atkinsob0503

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1. Taking a year off after Graduation

   atkinsob0503 replied to Nursestudent103.2's topic in New Nurse

   Work in a less acute setting. Doctors office, mother/baby unit, etc. Nursing is very diverse and you can always work your way up to acute setting if you want.

2. June NCLEX takers

   atkinsob0503 replied to jess4923's topic in NCLEX

   I take NCLEX on June 14th. I'm Reading Saunders then do Uworld questions for each system. Reading all rationales. Then I will do the Kaplan qtrainers because they are above passing questions and cumulative. I will go back and read the rationales I go...

3. Duke Nurse Residency 2016! (feb 28th apps)

   atkinsob0503 replied to Rayray_RN's topic in New Nurse

   Hi, The open house was very exciting. I had the opportunity to meet all the managers of the units that I was interested in. I talked to a few managers and they asked me questions about my clinical experience and why Duke? They all said they will be c...

4. Duke Nurse Residency 2016! (feb 28th apps)

   atkinsob0503 replied to Rayray_RN's topic in New Nurse

   Ok, I will. 🙂

5. Duke Nurse Residency 2016! (feb 28th apps)

   atkinsob0503 replied to Rayray_RN's topic in New Nurse

   I'm attending the open house at Duke on February 24. Is anyone else attending? If you have attended an open house in the past, how was the process?

6. How to deal with loneliness as a VERY young RN student...any help or advice?

   atkinsob0503 replied to createddaisy's topic in General Students

   You're going to work with different people with different personalities, beliefs, and culture. The best advice I can give is find a topic that you guys can talk about. Some people may not show their seriousness for education overtly but none the less...

7. Looking for info from any RN's working at University Medical in Savannah, GA

   atkinsob0503 replied to Bisquannie's topic in Georgia

   Pixi.RN Hello, my name is Brittany. My family just moved to Savannah, Georgia. I noticed that you work at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Do you have any tips for their residency program? Little bit of background..... I'm finishing school in NC but I ...

8. Active Duty Military Seeking Career Advice

   atkinsob0503 replied to coast2coast10's topic in Government

   You can start taking your prerequisite courses, which usually takes 2 years. Most of the courses you can take online, ie, English, art, math, communication, political science, etc. I would suggest you receive an associate in arts or science at a comm...

9. How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

   atkinsob0503 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism

   Medicaid is for people who cannot afford to pay. The misconception is only people who do not want to work is on Medicaid. WRONG! There are many people who work but are underpaid has Medicaid for their children. I know military men and women who has M...

10. The Road to Nursing

    atkinsob0503 replied to fwuehdude's topic in Pre-Nursing

    If you do go ADN route, just know that the hospital is not your only option for employment. Also, most hospitals will hire an ADN but you have to acquire your BSN within 5 years.

11. Mothers: How hard was nursing school with kids?

    atkinsob0503 replied to christina94's topic in New Nurse

    I am currently in an ADN program and I have four kids ages 2, 4,6,8. My husband is in the military and is currently stationed in Korea (I chose to stay) My mother in law moved in to help me. Without her moving in I would not be in the nursing program...

12. Am I crazy to do LPN to RN instead of ADN

    atkinsob0503 replied to HTCC's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    I'm currently in an ADN program at a cc college. I think it is a smarter and more economically friendly route. With today's economy who wants to be knee deep in loans. Plus, hospitals still hire ADN RNs, they just have to have BSN within 5 years. My ...

13. If you had all the funds..

    atkinsob0503 replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I tried both. I started at a University and ended at a community college. I made A's and B's at both colleges, but I was too overwhelm at the University class sizes, the foreign instructors, and too much distraction at the campus. I worked with it bu...

14. My journey to become a nurse is taking so long...anyone else feel this way?

    atkinsob0503 replied to ns808's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am 28 and I am in the ADN program. I do not feel too old to start my career. I have been taking courses towards nursing over 6 years. I am a military spouse and a mother of four. I still feel like I am 21, physically speaking. I am more mature, sta...

15. Needing some encouragement?

    atkinsob0503 replied to 5ummer's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I was in your shoes. I went to a big University and I transferred to a college back home to help my sister with her 25 week old preemie. Everything went down hill from there. I struggled in school, sometimes I did not have a ride to class, so I would...