Phoenix94

Hi everyone, I graduated from nursing school 2 months ago and recently got my Nurse license. I am applying to different New Grad programs, but the cohort start dates tend to be around 6 months away. I'm concerned as my finances cannot hold off ...

I want to get a gauge on how students develop their critical thinking. Although I do my readings, take practice tests using multiple systems and websites to understand the material and prepare for exams, I still get poor marks. The professors do not ...

Hello Hppy, I see. We do not have those labs, but discussing scenarios with my cohort sounds like a good idea. Some colleagues feel the same as I do, and I can give this idea a try with them. I will also propose this idea to the director as well...

Okay, I will try what you have done. I joined a group a little while back. Hopefully I'll get someone to help or at least a lead. Thank you!

Hello! I am a nursing student who has an assignment to ask a Nurse Practitioner for an interview and ask them a few questions about their job and the current work environment. Neither I nor my colleagues know any NPs personally. As someone who d...

Hello Honyebee, Thank you for replying. Quick question: what would my director of the program be able to do to help with critical thinking? Unless you mean to say that I should speak to the director to create an open communication between ...

Hi! I'll be honest, you're describing exactly how I'm feeling. What's more is that it's hard to gauge how the entire class is feeling without anyone talking, let alone disclosing their true feelings and performance. Our perceptions of what it se...

Thank you for answering back. How did you introduce yourself to the nurse? I'm not in a facebook group or anything of the nature. Would going to hospitals in-person be worth a shot?

Hello! I am a nursing student who is assigned to ask questions to a registered nurse, but I am not sure how to introduce myself. I don't know anyone personally nor do I work in a clinical environment. Does anyone have any tips? Any advice...

Just like most of the good colleagues here, I do a reward system for myself. For example, for my finals, I studied for about 2 hours and got to have a 30 minute break to do an activity (ex. walk around the block, make myself some tea and watch funny ...

Hello! Current nursing student here. In addition to the advice previously mentioned by our colleagues, there comes a delicate balance of letting students learn independently and how much information to give. From experience, I appreciated the te...

I see. I was under the impression the conversation was strictly referring to social media and other virtual communication outside work given that the first sentence said something along the lines of negativity being "here and there". Since we're onli...

Hello Davey! First, thank you for bringing up this post. You just found the million dollar question of communication in an era and place where people from different places, backgrounds and experiences all meet up to express their opinions and fi...

To my knowledge, the amount of applications have increased. Not by a lot, though.

If you want to go the cost effective route, go RN-to-MSN if you can. You'll save a lot of money and you usually get a BSN along the way. Researching for 100% online schools will be a good place to start. Haven't heard of any, personally but to be fai...

From what I know, there are a couple of ways to get an MSN. There's the direct course of going purely on nursing throughout or deviating a bit and then going back to nursing. There are ADN to BSN accelerated programs if you're thinking of going ...

Thank you for showing me my near future, LOL! Best of luck to all you nursing students out there, whether you're new or returning to school for another semester!

Although I'm not in an LPN program, I can relate to where you're coming from. I'm in an RN program, but also don't have any medical background/experience/work and often forget my anatomy and physiology. In addition to the suggestions already giv...

Hello everyone! I'm starting clinicals in about 2 weeks. I have a general understanding of how clinicals work but how can I can use my time more wisely? I want to know what are the best things to do to get the most out the experience. Thank you in ad...

Hello and thank you for your wisdom and warm welcome! Your 3x5 card idea is really neat! I'll be able to remember how to do the specific assessments while learning and getting a better understanding of what I'm looking for if something goes wron...

Hello! I'm not familiar with specific schools that fall under looking at TEAS more than GPA. However, most if not all schools take your entire application into consideration. If you have okay grades and a great TEAS score and a great essay, you...

Okay! That's good to know. Thank you!

First, thank you for your wisdom! I didn't know we could go inside rooms with call lights on. This is super helpful! As someone who has never been in the medical field, I practice making beds, checking vitals on a routine and keeping patients c...

Thank you for the tips! For my school, we can touch medications this semester (we couldn't do it last semester) so I will keep these in mind. I noticed that mixing certain medications can be tricky since some can't be crushed and mixed with either a ...

Thank you for the helpful tips! There are many things to learn, and sometimes, I don't know if I'm asking the right questions. One moment, I'm asking about medications and their purposes but when I turn in my report to my clinical instructor, they co...