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My school is the same way-- we need 100% to pass. A friend of mine almost got kicked out, but studied her but off for her last try and passed with flying colors.

UCSF just dropped their GRE requirement

I would just wait until the class starts. Most of it probably won't make much sense to you right now anyways. I would enjoy your time before schools starts because before you know it, you will want another break! Oh and I hardly used my fundamentals ...

Just curious if anyone here has any advise for me. I moved to a new city with my sister to start a BSN program and I am in my first semester. I have found that my life is completely and utterly revolving around nursing school. All my friends are nurs...

Why would it violate hippa as long as they don't say any identifiers that make the patient too specific, the patient name, or the hospital? My professors talk about patients a lot, but they don't go into to great of detail that it would matter. I rec...

I have never heard of a four year nursing program, unless you are including prereq's... where do you go? No wonder you are burned out!

I think the best place to look is at the school you are attending. They have tons of scholarships specifically for nursing students where I go. You write a general essay that can apply to almost all of them. I tend to stray away from scholarships fou...

Have you tried to contact your school's student disability center? My mom was diagnosed with anxiety, so she got a doctor's note and was able to take her tests in a separate room with unlimited time. It really helped to decrease her anxiety when it c...

That sounds similar to what my program may be implementing next semester. We have these things called clickers, where we punch in the letter of our answer and it automatically goes into our instructor's computer. It's supposed to be like the NCLEX, ...

Navy blue. Enough said!

exercise!

I'm not really sure what you are asking. Are you talking about a letter about your volunteer work? I really think that the best thing you can do is call the Nursing Department, ask them who specifically you should talk to regarding requirements, and...

I took all my pre-req's at a community college, which is WAY cheaper than taking them at a University. Then, when I was done, I applied to about 5 CSU's (I also applied to the CC I went to just in case I ddin't get accpted anywhere) and now I am in m...

Oh, I also just looked at the admission criteria, and it says that you have to have a minimum of 100 hours if you happen to have less than 1,000 hours. I sent in two letters of health care experience, one being my clinical experience as a student nu...

I would try to find a hospital where you can take a CNA class. I think they are usually quicker than the semester-long classes at a school. You have about 7 months before everything is due, right? Worst case scenario, if you don't have enough hours, ...

My nursing program requires that we purchase a PDA, and we have a class dedicated to teaching us how to use it. I was planning on buying one but had no idea where to start, so this helped out tremendously! We are using the Palm TX... so far so good.

My mom just graduated from an ADN program at 50, and she is planning on getting her masters AND she wants to be a personal trainer as well. We have a 59 year old in my NS class. I honestly think that for everything in life there is never truly a perf...

Most Universities have a study section of the library that is open 24 hours. Pretty sure SF State does.

Anyone here ever applied for this scholarship or are planning on applying? When awarded, you must commit to working in a medically underserved area (MUA) hospital in California for two years upon graduation. I am applying for the Bachelor Of Science ...

Absolutely. That was actually one of the biggest things I relied on when I had to choose between two schools. The school I chose ended up having a 10% higher pass rate. It's important if the school consistently has high pass rates and low drop out, b...

I am about to start nursing school in September, and I have a slight concern about working as a nurse. Do you find it is hard to leave work at work? If you experience something traumatizing or heart wrenching, does it overwhelm you when you go home? ...

I used a recorder during my years completing my prereq's, and I found it very helpful. When I would study the lecture later on, I found that having that supplement to my notes was very useful. I was able to concentrate and retain the information bett...

I'm using student loans, but I am constantly looking for available scholarships. I am going to apply for a scholarship through the Health Professions Education Foundation, which requires you to work for a medically underserved area for two years afte...

i'm not a nurse yet (starting school in september), but i wholeheartedly agree with this statement. i think i would be more worried about myself if i was no longer affected emotionally by things. as convenient as it would be, i would never, ever desi...

Loved it! Definitely go see it if you get the chance. I would love to go again.