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To anyone taking a peek, I really appreciate you taking the time to read my post! I would love to receive any opinion or information regarding a little anxiety of mine: if I am entering the "right" profession or not? I know that ultimately this is so...

Hello, I am hoping someone can help me with some questions some of my peers and I have regarding finding part-time work in Ontario. Since PSWs (Personal Support Workers) are not regulated (my professor told us the other day), can a first year nurs...

I agree with most of what the others have mentioned in their replies to your post so far. I was once in your shoes, and had to make the decision between choosing a career in nursing or as a radiation (ultrasound) tech. Initially, I was leaning toward...

Hi, I am entering my first year as a nursing (BScN) student this fall and I'm suddenly worried I won't have the necessary skills or strength to be nurse (or a good one at least). I usually don't have doubts about my decision to enter this profession,...

Hi there, I'm a first year BScN student, and in a week's time we are expected to show (to the professor) our skills and abilities to assess vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, BP and pulse oximetry). I am the type of person who tends to ge...

Hi Smartway, Don't worry... I was in the same boat as you once. My high school marks were not high enough and I had some missing requisite courses, therefore pre-health science was my only way in (aside from taking up many upgrading courses, which w...

Hi guys! Nice to see I'm not the only Nursing hopeful for fall 2011! I applied to the Western University-Fanshawe Collaborative program in London Ontario. I'm not sure if there are any other Pre-Health Science "hopefuls" out there in this forum, bu...

Glad to hear you're having a good experience with it so far! I will be starting my first clinical very shortly, and I don't know what to expect!!! If you don't mind me asking, do you know (as a group) what you are expected to do? Do you follow a cl...

I am very lucky because I am in a program that just started 2 weeks ago (BSN), and all my professors are EXCELLENT! Maybe one I would say is a little "snobbish" or a little "pretentious" here and there, but a great teacher none the less. The rest of ...

Wow.... you've just described me in a nutshell! I also share the same fears/anxieties as you regarding if I am the "right fit" for this profession because of my introverted nature, and anxiety while dealing with people in a high-stressed environment....

I'm not sure about having your 2-step read by an other facility. But when I had to get my reading for the first shot, I got a different RN to do it for me. In fact, every shot and reading (all four) were administered by a different nurse each time. ...

I also lost most of my immunization records form when I was younger. I have since moved from my hometown, and my mother could only find a few of them. I was scared to think that I would have to get a lot of these shots/tests all over again (and some ...

I'm not sure if this is a serious post or not, and the main reason I think this is because I saw that your profile information states the following: Interests I was below average Years Exp. doesn't make a difference If this is serious, and you reall...

:ancong!: I'm glad to hear someone can survive Pharm... that's the part i'm dreading the most (not looking forward to) about nursing school. Yikes! Congrats again, and keep up the good work! :yelclap:

OMG! I would have cried my eyes out seeing those unborn kittens... I'm a cat lady myself, have two of them at home with me. I sincerely hope my school won't use cats... I think I'd much prefer dissecting a cadaver (no to sound so harsh)!

Our first actual class starts on Thursday, September 8. That's in like, 3 days!!!!!!! I can feel the nerves kicking in more and more as the days roll by. :uhoh21: How did everyone's first few days go so far???!!! I'm wondering if it's anything close ...

It really all depends on what you're really passionate about and what aspect of Nursing appeals to you (i.e the medical field, helping people, learning sciences, nursing schedules, the amount of options to choose from in terms of units/specialization...

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!! :w00t: You worked hard to get here, and thanks to your patience and dedication... you got in!! I'm glad I never gave up either. :yeah:

Hey, I'm also a student nurse and I have to say that I feel the same way. Thinking about the future scares me sometimes! What I tend to see in many area is that there is the illusion of a "shortage" because you see all kinds of ads and job postings f...

Not to be intrusive or nosy, but did you end up telling the "potential" employer anything relating to the truth? Or did you lie around it? So sorry to hear that you did not get the position... what happened to you certainly isn't fair, and surely ha...

You mean: ? Your title and post made me laugh a little and made me remember that I felt the very same way when I first started Anatomy/Physiology courses.... But on a serious note, with Anat there is a lot of stuff to learn, and memorizing everyth...

Yes, I'm starting my BScN program in 1 week from now! Though I'm scared as all heck , I'm also very excited and proud to have made it this far (especially after putting the time and effort toward this life-long dream, including my choice to take up t...

Congrats on getting into a Pre-health program SM1031! Its nice to hear back from you and how you're doing. Since completing my pre-health program last year, I've realized how much it actually helped me and that I would not have gotten into nursing w...

Where I live, all the nearby hospitals can only take up to a certain amount of adult or student volunteers per year. It is due to a very high amount of submitted applications (thankfully for them)! I would love nothing but to volunteer at any communi...

Wow Iridescent Orchid, that's great!!! Happy everything looks good for you, and that you're getting a good "vibe" about the professors and such. That's definitely one of my biggest worries/concerns: profs, teaching style, and well... if I can do th...