RNSuzq1

RNSuzq1 RN

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  1. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    RNSuzq1 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I honestly have a "calling" to do this and it's been calling me for 20 years since my days as a Candy Striper in High School - I wanted to be like "Clara Barton".. :) I was a Hospital Corpsman in...

  2. Does anyone else feel out of place at school?

    RNSuzq1 replied to luckymichelle's topic in General Students

    Hi Michelle, I'm also an older student and maybe I've lived a sheltered life because same as you - I certainly couldn't "relate" to a conversation about boyfriends parole officers? Good grief - if...

  3. TEAS vs. CNET

    RNSuzq1 replied to mauser's topic in General Students

    Hi Mauser, Not sure if it will help you any, but I've attached a "very long" post I submitted in March after I took the TEAS Test. I'm not sure what the CNET is, but it sounds very similar to the...

  4. Alternate Status???

    RNSuzq1 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi All, Please pass the kleenex. I came so close to realizing my 20 year dream of becoming a Nurse and got a "very thin letter" from my school today. It said "We are pleased to inform you that you...

  5. Alternate Status???

    RNSuzq1 replied to RNSuzq1's topic in General Students

    Thanks so much for the Encouragement everyone has given to those of us in "limbo" - it really means a lot. cns48, to get into the accelerated programs you have to already have a 4 year degree, I have...

  6. Do you wear makeup?

    RNSuzq1 replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

    Dixen, The remark about your twin sister cracked me up. When I was a teenager (1,000 years ago) we had a convenience store around the corner. When my poor old Mom would ask me to "run to the store"...

  7. Here's advice taking the TEAS Exam - LONG

    RNSuzq1 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi All, I finally took the TEAS Exam tonight (what my school uses for admission into the Nursing Program.) First: Yippee - glad that's over!!!! Drove 40 miles home in the pouring rain on back...

  8. Crying, Cursing in Class and other Drama

    RNSuzq1 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    Hi Lizz, Besides you, several other people here mentioned students crying in class and I was wondering if this is a "Nursing School" thing? I went to college years ago for Business and honestly...

  9. nursing admission test

    RNSuzq1 replied to sonja24's topic in General Students

    Hi Sonja, I've completed all the admission requirements for my school and next week will take what my school calls the "TEAS Test" - Test of Essential Academic Skills". It's the admission test they...

  10. Last chance to pass NLN!!!

    RNSuzq1 replied to kaitlynsmomma's topic in General Students

    Hi Katie, Is the NLN the same as the NET or as my school calls it "TEAS" = aka - Nursing Entrance Exam? We take the Exam in March and they sell a book at the college book store as a study guide. It...

  11. Ghostly experiences??

    RNSuzq1 replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    Until reading all your posts I thought what I'd witnessed with my own Mom was an unusual situation. Mom was in an ICU in the last stages of emphysema 2 years ago, our Dad had passed on a year before...

  12. OB is AWESOME!!!

    RNSuzq1 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Karen, Sounds like you had a great day!!! Although I've had 3 Sons - I still tear up when watching the show "Birth Day" on TV. It's just an amazing thing to see a newborn come into the World and...

  13. Unsure about Nursing as a career

    RNSuzq1 replied to notmeant2b's topic in Nursing Career

    Sorry to hear you're having doubts about continuing, but better to find out now than end up in a career you're miserable in. I went to an orientation this Summer for anyone wanting to apply to a local...

  14. night shifts....

    RNSuzq1 replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My husband has worked nights (7pm-7am) in a Neo-Natal Unit and Children's ED for about 13 years. Before that he did rotating shifts - really hated that. The pro's of working nights for him at least...