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  1. lifelearningrn

    I need confirmation that I made the right decision.

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

    I think you're definitely making a good decision! A BS degree will always open more doors than an AA/AS degree. Not that ADN is a bad route, but if you can take the BSN route, definitely go that
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    baby to the nursery please

    lifelearningrn replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow- only lower socio-economic people do
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    baby to the nursery please

    lifelearningrn replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know why but the babies 'hanging out' at the nursing station struck me as adorable.. I'm not sure if I had babies hanging out with me at work I'd get very much
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    Is anatomy one of the toughest courses for nursing?

    lifelearningrn replied to Toots71506's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    While A&P has been a bit time consuming.. I don't find it as hard as General Bio was for me.. I studied a couple hours a day and entire weekends before exams and still only pulled a C in that...
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    Going back to school, when I figure out which school

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

    Community colleges are great for your general education credits. In the state of Texas, it's easy to for the classes to transfer from institution to institution. It seems to the the norm to have to...
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    Should I pursue nursing?

    lifelearningrn replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Only you can choose the course of your life. You enjoy helping people and a career in medicine (be in nursing, EMS, NP, PA, etc) will help you accomplish that. Here is the thing.. no regrets! Do you...
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    Need Advice on BSN or ASN!

    lifelearningrn replied to rileysaunt's topic in General Nursing

    Get your BSN since you are already on that path. Like others have mentioned, you never know what the future holds and being prepared for the unexpected before it happens is always the best way to go....
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    Choosing the right Degree

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

    A biology degree might prepare you better than one in the liberal arts... but I think you can have any BA/BS as long as you have the prereqs. Good
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    At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    lifelearningrn replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It seems crazy to me that these people wouldn't know the difference between their title and a nurse. I agree with you totally it is completely inappropriate for them to refer to themselves as such....
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    Anyone else taking A&P 1 this fall? Study group?

    lifelearningrn replied to BelleNscrubs04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Okay fellow studiers- The chat room is up and running and is pretty simple once you get signed up with the site. We're planning on meeting tomorrow night at 7:00 (Central) and discuss the chem stuff...
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    anybody move to TX and regret it?

    lifelearningrn replied to Ms.RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    These are the very things I hate, hate, hate about Houston. I agree we have lots of cultural diversity which I love, it's nice being associated with NASA, and the cost of living rocks... but for me.....
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    In order to boost my gpa...

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

    A D in your math class needs to be retaken because D's generally won't transfer to another program. Quan. Reasoning Math was the first math class I ever liked. It was 100% better than college...
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    Anyone else taking A&P 1 this fall? Study group?

    lifelearningrn replied to BelleNscrubs04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think mixing both ideas is great! People who can't necessarily make the chat times can post and answer questions posted on this thread... (which will help future students too by being archived on...
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    May have failed my first Exam!

    lifelearningrn replied to MKO90's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats! My instructor (who sounds a lot like yours) ended up curving our grades by 13 points because the class didn't do so well. A few of us got 5 points for watching a movie on the first day of...
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    University of Mary Hardin - Baylor nursing school?

    lifelearningrn replied to future_RNurse321's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Baylor is highly respected (I think they are part of the same system).. and that area of Texas is quite pretty if you can get over the heat in the summer. But if I were to live the rest of my life in...
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    I got my acceptance letter!!!!

    lifelearningrn replied to rntobe4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :dancgrp:congratulations!!!!
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    Do you call your teachers by their 1st names?

    lifelearningrn replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    I address them by their title unless the explicitly ask to be called by their first names. I've had several that preferred, "Dr. D or Dr. W" to people misprouncing their last names. They are...
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    Nursing school abroad. Can I come back and get my license?

    lifelearningrn replied to seanyabut's topic in International Nursing

    Good luck.. I think you'll have a lot of paperwork and red tape at the very least. US nursing school grads are having a really hard time finding work.. with extra hurdles that just may make your...
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    Kaplan College, Student Loans??

    lifelearningrn replied to Pouneh's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you're pretty set on your decision, so I'll only add one more point... recruiters, representatives, admission counselors, (or whatever they call themselves) at schools like Kaplan have...
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    Noob Question: HIV/AIDS and Injection Practice

    lifelearningrn replied to Noob_to_Nursing's topic in General Students

    I don't think nurses still practice injections on each other.. and if they do, it's probably not a sanctioned activity. Perhaps nursing students will come in and say different... but I wouldn't let a...
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    Fear of failure

    lifelearningrn replied to sckooshy1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've had a fear of failure my whole life.. it started in 1st grade when I couldn't pick stuff up (reading, spelling, numbers) as well as the other kids and teacher wanted me put in special ed. By 3rd...
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    Passed the 2nd time - here's what worked for me...

    lifelearningrn replied to o2BRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It'll be a while before I can take the NCLEX.. but I think this advice is awesome and I plan on following it when my turn comes around.. (a couple of years yet)
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    Kaplan College, Student Loans??

    lifelearningrn replied to Pouneh's topic in General Nursing

    Happy2Learn has great advice. When all is said and done, you're paying more than the average mortgage for 30 years. Add to that your actual mortgage/rent and bills and you're going to be pretty...
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    is it possible to take all these pre-reqs in a year?

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

    We had five or six papers plus 2 in class essay exams. We had to read different types of literature and write papers on the stories we read. The two really long ones were Oedipus (not too bad) and the...
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    is it possible to take all these pre-reqs in a year?

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

    I think the summer is doable.. but that is a tough fall semester.. I found ENG 2 ridiculously time consuming and OMG college algebra bites. (If you're good at math that might not be a problem for...