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As a current student at HPU, I would not recommend attendance here. As jpeters said, its a decent education, but the program is WAYYY too unorganized and will be the source of extreme frustration. It seems like changes occur every freakin semester...

just curious, how much is tuition per semester at SMU?

lol. This is me as well.

I did compressions on a code a few weeks ago in clinical. When I heard there was a code coming in, I asked the nurse I was assigned to if it was ok for me to participate. It was definitely an adrenaline rush, but it was very sad at the same time beca...

Hi leddle, I am a nursing student in my last semester and I also got my EMT cert before getting into nursing school. Actually, the only reason I got my EMT was because I wanted to become a paramedic. During the EMT program, we were required to put in...

Thats about the age I learned to share pencils (and crayons too for that matter)

Hang in there fleurafor. As some have said, nursing school is a different beast. Tests in other majors ask you to choose the one correct answer from four incorrect choices. Tests in nursing school, however, seem to ask you to choose "the best" answer...

" I want her to be happy and self sufficient in life. But in my dreams, I would love for her to be an artist...... a singer, actress and dancer...." My significant other is an artist. Believe me it's not as a desirable profession as you might thi...

This is very disheartening. She has had such an impact on my learning as a nursing student. Many times more helpful than my actual professors. I wish I could have thanked her for her support and encouragement.

maybe you can make some youtube videos! that would be awesome! :)

LOL this thread is out of control

My nursing class is ~20% male and I have seen male CNAs before, what does gender have to do with it? Also, Google is a great tool in finding phone numbers for local hospitals. Maybe the HR department could point you in the right direction. Does a CNA...

The example of your experiences with people in ministry is a whole other discussion which I actually have some strong biases towards (I founded a successful ministry for the homeless with my church a few years ago and was actively leading until I bec...

I think that's awesome! And though I may be a naive nursing student myself, I believe that every successful career started with an interest. I may not know you very well, but I think that if you could work through your anxiety and biases from your pa...

The only way to truly know if you will enjoy nursing is if you try it out. I have read four of your previous posts regarding your concerns going into nursing and while I think it is good that you are doing research on a field you are considering, the...

Did you start pursuing a teaching degree after dropping out of nursing? If so, was it partly because of some of the nurses telling you that you should become a teacher?

In my experience at clinical, contact precautions were taken with patients who were under special orders (there was an indicator/sign placed on the door and on the chart of the patient). This often required a gown to be worn in addition to gloves. Th...

Of course it's possible. And if you make it a little while longer, you will be living evidence! If you want to join a study group, I'd say go for it. Ask the study groups you know of if they would let you contribute in any way. If their doors are clo...

I was thinking more along the lines of in-hospital jobs. (i.e. OR, ED, PACU, etc.) There's more to nursing than the idea of being at the bedside of your patients for an extended period of time. And while I agree that all students need to spend time ...

You don't necessarily need to like people as much as anyone else to enter the field of nursing. There are areas of work with limited one-on-one communication or patient interaction. Also, I've encountered nurses during my clinical who are simply stan...

could you elaborate a little more about what you dislike about clinicals? what specific things bug you? if it is just giving meds, what about the process do you dislike?

I have never used one or have even seen one being used in our clinical rotations. I still have no idea what they are for or why people buy them.

interesting input bethelstudent lol. :redpinkhe

Apply to other schools as well as the program at your school! Even with that GPA you can get into nursing school somewhere. Just do some digging. If you don't want to be an RN bad enough to apply to other schools, you could always major in Psycholog...

I would definitely e-mail each professor AND show up to class on the first day and see if you can snag someone's seat who didn't show up. At my previous school, this is how a person in your situation would go about getting a seat. And yes, I would go...