futurepractitioner1

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1. Hospital Job while in nursing school question....To sleep or not to sleep, that is ??

   futurepractitioner1 posted a topic in General Students

   Hey all, I am a 2nd year nursing student, and I was recently hired by a hospital to work a mix of night, day and evening shifts at a hospital right near my home.... a little stressed because I am...

2. Comfort and words of wisdom needed-4 days til Rutgers Nursing gives me their decision

   futurepractitioner1 replied to futurepractitioner1's topic in Male Nursing Students

   Which classes are you taking? Are you going to be in NB or NWK? I'm a NB student, but I'm taking my Spring semester in NWK because it's closer to my home. I'll be in clinicals as of next Fall, so if...

3. Comfort and words of wisdom needed-4 days til Rutgers Nursing gives me their decision

   futurepractitioner1 replied to futurepractitioner1's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I had been accepted as a sophomore. I don't know the situation with bringing in students as juniors. All of the students who I know that have been accepted are in the class of 2014, as it's rare...

4. Help! Severe Anxiety

   futurepractitioner1 replied to Isabellah's topic in General Students

   What a horrible feeling... and then on top of it, there is anxiety about having the anxiety! I had this issue in my first college Chem class...it's a frightening and debilitating feeling. You might...

5. Lincoln Tech in Paramus is it a good LPN school?

   futurepractitioner1 replied to lpuell87's topic in New Jersey Nursing

   I visited the school a couple of years ago and wasn't impressed. I took an "entrance exam" so that they could assess my basic skills...the test was ridiculous! They charge a lot for tuition, and the...

6. Funny things patients say !

   futurepractitioner1 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

   A friend of mine with a sick sense of humor went in for a physical, during which the doctor examined his prostate. After the exam, my buddy says to the doctor, (to my disgust, disbelief, but...

7. should I quit my well paying job of 43,000 a year to go to nursing school

   futurepractitioner1 replied to Divalish918's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I was in this exact position last year--it's awful!--so sorry to hear your predicament. Are there no evening nursing programs in your area?-- That would be an amazing option to start with. I can...

8. Hospitals do "credit" checks, when applying 4 a job???

   futurepractitioner1 replied to CNA/glorified maid's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Hmmm....I wonder if they're worried that us nurses will try to skip out on paying our hospital cafeteria bill

9. Nursing major w/ a minor

   futurepractitioner1 replied to Dreaming1007's topic in New Jersey Nursing

   I'm a Psych minor...great compliment to Nursing, especially if you take some of the physiologically-related courses like Neuropsychology and Physiopsychology. So many of our patients will have the...

10. Groping a male volunteer

    futurepractitioner1 replied to Princess Lo's topic in Nursing Humor

    It's his fault for dishing out the rolls before serving the weiners... She probably wanted the Sweet Italian Sausage over the Knockwurst that was on the buffet

11. Hardest Prerequisite

    futurepractitioner1 replied to tiffjh2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Organic Biochemistry was awful for me... not really that hard to wrap my head around if I organized my time and memorized things within an inch of my life, but it took me a good month of the semester...

12. How to decline a wedding invitation because I'm too busy with school!

    futurepractitioner1 replied to rrz0609's topic in General Students

    I don't think it's a bad idea to tell her the exact truth... I'm in a traditional track program, but my best friend is in an ADN and I barely get to see her anymore, which I understood would be the...

13. NJ Schools

    futurepractitioner1 replied to mcim29's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hi MC, Helena really explained that well, and not much more to add than you should visit the different websites for each school and see what each one requires as prerequisites. I was in exactly the...

14. Weirdest, funniest, grossest male teenager pt. Stories

    futurepractitioner1 replied to Mtb97's topic in Nursing Humor

    I like this site because it allows me to communicate and exchange stories with peers.

15. Weirdest, funniest, grossest male teenager pt. Stories

    futurepractitioner1 replied to Mtb97's topic in Nursing Humor

    This thread is a little creepy I must agree. But...whatever.....just