Seas

Seas

Telemetry, OB, NICU

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  1. You can talk to the nursing school you're interested to see what they will say. And I don't want to discourage you, but 3.0 is too low to get into a nursing school. I think you must work on increasing...
  2. Nclex exam terrified!

    One thing I learned and was told by the Kaplan instructors is you never feel 100% ready to take NCLEX, and no matter how much you wait and study, you will never feel all ready for
  3. Got into LPN and RN What Should I Do?

    ADN program. It is really competitive to get into ADN (RN) programs, and you are accepted. You shouldn't miss this
  4. In my school and hospital I went for clinicals, my instructor had to check my meds before I went into room and administer them. I don't even remember my CI's being in the room with me when I was adm...
  5. Blind Nursing Student?

    She can be a nurse on a different nursing branch other than bedside nursing. But I really can't see a possibility of her passing nursing school with blindness. I am talking about clinicals, skills,...
  6. Microbiology

    I had to take tab along with my science classes as well. In fact, they were together. My micro class involved some
  7. I am glad to have found this topic. I am a new grad with ADN degree who is starting first job at hospital in 3 weeks. Even though some posts were offensive for me (come on, we are new grads, some...
  8. So Fustrated!! Please help!!

    Pictures, youtube videos, imaging them in my mind helped
  9. Wondering if I should change to nursing

    You seem really unsure of what you want to do. If you want to see if nursing is for you, be a nursing assistant first. There are courses that don't take too long to finish. That will give you a good...
  10. Do hospital patients get better care if they're nice

    This must be true. Human nature. Not that a mean patient wouldn't get good care, but they wouldn't get more than what nurse HAS TO do for patient's
  11. Ok. I knew you weren't a nursing student or a nurse for sure! Then I don't expect you to fully understand us nurses or nursing students. Whatever you want to be, bust yourself out like us to earn that...
  12. You need to chill out a little bit and watch your words regarding RN's, LPN's comparison. It is not RNs' fault that you can't find a job. Your post is offensive for RN's that also include
  13. Is this the norm?!?

    If I were you, I would quit this place and absolutely report them. What if those residents were your family or loved
  14. How do I get a new job after being fired?

    You need to be honest with the next interviewer and stop blaming the facility that fired you, because they are reasonable for doing this. You showed some unprofessional behavior that set you for a...
  15. NOT going to the pinning ceremony

    I liked someone's statement. I don't want to offend anyone but, I think the reason mostly is that people think they are too cool for school. lol. Or they want attention, like people will be wondering...
  16. Wow, I am glad to find this topic. I just graduated with my ADN degree a few days ago. I am already starting my first job in 3 weeks. I appreciate the advice too. Bring them on!
  17. how far is your clinical?

    Less than 1 mile. Took me like 3-5 mins all together to drive there. No, I am not lucky. I just moved to that area for school and clinicals. By the way, my school was 3 mile
  18. sad to graduate

    I graduated from my nursing school yesterday. I have a job already, starting in a few weeks. I was and still am anxious to start working on my own. I was happy and proud yesterday to be done with...
  19. rounding up grades

    No rounding, and lowest passing grade was 78 in my
  20. New RN's do you have a job yet?

    I have a job at med-surg/telemetry floor. It was the first and only hospital/position I applied for, and I got
  21. Gloves or not for IV meds?

    I don't wear them when doing y-port IVP, IVPB, or regular IV fluids. I wear them when I am working on a saline-locked IV
  22. Countdown to Pinning

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  23. Frustrated with Biol 189

    Pre-requisite classes to me were way easier than nursing school. Sorry to say this, but from what I have seen, people who don't do good in pre-reqs either can't get into nursing school or can't...
  24. Denied from nursing schools

    Increase your GPA, like re-taking the classes if
  25. Younger Nursing Students

    I was the youngest aged in my class too, and everybody's been so nice with