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  1. At least 2/3 of my BSN-A cohort is failing... what to do?

    jjjoy replied to sertile's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the update! Let us know what happens. May the force be with

  2. May give up my dream of being a nurse

    jjjoy replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Students

    The wait list thing is really too bad. There's only so much you can do about that. You'll have to explore your options and make some tough choices. No fun! In regard to housing, though, you may be...

  3. If you could rewind and do it over again...

    jjjoy replied to NurseBanana's topic in Nursing Career

    If you insist... (I just couldn't

  4. Is nursing your second career?

    jjjoy replied to nicubee's topic in Nursing Career

    Just curious, what about nursing appeals to you that you don't get as an

  5. At least 2/3 of my BSN-A cohort is failing... what to do?

    jjjoy replied to sertile's topic in General Students

    OP, first off, I'm sorry to hear about what happened. It sounds terrible. I do hope you all appeal this. If you calmly and professionally present an assessment of your shortfalls* and a plan to...

  6. How can you tell if nursing is a good fit for you?

    jjjoy replied to doxiern40's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As far a nursing assistant opportunities, you'll have to find out what the market is like locally where you are. Some places, a new NA with strong references will be able to name where they'd like to...

  7. How can you tell if nursing is a good fit for you?

    jjjoy replied to doxiern40's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was in a similar situation. I was interested in physical therapy but that meant at least another two years to complete my undergrad, plus pre-reqs and then stiff competition for acceptance to a...

  8. How can you tell if nursing is a good fit for you?

    jjjoy replied to doxiern40's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If one already has most of the pre-reqs for nursing (eg from a previous major), a strong GPA, and access to a nursing program that they could likely get into within a year but aren't sure if nursing...

  9. How can you tell if nursing is a good fit for you?

    jjjoy replied to doxiern40's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good question to ask. No one definitive answer to give. My guy reaction is that someone coming from marketing and business, at least someone who didn't hate it and was fairly successful, wouldn't be...

  10. Critical Thinking!!!!!! Whatever!!

    jjjoy replied to clandestine-approach's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    LOL! Sure did feel that way with some

  11. Critical Thinking!!!!!! Whatever!!

    jjjoy replied to clandestine-approach's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm curious what relationship you saw (if any) between how 'critical thinking' was defined and practiced in that class as opposed to the way nursing instructors used the term, especially in regard to...

  12. termination from nursing school

    jjjoy replied to cwgirl7's topic in General Students

    I'm so sorry about the dismissal. I didn't have to deal with dismissal and I still feel rather angry about the sometimes mercurial clinical evaluations and sink-or-swim nature of some nursing...

  13. Looking for history behind how RN's and LPNs developed

    jjjoy replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I tried to find the criteria on the BON website, without any luck. I know that a public health nursing section is a BSN, but not an ASN, requirement in my state (or at least used to be). Whatever the...

  14. Looking for history behind how RN's and LPNs developed

    jjjoy replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My experience of the bachelor's portion of my BSN was more about the "rounding out" of the education - the delving into related/big picture issues that intentionally are *not* unique to (but very...

  15. Critical Thinking!!!!!! Whatever!!

    jjjoy replied to clandestine-approach's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree. "If you use your critical thinking skills, it's clear why C is the best choice" is neither guidance nor teaching, yet that's too often how questions were answered. When asking for...

  16. Critical Thinking!!!!!! Whatever!!

    jjjoy replied to clandestine-approach's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So-called 'critical thinking' in nursing education is a pet peeve of mine. Sometimes, you need NCLEX-style specific strategies to determine the 'best' of several not-quite-right answer choices. I...

  17. On what planet does it make sense...

    jjjoy replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    Even if you have some reserves to afford taking a day off for illness or to take care of family member, the job might not allow the person to take the time unpaid either. I can see that companies...

  18. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    jjjoy replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My RN program HEAVILY emphasized that nurses are to never "just follow orders" but maybe some programs don't do that as much? As you noted, though, without experience, how can a newbie recognize if...

  19. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    jjjoy replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm not sure if that was supposed to be sarcastic or not. No one knows everything, even if they happen to think and talk as if they do. It may be difficult to confront someone who thinks they do know...

  20. Time to call a duck a duck?

    jjjoy replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes, well, taking care of physiologic needs can be learned on the job in no time! How hard can it be? People without degrees in nursing do it all the time! On the other hand, critical thinking about a...

  21. Time to call a duck a duck?

    jjjoy replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have to wonder if some of the old-school "ready-to-hit-the-floor-running" nursing programs simply didn't just implement the "sink-or-swim" methodology of nurse training during the first year of the...

  22. Nursing has so many different options should I pursue this career

    jjjoy replied to Curious88's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I think there ought to be a totally unique track just for bedside nursing so that those training resources can be maximized for those who do plan to work bedside. However, that's not how it...

  23. How bad is distance learning?

    jjjoy replied to MissMcCoy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    A traditional brick-and-mortar program arranges most, if not all, student clinical experiences and provides a clinical instructor. With distance programs, you really need to find out how you are...

  24. A-BSN program for 12 months straight, or 15 month program w/ summer off?

    jjjoy replied to AlyJacks's topic in General Students

    I thought 15 month programs also ran through much of the summer. So I'm curious how long the break is. Do you know what the possibility is of lining up some kind of experience over a summer break?...

  25. Can't get over my anxiety in clinicals, and this is my 3rd semester

    jjjoy replied to bella65's topic in General Students

    I've got to say that I wish there were more graduated options for students/nursing school grads who could use more clinical time before having the full-spectrum of RN responsibilities and a full...