MsLori615

Thank you both for the help! I over think things a lot.

Ok so I want to make sure my mind is on the right track, especially when it comes to admin. insulin. (FYI I have my first dosage test next Monday-1st semester in nursing school) So the question is: The physician orders insulin lispro 17 units subcutaneous. The medication is supplied in 100 units/mL. How many units will the nurse administer? ________ Shade the syringe My thoughts: There is no conversion in units when it comes to insulin. Soooo....I was thinking the nurse needs to admin. 17 units (my answer) as stated by the physician. The syringe is in units so I should shade the syringe to 17. Now if it wasn't an insulin medication but some other liquid medication that needs to be injected that is in units then I would of course use a different syringe (besides the ones specific for insulin) but I will convert those units into mL. Only in insulin injections there is no conversion, so whatever that order is that's what I need to pull out of the syringe.... So the order is 17 units and I need to pull 17 units out the insulin syringe Am I on the right track?

I have my first Fund. test this Monday coming up. An 85% is high to be honest, my school at least req. a 77% © in order to move forward. Do you get another chance to take it again? I know my program allows 2 tries before you are out the program. If your program does then try again. Don't beat yourself up. If this is something you want to do, then move forward and learn from your mistakes. Sending you good lucks you way!

So, here are my thoughts: Option #1 If you are fresh out of HS or never have a bachelors then try for your BSN. Option #2 If you have a Bachelor's in something other than nursing but want to change careers then get you ADN. Now if you picked Option #2 think about this If your GPA is not great after graduating with your bachelors and you want some experience then proceed with the ADN. You can still further your career and get your masters but now your GPA will be better (if you do will in nursing school) and you will have work experience (which some master programs require). Or you can skip the ADN program and just take the GRE and apply to master programs that accepts people with other bachelor's degrees. Some you can obtain you BSN and MSN in one swoop other skip the BSN part and give your masters. I hope this helps!

If you don't have to then don't. I'm starting nursing school this Fall and I have to work. I did quit my full time job but I found an amazing part time job that allow me to work like 4 hours (8 hours on Sunday) on the weekends. So if you can find a job that allows you to still study and have a life outside school then take it!

So everyone above has great advice. I would like to add that you can search crash course on Youtube plus use quizlet as well. It helped me with AP I and II.

Update! My 2nd test came back positive so I got an cxr done the same day. I just got a called from my doctor that my cxr was negative, but I'm prescribed medicine in order to prevent active TB from happening! I'm just happy I'm not spreading TB around (although very common to have) and to be honest I'm happy I found out so that I can take steps to prevent it. Thanks everyone for their response!

I had to take the TB twice for the nursing program I'm entering

Thanks for your response but i was asking if anyone experienced what I'm experiencing. Not expecting anyone to diagnose me.

Ok so I took my first tb test like a week or so ago. Nothing happen. No rise when shot was administered and skin was smooth as a baby's bottom for 2 days. So I took the tb test again on the opposite arm. Their was a slight small rise after test was administered but the next day I have a big welt that's about a nickle to quarter size rise with slight pinkish redness where skin has risen a little. It looks like a mosquito bite. No define bump in the middle and no redness on the outside of welt. I'm freaking out and trying not to but I see the nurse early tomorrow and it hoping it goes away. I know you all can't give medical advice but has this happened to anyone on the second test?

Yes that's the only class we are taking this semester. They moved Pharmacology I to the Spring. However, we still don't know what days our class will start but I think we will know the week before school starts.

Hello, I got Proficient on the TEAS as well but I didn't have enough time to retake it again. So my advice for you is to take it again to get a higher score if possible. My GPA wasn't as a great as yours, I had a 2.9 but all my prerequisite classes I had either an A or B in. Also, I believe my interview could have bumped me up. Good Luck!!!

No you will be fine. You can apply to the program and on the application you will see an option that states for example "Currently taking AP II pending the end of Spring of 2018." They will look at your completed classes, TEAS score, GPA, and interview then once Spring is over they will ask for an updated transcript before making a decision for acceptance. I hope I wasn't confusing lol

No Problem! Glad to help

Hello, To be honest your scores are good enough to get in. My overall GPA is a 2.9 , made A's in AP I, Micro, and Stats and a B in AP II TEAS score was Proficient I hope that helps! Good luck, I'm sure you will get in!

I wondering if anyone who was accepted to Nashville State Community College nursing program and accepted their offer, received anything from the school yet? I'm so anxious because I know we have to take care of a lot of stuff before the Fall starts. From reading older posts, it seems there are like 2 meetings done in order to be ready for the Fall.

Has anyone submitted their acceptance letter? Did you put it in the nursing lockbox, hand it to someone, or mailed it?

It took me 3 semesters of pre-reqs. (took 1 class in the summer (A), 2 in the fall (A and B), and 1 more in the spring (A). I got proficient on the TEAS. I applied to 3 programs, but got accepted to my first choice. Starting in the Fall 2017

Don't give up @ williteverhappen! I'm 30 and have a degree in landscape architecture (far from nursing). When I graduated in 2011, my GPA was not great at all (2.3). Your GPA is actually awesome. I started my pre-reqs. the summer of last yr and will be completing the last pre-req. this Spring. I was able to boost my GPA up some. I received an A in Micro and AP I and a B in AP II. I believe I will get an A in Prob. and Stats (final exam is today). I'm saying that to say, I was able to get into a nursing program even when I thought it was unlikely. I was rejected from one school and got in at another school. I don't think age matter but I would email the school to see why you received a rejection letter. I did that for one of the schools that rejected me and found out they split my regular GPA and my pre-reqs GPA apart (school didn't have an interview process so they only went by the #s they saw). Did the schools you apply to have interviews and/or entrance exams? Did you do well on the entrance exams? Just don't give up. The school I got in, had an interview process and I truly believe that helped me a lot. The nursing process is hard, so I try to encourage people to not give up or become frustrated because I felt like that too at one point but hearing positive words may help. Keep applying!

Congratulations!!! I can't wait to go through nursing process with you!

I just got my acceptance letter yayyyy!!!! Im so excited! Did anyone else get their letter?

Im nervous! My name is lori, we could possibly be in the same group. I wonder if this is the first round of interviews....

Hello, I received my letter, interview is tomorrow for me 4/18/17

Thanks that helps alot. I guess I got 5 or 6 depending on if that the min ACT req. to get in which is a 19. Not good chances:no:

I applied CSCC and NSCC. I am so so nervous. Where did you guys find the point system? I looked all over their website and all I got was info on how and what to submit but no information on how many points I can get. Currently I have an A in AP 1, low score on ACT (18) but I took the ACT in 2004 so I don't know if that matters since I have a bachelors already, and my cumulative GPA is 2.8 but I believe by the end of the semester I should have a 3.0.