lifelearningrn BSN, RN

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    Not a real nurse huh?

    lifelearningrn replied to kkrlaa5512's topic in School

    I'm in nursing school and I've had a lot of rolled eyes when I answer the all too often ask question, "So, where do you want to work when you graduate?" and I answer, "I want to be a school nurse"....
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    Pregnant Before Clinicals

    lifelearningrn replied to jwoodru's topic in General Students

    It really depends on a lot of factors. If you have a natural birth, physically you may be just fine for clinicals. If you have a c-section, you have to recover from surgury, and the doctors probably...
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    RN vs. LPN

    lifelearningrn replied to kjrobinetteSN's topic in General Students

    A lot of our doctor's offices use medical assistants instead of LVNs- since they can pay them next to nothing. Unless the tide changes, LVN/LPNs seem to be having fewer and fewer opportunities,...
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    Are there nursing schools under 2 year (NOT accelerated) in or around NC?

    lifelearningrn replied to countrygirl1234's topic in General Students

    I think that any program under 2 years is going to be accelerated, since 2 years is the time it takes to get an ADN. In fact, it's usually more like 3 years. You can get an LVN in less than 2 years,...
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    Changing Job less than 1 yr after graduation

    lifelearningrn replied to videoguru27's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I say stick it out unless the working conditions are horrid/dangerous. Job 'satisfaction' is a luxury, not a right or a given. I hate to be so frank, but it needs to be said.. jobs are scarce, and...
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    dimensional analysis saved my life

    lifelearningrn replied to nursingstudent_88's topic in General Students

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    dimensional analysis saved my life

    lifelearningrn replied to nursingstudent_88's topic in General Students

    I agree- it's the only fail safe way to do dosage calculations. If you ask me, that was the ONLY thing I took from Chemistry that benefits me
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    I messed up my Hep B vax

    lifelearningrn replied to kimbap's topic in General Students

    My Twinrix was a one month series (injection day 1, day 14 and day 30, IIRC) with a booster in one year. My BSN program had no problem with it. Also, for people doing the regular series, the school...
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    nursing diagnosis

    lifelearningrn replied to hello111's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Have you been to nursing school? If so, you'd see the entire context of this post and realize it has nothing to do with making a medical diagnosis. If you read the first sentence of the first post,...
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    Pinning and graduation ceremonies when you didn't pass

    lifelearningrn replied to allisonjdean's topic in General Students

    I think there is a problem when 13 out of 30 actually make it through a program, and only 8 of them can pass the exit HESI... but that is just me. I agree with those who think you're being petty. I...
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    Student nurse and Video games.

    lifelearningrn replied to jazon77's topic in General Students

    You 'occasionally' play video games? Even with a clinical class, you'll probably be able to play the occasional video game. If you're one of those 4-5 hours at a time kind of gamers--- not so much....
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    Are you an A student. How do you achieve it

    lifelearningrn replied to joselyne's topic in General Students

    The A students that I know in my school, literally spend every waking moment reading the book, rewriting notes, typing notes, retyping the notes, and reading the book some more. I'm mostly a B...
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    waiting to find out if i failed or not

    lifelearningrn replied to yvonne131321's topic in General Students

    This is exactly where I was last semester after Assessment class. I needed to pass the final to pass the class and was afraid I'd bombed it. All you can do is wait, unfortunately.. for me, I passed...
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    Questions on my final and I passed!

    lifelearningrn replied to truckinusa's topic in General Students

    I would have picked calling the pharmacy first if you don't know the drug. Few of the questions we've had where call the doctor is an option, is calling the doctor the correct
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    Finished my first semester of nursing school, but failed pharmacology :( Help?

    lifelearningrn replied to bonjournurse2b's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you're going through this. Fundamentals focuses on the fundamentals, and you're being closely watched, especially when it comes to drugs. That is why that class is a co-requisite to...
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    lifelearningrn replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    I honestly wouldn't participate if they made me wear the hat. Having said that, I don't think it is gender bias- as the hat is simply traditional from a time when men simply weren't
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    First semester of Nursing School almost over and everything has gone wrong.

    lifelearningrn replied to ShineyNickelRN's topic in General Students

    Our nursing school has a strict policy against this too. The only thing I think you can do, and it's really a Hail Mary, is ask to sit down with your course manager and look over every test very...
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    Houston Schools (fast track to RN)

    lifelearningrn replied to kmwinship's topic in Texas Nursing

    I wasn't aware Lone Star offered
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    Houston Schools (fast track to RN)

    lifelearningrn replied to kmwinship's topic in Texas Nursing

    You wont automatically be accepted into a fast track program. Different schools have different GPA requirements on your previous degree. Plus there are pre-requisite classes you will need regardless...
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    What credits are needed for a BSN?

    lifelearningrn replied to Principessa22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It really depends on the school and the state. In the state of Texas, ALL BS degrees require a core curriculum of liberal arts including what I mentioned above. And all those core classes can be taken...
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    What credits are needed for a BSN?

    lifelearningrn replied to Principessa22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You'll probably need 6 hours of history, 6 hours of government, a fine art, a physical education course, lifespan psychology, A&P II, chemistry, and possibly a higher math credit. These are the...
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    Older Student

    lifelearningrn replied to sande8312's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm 40 in nursing school, there is a woman in my class in her 50s and another in her 60s. You're never too old... the kids (in my experience so far) don't treat you any differently if you're older......
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    BSN or ADN? I have a chance to do either, but need help!!

    lifelearningrn replied to taraer1206's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    21k a semester is insane. Is it a four year program or are you entering as a senior?? If it is four years, you're looking at $168,000 debt. That is $50,000 more than the loan I took out on my home....
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    Can a teacher do this?

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

    Way to invalidate someones feelings/opinions. The 'eating of the young' begins long before nurses make it to the floor, apparently. The idea of exams is to test students on what is being taught. If...
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    Can a teacher do this?

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

    I'm sorry but I don't think we should expect to throw thousands of dollars at a class we are REQUIRED to attend and have a teacher read power points to us. You're right, this is college, not...