iWish ADN, RN

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1. Are there any nurses that actually LIKE nursing?

   iWish replied to CShel's topic in General Students

   Honestly, I think it's a mindset thing. Yes, this public and anon forum for nurses is a great place to vent and relate with others going through the trenches. I have honestly only had one job in my...

2. Advice for new EM nurses

   iWish replied to MD married to RN's topic in Emergency

   Thank you for the advice! Steady watching for more tips and tricks as I start my new journey in the

3. ER help

   iWish posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi everyone! I’m so nervous and excited typing this right now. I’m a new nurse in my 1st year of practice. I graduated in the middle of the COVID pandemic which means I didn’t get my last...

4. Switching Fields & Terrified

   iWish posted a topic in Nursing Career

   Good Morning! Apologize for the length This has been on my brain for a couple of months now and I'm scared of the responses I'm going to get. So back story, I graduated in the Summer months of...

5. When to start BSN after ADN

   iWish replied to iWish's topic in General Students

   I don't know why I asked this question knowing dang well I was going to do it anyway. & y'all were right, I should have waited haha but oh well. I'm so busy & stressed all the time. I am...

6. When to start BSN after ADN

   iWish replied to iWish's topic in General Students

   Thank you for the advice. This was my

7. When to start BSN after ADN

   iWish posted a topic in General Students

   Hi everyone I'll be graduating from my ADN program in the near future. I want to get started on my BSN as soon as possible but I'm worried about starting to work as a new nurse and also balancing a...

8. Can someone please help me arrange my classes for my remaining semesters?

   iWish replied to Futurern119's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   If there's any way you can enroll in a course this summer, do it, and knock the gen bio out of the way. If you can't this is how I'd lay out the semesters. Fall: Gen Bio, Gen chem, and Phil. Spring:...

9. ARE MOST RN SCHOOLS LIKE THIS??

   iWish replied to Anon143's topic in School, College Programs

   This is common grading criteria for nursing courses. In my program 75% is passing. 74.9% is failing. If you score anything lower than a 77% on an exam, you have to remediate with the professor and the...

10. Struggling with depression

    iWish replied to DavidASmithRN2B's topic in General Students

    Think small and take one day at a time. Literally, one day. This is how I manage. Make small family goals to accomplish weekly and incorporate them into your schedule. Ex: Tuesday nights I will take...

11. ABSN VS ADN

    iWish replied to amas's topic in General Students

    In my personal experience, the ADN program is more flexible time wise than the BSN. I was previously enrolled in an extensive BSN program. It was hectic and basically impossible with my family life. I...

12. Pre Nursing Mom, wife working full time.

    iWish replied to Shesblessed's topic in General Students

    YES! It's doable. Single mom of 3 right here (6, 4, 2.) It's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life and I was a single mom in the Army before this (active duty.) My biggest hurdle was getting...

13. How many care plans do you do?

    iWish replied to Rionoir's topic in General Students

    Ours is this way too, but it could change with each clinical since it is up to our clinical instructors. My CI last semester was by the book, care plan for every clinical day, due 72 hrs after...

14. How many care plans do you do?

    iWish replied to Rionoir's topic in General Students

    This! The detailed care plans are tedious but I remember things I've learned so much more than doing the shorter care

15. When you feel like giving up

    iWish replied to iWish's topic in General Students

    Thank you! What I did was I took about 8 weeks to "be sad" and not think about school. After that I started doing my research for other schools. Just keep in mind, it's May and there could be...