fssmith

I am a nursing student but I know for a fact that I will be moving to Dallas. I live in Arkansas but I want to give my dad a place to visit when he retires(and I also want to get away from home and the small city) My fiance and I have been looking fo...

I almost became one of the booted ones. I struggled due to a sick mom, hurting myself and missing a week of class and a clinical day, and I made it. I had to get a 12/12 or 11/12 on my last clinical assignment or i got the boot, i got 12/12. Had to w...

I have about 6 weeks left(no I haven't started the official count down) I had a tough start but it is getting better. My goal at first was to get a C so at the very least I would still be in the program but now I want a B because I know I can do the ...

I had to do med check off three times. Today was the last time and I passed. My instructor let me pass the oral med check off the second time but I had to do injections a third time. Practice, take your time and get it in your head first, say what yo...

This summer I am attending summer school(Chemistry) for the month of June and working part time. When SS is out I am going to try to work another job so I can quit my job August 31, 2004. I lso plan to cath up on some leisure reading, moving from my ...

I have to say to wannabe: Grow up- what does spelling on a post have to do with being a nurse? It doesn't make you good or bad. Hell, she has do be doing something correct to be entering nursin at young age. What is your excuse? like the others said ...

I did the same exact thing but I thik I went to a few more classes. A friend and I did the note swap thing- and i ended up with a B. I probably went to class 12 times- the class was boring and I had already had it at another school that didn't transf...

I love New Balance. They are the most comfortable shoes I have worn. I am still getting soles for my shoes because my dad has a problem with his feet making his back hurt and I don't want it to happen to me. I dont know what New Balance people wear,...

Can you imagine this... I applied Feb. 5, got acceptance letter about the 2nd week of March(wasn't expecting it because I really was applying because my classmates told me they did and that I should because they thought I was smart enough.. I didn't ...

You should take the money and say thank you- I agree with the poster that said look at it as a loan, if she wont take it, do extra stuff for her in the spare time, cut yard, clean house, etc. My landlord helped my fiance with fixing his vcredit repor...

I was wondering what the first semester of nursing school is like. I know that it varies from school to school but overall what do you learn/do? In clinicals what are you learning? How to take a temp, blood pressure, give a bath, what else? I am just...

online class- intro to nursing(1 credit hour) family life, sex education(3 crdit hours)- this is an elective, i need something to make me full time and an easy a for gpa purposes! lecture class- adult nursing i mon/wed and laboratory fri (8 credit...

Hi, I am eginning the journey of nursing in the Fall. I am excted, and happy to know that I now have you guys to talk to. You all can relate better since you are in the state! By the way, I will be seeking an A.S. at UALR. Anybody that can help me or...

What would you all that are graduating say we should buy as 1st year students? I am talking about supplies, books, anything that will help us get organized. What do you suggest packing in our backpacks. Anything you can think of. I am going to Survi...

Before I read anyone's post let me say this- I have a smart mouth. I don't take crap off of anyone. Matter of factly when I talked to the nurse advisor she told me that it was a characteristic that would get me a long way in this type of field. She e...

We have to wear Blue(sorta bluegreenish) scrub pants with the matching v neck top and we have to have white lab coats with all white tennis shoes. I chose the new New Balance that are white leather with the N trimmed in grey. I have to take them t...

I just got into nursing school and it when I graduate it will be considered a five year journey. First off I applied to all of the nursing programs and had to take what I could get, I also took all of the other classes that I needed for a BSN(English...

summer: chemistry and microbiology(this will be for the entire summer) fall: intro to nursing and adult nursing i with clinicals. i have to find another class to take, something easy!!! it doesn't seem like much but i know that it is going to be!

I will have to commute about 30 miles or so but we are moving from a house to an apt. so that I can be closer to the expewssway that gets me there. From the house it is about a 40 minute drive in traffic versus from the apt. it is about a 20-25 minut...

I cant answer a lot of your questions but what I can answer is the tuition reimbursment thing. My friend just got a job as a nurse here in Arkansas and she said that she gets an extra 152 dollars a pay period to pay towards her loan. She doesn't like...

What programs do you all recommend for an ADN student. I havn't started school ywt but everyone says that anything that can help with clinicals is great!!!

I have a Palm 130. Really simple and easy to use and is affordable. Has the color screnn but not a lot of mempry. If anybody else has one of these let me know of some of the things that you have on it. Im starting Nursing School in the fall and want ...

Girl your talking about 1 little class... let me tell you about my drama- I screwed up a whole semester, and all of the classes were important(Dev.psych, AP I, and College Algebra) I took all of the classes over and got a B,B, and C respectivly, and ...

Im blessed to have a father that pays for school out of pocket. It told me he would beat me if I took out a student loan-soooooo I love my daddy, and when tuition is due I let him know it(joking)

I'm a nursing student and I live in Little Rock. The starting pay for a new RN is $18-$24 dollars with shift diff, loan pay offs, and immediate benefits. The best hospitals to me are Babtist and Children's. I have seen some advertising saying that if...