NurseJeanB

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  1. Do I Have A Chance?

    NurseJeanB replied to julz16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello Julz16, Both SFSU and CSUEB will give you extra points for being proficient in other languages. Now CSUEB also takes the TEAS test into consideration. You will want to have scored very high on...

  2. Want become a nurse, but have a fear

    NurseJeanB replied to Coleman21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well we dissected a cadaver in Anatomy, as well as attended an autopsy. Now the cadaver had been dead for at least a year and was preserved. The autopsy was on a young man who had died the night...

  3. Family crises and NS

    NurseJeanB replied to Hotflashn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hotflashn- So sorry to hear about your son. I know you must be going through an awful lot. A lot of times, personal health issues, or those of a loved one bring people to nursing. I have heard from...

  4. Handwritten notes/laptop for classes

    NurseJeanB replied to Piglet68's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Neither, I bought myself a recorder and that way I can really concentrate on the lectures and not worry about handwriting or typing notes. I then convert the recordings to MP3 files and load them on...

  5. GAH! I am getting so frustrated!!

    NurseJeanB replied to iamcool's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My college it was based largely on GPA, and how well you did on the TEAS test. There were some community colleges in my area that took as low as 2.7 and they admitted based on a lottery system. These...

  6. Do Cheaters Annoy You?

    NurseJeanB replied to modelmama07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Cheaters bother me. I took my prerequisites at a school that got busted for a grade changing scandal. Now I worked hard for my grades and had no idea that was going on, but even though I got into the...

  7. How many people who start NS finish?

    NurseJeanB replied to BillyMan's topic in General Students

    I want to echo JulesA that the nursing exams given are in the NCLEX style to prepare you for boards. So a lot of nursing students find that style very hard to get used to, and sometimes the class...

  8. Recorder Recommendations ?

    NurseJeanB replied to itsa307's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I bought an expensive Sony that had all these features. It had translation software and all this other stuff. I never use the translation software. I just use the recorder and convert the files to MP3...

  9. Am I Too Old?

    NurseJeanB replied to Gambln00's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At the National Nursing Student Association convention they had a speaker talk about their school's CRNA program. It sounds like once you get your BSN you have to work at least a year in an Acute care...

  10. I can't retain enough information!

    NurseJeanB replied to Irishowl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Record lectures and convert them to mp3 files which you can listen to on your IPOD. Also there is something to be said about going through the notes and typing them up as soon as possible. You can do...

  11. Another discouraged, unhappy camper here

    NurseJeanB replied to Scooter321's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am so sad for you. This is one of the biggest complaints of nursing schools is that so many qualified people get turned away. I am in a BSN program, and it is 2 1/2 years, but it took me a while to...

  12. Stethoscope for school. Input?

    NurseJeanB replied to lainith's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hello, I have a Littman Master Cardiology which is top of the line for non electronic. I love it and find it hard to use even the lower Littman's. In fact, I am considering even getting a electronic...

  13. Bed bath skill check

    NurseJeanB replied to nrselisa's topic in General Students

    We did bed baths on each other, but we didn't use water and we pretended to do peri care. On assessments we also did them on each other. The only one that I got real nervous about was the abdomen,...

  14. Familyof7isUnsupportive...WhoDoITurnTo?

    NurseJeanB replied to Student179's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Student179, You have it in you to do this and succeed. You got into a nursing program and that is no small feat. Lots of people apply and don't get in. Let me just tell you also that once you are in...

  15. How many semesters/years of Pre Reqs?

    NurseJeanB replied to rholman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The program I applied to had 10 prereqs and it took me 3 years to get them all done. I worked full-time and only took classes at night. It was important that I got good grades so some of the classes I...

  16. Nursing diagmoses used by a school nurse

    NurseJeanB replied to 7webbs's topic in General Students

    Hello, It depends on what age and all the s&s that you can gather, but remembering what it was like being a teenager. You might have encounter the following: Sleep deprivation Anxiety Coping...

  17. Frequency of communication from college

    NurseJeanB replied to Hotflashn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello, I got the acceptance email on 5/1/07. It was earlier then they said. As for the points given on GPA I am searching my office (which after finals week is a disaster area) and cannot find the...

  18. Frequency of communication from college

    NurseJeanB replied to Hotflashn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hotflashn: All CSUEB sent out was an email that said I was accepted. No formal letter. I kind of wished I had gotten a letter because I would have framed it. Anyway, I agree you get a lot of mail,...

  19. I am in like Flynn.....

    NurseJeanB replied to pnut0911's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CONGRATULATIONS!!! I just finished my second quarter, I have one son and it felt like I have a dozen :nuke:. It is doable, just organize every last detail and then when things actually happen get...

  20. Failed UNF interview

    NurseJeanB replied to Waves142's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am sorry to hear you had trouble. Yes, when put on the spot I would probably freeze as well. Here are my suggestions: You know they are looking for people with strong ethics and are not the type of...

  21. Help with Chemistry?

    NurseJeanB replied to BillyMan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Chemistry was scary for me as well, but I ended up getting an A in it. A couple of things that I did. I did homework every day and I did the assigned and if I wasn't getting it, I did more. Lets say...

  22. Need some reassurances

    NurseJeanB replied to lovemeformexox's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't spend a lot of time looking for negative comments. You do a search on any career path and you will be able to find negative blogs on every last one of them. The previous poster is absolutely...

  23. Anyone else ever wonder if they are making the right decision?

    NurseJeanB replied to karen230's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, we just may be exactly the same age. I am 40 and by the time I graduate with my BSN, I will be 42. I worked full time during the day and knocked prereqs out at night and I started putting some...

  24. i failed out of nursing school =(

    NurseJeanB replied to j1737c's topic in General Students

    My heart is breaking for you. I am taking pharm too and I know how tough it is especially to be so close. If this is your dream you may consider looking at becoming a nurse another way. (Another...

  25. Rejection - Reason to worry???

    NurseJeanB replied to godspeed6's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had to wait 6 months before I got my acceptance. So I feel for you. Hang in there. You have a wonderful GPA, great work! Best of luck to