CECE,RN

Psychology and Communications is two of the courses that has helped me with my nursing career.

Sounds like how I was hired.....Just say Thank you Jesus......Congrats!

Hey Nat, I would suggest for you to practice as much as you can with your American classmates to become more familiar with our culture and remember it may be hard, but it's possible...many Asians have come to this country and successfully blended in our 'melting pot'. Also, look over your instructors behavior and try to put it in the back of your mind.....just hold your head up high and complete your education as a nurse by doing your best....you chose this career path for a reason...so just remember what brought you to want to be a nurse and use that as your motivation. Many have had the instructors that want to single students out in a class to probably get rid of them, who knows....she/he could be doing it to get you ready for the real world as a nurse....what ever the instructor's reasons are doesn't matter...what matters is that you finish school.....the instructor has her/his education so you get yours....you're so close...stick it out. At graduation you can look her/him dead in the eyes so she/he can see that you too did it without her/his positive encouragements. Maybe your success will discourage this instructor from doing this to others in the future. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to allnurses.com...wish you the best in your decisions with your education. I would sugget that you contact the schools to see how long can you use your sciences...I always thought it was longer than 5 years, but I really don't know in your state. I would just apply to many of the schools around and pray that they consider the fact that you have completed all of your prereqs for the program. Good luck!

Congratulations! You sound like me when I completed nursing school....I was pregnant. And you are right because people do discrimnate even though they are not supposed to. In my nursing school, it seemed as though the instructors looked down upon getting pregnant during nursing school, but this is my life and I do as I please. When I applied to the local hospitals, I informed them of my pregnancy and none of them wanted to hire me at the moment and told me to come after my baby was born. I think it was mainly due to the fact that you have to sit for all of the classes they require of new grads....who knows. But I did just that, I waited until after I had my baby. You on the other hand, have already been given the position, so I agree with the previous poster...just tell the truth, only when asked, since you failed to mention it in advance....and you could simply say that you didn't think that it would be a problem. Good luck, I hope everything turns out right for you and the little one.

hello socall&drn, sorry i can't answer any of your questions as i'm not in the same specialty...but i do want to say welcome to allnurses.com; you are in the right place for questions.

Hello All, I have older family members that constantly try to "fix" things on their own....do anything they can not to have to see a doctor (which is reasonable sometimes). If I try to tell them to seek professional advice about what they are doing, they start off on a rampage about how doctors 'these days' don't know what they are doing. I don't mind when it is things to do for a cold, headache, or rash.....my main issue is that my great aunt has told another family member to drink vinegar to help lower his blood pressure...told him he needs BP meds though. I've heard of some of the good things that vinegar can be used for besides cleaning, but I also know of some of the harmful effects, like lowering K+. Don't get me wrong, she is very informative at times since she has been around for a while, but come on now, when it comes to the heart, etc... I've tried coming to her to let her know some 'things' about what I learned in nursing school, but she took it as disrespect. What can I do now....does anyone know how harmful vinegar really is on the body or know of anything that vinegar has done to anyone? Or is auntie giving good advice and I shouldn't worry?

......I understood that my comment was incorrect the first time...but I am a registered nurse and you? What would be the point? "Passing themselves off as nurses" ......

That's sounds like me and my motto in NS...tune 'em out. :chuckle Way to go!

Calm down...this is how the hopital does it here, in NC. If you are an RN, they show on your tag how you got there (BSN or ADN and ADN to BSN)! No big deal...

Go for the dialysis position, sounds like that's what you really want and it's a neat specialty....you get to learn alot. The patients on dialysis usually have many other issues going on with them health wise (HTN, wounds, electrolyte imbalances, etc..) so you will be getting lots of experience, not just pertaining to dialysis. Not as open-shut as some may think... Oh yeah, wait until the position is gauranteed before you let go of the other one. Don't know how to tell you how to do that, but figure out some way where you can.

A nurse with BSN on her tag went straight to a four year institution to obtain her bachelor's degree to practice nursing as opposed to a nurse with RN/BSN on her tag who went, first, to a two year institution to obtain her associate's degree to practice while later going back to a four institution to obtain her bachelor's in nursing. Both are registered nurses with bachelor's degrees...they just took different routes to get there. Some people want to go straight for the BSN while others may decide they wanna work while completing the last two years of nursing school. :heartbeat:nurse:

Tell them, if you know the material and only need a little longer to show what you know. They won't discriminate against your disability. We had a guy in our class who got to come in and start his test alot earlier than the rest of the class because he had a disability. If anything, instructors helped him out more because he also needed a totally quite environment, free from distractions and even got to test in a different room, alone. He was in my study group and we even went over material many times just to accomodate him. It's really no biggie, you can't help that you have a disability and it's not gonna hinder you in nursing, you just simply need more time with test and such. Even the NCLEX accomodates people who need extra time on the test, so just tell them and submit the required information to allow you to show your worth to your instructors, especially if they see an increase in your grades. May I suggest you also study using more than just the instructors powerpoints and lecture, because the main goal is passing NCLEX, not just getting by your instructors exams. When NCLEX comes around you really do need a broad foundation of nursing knowledge to pass. Good luck. :typing

Definately not true...my friend also had a DWI and got licensed and a great job. Never known someone to not hire for a DUI, unless of course if someone with a clean record had the same qualifications as yourself....this could be the deciding factor. If I were you, I wouldn't worry to much about the statement your instructor made. You kept your job at the hospital you currently work at so you know they're not gonna just fire you for becoming an RN and getting a promotion. Don't worry really, I know of people with worse blemishes on their criminal backgrounds with great jobs. Keep up the good work and graduate, you'll see. :typing

Yes, your nursing experience is worth something. Just politely 'remind' them of your nursing experience, as if they overlooked that part. Tell them how much you are really interested in the position and at least try to negotiate. They are hiring, so they have enough money in their budget, hopefully, to cover someone with your experience....remember, they called you to come in for an interview. If their firm on the starting pay, then you take what you can get, but you don't want to be making the same amount of money as a new grad when you are experienced.....it's just not right. And like the previous poster wrote, you can always move to something better when the economy turns around if you do have to accept the low offer they suggested. Good luck. :yeahthat: