kailuaRN2B

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1. Just wanted to say hey and that I am new to nursing...

   kailuaRN2B replied to Kwami3's topic in New York

   Good for you and your decision to head into this field. I think you will know pretty quick rather you love it or hate it - at least that is how it was for me. There are some people that think that they want to be a nurse and then get into their cli...

2. Just accepted, now what?

   kailuaRN2B replied to Maisie's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Maisie! Congrats on your acceptance! I am currently in an accelerated second degree program and although it is demanding I dont believe it is difficult overall. Is there parts of it that can be difficult...yes, but it is all in your attitude jus...

3. Nursing - my second degree

   kailuaRN2B replied to SandyG_001's topic in General Students

   Hi Sandy! I am currently in an accelerated second-degree program and love it! I think it is great that you are taken the huge and exciting step towards nursing. My first degree is in Pre-Law and I would agree with Christine that I am a more serious...

4. what is a good stethoscope for nursing student?

   kailuaRN2B replied to nurse051's topic in General Students

   I would agree. My friends who are nurses (cardiac and trauma) recommend Prestige. Littmann and DRG are also very good but I ended up purchasing a Prestige very much like the one in the picture. My instructors told me if I was having a hard time he...

5. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

   kailuaRN2B replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am a nursing student in an accelerated program. Let me just say for the record that I did NOT pick nursing...nursing picked me! It is a calling and a desire to want to be a part of something bigger - the care and healing of the patient. I am so pro...

6. Hello- New to Site

   kailuaRN2B replied to Firemedic7's topic in Online Learning

   Welcome to the site! (Sorry, not familiar with EC but wanted to say Hi and welcome anyway.)

7. Clep???

   kailuaRN2B replied to NicInNC's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi NIC: CLEP is when you can test out of a course in lieu of attending. For example, some schools will allow you to CLEP your prereq courses. It has its advantages and disadvantages. It just depends on your preference. Hope that helps! :)

8. I got accepted!

   kailuaRN2B replied to bmw804's topic in General Students

   Congrats! I know how exciting it is to get that letter. Of course, i found i had gotten accepted over the phone! I had called to check the status and the lady put me on hold. When she came back on the line she just matter of factly said "Yes, it ...

9. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

   kailuaRN2B replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

   My thing to do is to categorize everything as to: Mechanism of Action Use Pharmacokinetics Adverse Reaction Interactions That's when I know I am in Pharmacology hell! I can't even enjoy one episode of CSI without jumping into full for...

10. Low GPA for accelerated BSN/MS ADVICEss

    kailuaRN2B replied to Palm517's topic in New York

    Hi there! Keep taking pre-reqs and build up your gpa. I got accepted to an accelerated BSN with a gpa of 3.0 (barely). Most schools will only look at your gpa from this point forward based on your pre-req grades. So, do your best and hang in there...

11. Low GPA for accelerated BSN/MS ADVICEss

    kailuaRN2B replied to Palm517's topic in New York

    Hi there! Keep taking pre-reqs and build up your gpa. I got accepted to an accelerated BSN with a gpa of 3.0 (barely). Most schools will only look at your gpa from this point forward based on your pre-req grades. So, do your best and hang in there...