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Hey there guys, I'm currently a second semester RN student, and I was aware of some advanced certifications you can get as a nurse. Does anyone know if any of these advanced educational certificates exist for students or would I have to already be an RN first?

Okay here are a few suggestion I have for you that have worked for me. I found it was very helpful to prepare healthy meals in advance, and eat throughout the day. I would practically starve myself all day and then get home and eat whatever was lying around. I feel that this helps with cravings too. If I wanted to eat something bad on the way home from school (I always pass a KFC and their biscuits are so tempting), I would say to myself, "No, don't eat the you have chicken and mushrooms waiting for you at home. My goal wasn't even to lose weight by doing this but when I first started it I did end up losing a few pounds because I was eating healthy, home cooked meals, as opposed to the fatty preservative meals (that sometimes taste so good haha). The other thing I did was play my school schedule around times I know I will work out. I have one really long day of clinicals which is the day I don't work out because after clinical I go straight to work so I don't have time. On the other days I try to go to the gym in the morning and then go straight to school from there, and work afterwards. It can be tough to push yourself in the morning to get up and hit the gym, but I find once I'm there I'm really glad I went and I feel much better. Someone mentioned flashcards I'm going to have to start bringing mine when I'm on the elliptical or something that's a great idea! Hope this helps you! Hugs

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Actually I'm now in nursing school, and I graduated high school a year early. Things you should know... I graduated a year early to pursue education in a different field before switching to nursing. This was a field I thought I wanted to be in for the better part of my life, but once I interned I realized this was not what I wanted. It's a good idea to go through with the internship of the related field you want to be in because this can help you determine if this is truly what you want to do. Another thing, when I was in high school (which i hated!) everyone told me I'd regret graduating a year earlier. They lied. I don't regret it at all. In fact I'd say it was one of the best decisions I ever made. However, if I had known then that I would pursue nursing as a career, I would have become an LPN through my high school's BOCES or VOTEC program. That way after graduation I could just take the LPN-RN transition course, then finish my RN. You should look into the programs at your school to see if your high school has a program like this, or has an articulation agreement with another high school where you could attend their program. Over the summer/at night you could take college courses at a local community college such as Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology, English Comp, and Psychology. Be sure to take chemistry, and look to see if you can use any of these college courses for high school credit. Most high schools will substitute english comp (or ENG 101 at most colleges) for the english requirement of your senior year. hope this helps