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The last place I worked had one for a short period of time. It didn't work well and everyone hated it. It took longer to move the patients to the lounge than it did to discharge them from the room they were in, so the flow of the department actually ...

I have known a few people who have worked as nurses in correctional facilities. Some of them loved it and some of them hated it. I think it all comes down to the individual person. I work in an ED at a hospital that has a contract with the state DOC ...

The classes will be different. With other classes it is mostly about learning new information and being tested on it. With nursing it is more about learning new information that transforms the way you think and approach problems and then being tested...

It’s hard to say what to expect overall. The biggest thing to expect is a lack of free time. The work load can be pretty intense at times and you have to make sacrifices in order to stay ahead. Get organized early and always try to stay ahead. As far...

Probably the biggest challenge is learning to think in a new way. I am not sure how to explain that in a way that would make sense, but nursing school changes the way you think about problems and also changes the way you react to those problems. The ...

Is nursing school hard? It depends on who you are. I personally don't think it is "hard". Is it challenging? Yes. Does it take up more time than most classes? Yes. I have a very good background in A&P, which I think is the reason it has been much...

Is nursing school hard? It depends on who you are. I personally don’t think it is “hard”. Is it challenging? Yes. Does it take up more time than most classes? Yes. I have a very good background in A&P, which I think is the reason it has been much...

You are not alone. Everyone feels that way at some point. I am in my last semester of nursing school with about 75 days left to go and I still feel the same way you do at times. Skills take time to learn. By definition, to learn a new skill it takes,...

Here are two sites that I used when I took A&P. I found them to be helpful. Good Luck! http://www.midlandstech.edu/science/kelleherk/210/ http://www.midlandstech.edu/science/kelleherk/211/

I work full time and I am also in nursing school full time. I don’t have kids, but I can think of at least 8 or 10 people in my class who have kids, work and attend school full time. It can be done, you just have to manage your time wisely.

It will depend a lot on the program you are in, since they are all a little different. My first semester we were in class 4 days a week for about 4 hours a day, give or take an hour. When clinicals started we were 2 days of class, and 2 days of clini...

i admire your eagerness, but i wouldn’t worry about it right now. like anonymousstudent said it is just basic algebra. one thing that i do is underline the important parts of the question when taking dosage tests. more often than not, the questions w...

I agree with Katherine112, find a buddy and get organized. Once you get into a routine it's not that bad. About half of my classmates (maybe more) have children and work also. Some of them are single parents and some of them are military with deploye...

Don't worry about ranting. In my opinion it can be quite therapeutic. I can understand not wanting to walk away from the job. I was in a similar situation and it took me almost two years to make up my mind to pursue nursing and now I'm 8 months away ...

The program that I am in is a full time program that doesn't have a part time option, so I can't comment directly on going part time. What I can say is in my opinion it would probably be hard to do both, as there are times where the job and the requi...

Has anyone ever applied and got excepted into UCF’s BSN program? If so, what was your GPA and TEAS score? I took some classes there when I lived in Orlando, but I am in nursing school somewhere else. Can I expect any breaks/vacations during nursing...

2nd degree BSN means that a student already holds a bachelors degree in another discipline and they are returning to school to complete a BSN.

I wouldn’t. We all have our weaknesses, but what we do about those weaknesses is what makes us who we are. Thomas Edison once said that “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” ...

I was taught dimensional analysis, which to me is much easier. Using the example above I would set the problem up this way: tabs/dose= 1 tab/16g X 8g = 8/16 = 0.5 tabs Once the problem is set up then you just multiply straight across, and then divide...

I was in a similar situation. I thought I was good to go, only to find out that wasn’t the case after I had quit my job and my insurance ran out. Since my HCP doesn’t do vaccinations, PPD’s, etc. they sent me to the county health department. The way ...

Do a search for Mark Zborowski, People in Pain. He did some research dealing with cultural influences to pain back in the 50’s or 60’s. If I remember correctly older Jewish men tend to be more emotional and vocal when it comes to pain…or is it they e...

If I remember correctly there was a little bit of cell theory, but nothing too complicated. You can try Biology4kids.com. It covers all the basics of cells.

You might try this link. http://ethnomed.org/patient-education/communication/Arabic.pdf It doesn't tell you how to pronounce the phrases in Arabic, but if you had to you could point to the sentence and have them read it. I agree with tcgirl, Arabic ...

I'm just a student, but I came from a corporate restaurant company as an operations manager.

from ati’s faqs: “how can i send a copy of my teas score/teas transcript to another school? go to ati’s online store and select the teas transcript fee, there is a $20 charge. transcripts are sent immediately by email.” so it looks like you can. i wo...