BeccaznRN

BeccaznRN RN

NICU, High-Risk L&D, IBCLC

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  1. How is MO???

    BeccaznRN replied to mamamia's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I love it in Missouri! I am a senior-year nursing student so I can't tell you for certain how it is to be a nurse in Missouri, but just from clinicals in St. Louis area hospitals I would...

  2. When to shadow???

    BeccaznRN replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely shadow sooner rather than later. It gives you the opportunity to see the nurse in action, and it can also give you an idea of what the nurse does in each setting (ICU, ER, OR,...

  3. Pre-nursing student needs advice! PCC/ECU

    BeccaznRN replied to mustangsally1988's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You could always take prereqs at the CC and then transfer to a university's nursing program - that way you will already have a BSN under your belt and that much closer to becoming a CRNA. If that's...

  4. help! accelerated bsn, no prev. degree?

    BeccaznRN replied to golden-hair's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The accelerated BSN program at University of Missouri-St. Louis accepts students with no previous degree. However, you must have at least 62 credit hours along with a 3.2 GPA or higher to be...

  5. Surgery Paper

    BeccaznRN replied to CDKD4454's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also, I would think to make the patient feel safe. I could imagine that if I were on a stretcher with no side rails I would feel like I was going to fall

  6. pediatric nursing clinicals

    BeccaznRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My peds clinical was a BREEZE. We were not allowed to pass meds and much of our clinical time was spent on assessment and teaching. However, I learned quite a bit because the instructor was all...

  7. Student Nurse Externship - What is it?

    BeccaznRN replied to BBQvegan's topic in General Students

    I am currently finishing up a 6-week externship with UCLA. The qualification for this program was being a senior in a BSN program - to apply I had to submit a resume, cover letter, application,...

  8. do you read everything?

    BeccaznRN replied to guest64485's topic in General Students

    I do NOT read every word of every reading assignment from every class. If I did that then I would spend all of my time (and I do mean ALL of my time) sitting in front of a book. When I study, I take...

  9. HELP with med/surg

    BeccaznRN replied to lpnin07's topic in General Students

    What helped me more than anything in med/surg I and II was getting a NCLEX review book and pouring over the questions that related to the material that was presented in class. Med/surg is more about...

  10. Cellphones in class

    BeccaznRN replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Our instructors were pretty lenient about cell phones - all asked that they be turned off or put on vibrate during class. Of course we would have a few instances where someone's phone would ring and...

  11. Position paper

    BeccaznRN replied to aquarose28's topic in General Students

    I wrote an ethical/legal paper on genetic testing for incurable diseases (specifically Huntington's). Some classmates also did papers regarding organ tranplantation for patients with diseases caused...

  12. ATTENTION: Prenursing students who did well on the NLN exam

    BeccaznRN replied to LAROSILIERE7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not sure what my composite scores were but I know my scores for all the NLNs I took ranged from the 80th to the 99th percentile. I did absolutely nothing special to study for the NLNs. At our...

  13. What was your HARDEST class?

    BeccaznRN replied to LADYFLOWER's topic in General Nursing

    Micro was definitely killer but I got through it with an A (and even failed my first exam!). I thought micro was very interesting and since it's such a hard course, you'll find that most (if not all)...

  14. What do you look for in a nursing school?

    BeccaznRN replied to jimd59's topic in General Nursing

    When I chose my school, I looked at only a few things: 1. The ease of transferring into the program and getting accepted (I did two years of prereqs at community colleges, then transferred to the...

  15. Day Shift vs. Night Shift

    BeccaznRN replied to RNtugladimurnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I love nights! I agree with all the other posts about nights being less hectic, you can chat with co-workers, etc. The only problem I have is that I never get the amount of sleep during the day that...

  16. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    BeccaznRN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    A fellow student sits in every class and makes comments during the lectures to "prove" that she already knows all the information being presented, but yet can barely pass tests! I guess that's what...

  17. What field of Nursing will you work in??? & best/worst place to work?

    BeccaznRN replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in General Nursing

    I am a student, graduating in December '06, and as of right now my mind's set on PICU. I started out wanting NICU but when I visited a PICU for a day I realized that in PICU I will get more...

  18. Finding it hard to study for exam

    BeccaznRN replied to AussieKylie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes....get some well-deserved

  19. Shadowing in OB

    BeccaznRN replied to kmj1228's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the BSN program at UMSL. I have worked alongside a lot of BJCON students and have heard nothing but good things about it. If you shadow at Barnes you will definitely run into some of the...

  20. Shadowing in OB

    BeccaznRN replied to kmj1228's topic in General Nursing

    Get in touch with nurse recruiters at area hospitals to see if they can accommodate you. I can't tell you specifically if they will let you shadow in OB, but I know that Childrens and Barnes allows...

  21. Want to relocate

    BeccaznRN replied to potentialnurse's topic in General Nursing

    For BSN programs in St. Louis, your options will be University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis University, Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing, Deaconess College of Nursing, or Maryville University. I...

  22. St. Louis - Shopping for Supplies

    BeccaznRN replied to WDWpixieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely buy your stethoscope online because the prices will be sooooo much cheaper. There's also a Scrubs and Beyond store in

  23. Calculators???

    BeccaznRN replied to micha80's topic in General Students

    We also get to use calculators, but only the very inexpensive types that have nothing more than the numbers. This is just the instructor's way of assuring that we are not programming any formulas...

  24. How many don't make it out?

    BeccaznRN replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Students

    I would be safe in saying about ten students from our class will not be graduating with us. We have about 40-45 students in our BSN program right now. However, out of those ten students, probably...

  25. Is Umsl Nursing School Good or Bad?!?

    BeccaznRN replied to MISS_TCM's topic in General Nursing

    I'm at UMSL now as well and I don't think that the school is crappy at all. Most of the instructors are wonderful, knowledgable, and I love my classmates.....however I will agree that the advisors are...