daetor2012

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1. Can an introvert succeed as a nurse?

   daetor2012 replied to lollipop032's topic in General Students

   As long as you can convey important things with patients/co-workers you're fine, it's something you have to learn how to do in the nursing field, you don't have to be the stereotypical extrovert. I'm an introvert myself, but I know that there are pro...

2. How ready are you for nursing school?

   daetor2012 replied to openyourmind's topic in General Students

   I believe I'm ready, but until you can say you've been through nursing school you can never be 100% prepared I guess. Being a male will probably help me out in the physical aspect of nursing as far as lifting patients/boxes, but I'm not counting on i...

3. How much education do you plan on receiving?

   daetor2012 replied to daetor2012's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Yeah, I understand the need for a BSN nowadays. I am really thinking about taking a RN to BSN option online, but from what I've read so far online programs aren't taken very seriously compared to tradition on-campus ones.

4. Changing major to Nursing

   daetor2012 replied to daetor2012's topic in General Students

   What other areas do you consider less physically taxing? I've heard LTC facilities and clinics aren't as demanding as hospitals.

5. Online Rn to Bsn as schools as good as brick and mortar?

   daetor2012 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Online Learning

   So, basically the summary of this thread is that a lot of online colleges are shady and allow you to get a degree in less time compared to commuting to a campus? I mean, I understand that a lot of RNs go to work right after their ADN because they wan...

6. finally on the nursing path

   daetor2012 replied to mrsoly2010's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Wow, amazing job! I'm really happy you're getting in a lot sooner than originally planned, I wish that was the case with me. Also, don't think twice about Speech class, it's so easy. You get used to the speeches after a while. The other courses.. wel...

7. Any Advice for New Nursing Students?

   daetor2012 replied to jrabbit0811's topic in General Students

   As a future Nursing student these posts have been very helpful, thank you for the thread. I'd love to be able to chime in with something useful, but I'm just as new to nursing as you are. General advice would be just to not worry and take things as t...

8. Summer Employment for Nursing Student, No CNA

   daetor2012 replied to tbbtpeach's topic in General Students

   As far as actual paying jobs I'm not sure, but I know volunteering is a great way to get your foot in the door at a major hospital that you're thinking of applying at once you graduate.

9. How much education do you plan on receiving?

   daetor2012 replied to daetor2012's topic in Pre-Nursing

   That's pretty awesome, because like you mentioned a BSN is becoming more of a requirement in the Nursing field. I wish I could just get my ADN and easily land a nursing job after graduating, but even applicants with their BSN are struggling to land e...

10. Reasonable Fall schedule?

    daetor2012 replied to Livetoride's topic in Pre-Nursing

    For pre-reqs my semester looks like this: Elementary Chemistry English Comp 1 Anatomy and Physiology Lecture w/ Lab Mathematics and it's applications 13 credit hours altogether, I find it's hard to get that balance of pre-reqs and reqs to graduate, b...

11. New Nurses, please watch your diction and filler words

    daetor2012 replied to Wrench Party's topic in New Nurse

    It's more or less just a habit, that unfortunately makes you look bad. It's something you have to actively work on, which can be draining in certain situations.

12. Changing major to Nursing

    daetor2012 replied to daetor2012's topic in General Students

    Is there any way I can speak with you about your experiences as a nurse without flooding the thread? I really want an experienced nurse's opinion/views on things.

13. Changing major to Nursing

    daetor2012 posted a topic in General Students

    Does anyone else here have previous college credits for another major? I've switched my major three times already, first I was Pre-Dentistry, then I switched to Computer Networking, and lastly Biomedical Technology. I've been in college for 2 years a...

14. Hand Held Device Requirement for Clinical

    daetor2012 replied to tbbtpeach's topic in General Students

    I use a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, it's big enough for me to read yet it isn't as large as the tablets, I can't imagine having to carry those around all of the time. If the situations allows I would get a cheaper tablet than an iPad, maybe a Barnes and N...

15. How much education do you plan on receiving?

    daetor2012 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    What is your planned route to becoming a Registered Nurse? Are you going into an ADN plan, or going straight into a BSN degree? I'm thinking about going for the associate degree and getting my BSN while working as a nurse, but I've been reading that ...