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2 weeks of classroom, 2 weeks of day shift, 2 weeks of nightshift.

Hi everybody! I recently passed my boards and will be starting my first nursing job at the hospital I worked at as a CNA during nursing school. How is everyone else doing? I hear the first year can be rough. Any words of advice? I hope we can all ...

There are a number of things to look into aside from the ADN / BSN issue. What are the NCLEX pass rates of the two schools? Can you find out the attrition rate? How many clinical hours will you be getting? Rural does not necessarily mean that the...

Mommi97 That is for E/W students. Day students get the whole summer off.

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! We get two weeks off in April, four weeks in Aug/Sept and two weeks over Christmas.

Prncesslaur, Hi! I am currently a student at Dixon, one semester away from my senior year. We get about 2 weeks off between semesters and 1 week off in the middle of the semester. They gave us our clinical schedule for the year in August. Let me ...

I am a nursing student in my second semester of clinicals. We use ABD pads as wipes and an incontinence foam spray for cleaning fecal incontinence patients. Could the nurses or other clinical personnel on the floor help you locate the appropriate t...

I experience a vasovagal response to severe pain or moderate cuts, but only on myself. I have been in nursing school for 6 months and have removed IVs, given several injections, seen PICC lines removed, stage 4 pressure ulcers dressed, blood draws, ...

I just did a quick google search and came up with: http://www.noah-health.org/en/kidver/liver/diseases/hepatitis/what/atog/ http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/8/1/36 Definitions for both can also be found in the 21st edition of Tabor's Cyclopedic ...

Before nursing school, I got straight As in all my prereqs without having to do much more than review the material 30 minutes or so before the test (almost never read the textbooks unless it was a subject I found interesting). Now I review the mater...

Good luck to all of you!

2004newmom, Although it is more difficult to complete nursing school while raising a child and working full time, it is not impossible. There are several students in our e/w class that work full time and have small children. By reading your post, i...

So true casi! My boyfriend says it's like "having a long-distance relationship with the girl you live with"

Abington Hospital also has an evening/weekend diploma program that runs continuously for 2 years, after prerequisites are met.

Good Luck! Let us know how you do and whether you are day or evening/weekend

I think every school is different. I am 4 weeks into N101 (Fundamentals) course at a 2 year diploma program and we have covered nursing history, HIPAA, ethical issues, medical asepsis and head to toe physical assessment (temperature, pulse, BP, Card...

Hi Career Change! Welcome to the wonderful world of nursing student information overload! :) The best advice I can give regarding the admission process is to apply early. As soon as you have 5 of your prerequisite courses completed (minimum of 2 sc...

The interview was comfortable. They asked me a few questions about why I wanted to be a nurse and why I wanted to go to Abington. Just dress business casual and try to be relaxed. They ask to write a short essay before the interview starts. I wrot...

traumaRUs - I have an 8.9" Acer that I absolutely adore too! I bought the upgraded battery so it lasts me 10 hours or so - definitely long enough for school - and it is incredibly light. And yes, the keyboard is a "soft click" variety, so no noisy ...

I am sure you will be fine. Just use the ATI book for the TEAS test practice and enjoy your time before nursing school starts. Did you apply for the evening/weekend or day program. I haven't started the program yet, but if you have any questions, ...

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Congratulations on coming this far! I was accepted to Abington's early acceptance option last year. They send letters out around December / Early January. I had a 3.7 GPA, TEAS individual score of 95.3% and a small amount of volunteer work that I h...

PrncessLaur, Haha - a 4.0 GPA? I wish that were true. I don't know what Abington uses as their metrics, but I did apply as soon as I had the required prerequisites for early admission and I'm told they admit on a "first come first serve" policy. La...

Prncesslaur, I will be entering Abington's program in the fall. I am really excited and keep marking down the days on the calender (and driving my boyfriend crazy). Don't worry - your day will come at whichever school you choose. I didn't apply an...

It all depends on what works best for you. I have to work during the day throughout school, so that eliminated most programs for me. If I had been able to go to a fulltime day program, I would probably have chosen a BSN program, too. However, at Ab...