I know this is an old post, but I thought I'd respond anyway. I know excatly what you are feeling. I am currently in a Peds CNS program, scheduled to graduate June 2012. Lately I have been wondering if I made the right decision and I am leaning towar...
kinajp replied to love-d-OR's topic in Post Graduate
1. Rush University- Chicago, IL. 2. MSN- Pediatric CNS 3. Will work full-time for the first 2 quarter, then part-time because I am pregnant and having my FIRST child in December!! 4. Most likely part-time all the way! 5. I'm excited about all of the ...
I HATE those nurses that come to work with a nasty attitude FOR NO REASON. I'm like geesh, it's 7 o'clock in the morning; who could have @*%^#$ you off ALREADY!
kinajp replied to collegestudent2's topic in Career Support
and again, this is why I said it may depend on the state because it did apply to my situation. Never once did I say it was "all inclusive" for all classes. Nevertheless, I was just stating my situation which happened to be over 7 years ago. I'm sure ...
kinajp replied to collegestudent2's topic in Career Support
Both schools I attended were fully accredited. I started at Hampton Univ. (in Virginia) and transfered to Chicago State Univ, both had NLN and CCNE accreditation at that time. At the time of me transfering, I was also accepted into St. Xavier Univ an...
kinajp replied to collegestudent2's topic in Career Support
YES THIS IS TRUE!!! And I am already an RN who went through the whole transfering nightmare! It took me 7 YEARS to complete my BSN because none of my classes that had a clinical component DID NOT TRANSFER. I started my nursing program at a school in ...
I LOVE KAPLAN! I took the NCLEX in '06 and passed on w/ 75 questions...finished the exam in 1hr 40mins. But as previous poster wrote, alot of other factors determine your success on NCLEX. Preparation from school, study habits, learning needs, etc...
Most hospitals will have an extensive orientation b/c they know that peds is a whole different world. The peds hospital I work at does 10weeks...and many of new grads feel comfortable once out of orientation. They still tend to ask alot of questions,...
fgoff, are you still enrolled in Liberty U.? If so, how is it going? Do you find it difficult to up keep w/ the classes while working full time? I applied to Liberty's MSN- acute care track this past week. I plan to start Jan '09 but I am really anxi...
I think working as a medical assistant is sufficient. You only have 5 months of nursing school left; you don't want to deal with the stressors of starting a new job. All of your focus will need to go to studying and passing boards. Good Luck!!!
Hey guys, I haven't posted on here in 2 years, so I guess now is the time!:wink2: Working full-time while in nursing school can be done. Yes, it will be stressful, but like Starbin said, it is manageable. I worked full-time while in undergraduate. Gr...