clucito01

clucito01

Member
  • Content

    44
  • Visitors

    2,815
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    1

All Content by clucito01

  1. I don't want to say that a RN with a BSN is better than a nurse with a ADN degree because a 2 year or 4 year degree isn't what makes a good nurse BUT with a BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) you...
  2. I'm just trying to find out if anyone has gone through this before! I am currently a Junior in a BSN program in KS and I'm not sure how other schools regulate their testing but we were told the very...
  3. Nurses attitudes

    Stay positive and don't worry about the negative people around you!!! I had one of my former charge nurses tell me that I was the dumbest person she had ever met in her life and that I would never...
  4. Amount of clinicals?

    For my first semester we only had four 5 hour shifts in the nursing home but next semester for Med-Surg we have to complete 96 clinical hours. Every school is
  5. Just the basics! Virus replication, basic & common bacteria (especially the ones you see the most in hospital acquired infections) other than that it was just another class to pad my pre-reqs and...
  6. Pharmacology advice!!

    Ok! So I am about to finish my FIRST semester of nursing school in a very short 5 weeks! And I will start my Adult Health classes and Med-Surg clinical rotations next semester and we will be diving...
  7. Pharmacology advice!!

    Thank you to all for the tips and suggestions! I will definitely check everything out and get on this!
  8. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    Please don't tell the class to "Google" a term on YOUR powerpoint slides that YOU put together! Seriously?! You don't know what that word is and then tell us to know it for the test??!! No wonder half...
  9. depressed... nursing program

    Like mxchas said check with the schools you are thinking of attending and find out their policy on retaking courses! But also don't forget that the federal government only allots so much financial aid...
  10. How long is your NS drive?

    I feel your pain! My drive to school is at least 45 minutes (that's on a good day with little to no traffic which I don't experience very often!) and I got put in the clinical group that is at the...
  11. How could I possibly not pass my skills?!

    Talk it out! Talk it out! Talk it out! Trust me when I have skills check offs (I'm a junior in a BSN program) and I have check off's about every other week and I was SO nervous for my first check...
  12. Ok I need to vent! I don't want to get on here and whine but I need my time to just release some steam!! I am a Junior at a private catholic university in Leavenworth, KS and I truly do love nursing...
  13. any probs with sallie mae private loans

    I am currently a Junior in college (and a newbie to my school's BSN program) and I have used Sallie Mae for all of my private loan needs from day 1! Luckily I now have 2 scholarships through the...
  14. What is YOUR opinion on nursing school exams?

    A big part of being a good nursing student/nurse is be prepared to be blindsided! You never know what is going to happen! I love my fundamentals class and I feel bad for you that you aren't enjoying...
  15. I don't know about the program you are trying to enter but I am in a BSN program at a private catholic university in KS and I love it! Very small and student oriented facility! I feel that I am...
  16. I know that my school doesn't have a waiting list. University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, KS. They offer only the BSN program. It is around 11,000 a semester once you are in the nursing program. But...