EC18

EC18 specializes in I'm thinking ER or ICU someday.

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1. Can a diagnosis of a mental illness potentially harm your chances of getting a job?

   EC18 replied to BlackBettyRN,OCN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I'm licensed in Massachusetts and I was never asked anything about my mental health when applying for a license. Before you panic, I would say go to your state's board of nursing website and do some...

2. Abusive pt/family and nurse with PTSD

   EC18 replied to EC18's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Thanks SO MUCH to all three of you for your responses. I really appreciate your insight and I will keep all this in

3. Abusive pt/family and nurse with PTSD

   EC18 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Hey everyone, I'm a brand new nurse (BSN) looking for a job in the Boston area. I have some upcoming interviews at long term care facilities, some which provide Alzheimer's care. I'm nervous because...

4. Old new RN with Social Anxiety

   EC18 replied to blessedbutdepressed's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Hey :) Just wanted to let you know I'm feeling similar to the way you are feeling right now. I just graduated with my BSN and I'm trying to find a job in the Boston area. I also have Social Anxiety...

5. PTSD after being an ICU patient

   EC18 replied to elprup's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for posting the article! I'd have to agree that this is a huge problem that is hardly ever addressed. I see the lasting effects of an ICU stay nearly every day as my boyfriend was a patient...

6. How many classes did you retake

   EC18 replied to RescueNinja123's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   1. I had to retake both A+P I and Organic chemistry. I thought it was the end of the world and I figured I'd never make it through the actual nursing courses. Turns out I was acutally pretty good at...

7. starting Fall 2011 - who we are

   EC18 replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Students

   1. WHEN IS YOUR START DATE? 2 WHAT STATE ARE YOU IN? 3 PROGRAM (lpn,adn,bsn)? 4 WHAT IS THE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU ARE HOLDING ONTO RIGHT NOW? 5. WHO IS YOUR GREATEST MOTIVATION TO COMPLETE NURSING...

8. Organization and study tips?

   EC18 replied to TrinaCNA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   What I like to do is rewrite my notes on notecards (notes from lecture and anything from the textbook). I'll punch a hole in the top corner of each card and put it on a metal ring. That way I can...

9. If you ever considered PA school...

   EC18 replied to Spartan16's topic in General Students

   Hi! I just wanted to say that I had planned on becoming a PA, but decided on nursing once I learned more about the difference between nursing and medicine. I really learned a lot about how nursing...

10. Good News!

    EC18 replied to WishfulThinker's topic in General Students

    That's awesome, congratulations! I start my BSN program in 9 days! So

11. Scared

    EC18 replied to miksyrak3's topic in General Students

    I just want to say that I'm starting my 4 year BSN program this September and I'm just as scared as you are. I'm 18 years old, right out of high school, don't have children, but I'm afraid I won't...

12. Scared... insight needed.

    EC18 posted a topic in General Students

    Hey everyone! Everything is all set for me to start my 4 year BSN program this fall. I've always wanted to be in the medical field and now that I'm getting closer to fulfilling my dream I'm starting...

13. Simmons College Nursing

    EC18 replied to EC18's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This was the only nursing school I applied to. I applied to bridgewater state and plymouth state university in new hampshire for social work. Simmons kept nagging me to apply and they gave me a free...

14. Simmons College Nursing

    EC18 replied to EC18's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I loved the school so far. I went to one of the president's brunch things and I loved everything that I saw. It's definitely the school for me. I didn't go on a tour so I didn't see the dorms yet. I'm...

15. Simmons College Nursing

    EC18 replied to EC18's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    yup same here. they only gave me 20,000 total in aid and thats like half of what it'll cost to attend and live on campus. i hate money. I love the school and program so much so, i really want to go....