Jasonat6034

Jasonat6034 BSN, RN

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  1. How to Prepare for First Day on the Job

    Your eagerness to learn is exactly what your future co-workers want to see. Honestly, as a new nurse, expectations of your nursing knowledge are low. Not that you aren't knowledgeable, but nursing is...
  2. What's your opinion on nurses dating doctors?

    Haha.. This post exemplifies a major problem with nursing. DRAMA. Why can't people just got to work, do their job, and go home? Who cares about who is dating who in the hospital. Lmao, it just seems...
  3. New nurse - ICU

    Most of the hospitals in my area of Ohio do hire new grads. However, it's typically new grads who just did their senior preceptorship on that particular unit. Actually, this happened to be the case...
  4. New protocol - No report from ER to floor...

    I work on a progressive care unit (really just a med-surg unit tbh) where we also don't receive report from the ED. Is it ideal, absolutely not. It often leaves several gaps and unanswered questions....
  5. Age vs Years Nursing

    I’m 32 and I’ve worked as an RN for just a 1 and a 1/2
  6. Have Not Worked Since Graduating Nursing School

    I graduated with my BSN in July of 2016. I moved to NYC (from Ohio) that September and started a serving job that paid so well I kept putting off taking my NCLEX. I eventually took and passed my...
  7. New Grad with Broken Foot

    When you explain what happened, employers will understand. I just got hired on to a unit on my first interview despite having graduated 2 years ago. I lived in NYC for a year, and then I was in a...
  8. Practice interview questions

    When I am preparing for an interview I research a number of questions and write out answers. Below are the questions I gathered from all over the internet that I used to study. This help me feel super...
  9. To those without a 4.0 (rant)

    I keep coming across these posts from nursing students who say YOU MUST HAVE a 4.0 to even bother applying. Although I understand that there exists steep competition for nursing school admittance, I...
  10. To those without a 4.0 (rant)

    That's awesome news! Congrats
  11. To those without a 4.0 (rant)

    This is where I would like to see documented proof. I do not deny the importance of a high GPA for this particular kind of program, but I would like to see both the average and the lowest GPA of...
  12. To those without a 4.0 (rant)

    A 3.45 is a great GPA, and definitely keep working to get it as high as you possibly can. But I think you have a great chance of getting accepted to a
  13. To those without a 4.0 (rant)

    NurseP00kie --- It seems that you are assuming that this rant is a direct response to the the "4.0 is the golden ticket!" thread, and I should clarify that it is not. That's actually why I started a...
  14. 4.0 is the golden ticket!

    I got into NYU, university of Rochester, wright state university, kettering college (local private school) with a 3.5 from a previous degree and a 3.4 in pre-reqs. Although A 4.0 surely doesn't hurt I...
  15. Awesome story!! You should be very proud of your success, and I wish you the best of luck with your future nursing
  16. Hello all, There are not very many topics posted regarding KCMA so I thought I would start a new post. I plan on starting the Pre-Licensure program in the fall and I would greatly appreciate any...
  17. Kettering College BSN (Pre-licensure)

    yes.
  18. Kettering College BSN (Pre-licensure)

    That would be awesome!!! Any info you could send my way would be
  19. FINALLY, The Time has come!

    I have known that I was going to pursue a career as an NP since my Junior year of college. I have spent more than 100 hours shadowing nurses, NPs, PAs, and physicians of various specialties, and I...
  20. FINALLY, The Time has come!

    Thank you! I keep hearing that time for relaxation is key. I'll definitely be sure to incorporate that into my schedule. What is funny is that in sooo excited to just get started, but I know when the...
  21. Kettering College BSN (Pre-licensure)

    Sweet. Is there anything I could do to prepare myself for my first semester? I'm excited to get started and I want to do everything I can to be prepared. Also, so you know of any scholarship...
  22. Denial of financial aid for previous associates degree

    Just wanted to add my experience. I have a previous bachelors degree where I used about 12k in unsubsidized/subsidized loans. Last fall I started taking classes for an ADN program at a local community...
  23. Kettering College BSN (Pre-licensure)

    Jmitch, you are AWESOME. Thank you soo much for your insight and general feedback. I really appreciate it! I know you still have a year to go, but do you think the program has been doing a good job of...
  24. Kettering College BSN (Pre-licensure)

    So what did you think of the program? Any other tips? , books I shouldn't live without? I've already taken all the pre-req courses (this is my second degree). I'm starting straight into year 2 of the...
  25. Kettering College BSN (Pre-licensure)

    Bump!!