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I start RN to BSN April 1st too! I have 34 credits... I guess we have an orientation of some sort on Tuesday. And a mentor to be set up with. I'm ready to get started and get this done with.

Wow, those are a LOT of questions. I would suggest you head over to your nearest hospital's ICU with the aforesaid snacks and see if anyone is available to answer. You'd get way better exposure that way, see some things and patients hands on, and may...

Hi everyone! I've been a member of allnurses since before I started nursing school, and I've always come here to find answers to questions and see other nurses perspective on things. I sort of got a more realistic view on what nursing might be by re...

THAT is exactly what goes on on our floor on a daily basis. I don't blame the techs to be honest. But the nurses are left dealing with it as well. I honestly don't see increasing numbers/decreasing pt load as an option! We've been saying that forever...

That sounds very promising! I know there was talk for a while many months back about assigning each techs to specific RNs. But it was going to be a random thing each shift. I'm not sure my manager will go for this model of care because management on ...

I feel like this post is going viral on my facebook page among all my nursing friends haha. And her entire blog is awesome!

In Columbia, Palmetto Health Richland and Baptist specifically hire a ton of new grads and post positions for new grads specifically. I graduated in December and applied for the new grad position, and got hired right away at Richland. I swear that my...

Last night was my first night on night shift on a busy trauma unit! I felt the same way as you. I've been orienting for about 6 weeks now on days, and finally was getting a rhythm, and feeling like I could handle the time management to a degree. But ...

The greys anatomy junior mock wrap scrub top is the best - only one I've found that is actually flattering. I like cherokee long boot leg cut draw string pants because I"m tall and they're the only ones that don't do the high water thing on me!

So it feels like on the days that I have clinical I come home so absolutely exhausted that I just feel too foggy to study or do anything productive. It seems like it's got to be something more than just physical activity! I mean, I can work out reall...

OK I realize this topic has been asked a million times, and I've actually been helped out a lot by searching the previous posts on here and going through links and study help already been given by AN members!!! However, I thought I'd throw out anothe...

I'm also curious about advice for this! Also, are traffic tickets a big deal when trying to get licensed? :-/

Hey klj0315! I love that you are 1 semester ahead of me :) Thanks for the update - I'm assuming you mean NUR210, not 215? I've heard that it's easy-breezy compared to 3rd semester! I'm taking it this summer, and I've gotta admit I'm still a little in...

never heard of it before, but looks like it could be really fun AND helpful especially for helping with remembering! How does the game work? Like how in depth are the questions and how do you win? :-p

This is extremely depressing to hear when you're about to be a new grad in a few months and you've poured all your heart and soul into becoming a nurse

Wow pajamas????? You've got to be kidding! Thanks for the tips - I like to see it coming from the interviewer's point of view. I'll be a new grad in 2 semesters and I know I'll be extremely nervous when I first go out to interview for my first nursin...

I've always wondered if 5hr energy works... guess I should go get some!

Yeah it must be all of the above... I think it's most likely the stress that tops it off! The stress of getting a poor mark from your instructor for any little thing you overlooked has you constantly on point - there is actually NO rest even when sit...

@klj0315 Thank you SO MUCH!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Most amazing post EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, you are my hero :) Where are you at in the semester now?

Hey I was wondering if everyone else's nursing school has an attendance policy for lecture? Mine is super strict! If I miss 2 lectures during the semester, I'm automatically withdrawn (and 2 tardies equals 1 absence). So if I'm late twice in a semest...

Yeah, our passing rate is 80% - that's the lowest C you can get. You have to have a 93 or above to have an A. Hahah CrazierThanYou - my instructor last semester was totally an attendance nazi too! I was late to lecture one day and when she handed me...

Yeah mine is the same way... if you fail any two clinical courses within the program, you are OUT! And after 2 absences, GOODBYE! and if it's after midterm, it equals a WF... which is essentially a fail. You're exactly right, it seems like if you are...

hmm I guess it's not the ADN vs BSN thing then... just a theory lol! I'm trying to figure out the discrepancy. I guess it's just up to the nursing school - so random... Clovery - that is so messed up about making people pay for a missed clinical day?...

Hmmm I wonder if the difference between the mandatory lecture vs non-mandatory is ADN program vs BSN? It seems like the 4 year colleges don't really care too much about attendance (i.e. they treat you like an ADULT) whereas the tech colleges are more...

Wow, and I thought my school was bad!!! What if you get in a car accident on the way there... or your child gets deathly ill the morning of clinical and you have no one as backup?! I guess you have to make sure you have plan B, C and D lined up in th...