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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 class and you're kicked out. We had to take a dosage...

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. That you'll get there in the end is what is impor...

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 look forward to my nurse coming, she makes my life ...

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 students each semester...all of whom are looking for ...

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, hadn't slept much during the year, and were still fig...

As a student nurse with no money I get the temptation, but if you don't report it there's a great chance it will come back to bite you in the later. As my mother would say, "what does your heart tell you to do?" Good luck!

Very well stated.

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 relax. Good luck to you!

OB was my favorite rotation! I got to see c-sections, vaginal births, start IVs, put in urinary catheters, give IV meds, "recover" newborns (give them their first set of injections, give them their first baths, do foot prints, etc). We rotated thro...

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 way, I need to be by myself in a quiet environment. ...

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 specialties to work in. Have you looked at doing temp work...

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 PALS, ACLS, special training in L&D and NICU, ...

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 sick as I am. Well, with a LOT of hard work, I've pr...

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, it will reward you. Don't let posts like this dis...

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

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 of a chance of getting a job here when I graduate. ...

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 too!

I would study drug calculations (or review your algebra, especially dimensional analysis--you'll use a lot of that), memorize your pathophysiology book, get a med-surg book off e-bay or amazon for cheap and get started on that! I'm struggling a lot ...

I've dated a few docs, one anesthesiologist I met at the Apple store while we were waiting for our computers to be fixed (we only dated for a few months) and one neuroradiologist I met at the bar of my favorite restaurant (we ended up dating for abou...

I had a lot of questions like that in my first semester or two of nursing school and I would have overthought and determined the questions to be unfair. Now that I'm a senior, and I've seen those type of questions over and over (and much harder), I c...

I think you should find out whether you are required to disclose this information or if it is just a personal choice. Because if it is personal preference, then I would keep it to yourself. Once your teachers know you will always carry that label a...

By the time you get to maternity and pediatrics, you'll look back and laugh that you were afraid of nursing fundamentals and med/surg! With that said, I remember my first semester...it is daunting now knowing what to expect. I think the best advice...

We also had to do that in nursing school...it didn't sit well with us either. Most of the girls wore sports bras and running shorts, but some chose not to participate. We were not forced into doing this. The only "good" part of the exercise is tha...

Our professors invited us to call them by their first names on the first day of orientation into the nursing program. Their thinking is that one day we will be their colleagues, and if we look at them as our superiors now, it will be a difficult hab...

I just got a disabled placard less than a week ago after years of debate. I have polyarthritis, adult Still's disease, and muscoskeletal sarcoidosis (as well as a few other things...), all of which affect my joints and muscles. I finally broke down ...