So people say "When you are a nurse you will always have a job." I feel very discouraged because sometimes it doesn't matter who you are, what your qualifications are, how bad you want something, how hard you have worked for your grades, or how good ...
Okay I live in California and we have some "top notch" schools such as UCLA and SDSU (so I hear). I am attending a community college and am working towards an ADN, then RN to BSN at 1 of 7 schools I will apply to. My question is, does it really matte...
I have been wanting to write this thread for awhile! I just want to say to all high school seniors applying to college to be a nurse and all pre-nursing students applying to nursing school: DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED BY RUMORS! The biggest thing that bot...
buttons93 replied to jellybean321's topic in Pre-Nursing
I agree with the burnout part! In Chem. I just COULD NOT pay attention or retain information for the life of me. I took it (5 unit class) along with 15 other units. Yep, 20 units total my second semester in college, and I had two jobs and was busy we...
buttons93 replied to tubellax0's topic in Pre-Nursing
Yep it's up to you. There is a lot to think about. I got accepted to Saint Mary's College of California and I chose the community college that I am at now over the oh so prestigious Catholic private school that I go accepted to. I don't regret it bec...
YES!! This was very true in my EMT class. I studied NREMT prep-questions and when I came across a question about something that I didn't fully understand THEN, and only THEN, I cracked open the book. Other than that, I relied on what I already knew t...
I MAKE myself not study for more than 2 hours at a time. I walk away, get a snack, maybe go to the gym, or take a nap, then come back, quickly review, then move on. It also helps me to study the things that I struggle with first. Then I quickly revie...
buttons93 replied to mee9mee9's topic in Pre-Nursing
I am in an ASN program that can take 4 years (if you finish your pre-reqs. in 2 years, then its 2 years of nursing, but there is one semester wait, so it could technically take 4.5 years). I know what you mean about it being the EXACT same length as ...
True true true! There was a nursing student at my school that worked as an EMT on the weekends. He thought he could tough it out and come to clinicals early Monday morning after a 48 hour shift. He got cut because he was late or just too exhausted to...
Hello! I am a prenursing student with one semester before nursing school. I have been going through a very rough time in my life due to family issues. Actually, ONGOING family issues since my sophomore year in high school. I have contemplated going ...
I got my EMT about a month ago and it has been hard for me to find a job. Part of the reason why it is so hard for me is because I am 19 and most ambulance companies don't hire under 21. I am still applying wherever I can. Then again, a lot of times ...
Hello! I am an EMT. I am also a pre-nursing student with one more semester before nursing school! I got my EMT-B because I want to be a flight nurse (after ER experience of course) and the EMS experience will help me and I LOVE the environment. My E...
buttons93 replied to CRNBSN18's topic in Pre-Nursing
I am an EMT and I referred to my A&P books ALL THE TIME during the EMT course. And whenever questions randomly arise, I refer back to those books!! Seriously? A&P is something that will ALWAYS be a part of life if you want to be in the medica...
Thought I would bring this up because it has been happening way too much at my school and it is my biggest pet peeve. So I took Anatomy my first semester of college. The classroom was about 90% women wanting to enter the nursing program. About 2 week...
So I got a B in Chem. All the rest of my grades are A's. The program that I am applying to next semester only looks at grades in English, Anatomy, Physio., and Micro. so my grade in Chem won't effect me getting in. BUT, I want to go to a private scho...
buttons93 replied to buttons93's topic in Pre-Nursing
My physio teacher did this! Previous students would ask to go to the bathroom and they would take notes outside and look things up or Google answers. So he added a rule to the syllabus that if you left to go to the bathroom, automatic ZERO. We also h...