Cuezee2

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1. How hard is your nursing school?

   Cuezee2 replied to EternalFeather's topic in General Students

   We had to make a B- to pass a class (80%). We were only allowed to fail one class, and take it again. When we took it again we had to pass with a B+. Anything below that or if you fail a second...

2. Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

   Cuezee2 replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   32 and still a year away from graduating.... I beat myself up too, especially since I started the program years ago. But I have health issues that have forced me to take school one class at a time....

3. Acute care vs. Home health

   Cuezee2 replied to SrnD's topic in Nursing Career

   I can tell you from a personal perspective that my home nurses mean so much to me. I'm a senior in nursing school, but I am TPN dependent and have other health issues necessitating home nursing. I...

4. Are nurses high in demand in California?

   Cuezee2 replied to AllNursesisCool's topic in California Nursing

   California is one of the hardest states to get a job in. We had a hiring freeze at one point. I live in the SF Bay Area and we have about 7 or 8 nursing schools who combined put out thousands of...

5. How to NOT gain weight in Nursing School??

   Cuezee2 replied to motheringheart's topic in General Students

   At the end of my first year of nursing school, so many of my fellow students, including myself, looked sick because we were so stressed out that we didn't eat right, lost a little too much weight,...

6. New Nursing Student- Anxiety?

   Cuezee2 replied to lindsmichelle's topic in General Students

   Congratulations! The stress and anxiety go away with time. I'm starting my senior year in the fall and I don't feel those feelings anymore. You'll never be 100% comfortable, but you'll learn to...

7. OB Rotations

   Cuezee2 replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

   OB was my favorite rotation! I got to see c-sections, lady partsl births, start IVs, put in urinary catheters, give IV meds, "recover" newborns (give them their first set of injections, give them...

8. Will I be shunned?

   Cuezee2 replied to studentgolfer's topic in General Students

   It's nice to have a group of peers that can help you out if you need it, but that doesn't mean you have to always be with them or study with them, etc. I never study in groups, I don't learn that...

9. RN jobs in Hawaii -any tips?

   Cuezee2 replied to RN_Job_Hunting's topic in General Nursing

   I was told over a year ago now that they're building a brand new hospital around the Lahaina area of Maui, but who knows when that will actually happen. O'ahu has the most hospitals and more...

10. From Michigan to SanDiego.. HELP!

    Cuezee2 replied to AMAC8487's topic in California Nursing

    Funny, I'm looking to leave CA when I graduate because I know my chances of getting a job here are slim to none. My friend just graduated last Dec at the top of her class with a 4.0 GPA, she has her...

11. My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    Cuezee2 replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    I've heard that a few times! I have a pretty severe chronic illness and a few of my professors couldn't understand how or why I'd want to go for nursing and told me that I'd never make it with as...

12. Reality Check for Nursing Hopefuls

    Cuezee2 replied to DedHedRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It is about a year average for new grads to find jobs. But they eventually do. And then they're making 100K+ (depending on where you live) and doing what they love. If you're willing to stick with it,...

13. Medical words that make you cringe.

    Cuezee2 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Placenta. I think it's an amazing organ, I just don't like the

14. salary/job market differences between Northern and Southern California?

    Cuezee2 replied to westcoastgirl's topic in California Nursing

    Nurses in the San Francisco Bay Area are paid higher than any other nurses in the country. I live in San Francisco and we talk about this all the time because as a nursing student I don't have much...

15. OMG I PASSED 2nd time - I hope this will help others

    Cuezee2 replied to Emerlindo's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Wow, thanks for taking the time to post all that! Congrats on passing the NCLEX!! I think my good friend was in your NCLEX, RN test...she took it in Oakland a day or so ago