BeccaznRN

BeccaznRN RN

NICU, High-Risk L&D, IBCLC

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  1. Advice for Med-Surg?

    BeccaznRN replied to SBSNNWCC's topic in General Students

    The most challenging part of med/surg for our class was critical thinking. Probably more than half of our class failed the first exam (even our 4.0 student failed) because we quickly discovered that...

  2. Failed my first test...........so discouraged

    BeccaznRN replied to hawkeye02's topic in General Students

    Just a few more words of wisdom - I think everyone at some point has a test that they score badly on. I had a 52% on my first test in microbiology and ended up with an A in the class. Even our...

  3. stethoscopes

    BeccaznRN replied to RNshark's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree that Littman is a good choice for a stethoscope, and they have many models (some reasonable, some a little more expensive) to choose from. Don't let "recommended" scare you into getting...

  4. Decision about future

    BeccaznRN replied to nurse2btracy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't give up! We need great nurses in the field!:)

  5. Pre-nursing

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

    Great ideas in these posts! A big thing would also be to know yourself - how much time you need to study, how you study best, what areas are your weakest, etc. Everyone is a little different!...

  6. What drives you on?

    BeccaznRN replied to reese19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I was about 14, I was shopping in the local retail store and I watched an elderly lady fall to the ground and have a seizure - all I could do was watch as everyone else helped her. From that...

  7. I am burnt out!!!!!!

    BeccaznRN replied to GAA30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Keep involved with things in the nursing field, whatever that may be for you. Looking through the RN help wanted ads is a great idea, as is posting to the forums here. See about shadowing a nurse in...

  8. Going to nursing school soon, should I keep my job?

    BeccaznRN replied to rhp123's topic in General Students

    For my first year of nursing school, I didn't work. I tried working 2 12-hour shifts per week in my third semester and it proved to be too much and I had to give up the job; however, a fellow nursing...

  9. how do you afford to live while in school?

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

    Loans are a lifesaver! I started nursing school at age 27 after my divorce - I bit the bullet, quit my job, moved back in with my parents, and got a bunch of loans. I maxed out my federal...

  10. What are your program requirements?

    BeccaznRN replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in a BSN program, having two years of prereqs and two years of strictly nursing courses. Our prereqs: -Biology -A&P I & II -Micro -Chem -Nutrition -College Algebra -Statistics -Eng Comp I...

  11. Micro advice???

    BeccaznRN replied to bpo93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took micro over a summer semester - my advice is to spend a lot of time on it. It's a very difficult class, made more so by taking it in such a short time frame. This was the only class where I...

  12. Need some insight!

    BeccaznRN replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Before I began nursing school, I was deathly afraid of venipuncture and IV starts (either giving OR receiving). Many people told me I was crazy to think I could get through nursing school because of...

  13. Does anybody work as a CNA?

    BeccaznRN replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I worked as a tech while in nursing school - it's very difficult to keep pace depending on how many hours you work and your course load. However, most facilities are VERY understanding of the demands...

  14. Just how difficult is nursing school going to be?!

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

    Nursing school is difficult - if it were easy then everyone would do it! It is definitely difficult to work and go to school at the same time. A lot of people do fail out of nursing school for many...

  15. Assessment

    BeccaznRN replied to WG1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would definitely clarify with the instructor his/her expectations on the assignment. Our assessment instructor had us do a similar assignment on a patient using a head-to-toe format, including...

  16. Summer before classes Q??

    BeccaznRN replied to StarGirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I began nursing courses in Spring '05 with pharm, patho, assessment, and fundamentals of nursing. Honestly, I don't think any amount of preparation would have prepared me for any of it. The first...

  17. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    BeccaznRN replied to straba's topic in General Students

    University of Missouri - St. Louis. The school has went through a lot of turmoil in the past year but I love it anyway. My fellow students are some of the brightest, supportive people one could ever...