coopermke

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1. Nursing School vs. A&P - how much harder is it?

   coopermke replied to Jmiami's topic in General Students

   I agree with Cerriwin, I feel like I read A LOT of... "Nursing school is impossible, you have to devote your life to it, etc". I am a final semester student, graduating with my BSN in December. I work 20 hours a week at a hospital as a Nurse Extern, ...

2. Im not passing my 4th semester Nursing exams, I need some advice..

   coopermke replied to Lukarets's topic in General Students

   Have you considered making flash cards? I see that someone else mentioned this and I know that for Med Surg flash cards were very helpful! Break the cards down by section for each test, for example Cardiac ... labs, procedures, ECG, etc. and go over ...

3. Volunteering...

   coopermke replied to bellebebe's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Volunteering is a great idea to supplement your time in nursing school for one HUGE reason... NETWORKING! As a volunteer you will have minimal patient interaction, and it will not be in a "nursing capacity" so you will not gain any "skills" in the me...

4. Cannot decide on a path...ugh

   coopermke replied to OBplease's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I would definitely not go the CNA route if your program does not require it and you do not plan to work in this capacity. Experience as a CNA will really not give you much of an edge in nursing school, and simply taking the CNA class without even bei...

5. I dont know what to do

   coopermke replied to Shaunta20's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Whether or not you need to have chem with a lab is totally dependent on the school that you are applying to. I know that my school requires a lab with chemistry, so high school chem would not fulfill this requirement. Usually a chem + lab course woul...

6. A&P Textbook - Should I keep it?

   coopermke replied to hardierlime's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I would sell it! The odds are the book will get you a decent amount back and you already did so well in A&P ... my thought on A&P is that it either comes easy to you or it doesn't, clearly it comes to you so I wouldn't worry too much. Plus yo...

7. Am I in love with what nursing REALLY is or with what I THINK it is?

   coopermke replied to Fanci's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I think the idea of enrolling in a CNA class is a great idea... as far as getting yourself some exposure to the medical field goes. With that said, it is important to realize that what a CNA does and what a nurse does (and the scope of care they each...