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  1. Advice on how to handle extreme anxiety

    earthcrosser replied to Becky8's topic in General Students

    I had a panic attack once in clinicals - it was pretty bad and over a stupid reason, but I am one who used to let things build up until a tiny incident pushed me over the edge. I didn't get kicked out...

  2. tips on how to survive 12 hr shifts.

    earthcrosser replied to arabella205's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on the unit you are in and the charting/tasks required of you. NICU has me charting stuff hourly, as well as q3 hr feeds, frequent IV checks, and all that good stuff. Usually, until...

  3. Houston job market for new grads

    earthcrosser replied to ohwerehalfwaythere's topic in Texas Nursing

    Pretty much all of your magnet hospitals are hiring new BSNs only (ADNs sometimes have a shot, given they come from certain ADN programs - or have worked for a while). There's a lot of nursing schools...

  4. How long did it take?

    earthcrosser replied to Destination1's topic in General Nursing

    Way longer for me. I was on BSN track at one school, but when I figured out that I wouldn't make the cut to the 100 accepted ones, I switched to another and in the spring, I got admitted on an ADN...

  5. No luck in the job hunting!!

    earthcrosser replied to BlessedRoseRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have a friend in my nursing class who had difficulties getting a job because of one canceling her internship and another not wanting an ADN nurse as a new GN. She found a position in a home health...

  6. Is it really that difficult?

    earthcrosser replied to shasta12's topic in Texas Nursing

    That is very, very, very true. We had about 34% of the original students that started in our cohort graduate this semester. The material is very difficult and there's a lot of busy work tacked on, so...

  7. UT houston or HBU fall 09 applicants?

    earthcrosser replied to marathonrunner's topic in Texas Nursing

    No, I took most of them at another college, however, I screwed myself over there and did badly on my last semester at UTA because I was very, very depressed and didn't care about school. I transferred...

  8. New Grad and NCLEX prep

    earthcrosser replied to shangrila's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't take any review course - just used books. I swear by the Kaplan because it was strategies and not just another content refresher. I used a Mosby book alongside for studying, but it was the...

  9. UT houston or HBU fall 09 applicants?

    earthcrosser replied to marathonrunner's topic in Texas Nursing

    I just graduated from HBU, so I know the HBU process. There's really no interview or anything like other nursing schools. I can't even remember an essay. Pretty much, once you meet the requirements,...

  10. Nervous about taking NCLEX-RN

    earthcrosser replied to go mizzou's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Try not to pay attention to the number of questions that you are getting. If you do that, you will start to have super anxiety levels, which is so not good when testing. Just relax (as hard as that...

  11. NICU Or Bust

    earthcrosser replied to EvanTheNeonate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Passion in what you want to do is important. I interviewed for a position in a NICU internship and was chosen because they could see how passionate I was about becoming a NICU nurse. I had no...

  12. SURVEY for 75 questions on NCLEX RN

    earthcrosser replied to Ng74's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed on 75. No math, barely any straight up disease/med questions. I didn't know how well I was doing, but I just tried my best to go slowly and remain calm. I took about 1 1/2 hours or so (don't...

  13. 3 weeks enough time?

    earthcrosser replied to Wondergirl0905's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I worked through NCLEX questions off and on during school, but once I graduated and got my ATT, I somehow decided 2 1/2 weeks was enough time and registered for 12/31. I read review books, did all the...

  14. Houston Baptist University

    earthcrosser replied to akanini's topic in Texas Nursing

    They've lowered their standards a bit for admission recently. Retention is a big issue there. I would venture to say that it's easy to get into, but not always easy to stay in the program. The ICU...

  15. University info

    earthcrosser replied to jena123's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you want to do ICU, adult or otherwise, it's a great, great school to go to because you gain lots of skills in clinical. The teachers are mostly very nice as well. Convocation points, NSA points,...

  16. Nclex 12/30

    earthcrosser replied to Alicia721's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had a ridiculous amount of priority on my exam on 12/31 - like almost every question seemed to be priority. I was sure that meant I didn't understand priority, but this morning, I paid for my...