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  1. Any ACT nurses out there?

    WantAccel.BSN replied to TerpGal02's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm considering working on an ACT team as my first RN position. I would love to hear from people that work on ACT teams, what they like about their jobs, and what they feel makes someone a good fit...

  2. Why do they give so much ridiculous, insignificant homework?????

    WantAccel.BSN replied to Overwhelmed1026's topic in General Students

    I couldn't agree more! This is spot

  3. Why do they give so much ridiculous, insignificant homework?????

    WantAccel.BSN replied to Overwhelmed1026's topic in General Students

    I agree with you by and large, but seems very difficult to "demand" enough from a nursing school. Nursing instructors don't like it when you question their methodologies. It's sad though, really. I...

  4. Health Teaching Topic for Boys and Girls Club

    WantAccel.BSN posted a topic in General Students

    For our Community Health course, we're supposed to do a community service project to help the main clinical site where we'll be doing our Community Health clinicals. We are at one of our local health...

  5. Should I do transition to practice in Psych??

    WantAccel.BSN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I have a BA in Psychology, and I entered nursing school thinking that I really wanted to go into Psychiatric Nursing. After thinking I was going to have to do my transitition to practice on a med....

  6. Is your hospital trialing TMS?

    WantAccel.BSN replied to Topaz7's topic in Psychiatric

    I was a TMS tech at the outpatient facility I used to work at. I saw a noticeable change in several of the patients I treated, and I definitely believe that it can really work for some people. It's...

  7. Regret Leaving Nursing Too Soon

    WantAccel.BSN replied to Omibashu's topic in Nursing Career

    Omnibashu, The type of attitude that you received after submitting this post is the very core of the problem that the nursing field has---nurses are so d*&m catty! Why can't we just foster a...

  8. When can I start applying for my first job?

    WantAccel.BSN posted a topic in General Students

    I graduate in December and plan to take the NCLEX as soon as I can after that. My question is, when is the earliest that it would be okay to start applying to jobs? I've seen several jobs posted that...

  9. Why was it hard for you?

    WantAccel.BSN replied to angeltech's topic in General Students

    2. Random moving hoops to jump through: "oh by the way, we decided you all have lab tomorrow morning. Show up or you don't pass." OMG! I thought this was just our program!

  10. Why was it hard for you?

    WantAccel.BSN replied to angeltech's topic in General Students

    I notice people that really go crazy about everything and every little detail and study morning-noon-night have the hardest time for some reason. I agree with this, b/c I'm one of those people. It's...

  11. Do/did you enjoy Nursing School? Or hate it?

    WantAccel.BSN replied to Jayden8139's topic in General Students

    This is how my program has been. I was warned about it from former students before I started, but there are only two accelerated programs in our state, and this is one of them... There are many times...

  12. Did you learn IV in NS?!

    WantAccel.BSN replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    It's the same at our school--we don't start IVs. As others have said, this is because the hospital where we are doing clinicals has an IV team. So I suppose where you are doing clinicals has a lot to...

  13. Feeling incompetent...need advice

    WantAccel.BSN posted a topic in General Students

    I'm a second degree ABSN student in my 3rd month of a 12 month program. While I'm doing well in lecture, the practical skills are KILLING me! Everything seems so much harder for me to learn than it...

  14. Feeling incompetent...need advice

    WantAccel.BSN replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Students

    Dirtyhippiegirl, thank you! Yeah, confidence is a big issue, I know... out of curiosity, are you practicing as a nurse now? If so, do you feel more capable/confident? I'm so afraid of being "that...

  15. Feeling incompetent...need advice

    WantAccel.BSN replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Students

    I don't mean to imply that my instructor is "bad"; however, I don't agree with the way she "teaches" in the clinical setting. For about 8 1/2 of our 9 1/2 hour clinical days, you can be assured you...

  16. Feeling incompetent...need advice

    WantAccel.BSN replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Students

    The problem with this is that my boyfriend's blood pressure is very loud and easy to hear. I've also taken it so many times that I know what to expect, so it's kinda like cheating,

  17. Feeling incompetent...need advice

    WantAccel.BSN replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Students

    Russoderm, we were taught to do the pulse obliteration technique, although I haven't really done that in practice. It occurred to me last week that that might actually be really helpful, so I plan to...

  18. Feeling incompetent...need advice

    WantAccel.BSN replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Students

    Thanks anonymous. I think I know what I'm supposed to be listening for. I mean, any tutorial video I watch I can easily identify the correct sounds. Yet in real life, I seem to be getting a lot of...

  19. I hated cat dissection!!! Will I hate nursing?!

    WantAccel.BSN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Okay, so we just dissected cats in my A&P I class. We literally had to skin the cat, and then tear its little body apart to look at its muscles. I could handle it, for the most part, but I REALLY...

  20. Accepted! Now scared :-/

    WantAccel.BSN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So I FINALLY got accepted into an ABSN program. After being rejected the year prior, this was a very happy thing for me. However, I'm also freaking out a bit now. The program is supposed to be...

  21. Scared about continuing to pursue nursing

    WantAccel.BSN posted a topic in General Students

    For going on 2 years I've been slowly pursuing nursing as a career path. This is a second career for me....I have a psych. degree and have done a number of things with that (unfortunately, for very...

  22. Advice on Applying for ABSN - May 2010, - where can I do my prerequisites quickly!!!

    WantAccel.BSN replied to wannabeca's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Any class that you take online through a North Carolina community college should transfer without a problem. Just be aware that you might have to travel to where the community college is located in...

  23. Advice on Applying for ABSN - May 2010, - where can I do my prerequisites quickly!!!

    WantAccel.BSN replied to wannabeca's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I honestly don't know what an MSc is, but I assume that it is a bachelor's degree? All accelerated programs (at least the ones I am familiar with) require a previous bachelor's degree, just FYI. As...

  24. Possibly relocating to Asheville/Hendersonville

    WantAccel.BSN replied to donsterRN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I have a friend who works at Mission. They do have a hiring freeze, but that doesn't mean they won't hire. It just means that a position must be vacated before it can be filled--essentially they...

  25. Experiences with Duke ABSN Interview Process?

    WantAccel.BSN replied to giardiafan's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I was told by a student who just started UNC's program that UNC has, at the current time, discontinued their tuition reimbursement program due to the recession. I can't be 100% certain about that as...