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Hi everyone! I just passed boards and started working in a Peds CVICU. The majority of our patients are infants so I have found that my new Littmann stethoscope is way to big for this teeny babies but a new chest piece is nearly as pricey as a tota...

Hi everyone! I just graduated and have accepted a position in a Peds CVICU. I started yesterday and found out today that I passed boards. I am super excited but very nervous because there is still tons to learn. I wish you all the best as Peds nu...

I too am currently debating this. I just graduated nursing school and my sister gave me a voucher for the stethoscope of my choice for grad. I have been told that the Littman Cardiology III was the way to go but I went to the store and think I hear...

KentuckyRN2Be, I also did a full semester of Health promotion but I also go to a Kentucky school. I know that seems boring but it is helpful and makes sense in the long run. To answer intensity_too: I am in my final semester so we are currently c...

Hi, I'm currently in my final semester of nursing school (I graduate in 3 months ). I have recently found myself rethinking what I want to do with my degree. For years now I had planned to get my DNP and be a family nurse practitioner. I even pick...

Sorpiostudent, I have been told that you can be an NP and serve as an instructor. There are several at my school doing this but they sort of have to wear to hats if you know what I mean. ~K

I too want to be an NP. My current plans are graduation in December then work for a year then start grad school! I want to be a family NP.

I know that several hospitals have this option, I for one chose not to take it. A coworker of mine has a contract but the problem with this is that she had to sign it before starting classes and clinicals. She ended up hating the facility and is in...

I too am graduating in december and can't wait!! This semester I'll be taking public health nursing class and clinical, professional issues, high acuity, and my practicum (120 hours with preceptor), so I will be doing 14 hours this semester.

I just received an email telling me my assignment for my senior practicum and I got the hospital I wanted (Vanderbilt). I am so thrilled but getting this email has caused it to really hit home that I graduate in less than 5 months!! I can't wait and...

When I interviewed in the past they asked me about why I choose nursing and where I see myself in nursing in the long run. I also remember some general questions about how I generally handle things and what my best and worst qualities are. During t...

My school requires a 3.0. When I applied I had a 3.4 and was made an alternate but guaranteed a spot next time around but by then I had a 3.6. The good thing is that once you get in your GPA doesnt matter. People who came in with 4.0s haven't done...

I think it depends on your program. I am going into my 4th semester and I have a 4.0 as far as nursing classes go. I actually have done better in nursing school than I did in my prereqs.

So...I was at my job today as a tech when I witnessed my first death. Myself and another tech were in a patient's room to complete their wound care. I was holding them on their side while she took care of the dressing. My friend suddenly told me t...

One of the problems with my job is that I provide care for the whole floor not a particular set of patients. Because of this I don't receive report on the patients because we have more than 40 beds on my floor. So I did not know that this patient w...

I know how you feel. I was an alternate at my nursing school. I cried all day when I got the letter, but I finally accepted that I could use the time to take a medical terminology class and take an extra science to help me. I am glad I didn't give...

When I had mine I just took my transcript, recommendation from a faculty member, and proof of my BLS certification. Is your portfolio complete? If it is it couldn't hurt to take it. Hope it goes well. Good luck!:monkeydance:

Congratulations on finishing school! I'll be in your shoes soon. GOOD LUCK on NCLEX!!

I have finished my 3rd semester of a 4 semester BSN program. I can't wait for school to start back. Don't get me wrong its not that I don't want the summer in order to relax, I simply want nursing school to be over with so I can move and get on with...

You know you are in nursing school when you begin to practice therapeutic communication with your roommates right after having a long discussion about their bodily functions all while eating

So...just got my final grades for my third semester. I have continued my streak through nursing school and made all A's. Normally I'm really excited and anxious to recieve my grade but it was dampened this semester because before receiving my grade...

CONGRATULATIONS!:grad:

I'm also about to start my final semester. December can not come soon enough!

I recently had to turn someone in because I saw them cheating on a test. Some of my friends were glad that I did so while others said that the people shouldn't have been cheating but they aren't sure if they would have turned them in. Has anyone el...

pnkrocdevil, I am not sure which course will help you the most in nursing school because I don't know that I have used either too much. In chemistry we did learn a lot of the math that we use in nursing school and this did help going into fundamenta...