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Hey, So I am having a great deal of trouble dealing with board of nursing in Texas. I graduated on May 17th, my school sent my affidavit of graduation soon after, and the board received it on May 26th. Due to a minor issue (my school wrote the wrong start date at my college), the board won't process it. Now my school had to fax a whole new affidavit and the "10 business day period" starts again. I've already had to push my hire date back because they won't give me my GN permit. I'm in a bit of financial trouble since I won't have a paycheck in longer than expected. Even after calling everyday (numerous times), I have had no progress at all. So after all of that venting, my question to y'all is if there is anything else I can do to expedite this process or how best to deal with the roadblocks put up by the board of nursing. I worked so hard in nursing school and now I am being prevented from doing what I love because of a clerical error by my university.

I worked there this summer and spoke directly to the nurse residency coordinator.

Only BSN nurses are hired at Methodist. They even have GPA requirements.

Hey Everyone, My nursing school is currently considering a total overhaul of the curriculum in the next few years. I was just wondering what everyone really likes and dislikes about their curriculum in the BSN programs. In particular, what does your program look like over the 4 years? Does everyone take microbiology, chemistry, A&P, etc? What would you think if physical assessment, pharmacology, pathophysiology and A&P were combined into a continuous course over 3 semesters? All opinions are really helpful!! Thanks!

I have a serious issue with the way my school approaches preparation for the clinical setting. Our lab has "modules" that we must complete, perform a redemonstration of the skills, and then take a test in order to be considered proficient. However, for something like kids meds, we have to take a test before ever stepping foot in our lecture class let alone any other place to learn about pediatric medication. So I just took this test and we needed to get a 100 on the dosage and calculation part, 80% on the more theory based section. I studied all of the articles, read every book I could, and I still didnt get a 100. They make you retake the test a second time and again require a 100. I did it again- I didn't get a 100. My answers were marked wrong for looking too deeply into a question or being too broad when listing side effects (even though I originally was penalized for being too specific). All of my calculations were correct, I reasoned my interventions as best as I could, yet it still wasn't satisfactory. Why do our instructors assume that we know how to handle a drug overdose, what to monitor first and foremost after a medication administration, what side effects to list broadly versus specifically? I wasn't born a nurse- hence the STUDENT on my nametag. It would be a million times better to have current nurses teach us what to do in these situations, who to call if certain things go wrong, and the reasons for interventions. Does anyone else feel like we are just expected to think like a nurse the minute we enter nursing school? If I could learn everything from a few articles or books, then why are there so many nursing schools and professors around for us? TEACH ME, PLEASE! That's all I ask of these people. TEACH ME!!