ChasingRain

I just read the post about hair color and now I'm wondering how most nurses prefer to have their hair for work. I know there are a lot of places that require you to either have your hair put up or to be cut above your shoulders, so which do you prefe...

:redbeathe:redbeathe My heart goes out to you...... I can't offer any "real" advice b/c I'm only a student( and that's not until next week), but I can imagine posting this same thing after I graduate and get my first job. I think it's natural to feel...

Congratulations:w00t: It's very encouraging everytime I read someone has MADE IT. I'm just starting my journey, but can't wait to post that I too have MADE IT. Good luck with your future as a nurse

Congratulations!!:dancgrp: I start my summer program next Monday(May 3rd) I'm a mixture of crazy emotions right now, but mostly excited. I also made sure I had everything in order: Childcare, a car checkup to make sure my trasportation is reliable, ...

I've worked so hard to get accepted and if I were to fail out I would have a melt down . However, I wouldn't take it out on anyone b/c it wouldn't be their fault I failed. The student who failed out could have possibly gotten into another school if ...

I agree with the above posts. Go to the interview b/c phone interviews are usually very frustrating and you can't give the same impression over the phone as you can in person...Good Luck :redbeathe

Good for you for bringing this up! This is something I have been very worried about also. We have to wear white uniforms in our clinicals and they are practically see-through . Just one tiny leak and the whole class will know my business; it's frustr...

Usually(or at least in my area) it doesn't matter where you take the prereqs, just as long as you have a good GPA and all the required courses. More than likely if you haven't taken your prereqs yet then the acceptance letter from your school isn't f...

I was like, "Woo Hoo, I made it, I made it! Oh, wait I actually made it?? Crap now I can't sleep in until 10 and set around all day long in my pj's anymore What was I thinking???? I have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying...

:yeah:Glad all is going well, and I hope you enjoy your break. I'm just now beginning my summer classes next week So I'm in the exact opposite position as you all, but I'm still really excited to be starting out...I'm sure I'll be eating those words...

We are required to bring our books to class So I'll be needing a good rolling backpack myself. The only problem is I can't find one around here and don't have enough time to order one online(or money for that matter)... My first class is this Monday...

There shouldn't be any reason why you are treated differently for wearing a skirt. Of course, everyone has their opinion on why you should or shouldn't wear them, but I think that even those who posted negatively about skirts probably wouldn't treat ...

Yay!! So glad there is a happy ending to this. I was reading this post and was like, "Oh, that poor girl," and even though everyone meant well it was making me nervous for you... Good for you for standing up for something and actually getting good re...

The only advice I can give you is to try looking at your situation in the "long-term" rather than right now. Sometimes we are often quick to do what will make things better at the "moment", but forget to look at how it will be five years from now. Is...

The thing that works best for me(and calms me down) is to pretend that I'm explaining to a friend everthing that I have studied(yes, that means talking to myself ). Rather than just repeating facts over and over I try to explain it so that I know I h...

Well other than the obvious( I want to pass so I can get my license and become a nurse), I want to pass b/c: I will work my butt off in school to make good grades and if I don't pass my NCLEX then all of that hard work will be for nothing. I want to ...

Well, I've never been to an open house so I have no idea what you should wear, but if in doubt I would def email and ask. Or, maybe you could get in touch with someone else who is going or has been to one in your area and find out what they are weari...

IF IT WERE ME,I would also schedule a meeting and explain to them what you just explained to us. You truely thought you would be able to handle it, and now see that you can't. I think they would understand that more than you just telling them it's n...

Surely you're not serious?!?! She took the duck to make the old lady happy not because she was just "dying" to have it What a sweet story; thanks for sharing it with us. You sound like a wonderful nurse:nurse:

I'll keep your sister in my thoughts and prayers :redbeathe I'm glad to hear that the doc doesn't think it's RA, but I know how frustrating it is not to have anwsers. My daughter has a lot of pain and swelling in her knees and they haven't been able...

Kudos to you for catching that!!! As a soon to be student it def reminds me to check, double check, and triple check EVERTHING...Thanks for sharing your story; it reminds me to be vigilant

I won't even start school until next week and I've already gotten everything!!!! From the time I started applying to school in Jan until now I have gotten: The Flu, strep throat, stomach virus, a UTI, and drumroll please....MONO. This all coming from...

Congratulations :redpinkhe You're going to be an awesome nurse ! Thanks for sharing your story and testimony

In TN it's not required. However, I do understand why it is required in some places. Like the previous posters have stated, it can serve to "weed" out those who do not understand the dynamics of nursing. Even though as a nurse you may or maynot be do...

Hey, I'm not 100% sure about TTC Covington, but I just got in at the TTC Ripley/Alamo class. I was actually planning on going to covington if I didn't get accepted in Alamo. My aunt went to TTC at covington about 4 years ago and she did really well. ...