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WELL IN MY BSN PROGRAM IT'S PREETY MUCH JUST DOING VITALS, SOME ASSESSING, AND ALOT OF OBSERVATION. FOCUS IS ALSO ON NURSING DIAGNOSES AND SOAP NOTES. BUT WHEN I TRIED OUT AN ASSOC. PROGRAM IT WAS HANDS ON RIGHT AWAY. BY THE END OF THE FIRST SEMESTE...

good: correctly catheterizing a woman in the er minutes before she was airlifted (intense!) bad: procrastinating and almost passing a med incorrectly (phew!)

i was accepted into a two year program after only a few pre-nursing class and i thought i was going to go crazy! i was used to doing assignments at my leisure and having time for me...blah blah blah. i paid the price at the end of the semester when i...

Thank you for your replies everyone :) My fiance's job has forced him to live in a small town about two hours south of Tucson, AZ. So if I get my ADN here and we get hitched, when I pursue my BSN later I'd like to be able to do it either online or on...

I was just wondering if anyone could clarify wether there's actually a significant difference if one opts for an associates degree program rather than a bachelors degree program. Most would say time is the first difference but i found that to be fals...

Too many stresses and not always enough shoulders. I try to talk to my fiance about my school issues, but since was lucky and got a great job without having to get his degree...... he's clueless as to what I'm going through. Then I try to vent about ...

congrats spineCNOR on your accomplishment and thank you new ccu rn. I've always told myself that I'd at least have my bachelors degree, and when I found out that there wasn't a huge difference between the two I considered just going for the associate...

When I was enrolled in a program in AZ I remember this fellow student who was 7 months pregnant and chain smoked. She was only there 2 or 3 weeks, but it bothered me ssooo much. As nurses aren't we held to higher standards when it comes to promoting ...

I agree with all of you as well. Don't get me wrong.... I didn't mean to sound like I was all for a nurse imposing practices and ways of life on someone. I myself can't tolerate people who try to play off the whole "holier than thou" act. I am a true...

I can totally realte to with you! I am currently applying for the spring semester at the university here where a 2.5 must be maintained once in the program, but to apply you must have at least a 3.0. When I first started college no one explained the ...

Hello there! I too am new to the board....psst by the way don't ask about what type of degree is better- just scroll down and read my post! anyhow, i too was apprehensive at first about the whole needle, poo, pee, and every other unimaginable bodily ...

alright, alright! sorry for the most repetative thread ever posted :angryfire but as cheerfuldoer and LPN,future,Rn mentioned....I am new to the board. My appologies to all who had a small brain fart over my stupidity Thanks for the help and patienc...

i agree that cramming isn't the answer. since this is information that's going to be used out in the real world on real people, i'd leave the cramming for political science or under water basket weaving haha!. it may seem tedious to re-read informati...

Believe it or not but flash cards and a small study group (3 or 4 people) have helped. And what ever you do..... DON'T fall behind! As crappy as it seems reading those 50 plus pages, it's even worse having to do twice as much in half the time. GOOD L...

At the end of each section we're taught we get to evaluate the instructor and the how well they presented the information. Maybe you and the few who remain in your class could push for something similar?

I had to do one as well. We had them keep a 2-3 day meal diary for us to go over with them(breakfast, lunch, and dinner any vitamins..etc), home safety (smoke detectors, extinguishers, phone cords in middle of floor), relationships (children, spouse,...

Deep breathing and lollipops go getters! And just remember, the second you think of throwing the book at the wall and putting the studying off...you fall behind, and falling behind only means twice the work!! Falling behind is detrimental to a nursin...

I know exactly how you feel! With such a high demand for nurses, you'd think someone would make the process of becoming a nurse just a little bit less painful. If the steps to getting into a program aren't difficult enough, then there's the whole acc...