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  1. How much medical experience did you have before entering nursing school?

    hopefulwhoop replied to Aly529's topic in General Students

    None.

  2. What was your first nursing job?

    hopefulwhoop replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

    My first job was at a Nursing home--hated it. I only took the position out of desperation. I was there for roughly 1 month. Definitely wasn't my dream job. If I could do it again... well, I wouldn't...

  3. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    hopefulwhoop replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    lol I was in the same boat, too, before I turned 21. I thought it was pretty funny as well. I can pass narcs all day at work, but couldn't buy my own liquor!

  4. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    hopefulwhoop replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. I grew up outside the US, too, and the school system was similar to what she ^^ said. That is why I had my BSN and RN by

  5. Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    hopefulwhoop replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    1) You're not a nurse yet, so you don't understand. 2) People come to this forum for many reasons. One reason is for support and just to vent. 3) Quitting a job is not as easy as it may seem. There...

  6. Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    hopefulwhoop replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    What is the "educational model" of a diploma

  7. Jobs? Anyone?

    hopefulwhoop replied to iamheretohelp's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It will happen. It might take months or even close to a year. I know that's not what you want to hear, but it's true. Apply for residency programs and know that your first job might not be your dream...

  8. Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    hopefulwhoop replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand where you're coming from. When I started working last year, I was also very disappointed. Nursing is nothing like I expected it to be. What we learned in school was the idealistic...

  9. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    hopefulwhoop replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    Generic BSN program at a university. I graduated high school at

  10. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    hopefulwhoop replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    BSN, RN at

  11. School advice

    hopefulwhoop replied to nursing6207's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, really? That's different. At my undergrad, there was a whole separate Statistics department and they always made sure to drill it in our brains--Statistics is NOT a Math course. I always thought...

  12. School advice

    hopefulwhoop replied to nursing6207's topic in General Nursing

    You should be fine! Statistics isn't bad at all. You need basic algebra, as JonM RN mentioned. You need basic math skills to succeed and also a lot of logic. Statistics isn't even considered a Math...

  13. Accepted into the nursing program, questions about career path

    hopefulwhoop replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    Not an attack--just a response. The post wasn't directed to you, so you easily could have ignored it. Carry

  14. Health Disparities in Women: paper topics?

    hopefulwhoop replied to sheascanlon's topic in General Nursing

    YES! I was just thinking about this. I had a female pt, who had a heart attack during my night shift. The thing is, there were absolutely no cardiac symptoms--NONE. No one realized it until the...

  15. Ten things I learned the first month on the job.

    hopefulwhoop replied to ticklemenita's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The single most important thing I have learned since I started working last year is:

  16. Accepted into the nursing program, questions about career path

    hopefulwhoop replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    Your post is extremely long. Not an attack--just an observation. Too tired to read all of it right

  17. okay, where's the body?

    hopefulwhoop replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    Ew...

  18. Cleaner RN jobs

    hopefulwhoop replied to kyonguyen22's topic in General Students

    Well, I'm just saying. I'm relatively new to Nsg. I graduated last year and several of my classmates have apparently been shot "straight to the top of the

  19. Cleaner RN jobs

    hopefulwhoop replied to kyonguyen22's topic in General Students

    I don't think it's fair to criticize or attack the OP for wanting a "cleaner" job. No, nasty crap (like poop and blood) are not a part of every nursing job. I don't see anything wrong with having a...

  20. Any in a field of nursing you love?

    hopefulwhoop replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked LTC before and it is definitely hectic. The med. pass, alone, will drain

  21. Difference between EKG and telemetry?

    hopefulwhoop replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    Hm, this is good information. Once again, I learned something new on this

  22. Real Stories of the ER

    hopefulwhoop replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    How random, I'm watching the show right now. I love that

  23. Did any of you NOT take a NCLEX prep course??

    hopefulwhoop replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    YES! I think this all the time. There were some really slow ones in my class. And, I don't mean slow as in, they learn slowly. I mean slow as in... not very bright. I was shocked when they passed the...

  24. If your getting BSN, are you more likely to get job?

    hopefulwhoop replied to DedHedRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Depends on the facility, honestly. Some hospitals where I am are phasing out ADNs, so when a new RN with an ADN comes in competing with a new RN with a BSN, those hospitals would choose the BSN RN....

  25. Best sites to look for jobs after becoming a RN?

    hopefulwhoop replied to magichospital's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Look on the website of the institution you're interested in working for. You could also walk in to HR and fill out applications there. I would not wait til after graduation to begin job searching....