Shan

Shan RN

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  1. ADVICE NEEDED FOR A PRE-NURSING STUDENT

    What are the admission requirements for your program? Do they consider any combination of overall GPA, pre-req grades, science GPA, entrance exam score, etc? I encourage you to talk to an advisor for...
  2. Microbiology course online?

    Make sure your desired program accepts online classes, a lot of them require an in-person lab
  3. How doable is this schedule?

    I'm not going to lie, this will be tough. Not only are those some heavy subjects, but they are quite condensed. My advice would be to knock out any assignments for the easier classes (algebra,...
  4. I would avoid taking chemistry and biology II together because of the labs. Take one now and one over the summer. But, since summer is going to be accelerated and the material will be packed into a...
  5. Texas fresh start program

    Yes, many hospitals around here are magnet. But I haven't heard of anyone having issues getting hired. And if you would rather not go the hospital route, DFW has a lot of nice areas where clinics and...
  6. First Semester Questions

    I got Healing Hands scrubs and I love them. They're super comfortable and not at all expensive. I definitely agree with WhaleTails--invest in a quality stethoscope. As for studying, start practicing...
  7. Texas fresh start program

    Sure! I'm doing Tarrant County College's ADN program. I've heard awesome things about it and they partner with a few different universities and institutions for employment. It's very affordable and...
  8. Texas fresh start program

    Hello! I'm about to start in an ADN program at my community college in Texas. I'm not very familiar with fresh start programs, but I wanted to let you know that there are other paths to a BSN that you...
  9. Inappropriate patient behavior

    I listen to a podcast called FreshRN and they have an episode called "Dealing With Difficult Patients and Families" in which they address this exact scenario, along with situations in which a patient...
  10. Too shy for nursing

    This is huge. Eye contact is one of the most prominent conveyors of both attention and confidence. I took a public speaking course a few years ago and one tip that really stuck with me is to nod every...
  11. Before, hands down. The information in that class is invaluable. There's already such a large adjustment and influx of new information in the first semester of nursing school; it would be easier to...
  12. Hi everyone! I wanted to make a topic for our cohort because I have a few questions and I bet others do, too. I just read the thread for applicants and found the Facebook group. Congrats to everyone...
  13. Need Advice on Accused Medication Error

    Yes, I should have clarified. I meant it completely as something I wish I could personally say to whomever decided to make this accusation. I 100% agree with the general consensus to approach it...
  14. Need Advice on Accused Medication Error

    I would like to politely ask them, "If you were the patient, would you have wanted a student administering a medication on their own judgement that a licensed nurse had turned
  15. ADN or Biology degree

    I would encourage you to either go straight for a BSN (bachelor's of science in nursing) or get your ADN and do an RN-BSN bridge. Do NOT get a biology degree. Get your BSN and see if you can get into...
  16. I'm starting my program around the same time as you. I've been listening to podcasts and watching videos about what to expect and study tips. One thing that I've heard a lot is to really make sure you...
  17. The reason they can't give a cutoff GPA is because that number changes slightly depending on the cohort. That's what they mean by saying each one is different. For example, let's say that only a few...
  18. Please...please...Help

    Most anatomy and physiology or microbiology textbooks have a chapter on chemistry in the very beginning. That is the only chemistry you could possibly need to know to be a nurse, and even that's...
  19. I would definitely NOT take three sciences at once. I took micro and A&P I together, with no other classes, and that was plenty. If your school is anything like mine, the labs will have their own...
  20. Shouldn't affect you at all, especially because you have no choice, really. If, after exhausting all financial options, you decide that you need to give up the place, all they ask is that you do it in...
  21. Do I still have a chance?

    Hi! I'm not from California but I think most nursing programs don't care if you've had to retake a prereq, they just factor in the highest grade of the two attempts. My program, for example, didn't...
  22. To Take or not to retake?

    Hello! I don't think I would recommend spending the time and money to retake those courses. Instead, I would reread the textbooks. I'm actually doing this while I wait for my program to start in...
  23. I was a physics major before I switched to nursing, so I know how scary it can be to suddenly scrap everything you've been working on and start from almost the beginning. I can't even imagine how much...
  24. Nursing School Admissions

    Look carefully at the admissions criteria for the programs you're considering, because they're all wildly different. My school only considered my HESI score and my grades in A&P I and II and...
  25. Honest Feedback

    Hello! I agree with previous comments that retaking some of those prereqs is probably a must. My program only looked at my grades in A&P I and II and micro, along with my HESI score. The majority...