Ash81386

The university in which I completed my BSN offers an MSN in FNP and CNS and I am ready to continue my education. Here is my dilemma: From my understanding, the FNP is incredibly competitive. I graduated with my BSN, but with gpa of 3.2 and my experie...

I just graduated and I must say... As far as the printer goes, my dad bought me this big, giant canon printer/scanner/copier (and I think fax also?) that only prints black and white... At first I thought he was a little crazy because it looks more li...

Did you ever get your questions answered? Because I'm wondering the same thing now! I have lived in TN all of my life but went to nursing school in AR. Well, now it's time to go back to TN, and Im having a hard time figuring out how to apply for RN L...

Congrats!! My pinning is May 10 (i believe) and my graduation ceremony is May 11. I cant wait, so I know you probably cant either! :)

Mr.DNP23 I worked as an ICU tech for 2 years as well. On our unit the techs doubled as the unit secretary (ours only worked like M-F 8-5!), so we would admit new patients & put their charts together, set up rooms for new patients, answer phone ca...

From what I gathered from working in a hospital (Im only a senior BSN student but worked as a CNA also), there is no difference. Others (coworkers, physicians, etc) would not even know if you are a BSN or ADN unless you actually told them. However, ...

I started out working as a tech, but it seems that all it got me was hands on experience. That came out wrong. The experience is VERY valuable. What I meant is that I don't think this led me to a job...... My problem is that I go to school in a diffe...

I agree! It's NOT that I don't do my own research-- trust me, I do! I AM in charge of m own learning. However, you should be able to interact with your instructors. I don't expect any of them to be my BFF or baby me, but at least we should be able to...

BY* less than 1 point, I meant.

They admitted 90 of us, I believe. With our class, they changed the required passing average. We lost around 20 the first year, gained a few LPNs, lost a few more... I believe our class of 90 is now 60-65. Yikes! Some dropped, some didn't pass but le...

I think this just depends on the individual person! I worked as a PCT for only 8 hrs a week for 2 of the yrs and was ok. But senior year came along and knocked me on my bottom! I always felt faced with "should I go to work today, or work on my log/hw...

I've noticed a lot of my instructors have not worked in a hospital for years and years as well. It surprises me, since healthcare is ALWAYS changing. But my school is very big on "evidence based practice" so maybe instructors keep up with changes thr...

I imagine I'm not the only one in this situation, but I'm finding it extremely hard here lately. Before nursing school, probably like most of you guys, I was a straight A student. Now that I am a junior in a BSN program, I can't recall the last A I s...

It's not so much that I expect ppl to "pay me back". I just feel as if I have been bending over backwards to help my friends out and when I ask for help I get stupid, smart alek-y comments in return- "don't you own a care plan book???". Isn't that wh...

In case anyone was actually wondering.. I basically had my breaking point today with these "friends" They are always on me; "Do we have a quiz? do we have a test? whats due? Wanna get together & do this online quiz?" I feel like I carry everyone ...

I actually practiced NCLEX questions for the first test (and I read the book) and I made an 82, which ended up being higher than some of my friends that normally make straight A's... But for this past test, I'm almost sure I know what happened. I did...

I'm so sorry to hear that PCTs are thought of as lazy & don't want to do hard work. I'm already IN a BSN program (about to start my second yr) and working as a PCT in the ICU. I am NOT lazy, i am NOT depressed, I am NOT a whiner, I do NOT constan...

I'm not quite sure which would be better, but they are both big cities. And which nursing school are you referring to? University of Memphis? Southwest? Tennessee Tech? Baptist College of Health Sciences? Theres quite a few nursing schools there.

Of course it's safe to go to school in Memphis. There are good parts of town & bad parents of town, just like any other area. I live there but recently transferred to school in Jonesboro AR. Considering going back after school b/c apparently the ...

Once I was heading into a supply closet & a man stopped me in the hallway and said "Excuse me... Do your parents know you're up here playing nurse?"

I start my med surg rotations this semester, so I'll get back to ya. Glad to know you are enjoying it though... gives me hope!

THANK YOU!!!!!!! I just downloaded bunches of stuff. :)

The other day I was sitting in the hall waiting to go into a pilates class (i needed 1 extra hour & figured what the heck?) and there was 2 girls talking about possibly doing nursing, but it was just SO gory, and etc. Then one girl said "well if ...

last I heard we had lost 19. Somebody told me the number was now 23, but the last number I actually heard a teacher say was 19. Crazy!

There was a girl I worked with that told me she was in nursing school already. So we got to talking, and she finally admitted she wasnt. So time came around for us to apply for the program, and she went around telling everyone that she got in & I...