lifelearningrn BSN, RN

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    30+ club! Lets do this together.

    lifelearningrn replied to alynn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a 'graduate' of the thirty club, being 40 (41 in less than a month )-- I was 34ish when I went back to school, and in August I begin my LAST semester of my BSN program. It may seem like a long,...
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    What made you choose nursing?

    lifelearningrn replied to EJ1983's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Both of my parents died of cancer, and the nursing staff we encountered over that 3 years were absolutely amazing. I want to take care of people the way they took care of my
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    What was your GPA, when you got accepted into nursing school?

    lifelearningrn replied to Kimynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my school, they only counted their pre-req classes in the GPA, which helped mine a lot. But GPA wasn't the only thing they looked at. There are several things they looked at- 1. Your grades (FIRST...
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    I hate microbiology!!!! :-(

    lifelearningrn replied to RNinthemaking15's topic in General Students

    I think the instructor can make or break Micro. I had the best instructor- he loved the subject and loved teaching it. He was nice, and so funny. It made the class so interesting. It was, and still is...
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    Is using quizlet to study NCLEX questions cheating?

    lifelearningrn replied to GabrielstudentRN's topic in General Students

    It's against the law for people to upload copyrighted material on Quizlet. I've used the site before without ever giving it a second of consideration that illegal questions might be there.. Isn't it...
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    Random drug tests in nursing school?!

    lifelearningrn replied to Yolopilas's topic in General Students

    Probable cause is the key word here.. and random drug testing isn't probably cause-- now if there were mistakes or behaviors that prompted a screening, THAT is probable cause.. I would have a huge...
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    Random drug tests in nursing school?!

    lifelearningrn replied to Yolopilas's topic in General Students

    Wow! Someone has a different opinion and they're a drug user?
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    Random drug tests in nursing school?!

    lifelearningrn replied to Yolopilas's topic in General Students

    Actually, I don't understand this either-- Why is it when someone questions themselves being searched, which is a constitutional right to do, the reaction is "well, if you have nothing to hide!"?...
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    Is health care a "right"

    lifelearningrn replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The Affordable Care Act is the lesser of two evils.. the biggest evil being the healthcare field as it is. People are complaining that they will have to pay for non-contributors-- which I don't...
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    Random drug tests in nursing school?!

    lifelearningrn replied to Yolopilas's topic in General Students

    I don't completely disagree-- but at the same time I think that there should be strict guidelines about what data they can collect, and it should be completely transparent. How do you know what...
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    Random drug tests in nursing school?!

    lifelearningrn replied to Yolopilas's topic in General Students

    I'm not a fan of drug testing without probable cause as I feel it's a violation of privacy and frankly, unconstitutional. However, it's a fact of life in nursing school, as well as any nursing job....
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    Math Test for every class?

    lifelearningrn replied to kellyk21's topic in General Students

    Taking a step aside from nursing math, they are teaching kids an entirely different way of doing basic arithmatic now... so different, that I can't help my 2nd and 4th grader with their addition and...
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    Can they give you clinical times on weekends?

    lifelearningrn replied to nursing_student93's topic in General Students

    I'm in a day program and there are plenty of Saturday, Saturday and Sunday and evening sections for
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    Can they give you clinical times on weekends?

    lifelearningrn replied to nursing_student93's topic in General Students

    Absolutely. I've had two semesters of weekend clinicals.. I never mind them
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    Math Test for every class?

    lifelearningrn replied to kellyk21's topic in General Students

    We have a med calculation exam at the beginning of every semester. They also but calculations in a lot of the exams. We don't do them after every lecture though, that seems like overkill, and using...
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    Nursing Program for Low GPA

    lifelearningrn replied to elle333's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I find this post rather rude. I had some hiccups during my AA degree, especially in Bio. I failed College Algebra, really bringing down my GPA. When I decided to become a nurse, I aced AP1/2, Micro,...
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    Accepted at Lake Sumter State College in Clermont Fl for the RN Program!

    lifelearningrn replied to DSoler71's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went back to school in my mid-30s part time, I'll be 41 this summer and I'm starting my last semester of a BSN program in August! (yay) Both of y'all can do it. I quit working in '09 to go to...
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    ASN...or BSN?

    lifelearningrn replied to Swagedsoul's topic in General Students

    I did AA and transferred to a BSN program, mostly because it would have taken me two years either way, and why not come out with a higher degree? I felt like another associate's degree was a...
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    I'm a procrastinator... Help?

    lifelearningrn replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

    I'm a procrastinator too-- hard core... you know what? It works for me. I have figured out how much time I need when the clock starts ticking to succeed and I do. You'll figure it out as you go... you...
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    I know this an old beast BUT ...

    lifelearningrn replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    I've seen this a lot on this site in the few years I've been on my nursing school journey.. (one semester left!!!) It's almost always ADNs venting about BSN... I rarely see BSN's complaining about...
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    I know this an old beast BUT ...

    lifelearningrn replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    How many clinical hours do you do for each of these
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    why do good students get beaten down in nursing school

    lifelearningrn replied to kvyates's topic in General Students

    It sounds like you're victimizing yourself when there is no need. Get your good grades, do your clinical, graduate and move
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    School appealing loss of NLN accreditation - start over or take a chance?

    lifelearningrn replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    I say stick it out. This is a regionally accredited community college, correct? And because they were BON accredited when you began the program that has got to count for something. And most...
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    A Graduate Nurse at Last!!!!!!!!!!!

    lifelearningrn replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in General Students

    Congrats! I've followed your progress as I've been a few steps behind you the whole time. I hope that in 6 or so months, I'll be saying the exact same thing.
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    Cheating (unintentionally and intentionally)

    lifelearningrn posted a topic in General Students

    Cheating appears to be an epidemic, from some of the stuff I've been seeing and reading lately. It's going on in my program too. Some people don't even realize they're doing it while others are very...