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

    This might be the end of the road for me with nursing school

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

    Good luck to you too. You might revisit this one day...evaluate why you failed, do what you can to improve and to bring up your grades. It sounds like there was a lot at stake and you need to evaluate...
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    Nursing options???

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

    If you don't want to do "dirty work" then maybe nursing isn't for you? Its all about caring for people who need help and are ill...nasty stuff just kind of goes hand in hand with that. Bowel...
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    Rate My Professor

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

    I use it but I take the bad reviews with a grain of salt. I do admit though if a professor gets very good reviews or very bad by everyone who says anything, I am swayed by it. I dropped a professor...
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    Yeah A&P's are compleated!!! congratz!

    Nurse SMS replied to 9livesRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was opposite...B in Statistics last term, A in A&P this
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    Did you make an A in A&P? Help me finish mine too?

    Nurse SMS posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I swear I am going to lose my mind This is the last two weeks of class. We have two more exams left, a lab practical, two more quizes and one more lab report due. We are now on BOTH bones and muscles...
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    Did you make an A in A&P? Help me finish mine too?

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

    Thank you for your help everyone. I finished up with an A in the course. :)
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    Yeah A&P's are compleated!!! congratz!

    Nurse SMS replied to 9livesRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    All done! Got my A. :) :) :) On to A&P II. Starts a week from
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    What's Your Fall 2008 Class Schedule

    Nurse SMS replied to chugger1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just A&P II. Full time worker and mother of two here, taking my pre-reqs one at a time to help me gets As in all of them. I am half done and by the end of spring semester will have completed all...
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    Pre-Nursing: Swinging school on single salary?

    Nurse SMS replied to TinyMuggle's topic in General Nursing

    My current job (medical transcriptionist) allows for flex time, so I am hoping they will let me drop to about 30 hours per week along with the already present ability to work unusual hours when I...
  10. Nurse SMS

    Is this illegal?

    Nurse SMS replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, a company is not required to promote from within. I don't think law regulates that at all, unless it is a union
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    Yeah A&P's are compleated!!! congratz!

    Nurse SMS replied to 9livesRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Two weeks to go...exam tonight, lab practical a week from tonight, exam a week from Wednesday night. Optional final a week from Thurs. Two quizes and one lab report due in the interim between now and...
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    Is it too late for me?

    Nurse SMS replied to Kimba819's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First thing you need to do is rid yourself of the toxic people in your life...first on the list should be that so called friend. One of my best friends is an RN and she has been nothing but...
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    How many programs/schools are you applying to?

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

    I'll have finished the prerequisites for my top pick at the end of spring 2009. I will apply to it but continue taking classes that are prerequisites for the other local schools (some have different...
  14. Nurse SMS

    What all does Nursing School entail?

    Nurse SMS replied to leeeee03's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    All of that is individual to the school you apply at. Nursing school is usually full time day classes. There are not any nursing schools online that I am personally aware of, though I am sure if such...
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    How Do You Do it FINANCIALLY?? Nervous about entering Nursing School!

    Nurse SMS replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    We've been saving for this for some time now and have money in the bank to fall back on. INitially I plan to drop my work hours to 30 per week. I work medical transcription and have flex time, so that...
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    I Got the Minimester A&P II Blues

    Nurse SMS replied to Absolutely13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good job!
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    I am giving up

    Nurse SMS replied to tryingtobecome's topic in General Nursing

    At the risk of sounding cliche, its the hard that makes it great. Yep. Its hard. Which means every little step toward success I take feels awfully good. I am a mother of three, one of whom had a...
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    A&P I - Is it that bad?

    Nurse SMS replied to 987!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have attended both university level courses and community college level courses. In terms of difficulty level, there were actually some that were harder on the comm. college level. I was a business...
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    why its worth it.

    Nurse SMS replied to just_a_girl443's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My son died from cancer at the age of 13. The nurses made all the difference in the world to my being able to have peace about his death. They took wonderful care of my son, of me, our family. I...
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    what about these sign on bonuses???

    Nurse SMS replied to rnnursesandy's topic in General Nursing

    That is what I have heard too. Lots of offers of them in the DFW area but my GFs who are RNs say be careful, be suspicious, check the turnover rate, patient ratios etc. Protect your license. Chances...
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    A Fork in the Road: Relationship, Money, School

    Nurse SMS replied to HeLLooNur5e's topic in General Students

    Go to school. You didn't say how old you are but you sound fairly young. There is no guarantee you are going to get accepted to another nursing program. Its going to get more competitive in the coming...
  22. Nurse SMS

    How many schools will you have attended?

    Nurse SMS replied to Carmen29's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Three
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    Here's my situation: a really awkard one

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

    In most places you are going to need to retake anything lower than a B (and maybe some of the Bs as well depending on how competitive it is where you live...here if you don't make As you don't get in)...
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    Anyone taking A&P I this summer 08

    Nurse SMS replied to chugger1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We had our third exam this past Monday. I made a 92, which I am happy with. We have another exam this coming Monday, one more the Monday after that and our last lab practical two weeks from tonight....
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    Yeah A&P's are compleated!!! congratz!

    Nurse SMS replied to 9livesRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    92 on my exam last night. Another exam Monday, another the following Monday, Lab practical two weeks from this Wednesday and the comprehensive final is optional. Freaky to think with this many exams...