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many of the hospitals will hire you after your fall semester as a tech. You will get a higher rate of pay than an aide, and be able to do any of your skills you checked off on this summer. They all seem to be flexible with your schedule since it is a position only for students. one hospital in little rock requires at least 24 hours per month to keep the position...which is doable in school

"you know how to make a hormone?" THAWAPPPP!!! after her 16 hour shift, nurse smith is not really interested in your medical jokes

and i forgot to mention, they change things all the time :) so what i say may not mean a thing in a month seriously though.. clinical paperwork now is ~20 pages. no way i'm touching a screen to fill out that much stuff. webct is more of a holding area for info than something you'll need to type in everyday. of course, like i said that all can change quickly. you guys will have a blast. nursing school is unlike anything you've ever done. the once piece of advice is that you don't listen to what anyone says about this or that being the hardest test/semester/class etc. don't get caught up in the drama of school. keep your head down and your eye on the prize.

I know of a couple people that had ipads with bluetooth keyboards and typed notes in class. as for the kindle fire, I personally wouldn't want to type notes on a 7" tablet. If you can get a bluetooth keyboard for it..maybe You will need microsoft word or something similar for all of your clinical paperwork. I wouldn't want to do any of that on a tablet either. just my.02 Me personally, I take notes on paper in class. I use a laptop to do my clinical paperwork. I see no need to take tablet or laptop to school with me. If I were you, I wouldn't make any purchases until you get into the fall

you are welcome. good luck. the summer semester is nerve racking. if you are a shy, non-people person, throw that out before you get there. Once you hit the skills lab you need to get as much practice in on as many people as you can.

you will be on WebCT a lot...so a new computer is up to you. I wouldn't buy one if your current one works fine. SOME people like to take notes on a netbook in class, which is allowed. As for backpacks, you are about to buy the biggest, heaviest textbooks you've ever seen. Depending on your size, you may want a rolling backpack. I try not to take my books out of the house ever, so a regular backpack works fine for me...just something to carry a binder in. If you are the type that likes to always carry your textbook to class, your summer book is pretty big, your medsurg book is bigger and >10lbs. if that helps any

As a veteran of the OR, let's say you do get your FNP...do you then come back to the OR as an FNP/first assist 25% of the time and round on pts/run a clinic the other 75? Do you think you would still like the OR in a slightly different role and shorter hours? I'm a ~40 year old career changer TO nursing. I was in I.T. before and it bored me to tears. I figured if I ever got bored in nursing I could do something completely different while still in the nursing field. The reason I ask about you going back to the OR is that I'm nearing graduation and go back and forth between the FNP/OR-type-gig or the CRNA route. Both seem like they would have their share of boredom, but also the ability to mix it up and keep it fresh.

appreciate the feedback!

You would also agree that some of those classes are not specialized... but are just "support" courses towards the masters. For example, I don't see the point in taking a research class or technical writing class again when I've already done those at a graduate level. I'm not trying to cut corners.. just don't want to repeat everything I've already done! thanks

Hypothetically, I prepare for a specialized graduate program that requires a BSN for entry. Wouldn't you agree that a generalized MSN, finished in say 1.5 years would be a better use of my time than a BSN in one year? I wouldn't have a problem with any of it if I wasn't basically "repeating" degrees I already have. Just want to make the best use of my time. Since I'm still undecided on a specialization, I think it would be wise to get a general MSN in place of the BSN...which could either serve as requirement for the BSN in one type of program, or give me credits towards an FNP type program (or even a post-masters certificate option later) still wondering if anyone has any shorter MSNs than 2-3 years. There's got to be one out there.

As the title suggests, I have a BS and MS already. I'm completing an ADN program now. . Does anyone know of an online "general" (no advanced practice role...just general leadership or something) MSN I can complete within a year after graduating? There's got to be a bridge for an MS-MSN or an accelerated BS-MSN. I'm familiar with the rn-msn bridge programs etc.. but i'm hoping someone has seen a program specifically shorter or suited to an MS-MSN. thanks!

Thanks Christy. Appreciate the info! I was wondering how they were going to fit everything into 6 weeks! What you described makes more sense.

liz/christy can you guys detail how they teach bedbaths and phlebotomy at ualr? I know those are the two "scary" things about nursing school for most people. thanks!

looks like the UALR clinc/health services offers several of them for free/cheap according to their website.

thanks again!