slacktime replied to nursingschool?!?'s topic in General Nursing
Getting into nursing school is competitive (hard). Sorry. Different schools have different methods of accepting students. Look at all your optioins, I think there are some online RN programs, they may...
summer help generally is not nursing work. Could be anywhere? Labs are popular, pushing wheelchairs, stocking supplies, etc. You likely are getting great experience as an EMT. Yes, I work there. If...
slacktime replied to HighNursingGoals's topic in General Students
i just graduated from adn program. cna was prerequisite to getting accepted to our program. instructors thought this prerequisite was questionable so they asked graduating rns, all of them thought cna...
Dear Laker, Did you know that Mayo has other summer programs for upper division college students? They have an undergraduate research fellowship and summer help (temp summer job). Contact their human...
Dearest Pink, You need to relax. Consider an exercise program. I started aerobics 3-5 times a week when I started nursing school, it made all the difference in the world for me. I doubt there is a...
Folks, I have two thoughts on care plans and APA format: 1) For me care plans were a good teaching tool as a nursing student. Tedious, but taught me to think of the pt. needs and how to address them....
Dearest Ridiculous, If you are thinking that nursing students are like the lazy, whiny students you met while taking your prerequisite classes, they aren't. Generally, nursing students are a select...
Terrified Mandy, I just finished an ADN program. It's not for the faint of heart, but neither is nursing. The pace is fast, the grading is unforgiving. There are a lot of lumps and bumps in nursing...
I spoke at my ADN pinning ceremony this afternoon. This is what I said: Thank you for coming out this afternoon, I want to take some time to thank some very deserving people. First, Friends and...