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Well, I'm still a nursing student and I've gotten some really cool stuff. My dad bought me a Littman 2 stethoscope and had my name engraved in the bell since those things tend to walk away. You can also custom order the color of the tubing for that with the order, get something bright & off the wall so it'll be hard to lose or ask her what color she would want. My mom got me this beautiful silver pendant with a nurses cap on it and an inscription around the outside "May God bless the Hands of the Nurse." A nice leather bound schedule planner is always good and needed, but if she has a smart phone there are numerous study apps that she can install on her phone to study on the go for the NCLEX. I'm a visual learner so I like to teach myself on a board the material, pbteen.com has a giant dry erase notepad that you can stick up on a wall or door and write to your hearts content.

i'm not entirely sure what information you want but feel free to email me anytime but i may not get back to you until after wednesday of this week, by then i'll have finals done for the end of my junior 2 semester. you can email me at my username above @gmail.com fay

I'm at TWU pursuing the BSN route. The program is hard but worth it and I can honestly tell you from having been in the hospitals I have yet to meet an LVN during my clinical rotations. The hospitals just aren't hiring them. Good luck. If you have any questions feel free to PM me or post here.

If you are still having trouble getting that job then perhaps you should take your resume' to a college career counselor or a professional recruiter and have them see what is glaringly wrong there. A little extra effort can go a long way.

Anywhere from 45-50 depending on the facility and the role.

JustBeachyNurse is correct, there are tons of nurses from other country's practicing here in the states. Keep in mind that you may want to start out travel nursing through an American agency as they can set you up with living arrangements until you find somewhere that you want to set down roots in. I would recommend against rural facilities though because you will have a harder time with resources to help and with finding cultural groups to connect to.

If the girl that looked at you that way judged you that's completely her issue and misconception. Don't let it worry you too much, not all women are that silly. I frankly don't care what you do as long as you are fully employed, happy, and independent - that's man enough for me.

Palliative care is such an important part of nursing that we often avoid because death makes us uncomfortable. It's really unfortunate that this is the reality of our profession, since this is one area that a nurse can truly do a great deal of good as a patient advocate.

I've worked at a camp. The main difference between camp nursing and school nursing is that you may deal with more psych/emotional issues because the kids have more time to socialize and be badly influenced by their peers (anorexia, bullying, etc.) and they become really comfortable with you plus you'll obviously deal with more emergent situations than you would see in a typical school day (e.g. - broken bone from falling off a horse, centipeed/bee stings. And lots of homesickness. As you know, a lot of what you'll do though is pass meds and take care of the few who get foodsickness or mild injuries.

Thank you so much for all of the help your Study tips are amazing. Hopefully they'll help me do well on my Med-surg 1 and Maternity finals upcoming.

Hey ohgreat - I am in the same situation in fleurafor with nursing school giving me hell. I saw that you offered to send her some resources that helped you. I am having a lot of difficulty getting through the vast amount of information I need to read for each exam and was wondering if you'd be willing to share the resources with me too. I have already sent you a friend request. Please let me know asap as I have finals (in med/surg 1 and maternity) coming up. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

Word to the wise, future J1s should definitely check out the website chegg.com to rent your books. I priced all the books we need at the UT bookstore and compared it and saved around $1000 by renting the ones I would need for the semester. There are only a few that I am going to buy outright and keep as reference books, Mosby's Drug Guide for Nurses is one. But Chegg also has a buy now option at the end of the semester that lets you pay off your book and keep it. BTW I'm still looking for someone willing to carpool from the Katy area to downtown, splitting gas and parking fees + getting to ride in the HOV, makes good sense to me. Be in touch either on the thread or contact me by searching [email protected] on facebook. Can't wait to meet you guys and make some friends and study buddies! :)

Does anybody need some carpool buddies in the Katy Area to TWU downtown?

Hi guys, Just got accepted this past week so I figure I'm in the same boat as all the other newbies here. What up? look me up on facebook as [email protected]. Laterz FT.

FYI, Biol 4344 is NOT nutrition, it is Pathophysiology and it's not a pre-requisite to get into the school since you take that as part of the upper division nursing curricula. However, Nutrition is one of the pre-reqs for admission into upper level nursing but not really considered in regards to admission to the School of Nursing at TWU or UT, regardless you need to have it finished before you transfer.