Nurse SMS MSN, RN

Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development

You did what you knew how to do; when you knew better, you did better. - Maya Angelou

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Should I try to get hospital scholarship?

Nurse SMS replied to Leavitt954's topic in General Students

Yep, worry about turning it down when you have it offered to you. You can always repay the money if you decide you don't want to work there. The equivalent of a student loan with zero interest....
Feeling like a bad mom

Nurse SMS replied to MelanyJ's topic in General Students

If you were a farmer, you would not feel one ounce of guilt for going out during planting season to plant your fields. Nor would you feel one iota of guilt for tending them through the growing season...
School is interfering with my personal relationships

Nurse SMS replied to TC1087271's topic in General Students

Honestly she sounds immature and self centered. Really? Pouting because you want to have a great future and working hard toward that for you both is "bringing her down"? Always, always always look at...
New Grad with an offer at Magnet hospital

Nurse SMS replied to MsSocalRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

Moving a 3 year old is not nearly as difficult as moving a 13 year old. Sounds like a really good decision to go. Good luck in your new
Age of graduates coming out of Nursing School!?

Nurse SMS replied to Blessed S.N.23's topic in General Students

I'll be 41 when I graduate. The vast majority of my class is in their 30s. We have a few late 20s, almost no early 20s and a couple of 40s and
Hospice

Nurse SMS replied to amazing09's topic in General Nursing

I am not a hospice nurse yet and am still in school, but oncology and hospice are my passion. I have had experience with both as a family member and have had opportunity to do some clinical work in...
anybody move to TX and regret it?

Nurse SMS replied to Ms.RN's topic in Texas Nursing

Austin is pretty much the only liberal place in Texas. It is also one of the toughest job markets. Very unlikely to find new grad work there. Your best bet if you want work in TX as a new grad is the...
Not Getting "A's"

Nurse SMS replied to *4!#6's topic in General Students

The hospital internship application process in my area openly states nobody without a 3.0 or higher will be considered. GPA matters. Thinking otherwise is fooling
Final Semester Nursing School Failure...What do I do now?

Nurse SMS replied to JensAlmostAnRN's topic in General Students

If the school was not accredited, nobody is going to acknowledge/accept the transfer classes. This is why so many warn about going to "for profit" nursing schools. Also all science and math classes...
Not Getting "A's"

Nurse SMS replied to *4!#6's topic in General Students

Not true. Many hospitals now have a minimum GPA to apply for their internships AND externships, as do many scholarships. The externship and scholarship I recieved over the summer required my entire...
words of wisdom..anybody?

Nurse SMS replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

You pretty much just have to decide and then do whatever that decision is. Nobody is getting through nursing school without thinking of quitting at least once. There is not a single career on earth in...
Nursing journals/articles

Nurse SMS replied to 1234student's topic in General Students

Cinhal and Ovid have been my best resources. They have the ability to search for only research articles (as opposed to informational articles or editorials) and to search by the author or authors...
anybody move to TX and regret it?

Nurse SMS replied to Ms.RN's topic in Texas Nursing

Yep, we definitely get snow in DFW. And Amarillo area gets pounded with snow. DFW gets ice storms more often than snow, which is worse. Not pretty, just debilitating and destructive and a city that...
Was your nursing school like this?

Nurse SMS replied to TheSmilingToast's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

My school starts from "scratch" in terms of health care, so it seems there are lots of different schools that teach lots of different ways. You sound very mature and ready to accept this is going to...
how do you go about finding summer externships?

Nurse SMS replied to cacurlytop's topic in General Students

I found mine by simply talking to the recruiter at the hospital. It was never posted. They had two positions, interviewed four of the applicants and two of us got in. They pay the same as a PCT with...
anybody move to TX and regret it?

Nurse SMS replied to Ms.RN's topic in Texas Nursing

I am a long term DFW resident. I truly hope to get out of here once I graduate and my kids are off to college. It isn't a BAD place to live, but the values here do not reflect my own and it is just...
Do you guys see a lot of people saying they are nursing students....

Nurse SMS replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

Honestly this is just getting
how to cough when you are next to a sterile field?

Nurse SMS replied to swansonplace's topic in General Students

Yep. Same way you should always cough or sneeze when practicing spread prevention...... Into your shoulder/armpit. Take one step back prior in order to do all you can to prevent airborne
DNI Dallas Nursing Institute RN program

Nurse SMS replied to Aidens.Mommy's topic in Texas Nursing

Well, you work hard so that you DO. :) It isn't as if you don't have control over that. You study hard in the pre-req's and you make the grades. There are several programs out there, so you apply to...
the future looks bleak

Nurse SMS replied to haitwun's topic in General Students

You should be building your connections now. And there are places still hiring. Rural South Texas. Indian reservations. As the above poster stated, you have to be flexible, creative, smart about...
Do you guys see a lot of people saying they are nursing students....

Nurse SMS replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

I personally don't really care that much. I do see how others might though, simply because being able to claim it only after having earned it gives a sense of a validated
DNI Dallas Nursing Institute RN program

Nurse SMS replied to Aidens.Mommy's topic in Texas Nursing

I strongly discourage you from going to DNI. Their reputation is not stellar, their costs are huge (it is a for profit school) and their credits are not transferable when it comes time to go for your...
Do you guys see a lot of people saying they are nursing students....

Nurse SMS replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

My school won't let just anyone declare nursing as their major. You have to be accepted into the program with validation recieved from the nursing department to be allowed to declare a nursing major....
ATI testing

Nurse SMS replied to jostjlAZ's topic in General Students

You can also buy them easily on Amazon and
request help

Nurse SMS replied to lyrlan's topic in General Students

You stand a much better shot if you just put it in your own words. What you put there is

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