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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Starting externship next week and feeling scared

Nurse SMS replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Students

Martinhopeful, I found mine by emailing the HR recruiter at the hospital and asking about nursing externships. She essentially turned a PCT position into an externship and invited four of the top...
Starting externship next week and feeling scared

Nurse SMS replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Students

I can understand your intimidation. Just remember, you are there more to get exposure at this point than to get any real experience. It is doubtful you will be allowed to do anything that will put a...
Wait list

Nurse SMS replied to honeycakes55's topic in General Students

At my school it is merit based. All applicants are ranked according to a point system that takes in overall GPA, GPA in just the pre-requisites, the PSB entrance exam and how many pre-req's have been...
How did you know you wanted to be a nurse?

Nurse SMS replied to MandE4and1's topic in General Students

I have always been drawn to the medical field and always wanted to be a nurse, but was fearful of the schooling required and didn't think I was smart enough. So I worked in medical offices and wished...
Seriously hating clinicals - please help

Nurse SMS replied to Mell Bell's topic in General Students

Every day will get a little bit better! I like your attitude. You will be amazed by the end of the semester how much more competent you feel if you just push past those insecure feelings. We all...
How I Got a Job as a Graduate Nurse

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

I am in Texas. I have a lot of connections in the medical community and I stay in contact with them, finding out how their lives are going and updating them on mine, then utiliing the opportunity to...
Is it right or wrong to take this nursing spot?

Nurse SMS replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

It is a competitive world when it comes to nursing school. Surely your friend knows that. Chances are even if there IS only one spot, far far more than just the two of you are trying for it. If you...
Steps in becoming a nurse

Nurse SMS replied to unjustlysweet's topic in General Students

I would advise you to talk to an advisor at the school you wish to attend. However, to my knowledge there aren't really any completely online nursing programs - you have to do clinicals etc. Most...
How I Got a Job as a Graduate Nurse

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

Awesome! Thank you for sharing that. I too have had doors just opening up to me left and right - I interview today for an externship in cardiac step down - not the specialty I ever dreamed of doing,...
How did everyone do this semester?

Nurse SMS replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

I am very pleased with how I did and am pleased to see areas where I also can improve. So far, everything is going great! One semester down, three to
Waiting acceptance/rejection letter....

Nurse SMS replied to ambition2012's topic in General Students

I am betting you got in. You had better come back and update
Doula and Nursing Student?

Nurse SMS replied to Tara:)'s topic in General Students

It'd be very hard to be a doula during nursing school due to the rigorous requirements of the education, mostly in terms of time. Your clients would need you to be able to drop whatever you are doing,...
May 2009 OLD grad, called 17 hospitals today...

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

Don't give up....it was a brilliant idea. Do the same now with long term care facilities, rehab hospitals, surgery centers and home health agencies....Root for
Should I wait another year for a nursing program or look into private schools?

Nurse SMS replied to rramos88's topic in General Students

You may have better luck looking at schools out of state? I hear California is a tough place for potential nursing students. Best of luck to
Nurses not speaking english at work

Nurse SMS replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

Just because they speak a different language does not mean they are not U.S. citizens. I do, however, feel it is rude to exclude others socially by speaking a different language that all do not speak....
How did you cover your medical insurace requirement?

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

$800/semester is very inexpensive. Paying $350/month here through spouse's insurance plan, which is pretty
Worried about hiring requirements..........

Nurse SMS replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

I am taking Bill's route. Getting my ASN then letting the hospital who has hired me pay for my
I am officially done with nursing school!!!

Nurse SMS replied to NS2SBowman's topic in First Year After Licensure

How awesome! Go you!
Playing Basketball at College while Studying to be a Nurse, Good or Bad Idea?

Nurse SMS replied to iwanttobeanurse33's topic in General Students

I was never an athlete in college, so it is a little hard to answer, but I will try. Clinicals is where you spend a day or two a week working with actual patients in an actual hospital with the...
So, has hiring picked up for everyone else??

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

Yes, building relationships really does seem to be key. There ARE RN jobs out there....just not a lot of demand for new grads. Thank you to all who are tolerant of us up and coming new grads keeping...
info for evidence

Nurse SMS replied to chelleb74's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

Your 'evidence' can come from interviewing hiring managers at local hospitals and their feelings on visible tattoos I suppose, but really the "moral" of something is very subjective. You can't prove a...
Creighton 2011

Nurse SMS replied to Lauren4268's topic in General Nursing

I think there is already a Creighton hopefuls thread in the Nebraska forum....? You might get more replies there. Good
Nursing or Accounting?

Nurse SMS replied to morerobert's topic in General Students

Definitely take a good read of the "Graduate Nurses" forum under the student nurse heading. Nursing jobs are no longer very plentiful for new grads in the vast majority of the country. If you don't...
I don't know what to do with myself.

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

I hear you. Last final was yesterday and I know I am weird, but I got tearful when I came home, cleaned out my backpack, put up my books. I don't WANT the summer off. I was that happy in nursing...
Did not get in the RN program!!!

Nurse SMS replied to lynnecole's topic in General Students

So

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