Hope.A BSN, RN

Or am I just trying to prove to myself I could do it? I've got 6 months til graduation, getting my BSN from TCU. I decided to go to nursing school after already getting a bachelor's from UVA because I'd been working for a nonprofit medical society f...

Thanks! Unfortunately I only had ONE DAY in the ED during my clinicals last semester. I loved it but I wasn't oriented, not enough time -- did get to start two IVs though =). This semester we're in the ICU and Pediatrics, so I'm not sure if I'll ge...

There's also a free iPhone app that uses this, in case anyone is interested. It's called "MedLab Tutor" and it's from Georgia Health Sciences University (and no, I don't work for them or anything, I just use this app as a nursing student and it's bee...

Everyone's should be VERY similar to this, except the Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays will all be switched around depending on your group. Tuesdays and thursdays, everyone has Pharm, except some will have both lec. and lab on Tuesday, while some pe...

Oh! good call, maybe they are being sent in alphabetical order -- my last name starts with A, (I was that first person on the list who got dropped off at the orientation), lol. I got my permission codes late yesterday afternoon, so I'm sure she's s...

@dedAKAted : I am so slow to respond! I guess I should follow this thread and keep up. Thanks! Anybody else get super stressed out by that orientation last monday?? I am so relieved that they finally sent the permission codes for the summer. A...

Wow I am really slow to join this thread but I'm also going to be starting the TCU Accel. BSN program this year! Just a few more weeks to go, eek! I am kinda curious to see how many of us have kiddos -- I just had a baby (my first) in February, so ...

It doesn't sound like you're doing anything wrong -- actually it sounds like you're doing the right thing by figuring out all of the application requirements in advance instead of waiting until the last second. Like you, I noticed that all the schoo...

So far this is the first post I can find about applying for the TCU Accelerated BSN track, 2011!! I'm excited to say I'm applying too! Taking Micro at the moment and it's my very last prerequisite. Would love to hear from anybody else who is apply...

Hi Everybody, I'm looking for some affirmation about the "environment" of being a nurse. I've always been a very low-drama, easy-going, easy to get along with person, and the more I read and hear about the nursing profession, I'm afraid there is jus...

Is anybody else out there concerned about their abilities in spanish (or another language common in your area)? Spanish is not a pre-requisite, or even a requirement of any nursing program that I've heard of, but once I start working (in Texas), I k...

Hey Nia! I know how it can feel like there's no way you'll be able to finish (and sometimes it seems hard to even start!), but if nursing is what you want to do, you shouldn't let anything get in your way. When I decided I wanted to go back to scho...

Kyla, just wanted to reply to you really quick - I know what you mean - I think we were more freaked out by how MANY people in our classes are going into nursing. The first girl I was talking to, who said she was doing nursing - I thought, awesome! ...

Aw, if you lived nearby you could have some of my stuff... I've been collecting a few things for yard sale myself... waffle iron... sports stuff... Do you have a church that you go to? many churches have "needs boards" where you can post immediate n...

Yeah! Go Mimi and Krystin! It's like I want to say "good luck to everyone (but not if you're applying to the same schools I am!)"... which is a bad attitude to have... But yeah, it irritates me like none other when people say things about how they ...

I just signed into AllNurses JUST so I could post this exact same message! And you said it better than I would have! I just decided to go back to school for nursing a few months ago (after already getting a bachelor's in something else)... and the ...

Not that anybody cares, but for anybody who is following this thread, I wanted to try to calm your fears about talking to your current boss about going back to school for Nursing. I tried to be very professional about it, set up a meeting with her i...

Yeah, I keep reminding myself of when I was in college (for my first degree) and I was in my last semester, graduating early, so I was taking majors seminars and other tough courses, as well as coaching a highschool volleyball team and planning my ow...

I have been feeling the same way - my current job is over 40 hours per week and I'm going to start classes in just a few weeks (one at a time for the summer, and I'm going to have to do two at a time in the fall and spring, all while keeping my curre...

AMEN! I feel like I have a new question every day, and I haven't even started classes yet! (Getting started on prereqs in a couple weeks in a summer session). The student forum is helpful, the News postings are educational, and the other stories ar...

What do you mean you don't want to be overqualified to work at a hospital? No matter how many degrees you already have, I'm pretty sure what they're going to care about is your nursing experience. I'm taking my pre-reqs right now and plan on applyi...

I'm going to be facing this soon too... except that I'm hoping my boss will be supportive of my decision to go to nursing school. I'm quite awhile from quitting my job, unlike you, so maybe I'm not the best person to offer advice. You say your boss ...

Oh I am so glad I found this post - Now that I've decided to get started in my pre-reqs and apply for nursing school... I keep thinking.. what about my job?? How do I take classes and keep working without my boss finding out? What if I have to sche...

Are you guys working while you take A&P This summer? I'm working full time and it was going to be nearly impossible to take A&P with the lab - Work all day, straight to class, and then bedtime Monday through Thursday?!?! I mean, I'm dedicat...

I work for an emergency medicine association, (on my way to going into nursing), so there are lots of issues related to the emergency department we hear about all the time. I don't have time to go into details, but here are a few things to get your ...