1) I was going back and forth between nursing and graphic designing. Everyone told me to make a career at what I'm good at and while I agree, I'd prefer not to struggle after graduating academia. My...
I believe you can do it and I'm pretty sure the AN community does as well. I hope to see a graduation thread from you two years from now! I get compared to other people too, but mainly with my...
How are you doing now health wise? Doing well? How are they trying to psych you out? It seems that you are sure of yourself and you really want it! That's good! Bring that enthusiasm with you...
Hi Snow! You are totally awesome for overcoming these obstacles and getting accepted into nursing school! I think Middlesex County College is a two-year college, right? I believe my dad went there, or...
Edit: As far as books go, I used Saunder's NCLEX-RN and kept it with me. 1) The first few things you'll learn once you get in there is the importance of vital signs (bp, pulse, temp, O2 sats,...
Peter Petrelli from Heroes is a hospice nurse and switched to being a paramedic later on. It's pretty cool since this character is one of the main super powered protagonists in the show. There are...
Hey Bruno, I think going the RPN route will be a better choice for you. From what I've read, you've written more pros for the two year route. Nursing school is pretty tough so having familiar teachers...
Hey, I also didn't do so well in nursing school. There are plenty of nurses who were in our situation and were able to become successful! If you still want to become a nurse, do not give up and do...
I got lucky and didn't fail any checks offs, but had to start from the very beginning. I almost failed medication administration if I hadn't immediately remembered to document time, location, dose,...
Since this method worked for you on the first test, keep doing it! I think the only difficult part is accommodating for when you have more information to learn than before. Keeping the momentum going...
I just recently passed a dosage calculations test. It was really easy, but it was just basic and didn't factor in different units aside from liters and grams, flow rate, body weight, body surface,...