j450n BSN, MSN, RN

Not just nursing students - you'll be doing this as a nurse as well and you'll be constantly dealing with crap...literally. Communication is huge in nursing - you're going to have to be the advocate for the patient when no one else listens, the pe...

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I agree with practicing NCLEX style questions. I feel like I always learn better when someone is quizzing me. During my first year, I got a 73 in my first med/surg unit exam, which was neuro. Passing was 75. I was forced to make an appt. with my p...

What a great thread! I just started my second year, but in retrospect I achieved so many personal milestones during my first year of nursing school. As a post-bacc, I told myself that this time I would only focus on nursing school and not get involve...

I'm starting my OB rotation at a hospital that specializes in tertiary care for mother/baby. I'm going to try and make the most of it since I think this will probably be my only foray into OB. Always been interested in adult critical care - don't th...

This is heartbreaking and just an overall tragic ending to an unfortunate event. I will actually have my peds rotations at the same facility and I'm honestly a bit apprehensive. I definitely have a great respect for peds nurses...it's one thing to al...

Depends on the final. If every class and instructor was as awesome as my pharm course, then sure. That's in a perfect world. I health assessment final exam is tomorrow, luckily it's not comprehensive...so that's a big plus. The one I'm sweating the m...

Getting into the UW is pretty competitive. They just started the ABSN program this year, so the first cohort is going through it right now. I believe they had about 80 students apply and only 16 were accepted. One of my good friends is going through ...

Took it in Shoreline at the Nursing Assistant Training Institute a few years ago. I think the price is about $700ish for about a month (give or take a few days). Overall, it was a good and fast program. I think you can find more info at NursingAssist...

I'm on quarters, so we're starting late September. My program is known to be front-loaded, so I have 17 credits for just 10 weeks. Health Assessment (5) Basic Skills of Nursing (4) Clinical A&P (3) Pathophysiology (3) Pharmacology I (2) Anxious.....

I know North Seattle offers online chem classes, so 121 and 131...but I don't know of a school that does the A&P series online. In my opinion, A&P requires so much memorization, that you're better off taking it in person because even some sch...

Congrats!

I've worked there since 2004....love UWMC. Good luck!!

"The name is bond...ionic bond; taken not shared." That's what my old chemistry teacher used to say. It's my last prerequisite that I have to complete with at least a 2.0 or better before I start nursing courses in the summer. Pressure is somewhat o...

Thanks. I did check the website. Looks like they're requiring the TEAS soon. I was just curious. I love that area of Seattle. I recently was accepted into UW and Seattle U. I chose to attend UW starting summer. Good luck to you, Katieus!

I know, which is why it's somewhat frustrating because I feel like I should be understanding the material better than I am right now. It possibly could have to do with the fact that I'm the biggest procrastinator in America. When it comes down to it,...

Just curious, so they have officially abandoned the first-come, first-serve admission process now? Is this the first quarter that it's competitive admission?

I would contact the financial aid office. Maybe it was an easy decision for them to see what type of aid I was eligible for because all I got was federal subsidized and unsubsidized loans, which maxed out to 12,500 per year. That would have meant tha...

I think I got it around the week of April 19th or maybe a few days later. It might have been the same day that I made my last post on this thread. I also received an email telling me to log into SU Online and check out the aid that they awarded me. T...

I'm on the quarter system and I'm from the Seattle area. Most schools here require only 2 quarters of A&P, whether it be strictly anatomy first, then physiology...or combining the two such as A&P 1, and A&P 2. It really just depends where...

I did something similar last summer and got A's in both. It was an intensive A&P class, though most schools only require 2 classes of A&P where I live. It was 4 weeks for A&P 1 and another 4 weeks for A&P 2. My class/lab was 4 hours, ...

I wouldn't necessarily say I "blame" my instructors for my sub-par academic performance in a class, but I do think that finding an instructor that is able to relate to students in a way that is conducive to their learning style is very important. I h...

Thanks! That's a huge relief hearing that. I think you may have just made my entire quarter. It's funny...that's the exact name of the class I'm taking, "Intro to o-chem/biochem."

Definitely keep on pushing. First time I took anatomy and phys (both separate classes at my college), I received C's in both of them. Then, I took it at another college where they combined it to A&P 1/2; I got A's in both. I always felt like it w...

I just finished it last quarter and I hadn't taken a serious math class since 2004. Somehow, I managed to pull off an A as well. It's definitely doable, but the hardest unit was probability and once I got over that, it was a lot better. Check out cra...