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Is it too early for me to get ACLS certified in August? I'm a 3rd semester nursing student and set to graduate this December. I also already have my BLS. So, do you all think I should wait to get ACLS certified? If not, should I also get my PALS even...

This may be a stupid question to you nurses, but why not just bring a snack from home and eat it at work? You could bring healthly snacks that fill you up too.

Wow! These are some great tips!!

Im still on the fence about whether I should get it or not. The pros to getting it is that it will benefit me in a competitive market for new grads and helped me with fourth semester. The only really cons I see it the $180 cost, but I'm paying for it...

Definitely take the prerequisites at your community college. It will be much cheaper that way unlike me who paid $11,500 for my prerequisites at my state school which I soley regret. Also, if you will be apply as a transfer student for this ABSN make...

What are your current study techniques in med surg? For my med surg class, I study by reading the chapters then reviewing and comparing the material I previously read with my teacher's PowerPoints. Then I google all Youtube w/ visuals videos related ...

I thought to take this now since my school was offering it to us for the 3rd week of 4th semester... but it would be more expensive to take it with them then AHA. Also, I live in Chicago and all of the jobs states that BLS and ACLS is required for an...

Nursing school is so stressful that it is seriously disrupting my quality of life. I literally cannot get decent sleep as I wake up every 30 mins after 5am thinking that I overslept. Or the fact that I'm taking a stupid theory class that gives us no ...

That commute must be stressful. Definitely, aim for the community college acceptance.

I say to get a transcript evaluation first!

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I have undiagnosed OCD, so I wash my hands at least 15-20 times a day (or more). I hate germs, and I dont like to touch anything that most people have touch. However, it has never stopped me being in nursing school. I just follow standard precautions...

Also, my nursing program take transfer credits but not for fundamentals and med surg courses.

Having all of your classes transferred in to another nursing program usually doesnt happen. However, there will be nursing schools who can problem take some transfer over credits that doesn't include your med surg classes. So you may be set back a lo...

Heck yeah! I've had some exams in nursing school that I have bombed (One off them being in patho which I got a 63%-yikes!), however, I have never let this stop me as this just made me change of my study habits accordingly, or just read the book and d...

The two classes (Psych and Peds) I am taking right in nursing school requires us to read the book too. So, what I do is only read the first and last section of each paragraph and then do the practice questions that is provided at the end of each chap...

I don't think she intended to be rude. It's just the internet, and it can be hard to not come off that way.

I am actually highly considering this.

Thank you!! I'm in an accelerated program, so I either have clinical or class from Monday to Saturday. I always feel guilty when I'm not doing the busy work or studying for exam, so sadly I never take a day off...

Yes, take both Anatomy and Physiology together. This will save you a lot of stress of thinking you won't remember much from either class once the semester ends. Good luck!

It will be hard, but know that you can do it.

Anything but ENT & General

Retake it if it becomes a problem; those introductory classes are your easy A's.

Have you ask the program why you are constantly being rejected?

Congratulations on the acceptance! I would definitely volunteer at a hospital. Also, look into whether you can become a CNA once you finish your fundamentals course. Most told me to do a CNA program before nursing school that would have costed me $14...