StudentPrudence replied to darthbreezy's topic in Psychiatric
I'm exactly where you were, Orca (at the crossroads between nursing and facing the job market armed with only a BA in Psych) so I'd appreciate it if you'd tell me more about the impetus behind your decision to become a nurse. Did you have a budding i...
StudentPrudence replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing
I'm studying anatomy right now to prepare for my preqs next semester, and it seems like so much new -- albeit interesting -- information. Do flash cards work even when you're supposed to connect both what a part is and what it does with tangible stru...
StudentPrudence replied to MsLoriRN's topic in General Nursing
Thanks a lot... this was a primary fear that I had about nursing, and I thought that exercising might be a great preventative measure, but I didn't know that I should concentrate on the core.
StudentPrudence replied to NurseThis21's topic in General Nursing
But doesn't it also often come down to "We'd have a colorblind world if only (insert minority group here) people would either stop saying the world isn't colorblind because it mostly is, already and/or sublimate any cultural differences they may have...
StudentPrudence replied to darthbreezy's topic in Psychiatric
Orca- It's still true, especially now, with the recession, ahem, "encouraging" people to enroll in grad school. As one of the more popular undergrad liberal arts majors, psych programs -- which, as you said, were already quite competitive -- are sure...
So, I've done quite a bit of research -- some of which involved investigating the RL experiences of nurses on this very site -- and I've made the decision to go to nursing school. I told my parents, and my father flew into a rage, talking about how h...