, RN

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   Does everyone get this but me?

   csmcj replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

   It sounds to me like it was part of a simulation lab, not on a real
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   1 Semester

   csmcj replied to 3blessings's topic in General Students

   I'm not a nurse yet, but I am in my last semester of nursing school. Ask questions in clinical. It's not enough to know how something is done, you need to know why it's done. Space your studying out....
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   Has anyone been part of a DEU clinical?

   csmcj replied to 203bravo's topic in General Students

   I was lucky enough to be chosen to participate in DEU clinicals 3 times: Med/Surg, Pediatrics, and Mother and Child. It was an incredible experience. The level of autonomy I was given (with support...
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   Schools with clinicals backloaded all into one semester?(Texas is where I am looking)

   csmcj replied to preciouspkgs's topic in General Students
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   Schools with clinicals backloaded all into one semester?(Texas is where I am looking)

   csmcj replied to preciouspkgs's topic in General Students

   I only know of one school that does that, but it's a BSN program. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has a program called Pacesetter that front loads all your didactic classes...
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   Hep B Vaccine Question

   csmcj replied to dallas_fan's topic in General Students

   Check with the school and with your doctor, but I can say that when I got mine, I got the first two on schedule, but then life sort of got in the way and I didn't get the final shot until a year after...
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   Can I get into nursing school with a 3.1?

   csmcj replied to PNW0212's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I got in with a 3.1. However, I also had a 96 on the TEAS, and my school puts a lot of weight into the personal statement portion of the application along with interviews. So it is possible, but I'd...
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   Hardships/horror stories?

   csmcj replied to Texas02's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   While UTMB is a very competitive school, they look beyond just the numbers. Your personal statement and interview(s) go a long way toward helping you get accepted. On paper, I was only a so-so...
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   Do you have to have a 4.0 to get in ?

   csmcj replied to crunchymama91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   As said before, it really depends. It depends on a lot of things, really, such as how competitive your particular application cycle is. For example, in one cycle the average GPA of those applying...
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    Correct grammar

    csmcj replied to chutley76's topic in General Students

    Ooh, I know this one. In my pre-nursing-school life I was a linguistics major, if that gives any weight to what I say. Default/variant choice (in this case a/an) is driven by phonetics. Therefore...
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    Technology Advice for Nursing School

    csmcj replied to goldeeloks23's topic in General Students

    My MacBook Pro is 7 years old and is running as strongly now as it ever has. In that time, the only money I've put into it is $60 for for two operating system upgrades ($30 each). I use a Windows...
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    Were you guys allowed the use of a calculator when you took your dosage test?

    csmcj replied to Wannabe_Doc's topic in General Students

    We're allowed calculators, though we can't use our own. The school provides them for any test in which we have calculation questions. That said, it's been rare that I've needed one on any of our...
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    Hospital Clinicals

    csmcj replied to doxielover304's topic in General Students

    First semester, we started clinicals in the 3rd week of classes (after we'd learned/been checked out on assessment and vital signs). We also learned med admin in the first semester, about 6 weeks in,...
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    Bad reviews vs NO reviews (ratemyprofessor)

    csmcj replied to 16mm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Eh, as with any review site, you have to keep in mind that people are much more likely to leave a bad review than a good one, and take the bad reviews with a grain of salt. Also, when it comes to...
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    married/engaged/involved students, how are you juggling your relationship w/ school?

    csmcj replied to richardgecko's topic in General Students

    I know for me (and I realize my situation doesn't apply to everyone), my wife and I had several long conversations about the kind of time commitments nursing school was going to require and what that...