EmDash

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  1. Commuting to clinicals from 1 hr away??

    EmDash replied to nursingstudentwannabe's topic in General Students

    Yeah, depending on which hospital I'm going to, I'm between 45 min to an hour away from my clinical site. We have to be there by 6:30 a.m., so I usually get up at like 4:30-ish and leave in time...

  2. Not being considered because of a C- in English...

    EmDash replied to n0rse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If this is a nursing school that you want to get into (and you don't get into your other options), then I'd definitely retake the English course. It may be that the school itself requires you make a C...

  3. TEAS exam preparation tips?!

    EmDash replied to NursingStudentakr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I personally used Mometrix's TEAS secrets book and then Youtube to review the science portion a bit more in-depth than the book can go. The test is pretty much middle school/high school math (up to...

  4. Advice Request for Starting an ABSN Program

    EmDash replied to nursecyndii's topic in General Students

    Time management and managing your expectations are definitely major portions of preventing burnout I think. You have to make sure you are giving yourself enough time to review modules and information,...

  5. Can I work during an ABSN program?

    EmDash replied to Bloop41's topic in General Students

    I'm in a 15-month program, and we have quite a few who work part time. Though we've also had a couple people who came in working part time and quit the first semester. If you are good at time...

  6. Preparing for nursing school

    EmDash replied to Sammiegurl87's topic in General Students

    Personally, the main things I think would have helped me going into the program were reviewing A&P again and learning some medical prefixes, suffixes, and root words (which is helpful in figuring...

  7. Debating between BSN or ADN programs, please help!

    EmDash replied to prenursing2019's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So you asked for a letter of recommendation from several professors, and they said no? If you have any other ones you haven't tried yet, I'd email them if you have 2-3 weeks still until the deadline....

  8. Did your school require an entrance exam?

    EmDash replied to goldellie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd say entrance tests are fairly common, but not every program has them. One that I applied to didn't have one, but they did require several essays and a personality test. The program I'm in required...

  9. Advice for taking Statistics...

    EmDash replied to futureRNnicole93's topic in General Students

    Focus on trying to understand the underlying concepts. What exactly are you doing with the formula? What is the answer telling you specifically? What does this term actually mean? I've taken it twice...

  10. TEAS

    EmDash replied to Foxgloveandsage's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Unfortunately, it depends entirely on the program. Some programs will only take the score on the first TEAS attempt within the last so many years, some give you 2 or 3 attempts and use the best...

  11. RN to BSN process vs BSN

    EmDash replied to WannaBeNurse1999's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I honestly don't think there's actually much of a difference in the way of quality and result. You get the same degree in the end and you get the same education. Well, other than ADNs (and I'm...

  12. RN to BSN process vs BSN

    EmDash replied to WannaBeNurse1999's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, first off, have you researched your university's program? Talked to current and previous nursing students? Unless your first A&P professor is part of the nursing program and has control over...

  13. eBook vs Physical Book

    EmDash replied to Liz48's topic in General Students

    Are they having you rent the ebooks instead of buying them outright? Because if you are buying them, you should have access to them for at least several years. I'd honestly double check because it...

  14. Failed Nursing 1 by less than a percent looking for advice

    EmDash replied to joven4801's topic in General Students

    What exactly do you meant that you feel like the material you studied and the exam questions did not correlate? Were there questions on topics that weren't at all mentioned in the chapters/lectures?...

  15. Primary Degree & Secondary Degree

    EmDash replied to Rayvnm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends a bit on the options you have, I'd think, and if you are wanting to start with an ADN or BSN. Ultimately, the degree is the same BSN as the traditional programs, so it's not going to help...

  16. Primary Degree & Secondary Degree

    EmDash replied to Rayvnm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Assuming you're in the U.S., a second-degree program is certainly an option. A lot of places that have both types will let you apply to the second-degree program if you qualify and if you'd like to go...

  17. Nursing Admission Dilemma

    EmDash replied to Romh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, pretty much all "acceptance" into nursing programs are conditional acceptances. They are made on the assumption that you will be completing the requirements before the start of the program,...

  18. BSN Admission Anxiety

    EmDash replied to TheNUPE1911's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's kind of hard for any of us to know without knowing the average GPA of those accepted and how applicants are ranked for acceptance, such as the weight of certain stats. For instance, in my...

  19. I just graduated high school

    EmDash replied to Hnurse2b98's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Totally agree with MotoMonkey. I'm someone that likes to get a jump start on things, but it's not really necessary to try to study material beforehand for your prereqs, especially if you've taken bio...

  20. A&P II and Microbiology

    EmDash replied to armyvet_futureRN8511's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're generally a good student, it's certainly possible to do take both and do well. It might be a lot of info, but people have done it. Just will have to make sure you spend the time

  21. Hep B Vaccine Question

    EmDash replied to flo123's topic in General Students

    It's certainly possible. We had several people come back with negative titers for some of the vaccines they got as children. I had to redo my Hep B series and my MMR. I'd check out your program's...

  22. Reviewing A+P

    EmDash replied to Tonithetiger's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sure you could find a cheap A&P textbook. I'd just go with whatever textbook the local community college/university uses since that's going to be cheapest for your area. Otherwise, honestly...

  23. 2 sciences in one semester

    EmDash replied to Lyra7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends a bit on your strengths and the programs you are going to be applying to. Which type of science have you had previously? Which of them were you better at or know the most about already? For...

  24. Losing sleep over possibly changing my major.

    EmDash replied to Nursls21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you need to figure out if you are trying to do nursing because you have a genuine interest in it or if it's just "the thing to do." In any career, if you don't at least like the job, you are...

  25. Should I take nutrition online?

    EmDash replied to Sammiegurl87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hopefully someone will have had a similar class to answer specifically because I've never heard of a general nutrition course with a lab. I imagine it shouldn't be too difficult to do since I can't...