brittany_micah

I graduated in May of this year and was a Student Nurse Associate on a pulmonary unit all through nursing school. But I had my heart set on working in cardiac or ER. So you can imagine how stoked I was in June when I got an offer on the Cardiac floor...

MP2003, Normally they start at 8 and end at 2. Hope this helps!

I am so excited to have just been offered a job as a student nurse at a local hospital. We have quiet a few nursing programs around and after graduation it is very competitive!! So I was stoked to get this opportunity. I am also nervous, I am going i...

I live in Clinton and have to drive there twice a week this semester too. If it helps....the lab teachers are AWESOME in Harriman!! You will get used to it and you will make friends and hopefully be able to car pool, thats what Im going to do. Plus t...

I too have had one of these instructors. She was known to test hard on our drugs before we gave them, I'm talking about mechanism of action, every side effect, how to counter act it and on and on and not for just 3-5 drugs, I had 35 drugs to memorize...

I was in the same situation. I dont know if your state has head start, but I would check into that. Other than that...I had to take out student loans last yr and this yr to cover childcare. It sucks and yes I have to pay it back but it's my only opti...

Accept it and move on!! No one expects you to be perfect on your first nsg test! They are hard and different from any other kind of test. Learn what you missed, meet with your teacher and see if they can offer any help and study different next time. ...

I agree with the above post. I bought the bigger 1.5-2 inch binders, 4 of them (for each semester) during the semester I used one for each class then merged it all together including lab stuff. I have them all stored and saved and have my careplans i...

I have always had perfect vision, I'm 25. After my first semester of nsg school I realized that the board was looking blurry...I went to the eye dr and explained I had never needed glasses before she said it was because my eyes were having to strain ...

I am going into my last year of the nursing program at RSCC and you are right it is cheaper and highly respected!! We have a great reputation and although hospitals may not say it, many nurse recruiters have told us they look for RSCC graduates! That...

Oh my gosh I am sooo very sorry!! But look at you now! You made it! Are you having luck finding a job? When are your state boards? Good Luck!

CONGRATULATIONS Jtodd!! I bet you are on cloud 9. Be honest, how awful was 3rd semester??

I feel your pain, I've been waiting for a full week (a message every day) for financial aid with no returned calls. Thats great Pellissippi is better in that aspect, I'm sure they are busy in their nursing division getting everything together. At RS...

Lindsay please do not judge the nursing program because of other administrative offices. Financial aid is the WORST! They never answer the phone, they never have their stuff together, you are responsible for your own thing. They have mixed me up with...

Ya know I didnt pay attention. I only have my husband as support and he had our boys, so I went with my best friend (who happened to get in with me) and she brought her dad so I hung out with them, if you dont have a friend thats been accepted I woul...

During lab you can wear any colored/character scrubs, whatever you like. Or you can dress professional (no jeans, etc.) with your lab coat and picture id. During regular clinical you will wear white scrubs, top & bottom, white socks, and white sh...

I disagree, your GPA does not matter at RSCC. They only take into consideration the classes that are required to get into the nursing program (A&P 1,2, Micro, Dev psy, college algebra, etc.) They weight more heavily on the science and math classe...

I may be partial because I am a current RSCC student, but RSCC is well established where as Pellissippi is still in pilot mode. Also RSCC has an amazing reputation, even better than some of the universities. I'm sure they are the same or close price ...

I am a 2nd yr student at RSCC, too. Congrats to all for being accepted! And keep on trying for the ones that were not. For orientation...it's a good idea to bring a pen and some paper to take a few notes. Also they will have all your supplies there f...

First of all, Congrats on being accepted! Second, get everything done well before summer is over, physical, scrubs purchased, tb test, vaccines if you need them, drug screen, shoes, stethoscope, etc. There is a lot to do and you have time, but dont w...

It seems like I have heard horror stories about every semester, first was awful because you didnt know how to study or what to expect, 2nd was awful because it's med/surg and lots of info, now I hear that 3rd semester is impossible. More specific med...

Well I have since heard that out of those 30 students some of the instructors did not think they should have passed 2nd semester so they continued to "weed out" Idk how true that is, but THANK YOU for the great advice! Everything you said was very he...

Def apply everywhere you can! I went to a community college close to Chattanooga and took all my prereqs then moved close to Knoxville and my current school would not accept any of my prereqs but 1, ughhh i was so mad, so I had to start over. But eve...

I am Tennessee, how about you? Great attitude!! You can do it :) It goes by really fast, I cant believe this semester is over so quick, if we can just bare through it 3 more I am done lol

I am not a single mom, but my husband works 3rd shift as his full time job then works part time for a few hours mon-fri and has court every week, so he is gone most of the time. I have a 6 and a 2 yr old and am going into my 2nd semester of nursing s...