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:

Used to, never again...

That's it.

Enjoy your time and peace because once your in, you're gonna pray that you had time to take a rest...(if you wanna stay in). So you can probably work on some stress relief techniques that you're gonna use while you're in the nursing program..:chuckle JK....Good luck...and work on BSN pre-reqs as the previous poster said if you wanna go further and CPR certification. (make sure your immunizations are up-to-date)

Don't worry...No, you don't have to take boards again, once you've passed once, you're a registered nurse. I'm doing the RN-BSN program also.

So what's the username? Is that code the password?

Too funny...you should have told your instructor that you are only gonna say this to people already complaining of pain...could understand if you were doin' an assessment though... :chuckle but you couldn't get kicked out of NS.

Well everything sounds good...as long as you do not have any children...I would love to be in your position, but I have children that need my time too. Keep on doin' it and if your not single, you will be...JK No really, if you are in the position to do it, keep it up and build up your bank for rainy days...you still have one day to yourself to do what you want, right?

"On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the worst pain ever, what would you say your pain rate is?" Can you describe your pain, for example, is it stabbing, aching, throbbing, sharp, constant, etc... Administer nontherapeutic/therapeutic medication(s) and 30 minutes later, depending on what was administered....check the pain rating again to see if medication(s) was effective. This is what I am used to.

Yeah, it's true about the different passing rates for different schools. The school where my friend graduated from required a 80 to pass on to the next nursing course, unlike the one I got accepted to and graduated from, which required a 78 to pass. They do want their students to pass NCLEX the first time, since BONs make these records public and some people consider this when applying to colleges....also, not to mention the fact that we are dealing with lives here...I don't want a nurse taking care of me who didn't make the grade. Regarding NCLEX, this exam is tailored to the individual, so no one really knows the minimum requirements for passing except you gotta get most of your questions right....in the end you just know you passed or failed. :heartbeat:nurse:

Well with me, I chose the ADN route also. I graduate next December with my BSN. So you can do your ADN and get your BSN while you're making cash. Just depends on your needs. What do you want to do in the nursing field....administrative, floor nurse, etc..? And do you have the support needed to successfully go on through to the BSN..if so go on through, if you really don't need money at this time...And if you get financial aid, you might wanna go on through because when you start working as a RN, you might not get assistance with the pay you're gettin' as a RN...just depends on you. THese are just a few things to think about.