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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  1. Nurse SMS

    Am unable to get in Nursing program

    Nurse SMS replied to Classylady85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It might be in your best interest to retake those sciences courses, figure out why you are not able to make As and see if you can change those grades. It would make you a more competitive applicant...
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    Did you do your research BEFORE you became a nurse?

    Nurse SMS replied to Tyler77's topic in General Students

    Yes, I have done my homework, and am already busting my hind end to make sure my opportunities after grad are vast and open. Building relationships and connections in the medical community is key....
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    Should I get an internship? Help!

    Nurse SMS replied to sik0123's topic in General Students

    Generally speaking you have to be a nursing school graduate to get an internship. However, a few hospitals do offer externships, which are meant for the current nursing student. Most of them are...
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    What do you wish you were told on the first day?

    Nurse SMS replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    Nah. "Most" is a subjective term. There are many good schools in this area. Mine in particular I can speak to. We are a family,the atmosphere is extremely positive and we are in the top three for ALL...
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    Online classes hard?

    Nurse SMS replied to Otaybw19's topic in General Students

    Not at all, as long as you can discipline yourself to do the work. They are somewhat self paced with deadlines for assignments, papers and exams. I didn't find them any harder than a classroom and in...
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    Flu Shot Clinics, New Grads Welcome

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

    Craigslist for DFW has one of these listed as well - says the pay is $30/hour and new grads
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    Dallas Nursing Institute ADN cost?

    Nurse SMS replied to BigM0's topic in Texas Nursing

    Wow. That cost is crazy high. Do any of the credits earned transfer over to university level when/if you want to pursue a BSN or
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    PSB-RN EXAM:

    Nurse SMS replied to Long.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yours must be different then than ours. We were specifically told we were only scored on those we answer. Of course, the number of questions answered figures into the overall percentile. Best of luck....
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    3.25 GPA required for new grad position???!!

    Nurse SMS replied to wildsmile24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The thread below titled "GPA" addresses this issue. It looks to be increasingly important to make good grades in nursing school. There are many hospitals now requesting transcripts of potential
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    planning on enrolling into an ADN program in the Spring 2011.

    Nurse SMS replied to aflac381's topic in General Students

    You may be surprised that the requirements for acceptance to an ADN program may be even higher than it was for the BSN. There are no shortage of applicants. It is unlikely you will be able to just...
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    Nursing Students Unite

    Nurse SMS replied to Alexis4's topic in General Students

    I second the "record yourself reading notes/textbook" and listening to it. My unwind pleasure this past semester was soaking in my jacuzzi bathtub. In order to justify the time I wanted to take out of...
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    How long did it take you to complete your prereqs?

    Nurse SMS replied to tmarie's topic in General Students

    Take it slow. There is no erasing it if you overstuff your schedule and make piddly grades. Go slow, make As and keep yourself from burning out before you even get there. I personally took my...
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    GPA

    Nurse SMS replied to Lisa1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Agreed. And in this economy that isn't unfair really. Other industries have used GPA as a determinant. Once things loosen up economically the GPA thing will as
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    Unbelievable!

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

    It alsocould just be a way to lower the number of applications to a more manageable
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    STUDENT LOANS

    Nurse SMS replied to smvtx23's topic in Texas Nursing

    You can get private loans, but you have to be actually enrolled currently to get them I believe. Meaning - they won't pay until Fall, if you are able to get them. All you can do is apply. Try calling...
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    Finding the perfect job?!?

    Nurse SMS replied to Small&NOW's topic in Texas Nursing

    You might try a PRN or on-call position if you can get one as a new grad. The job market really is very stiff. A lot of the hospitals are not even opening new grad positions to those outside of the...
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    Paying for Nursing School

    Nurse SMS replied to GaLara's topic in General Students

    Federal grants, loans, scholarships, part time work and
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    Help!! Not IMMUNE HEP B SURFACE RESULT!!!

    Nurse SMS replied to NurseMR's topic in General Nursing

    I had the full series three times - didn't show immunity until after the third series. Good luck - it sounds like this can get sorted out for you.
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    What energizes you/What saps you?

    Nurse SMS replied to wannabecnl's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty new, so my experiences are limited, but thus far I have been energized by OR, anything to do with cancer, anything to do with assisting at end of life and by the older adult/elderly...
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    Nursing Curriculum Question

    Nurse SMS replied to EMEddie's topic in General Students

    What TheCommuter said is accurate. You can absolutely register for other classes. However, most programs recommend strongly, and for good reason, that you finish all co-requisites prior to starting...
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    Is anyone squeemish?

    Nurse SMS replied to CNAkt's topic in General Students

    If you can learn to do that on your own child, you can definitely learn to do things on/for your patients. You will be thinking about the benefit of the treatment or test, not about the momentary...
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    Question for educators

    Nurse SMS replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Students

    I am not an educator, but the way it was explained to me is that life itself and active clinical duties won't be in a "which of these is incorrect" format. It will be in watching and listening for...
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    Is anyone squeemish?

    Nurse SMS replied to CNAkt's topic in General Students

    I would venture to say yes. As you go through school, you just start to view these things through more clinical eyes, or at least I have. I don't see it as a needle, an arm, a stick, pain, blood etc....
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    PSB-RN EXAM:

    Nurse SMS replied to Long.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Honestly I didn't study, pretty much forgot I needed to take it until a "Doh!" moment when I woke the day of it and scrambled to get down there, and I scored extremely high. I was surprised at the...
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    GPA DILEMMA

    Nurse SMS replied to ST MeLa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a pretty sad GPA when I started my pre-requisites for nursing school. Not as low as yours, but not at all stellar - around a 2.7. I worked hard, made As in my pre-req's and applied...and got in...