May2011Grad

I just recently went from Psych to Med Surg in the last month. It is a challenge especially learning the equipment and getting back into the routine of thinking of the whole body and not just the psych part of it but it is doable. Good Luck you'll do great (I never worked as a CNA).

Thanks everyone. I finally got in touch with her and it will not be a problem.

Honest opinions please. I have a dilemma. I was just offered and accepted a position in Behavioral Health at a local hospital. However, I am also in a RN-BSN program that meets Tuesday nights (my schedule is 3p-11p). I am unable to get in touch with the DON to inform her of this conflict before my start date. Question is, Should I go ahead and take the position hoping to get a schedule that would allow me to continue attending class or wait for another opportunity? I'm conflicted.

It's normal to be a bit overwhelmed and nervous before NCLEX. I was required by my program to complete Kaplan and throughout the question trainers and qbank, I like you made scores ranging from 40-80 and was worried out of my mind. Took NCLEX after having to be convinced for days that I was ready and not to reschedule and passed the first time. Just remain confident in what you know. You will do GREAT!

You should be fine. I had 3 math questions but generally all math uses the same formulas that you probably learned just remember to set the problem up correctly. Good Luck. Relax. Don't defeat yourself.

The Charlotte area is also saturated. There are so many nursing schools around we have new grads still looking from a year ago. Good Luck in your search.

I'm a still currently a student but I am precepting on a labor and delivery unit. The pitocin orders are to begin at 1mu and increase by 2mu every thirty minutes until contractions about 2-3 minutes apart. There is more autonomy in stopping and decreasing the pitocin (just document) and an order is required greater than 20mu.

I have made it through. Pinning is in 27 days and graduation in 29 and I have not used coffee, red bull, nothing to make it through my program and I still work my full time job. Although I know people (quite a few in my program) who do there isn't anything wrong with it. Congrats to you and everyone else.

Congratulations, I am also on schedule to graduate in May. In a class that I had today, we were told that everyone should work Psych before working Med-Surg or any other specialty so I guess it is personal preference. If Psych is what you want go for it. Good Luck

61 days to pinning 63 days to graduation

We are allowed to see and have test reviews of all of our exams including rationales Final exams included.

I'm in an ASN program and we do not have a separate Pharm class but it is integrated into every class and clinical every semester. Knowing our medications, class, mechanism of action, adverse reactions, and contraindications are a required part of our clinical prep the night before. We are also quizzed prior to passing medications for each patient on the medication.

Call the school and ask. They can tell you exactly what it means before you send in your money if you're concerned aand trying to figure out what to do.

I'm not sure of your other options but with us, we also have access to the computer system and can look at the patient information on the computer rather than the paper chart while waiting. If you don't personally have access, there may be a nurse or secretary (I've run into some) that will log you on for that purpose as long as you have your school ID.

I live in Charlotte, do not attend Mercy but I did apply and decided on another school. They offer a Diploma not a ASN or BSN which may be cause for the low tuition. When I applied, a little over a year ago, you needed to be listed as a CNA but didn't actually have to have worked as a CNA. Go to the website that you have posted and on the right click on Nursing program and it should answer more of your questions. CMC does have Carolinas College of Health Sciences that offers an ADN program if that is what you are looking for. As for Charlotte, it is a nice city. Lots to do Uptown but let's face it during nursing school you may not be participating in all the night life. Good Luck!