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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    Collin College ADN Program

    Nurse SMS replied to LGrotjan's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am currently a student at Collin in the nursing program. I am sorry Christine had a poor experience there. There are many of us there who feel quite differently, and the employers in the area...
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    Thank YOU!!!

    Nurse SMS replied to BunnyJ's topic in General Students

    :) Congrats on doing so
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    Do you go out on the weekend?

    Nurse SMS replied to bigboy18's topic in General Students

    I study on the weekends yes, but I also plan some down time to be with my family and once in a while go out with friends (once a month or
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    Dysfunctional Hospital - Terrible Ethical Situation

    Nurse SMS replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I was also going to second for Safe Harbor. What an awful, scary situation to be
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    waiting list...truth or rumor

    Nurse SMS replied to bell47's topic in General Students

    You have to reapply every semester in ours as well. They make a new wait list each semester based on the pool of applicants and entrance is very
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    Books That Will Give Me An Edge in NS

    Nurse SMS replied to starmickey03's topic in General Students

    Just make sure your A&P is really really solid and your microbiology. Other than that, the only thing I would suggest is to start educating yourself on how to read and understand NCLEX questions....
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    Anyone regret ever having stepped foot in nursing school?

    Nurse SMS replied to summersent's topic in General Students

    Yesterday, instead of clinicals, they had a "stress reduction" seminar for us - we had our first exam in theory and our first skills scenario evaluation on Monday and Tuesday of this week. They...
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    Feeling really REALLY stupid about clinicals

    Nurse SMS replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    You won't learn without the corrections, so try to remember that when you get down on yourself. Nobody knows this stuff by instinct, though they may do a good job of faking it. As far as patient care...
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    Is it possible to work full time and go to nursing school?

    Nurse SMS replied to bn1980's topic in General Students

    FLMom, it is AWESOME there is a program on nights/weekends near you! It is almost unheard of in this part of the
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    Anyone regret ever having stepped foot in nursing school?

    Nurse SMS replied to summersent's topic in General Students

    I am proud to say I am in my first semester as a real live full fledged nursing student :) I am in Texas, one of the top three nursing schools. (edited to take the name out - feel free to PM me if you...
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    Need advice: Bills and nursing school!

    Nurse SMS replied to DGDreamGirl's topic in General Students

    I think if you get along with your parents and the current system isn't broke, don't fix it. Save yourself the struggle and finish school first. Yes, lots of people make full time work, families and...
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    waiting list...truth or rumor

    Nurse SMS replied to bell47's topic in General Students

    Depends on the school. Ours has a very cut and dried list of criteria which are assigned points based on academic performance and the PSB entrance exam. With the number of applications there are a lot...
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    Is it possible to work full time and go to nursing school?

    Nurse SMS replied to bn1980's topic in General Students

    Others have done it. It is not easy. Clinicals generally are only during the day. And all the things that have made you a good student before will indeed be part of what makes you a good nursing...
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    Ok, I know I can't be alone... who loves NS?

    Nurse SMS replied to jrsmrs's topic in General Students

    I am the happiest I have ever been in my life. Perhaps it is due to my life experiences and why I chose this profession (I lost my oldest son to cancer three years ago, he was 13), but this has been...
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    Pinning Ceremony Songs

    Nurse SMS replied to audiedani's topic in General Students

    "Fix You" by
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    How does it work in your school when you have to miss clinical?

    Nurse SMS replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    We get a zero for the day. There is no make up. Three zeros and you go before the student affairs committee to try to explain why they should not kick you out. Two tardies also equal a zero. If you...
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    Anyone regret ever having stepped foot in nursing school?

    Nurse SMS replied to summersent's topic in General Students

    Nope. I am loving it, truly. I am sorry your experiences have been bad. Mine have been so good it almost shocks me. Completely different from what I read
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    Getting really concerned about going into nursing...

    Nurse SMS replied to mfrancisco's topic in General Nursing

    Unhappy people are always more vocal than happy ones. Happy ones aren't generally on the Internet spreading the word. Generally they tend to go out and live their lives. Take everything you read on...
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    How do you know if you're cut out to be a nurse??

    Nurse SMS replied to psustudent5's topic in General Nursing

    How do you know? You decide. That's how you
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    Nurse SMS replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Thanks for being there today as we all did our first clinical scenario exam. I am really starting to value and cherish these budding friendships and appreciate the support more than I can
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    Is it just me?

    Nurse SMS replied to >--stethoscope--o's topic in General Students

    I agree that study groups are a personal decision that should be made based on how YOU best learn. And if your lack of social skills is getting in the way of you taking advantage of the way you learn...
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    Nursing school is awful in so many ways....

    Nurse SMS replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    Nothing wrong at all with evaluating where you are at and where you are going and whether it is facing the direction you really want to be. Just be careful when painting with broad brush strokes, both...
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    25 Jewish/Hispanic Male S.FL and slightly lost......

    Nurse SMS replied to mabforlife's topic in General Students

    I agree completely. I think there is a bit of a prevalent attitude in some sectors that being ethnic, minority or of a particular sex or genre will garner a preferential view in light of the...
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    Help with studying in Nursing School!

    Nurse SMS replied to ppersad's topic in General Students

    You commit, you work your butt off and you let go of most vestiges of a social life, much of your family time and nearly all of your "me" time. Its hard work and long hours, no doubt about it. There...
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    25 Jewish/Hispanic Male S.FL and slightly lost......

    Nurse SMS replied to mabforlife's topic in General Students

    I suspect the ethnic and sex reference has to do with the very real variable that some schools prefer to accept nontraditional or ethnic (minority) students, or Jewish students