Abby Normal

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  1. Study groups... To be or not to be?

    Abby Normal replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Students

    Groups can be useful, but you have to establish a structure that makes them so, or they can waste everyone's time, and then you need to stop having them. You definitely need to do your own studying...

  2. How do you choose a specialty?

    Abby Normal replied to aef_btrfli's topic in General Students

    Welcome to the forum! Doing your research is great. I am changing careers too, and have known far too many people who have been laid off. It makes you put your priorities in a new order. I am...

  3. Boston College Masters Entry Program 2010

    Abby Normal replied to lenac1122's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Dgrimm, I don't want everybody to start yelling at me or anything, but BC is a better program. I'm sure you'll get into MGHIHP if you really want to go there, but BC has a much stronger University...

  4. Yale GEPN Fall 2010

    Abby Normal replied to girl.w/useless.b.a.'s topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I can only speak for myself, but some of the things that made me choose Yale over my other offers were: Yale only does graduate nursing education. We're not fighting for time with undergraduates or...

  5. Yale GEPN Fall 2010

    Abby Normal replied to girl.w/useless.b.a.'s topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I'm in too.

  6. Troubles for a 2nd Degree Candidate

    Abby Normal replied to Stephieee's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I think you're panicking unnecessarily. You have a great degree from a great university. Presumably you made the best, most persuasive application you can. Trust in that. I honestly don't think...

  7. Did anyone here who is or has taken A&P 1 had to memorize

    Abby Normal replied to MarieFitz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh, I forgot to mention that with muscles we always had to memorize origin, insertion, actions AND innervation. Uphill, both ways ... cold gravel ... The thing I like about basic anatomy is everyone...

  8. Whats the deal with all the crying?!?!....

    Abby Normal replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    Why is crying a less socially acceptable form of expressing emotion than anger? Because it's associated with women? A person who cries at work to release tension, which pretty much hurts nobody, is...

  9. Did anyone here who is or has taken A&P 1 had to memorize

    Abby Normal replied to MarieFitz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had to learn the entire arm and hand in one week. Plus other stuff. And got a 97 on that exam. First rule: You CAN'T FREAK OUT. You have to go into it with the outlook that it IS possible, and you...

  10. Can a shy person become a good nurse?

    Abby Normal replied to DaynaDawn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll just add my voice to the others who have said that yes, you do need to learn to speak up. But that's fine, because it is a skill you CAN practice and learn. Also, assertive doesn't mean...

  11. Haven't even started the program, but already terrified of flunking out

    Abby Normal replied to kayty2339's topic in General Students

    I'm not in nursing school yet, but I'm in a job where I really have to think on my feet. What helped me was realizing that fear/nervousness wasn't just a useless waste of an emotion: It's a signal for...

  12. MSN or PhD when I already have an MBA

    Abby Normal replied to MBARN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    If it's just the health care field in general you want some experience/credibility in, and not nursing specifically, maybe a master's/PhD in Public Health would be more up your street. It's an option...

  13. Please share your thoughts on this matter.....

    Abby Normal replied to amaxiechRN2011's topic in General Students

    I don't know what specifically you were being tested on, or what "online aids" you were using. but I think it is definitely true that you can be getting too many sources of information and complicate...

  14. Do you have to be smart to be a nurse?

    Abby Normal replied to ladynurse266's topic in General Students

    Yes. Wouldn't you want the person taking care of you to be smart? The great thing is, there are MANY, MANY different kinds of smart. Some people have very smart hands. They can put things together...

  15. How long does it take to get all of your application materials ready?

    Abby Normal replied to Ted D's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It varies with the school. Some still require paper letters, some have it all online. But there is always, that I'm aware of, a page or two of a checklist that the referee needs to fill out with...

  16. How long does it take to get all of your application materials ready?

    Abby Normal replied to Ted D's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Recommendations. Get those in the pipeline as soon as possible. It's one thing for you to pull an all-nighter filling out forms and polishing your personal statement, but to miss the deadline and not...

  17. Algebra! Helpful sites...please!

    Abby Normal replied to Sand_Dollar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I found purplemath really

  18. Uneasy about cadaver lab!

    Abby Normal replied to t0ri's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I really envy you. We just got cats, and other animal parts. We kept having to ask the professor, "Do you mean in the human or the cat?" The advice to look at pictures on the human cadaver atlas...

  19. Are You Volunteering For You or Just For Show?

    Abby Normal replied to PacoUSA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started for a variety of reasons. One of them was to say I'd done it. Sure. But I'm definitely getting a lot out of it, and I knew I would when I started. I am learning so much about the job I'm...

  20. What do your PreReqs Consist of

    Abby Normal replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have to take Anatomy, Physiology, Micro, Stats and 2 social sciences. And I thought that was bad. Then you have to be careful of the "prerequisites for the prerequisites". And hope your program...