YouCanCallMeFrank

YouCanCallMeFrank RN

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  1. Nurses with hearing loss

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to YouCanCallMeFrank's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks for your reply, Dacatster! That's probably what I'll continue to do, but it just seems so inconvenient! Especially when I have to ask my patients questions. I feel like I spend so much time...

  2. ADN vs ABSN vs DEMSN?

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to miqbal1109's topic in General Students

    Hi Miqbal, I just wanted to clarify, before I explain my story, that I'm certainly no expert and my understanding of programs that differ from my own stem from things I've heard from my peers and...

  3. ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to Bhoneyb's topic in General Students

    I meant level 3

  4. ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to Bhoneyb's topic in General Students

    Also, the one complaint I have about ATI is how few questions they offer in their study guides. If you don't mind spending a couple of dollars, I recommend ATI's RN Mentor app; I think it costs like...

  5. ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to Bhoneyb's topic in General Students

    Did you do a focused review of all the topics you need to improve on? My advice would be to really go over the material in the ATI books corresponding to the topics you need to improve. If there's...

  6. Will COVID-19 impact admissions in any way?

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to peachavocado's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It might. There are several programs that have cancelled their clinical component for the foreseeable future, and more and more are following suit each day; without clinical, students are unable to...

  7. Any RN student clinicals cancelled because of COVID-19?

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to llg's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm not sure how exactly that would work either. In my area, people who aren't exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 aren't getting tested - there just aren't enough resources available. In fact, my PCP's...

  8. Any program graduations delayed or cancelled due to COVID19?

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ugh, that sucks! Is your school still planning on having a ceremony? I know of several schools who've either cancelled theirs or postponed them

  9. Any program graduations delayed or cancelled due to COVID19?

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Today we were told all clinicals would continue as scheduled unless otherwise specified. That being said, there are quite a few LTC facilities who are prohibiting any non-essential personnel,...

  10. Any RN student clinicals cancelled because of COVID-19?

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to llg's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So I just received the final word from my department chair regarding clinical. While Spring break has been extended and classes are to be held online in the future, we were instructed to attend...

  11. School is cancelled but clinical is not? (COVID-19)

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to nurseann11's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think it's primarily due to a combination of needing to satisfy the clinical component for the program while also dealing with very limited number clinical spots. I live near the largest and most...

  12. RN to BSN

    YouCanCallMeFrank posted a topic in General Students

    Hi all! I'm in my third semester of an ADN program and I've been starting to think ahead about life after nursing school. Many of the facilities in my area require new grads with ADNs to complete...

  13. RN to BSN

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to YouCanCallMeFrank's topic in General Students

    So I actually dug a little further after reading this, and there were some discrepancies in the information presented by the college. It turns out that there are 24 credits, plus a nursing elective,...

  14. RN ATI Fundamentals

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to afs1928's topic in General Students

    Hi afs1928, When I studied for my ATI RN Fundamentals exam I used a combination of the ATI book, my fundamentals text (there was a really helpful online question bank with customizable quizzes), the...

  15. School is cancelled but clinical is not? (COVID-19)

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to nurseann11's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Remember, you still have to complete a set number of clinical hours in order to fulfill your program's requirements, corona virus or not. If schools canceled clinical (or if clinical sites canceled...

  16. Any RN student clinicals cancelled because of COVID-19?

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to llg's topic in Disaster Preparation

    llg, gosh I hope not! My school just announced this morning they were extending Spring break by a week in order to allow their staff enough time to modify their curriculms to better suit an online...

  17. Any program graduations delayed or cancelled due to COVID19?

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    UPDATE: My state officially announced the first verified case of COVID 19 this morning, and my school has since announced they are extending our Spring break by a week in order to allow our...

  18. Any program graduations delayed or cancelled due to COVID19?

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hi EDboundSN, I'm currently enrolled in an ADN program in Southern Maine. Currently, there have been no reported cases of COVID 19 within the state, but that hasn't prevented our entire state...

  19. Prereqs online? HELP!

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to maggie04's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure what schools you are currently looking into, but in my area each of the state universities have transfer agreements with nearby community colleges. This would also be a MUCH more...

  20. RN to BSN

    YouCanCallMeFrank replied to YouCanCallMeFrank's topic in General Students

    Thanks for your reply! I actually have talked with the transfer advisor, and he wasn't super helpful. Basically, I've completed all of the non-nursing courses required for my BSN while working...