Juniper248

Thanks for all the replies! Its going to be hard enough to find a job as a new grad, I'll prob have to take whatever they have. Just trying to decide how to write my cover letter to the regional hospitals with separate ERs. I'd take either ER but would love to do both. Work Per Diem is a good idea too! Maybe I could do that for awhile till I decide which I like best. Thanks!

Hi, I'm really interested in working in the emergency department. I'm about to graduate from a BSN program and currently doing my preceptorship in a Pediatric ER. It seems to me that the nurses that work in peds ER only float to the general peds floor and PICU. However, I'm interested in both Adult and Peds emergency and wondering if there are positions that float between both? Peds and adults have separate ERs in the hospitals that I'm looking to work at. I don't want to be tied down to just Peds. I know I could look for a hospital that incorporate both into their ER, but those hospitals tend to be smaller and not teaching hospitals. Does anyone know of nurses that float between both pediatric emergency and adult emergency departments (without being a nurse that floats all over the place)? Thank you!

Hasn't really hit me, YET. I start August 23rd. Still have some time to enjoy my summer and not think about all the stressful school work coming up!

you should find out within a few weeks whether you get accepted!

okay QUESTION. i'm going to nursing school soon too. i'm pretty worried about feces. mostly the smell, but i think the sight will get to me too. other things i think i'd be totally fine with. my question is, what HAPPENS if you have these so called "weaknesses." are the clinical instructors going to mad that you feel sick at first? i think i'll be able to get over it eventually, but definitely not immediately. will the clinical instructor be understanding? or mark you down for this?

Nurses sure get paid a lot to just give hugs!

Hey! thats great! I'm originally from NJ but have been living in Boston for 6 years. Florida is gonna be a big change! How about you?

Don't feed the trolls! That's my advice.

I see. Thanks for the info!

From what I've read on this forum, you will be performing a LOT of catheterizations in student clinicals.

I found out more about the clinical locations at Barry. They actually have clinical sites ALL over the Miami area such as aventura hospital, Mount Sinai, Jackson Memorial and many more but not the southern area of Miami. so you get a lot of different experiences. Maybe UMiami only has their clinical sites at their own hospital?

I'm pre-nursing so I don't know exactly what a bed bath entails, but do you have to bathe eachother's private parts and such (in lab)?

One note about math. While nursing may only require 7th or 8th grade level math, the prereq courses may require a lot higher level, such as chemistry. Just keep that in mind too.

I am young so I'll give a young person's opinion. I was bullied in middle school and constantly called "retarded" among other things. I was very smart, but it was just a word people used. I feel like my generation uses the word as something completely different than meaning anything about the mentally disabled. I do feel bad when I start to say that myself. Its really an emotional reaction and the word means something COMPLETELY different than the original use. Honestly, words are very subjective, especially when they are used to insult someone or something. In fact, just to be fair, instead of calling things "gay" (which I used to do), I started calling things lesbian in substitution to gay. Not to be offensive to anyone, just to acknowledge the desensitization of words like these. My point is that words are only subjective as to how they are used. To make fun of someone and say they are retarded is absolutely wrong. But for the word to slip out sometimes just talking about objects or activities, its not a crime, its just the way we speak. I understand that if you know someone who is MR then all of this can be very offensive, but its never directed at you or anyone else. Its colloquial, and unfortunate. Its unfortunate now because people are starting to bully others and calling them mentally disabled. It will keep going, and we'll continue to make new names for those who are truly affected by MR.

Gosh, this thread is depressing. I can't believe people actually get away with this stuff. Any who, to the OP, I feel bad you are in the middle of it (because you knowing about it does put you in the middle of it). I myself am sometimes a timid person so in this case I would need some advice. I like the idea of an anonymous note. Maybe someone could make an example of something the OP could give the dean/administrator/professor. Its really not fair for all of us who have worked SO hard in school to have people just cheat their way through. Even if I'm not in the same school as you, it affects every nurse when/if she graduates. She is harming the reputation of the profession of nursing. Not to mention possibly hurting someone in the process.

well said Capricorn :yelclap:

I have nursing fundamentals demystified. It's meh. I'm getting health assessment made incredibly easy soon so I'll see how that is.

I've been feeling the same way as the OP recently. I'm moving across the country and broke up with my boyfriend to go get my nursing degree. I know I really want to be a nurse, but will all this be worth it? I hope so! I know I'll love it. And I know it will be hard. I know about all the harsh realities that everyone has listed above. But I would like to hear the great parts about it too. I think that's what the OP is getting at. Post some inspiration so we know that nursing isn't all horrible.

I have a similar belief system. I've been dealt some hard hands that seem so unfair, but years later I realize just how important those mishaps were! Without them I would not be the same person I am today. I am so glad for some of those set backs because they made my future much more promising as I've matured and learned from them. Its true you might meet someone who you will make a profound influence on (even if you don't realize it!). Just keep going, stay positive, and don't feel bad about falling a little behind. It's only one semester. Good luck =)

I'm starting June 4th =D! good luck to everyone!

ahh! that makes perfect sense. the only place that could be more expensive is somewhere in california!

I'm also going to CNA school before nursing school too. In my area, there's a CNA training course from the American red cross. They have two options. One is about 4ish weeks, Mon-friday, 9-4pm. You can also do nights 5-10pm, monday, wed, thurs. for 8 weeks. The total cost is $980. This includes CNA and HHA certification with 24 hours of clinical time. I live in Boston, so I can't imagine anything being more expensive than here... Where are you from? Remember, you just have to pass a state exam to get CNA certified. So how long the program is doesn't necessarily matter if you are competent in the material and skills (which i'm sure you are).

Sbrinia06, You have to take an English assessment test, which includes grammar, reading comprehension, and writing a short essay. If you don't pass, it doesn't mean you don't get in. You just have to take a remedial course or something like that.

check his/her airway? I just got accepted into a BSN program too! I've been studying a little

I think you are doing everything right! 3.2 is not bad, its a B+ average. True some schools only accept 4.0s, but you are on the right track by getting your CNA first. That will make your application stand out. You can definitly get into a nursing school somewhere. Plus, grades mean nothing about intelligence (imo). Grades are all about determination.