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Working over the years, I've come to find out that I don't particularly like having a long term patient relationship and that I'm brief in terms of conversation with my patients. Several others have mentioned to me that I would suit as an ICU or ER n...

I'm looking to graduate from NP school by the end of 2015 and I was curious as to what exactly was everyone's input on taking time off or traveling for an extended period of time after graduation. There were quite a few topics on the new grad job mar...

A classmate of mine in the patho course when we were taking it as non-degree seeking students got her acceptance last week without the interview. Still waiting for an answer on my end. People I knew who were in the AGNP or Leadership routes were alre...

I actually had a faux hawk for my first few months of employment. Got too many comments from my coworkers and patients with how it looked so I just ended up getting it clean cut and combed over. Nothing from management though, they were okay with it.

To be honest I could either see my classmates either being irritated or happy that their preceptor was going above and beyond in terms of learning experiences. While I was in my high acuity clinicals, my preceptor actually made me do a care plan for ...

I'll be receiving a stethoscope for my grad present and I was curious as to whether or not there is a big difference between the higher end models, specifically those within the $150 to $300 price range. It's just a med-surg related floor I'll be on ...

My friend who now got in his second semester at UTHSC-H was actually offered a position for the accelerated program but chose to continue on with the traditional track that started in the Fall. Apparently not enough people applied to commit towards s...

Learn how to calm down and just take things a step at a time. It's not as serious as people make it out to be sometimes. You can still have some sort of social life and get the grades you need. About to be finished with the program and I realized tha...

Randomly stumbled upon this while trying to find some info on some grad schools. I got in a year ago with 6 drops and the selection process seemed pretty random. All sorts of various demographics and ranges for scores. Don't fret too much and just gi...

It was around very early March that I found out I got accepted through UTLink and around a few weeks later that the letter came in. This might be the last semester yall will be able to find out early though, UTLink is being phased out for something m...

I want to make sure I can even make it through the next semester first haha! I was told to take it one day at a time when I first got in, finding a job can wait, just gotta make sure I pass everything first!

As long as the pharm or patho class is an upper level class, UT will accept them as transfer credit. Also keep in mind the school doesn't really matter in the end, what matters is your license. GPA and who you know will be the only factors deciding w...

They offered the pell grants and subsidized and unsubsidized loans. The scholarship application you will have to fill out on the side, and from what I know some students have gotten offers or so sent to the mail over time if the scholarship is releva...

There were way more guys than I actually expected to see at orientation. Quite a few younger guys also so I won't feel so out of place. Gotta figure out how to gently turn down people that are hitting on me, really want to focus on school first over ...

It was A&P I for me. The fact that I didn't really have the capability to mass memorize many parts of the body in a short amount of time really dealt a blow to me during the lab portions. A&P II was much easier because it felt like there was ...

Not exactly sure if I should ask this in the Pre-Nursing Students or General Nursing Students forum but I was curious as for anyone paying for their education through the Post 9/11 GI Bill. I found out that I was eligible for 100% of it this past wee...

Oh okay. Thank you very much. I also got a reply from the VA stating that once they send the tuition finances to the school if I already paid the tuition, then the school should send me back the refund after everything is said and done. That's a load...

For sheer convenience you could always throw whatever meats you want under the George Foreman Grill. Instead of the microwave or oven, I use it to cook thawed out and seasoned chicken and burger patties. Cook's in less than 5 minutes and I like how t...

I don't remember anything related to biology or any other science prerequisite courses related to the CNA class I took. Maybe you might get some neat little tidbits of information here or there, but the classes are completely different in their focus...

I drink Monster on occasion for a small kick but I know once I start the clinical portion of nursing school, I'll be packing 5 hour energy bottles with me every day. Much better kick than coffee or the generic energy drink and I never get a crash fro...

I took it in the order of General Biology I, Microbiology/Chemistry, A&P I, A&P II. Either General Biology I or A&P I were considered prerequisites for Microbiology at my campus though. I don't remember having to do any chemical equations...

I remember when I took my titers and shots for nursing related courses. It was just one shot and 8 titers, but I didn't realize that each titer would require one vial, so quite a bit of blood was taken from me that day.

You don't. I took a CNA course just for application purposes and it never really got used. Also all I needed to do was submit my application fee, transcript, and HESI scores and I was suprised I got selected. I was just glad I didn't need to go buy a...

If the school you're taking your prerequisites at and the nursing schools you plan to apply to accept CLEP, I would try to take out a few courses that way. That's how I got Lifespan Growth and Development out of the way one semester. Be aware though ...

I wouldn't worry about it too much then unless you get the rejection letter or your application file removed on UTLink. It appears to be that UTHSC is updating statuses in groups rather than all at once and it's taken quite a while now since the firs...