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Hello, had a question for all of you wonderful people :) I am about to graduate (yay!!!) and I am submitting applications for all available positions I am interested in. One of my instructors recommended that I also directly email/call the managers ...

I know this may vary by school, but I wanted to see if anybody had dealt with this. Can you take a semester off for medical/family reasons? I tried asking the school I'm about to start at and I couldn't get a clear answer and I don't want to push i...

I agree with alwayskatiek- the biggest thing that would have helped me was to get my personal life as set as I could. If you like to cook, make some meals and freeze them :) You want to keep yourself healthy but you may not have time to cook every d...

Esophageal varices. Just lost my mom to that so know it way too well...

Hi All! I haven't been on here in a long time, so I apoligize if this is a question that has been asked recently. I took leave from nursing school for Fall 11 & Spring 12 to have my baby so I go back next August. I'm spending this semester try...

My 1st semester was the easiest, but it definetely picked up in the 2nd. Though, like some others have said, it wasn't so much that it was difficult but that it's A LOT of work doing assignments, studying, etc. And the tests were so subjective so e...

This question was on our homework and I really don't understand why the answer is what it is: A nurse prepares to administer a newly prescribed medication to a 22 year old woman. The medication package insert states that it is a “Category X” drug. W...

I'm also about 3 weeks into my first semester. So far, for me, it seems like there is a lot of information in that class and it's hard to pick out what is going to be the most important. I'm finding it pretty interesting though, like a melding of A...

I feel like such an idiot. I'm supposed to start a BSN program this Fall and I completely forgot to turn in my paperwork for the fingerprint clearance card... Now it's 3 weeks out from class start and there's not much chance I'll get it in time. So...

Nicole- that was a good idea! I guess I was freaking out about nothing. I called the school and they said that as long as I've APPLIED for it I can start :) It's only an issue if I get denied! Well, at least I learned a good lesson about keeping up ...

I'm just trying to get a feel for how difficult NS will be... How did you do in NS compared to your pre-req's? And it how were the classes similar/different?

That's the reason I am wanting a LOA... I know the general consensus is to wait until after nursing school to have children/more children but for a number of reasons it makes more sense for us to have another now. I can hopefully time it to be due ov...

I'm starting my BSN program in August and I need to buy shoes for the program... Any recommendations???

Eek, that is a good point about double checking the dress code. I knew they had to be white, but here's what is says about shoes: Shoes must be white and clean. Open-toed shoes, sandals, clogs, or canvas shoes are not permitted. Okay, I will adm...

I'm sorry if this is a random question-but I figured this would be the best place to ask! Is there a special salutation for NP? I know a doctor I would refer to as Dr. Whoever, but I wasn't sure about a nurse practitioner... Would it still be Ms/Mrs/...

I was thinking the same thing reading through this post!

Hey do you guys know how many people they accept off the alternate list? On average at least...

I do something very similar to what DarineMarine suggested... I always go through and answer the questions I know first and then go back and attack the harder ones. Sometimes it seems like answering the easy ones puts my brain in the right frame of ...

Did the other students in your class get docked points too? Or are they really unhappy with the NS you are referring too? If you could get some of the other students to lodge a complaint with you it would probably be taken a lot more serious.

I'm still waiting to start this Fall too, so I can't give you a 'looking back' perspective :) I'm brushing up on A/P too. Not really studying, just going back and refreshing it in my mind. I'm going to read a couple nursing study guide books too. I d...

Eeek! I didn't even think of this! Good question... I have heard some good things about something called a "diva cup" (I can't remember the webiste, but it's probably divacup.com or something like that, you can google lol). It's supposed to last 12...

Is that for the Trad program that they said they will be notifying people next week? And do they notify different locations at different times, or will it be all at once?

I just found out I was accepted to the BSN program at the university here. It's 4 semesters. I looked up the schedule for this Fall semester and used previous semester calenders to get an idea of what the other semesters are like. 1st semester- 2 da...

I just got accepted to start a 2 yr BSN program this Fall (yay!). My husband and I were originally planning on trying for another baby this year and timing it so I would be due the summer between the 1st and 2nd year. Well, I just saw how intense t...

Hi, I am a nursing (BSN) student right now but I would like to get into L&D as soon as possible. What route would you recommend I take? Also is there anything I can do now to build experience? I can't become a CNA (not enough time while in schoo...