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  1. University of South Alabama FNP Spring 2017

    FitMommyRN replied to NC-ED-RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi! I'll be in the dual role RN to MSN starting in the spring. Just finishing up my castlebranch stuff

  2. Georgia Perimeter's Nursing Progran

    FitMommyRN replied to Stewart22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    A lot of us work. It all depends on what else is on your plate. I wouldn't recommend trying to work more than 20-30 hours a week. The most ideal job would be something you could schedule around...

  3. Georgia Perimeter's Nursing Progran

    FitMommyRN replied to Stewart22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Glad to hear they've implemented a limit again. We were glad it changed from the way it used to be but felt that there should be some incentive or gpc wouldn't have the skilled graduates like it has...

  4. Georgia Perimeter's Nursing Progran

    FitMommyRN replied to Stewart22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I'm staring down my graduate date of May 1st. It's been a long, terrifying, exhausting experience. I don't really know what kind of advice to give. For me, I don't read the book. I study the power...

  5. Becoming a Tech

    FitMommyRN replied to RainbowDash's topic in General Students

    I found that most units require one semester of clinical. On the applications I was filling out, there was always a spot where you checked off whether you were an MA, CNA, or were currently enrolled...

  6. Textbooks cheaper.

    FitMommyRN replied to jrinoldi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You should really, really consider buying previous editions of your textbooks. At most, the chapters may be in a different order, but I haven't noticed any differences in the information. This...

  7. Med Surg Advice

    FitMommyRN replied to athomas2340's topic in General Students

    Med-surg was waaaaaaaaaay way way WAAAAY WAY more interesting than fundamentals. Therefore, it was also kind of fun. It's like problem solving: you have some labs, some symptoms, or particular pain...

  8. Good study method or too OCD?

    FitMommyRN replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Students

    I'm like Jennie.K. I stopped reading the textbook after my very first nursing school exam and I've gotten all A's. I don't retain the information from these long-winded textbooks. I learn...

  9. When do you find time to work out?

    FitMommyRN replied to emcadams's topic in General Students

    I don't find time, I make time. That's the key. I work part-time, have a family, and am full-time in school. I lift (heavy lifting) for about 75-90 minutes a workout, 5 days a week. I listen to...

  10. What time do you start clinical?

    FitMommyRN replied to SBJustBreathe's topic in General Students

    The schedule says 7-7. Considering shift change starts at about 6:45 and we get our @sses handed to us if we miss report, we get there earlier. I try to get there around 5:30 to go over the chart....

  11. Less job opportunities with ADN?

    FitMommyRN replied to xMissGolightlyx's topic in General Students

    Depends on where you are and the reputation of your program. I'm in an ADN program that churns out well prepared RNs with excellent skills who find work with few issues. Those who do spend months...

  12. My Advice for Getting into Nursing School

    FitMommyRN replied to RNpreciousjade's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Aren't there other capacities in which you could use your degree? I'm sorry you feel this way. My program is extremely nurturing, wildly difficult, and *gasp* fun. I also, while searching for tech...

  13. Social life of a nursing major?

    FitMommyRN replied to futurenurse97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I still manage to have a social life. Maybe I'm the exception. I usually found that I had one full day of fun and frivolity a week last semester (first semester of nursing courses) and I got an A....

  14. Poor GPA :( any RN programs?!

    FitMommyRN replied to PixiB's topic in General Students

    It also depends on if programs accept the higher grade in a repeated course. Some programs average the two together (if you got an F and then an A, they'd average them). At some programs it counts...

  15. Will my tattoos hold me back?

    FitMommyRN replied to MLutiker's topic in General Students

    I see a few peeking out of the scrubs of nurses and techs when I'm in clinical. I've seen a few half sleeves showing on a few docs. The only tattoos of mine that show are my arms and a chest piece....

  16. Georgia Perimeter College ADN Program??

    FitMommyRN replied to redhedmatt's topic in Georgia Nursing

    It sounds like you're at a different school entirely. I'm just starting 1930 (in the accelerated class) and I've pretty much loved every minute of it. I know of one clinical instructor who made it...

  17. Georgia Perimeter's Nursing Progran

    FitMommyRN replied to Stewart22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Clinicals during 1st semester are mostly Thursday and Friday from 7-3 (my group did 6:30-2:30) every other week. A few people got Saturday and Sunday clinicals. I was at Forsyth Northside which is...

  18. Petrified I will fail out!

    FitMommyRN replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    sweetjess321: Depending on your loans, you'll probably be able to do an in school deferment. You can choose to continue to pay interest, or nothing at

  19. ATI Fundamentals exam

    FitMommyRN replied to jwk429's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you only need a 68.3 on ATI to pass and have a solid B in fundamentals, you'll be fine. As somebody else said, it mirrors your fundamental course work. It'll be different simply because the...

  20. Petrified I will fail out!

    FitMommyRN replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    I had myself nearly convinced that it would be impossible and I'd fail out in my first semester. I made it through with an A. While I managed to calm myself a little, it still crept back in RIGHT...

  21. Useful Apps for Nursing

    FitMommyRN replied to mssjez's topic in General Students

    Nursing Central app from unbound medicine has SAVED MY LIFE. It has Davis' Drug Guide, Davis' Lab and Diagnostic Tests, Diseases and Disorders: a Nurse's Theraputics Manual, Handbook of Nursing...

  22. Question about gauged ears.

    FitMommyRN replied to allan87's topic in General Students

    I meant that comment to be geared more toward administration. Regardless of what my patients may think of me, it's what the hire/fire folks think that gets me the job. I guess I'm saying that when...

  23. Question about gauged ears.

    FitMommyRN replied to allan87's topic in General Students

    I'm assuming if you use plugs instead of the rings then the hospital may never know. I'm covered in tattoos and just wear a long sleeve shirt under my scrubs. I remove my nose ring for clinicals and...

  24. Why can't you get Financial Aid with a Bachelors Degree?

    FitMommyRN replied to thewoods4's topic in General Students

    I'm in Georgia too. The Hope Scholarship paid for my bachelor's at UGA (THANKS Lottery players!!!). Then I used some federal loans in graduate school to cover living expenses because my tuition...

  25. ADN or BSN

    FitMommyRN replied to ginaw623's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I've only ever heard of programs that are at least 4-5 semesters of just nursing coursework. This is both ADN and BSN. If there ARE programs that can be completed in a year, I would absolutely die...