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In 2011, right after graduating from high school, I started at a local nursing school. That is all I wanted to do at the time, and I really enjoyed school in the beginning. I passed with flying colors, enjoyed working with the patients, etc. I had gr...

I am currently working towards my BA, and my current school does offer an advance to BSN program for people who hold a bachelors degree. They only accept 30 students per year to the program, so I am worried about trying to get in since the nursing pr...

I am currently enrolled in an ADN program, and I've completed 1 semester of nursing classes. I am wanting to transfer to a BSN program. I am you g, so I think it will make more sense to just go for that right away. I don't feel like dealing with tryi...

Last semester, I finished my 1st semester of clinicals and did pretty well. At the end of break, I decided to leave my nursing classes. I'm only doing gen eds right now. I thought I wanted to transfer to become something else. The more I think about ...

I would send an e-mail or leave a message to ask her if you can set up an appointment with her to talk about the nursing program. Just don't sound threatening, just sound interesting. Just tell her that you want to make sure you're getting the best e...

I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly. It wasn't really a job, but instead I just found a nurse that would allow me to follow him or her for the day. My high school helped me find the hospital and nurse. You could also contact the hosp...

Here was my point of view: During my 1st semester of nursing school, I felt like I was completely overwhelmed. I was putting in 18 hour days everyday of the week between school, homework, studying, and my job, and then I was expected to study on my p...

I wouldn't read into it too much to determine how successful you will be in your nursing courses. Honestly, the only time I've seen half of the stuff that we learned in A&P is in A&P! It is meant to challenge you. As a nurse, you also need a...

Are you sure that they won't count your credits? I've heard that some schools consider the credits if you have graduated with a bachelors in something vs. if you just have random science credits. As for jobs, the economy is pretty bad right now, so a...

1. How hard was TEAS, and what was covered? My school did not require me to take the TEAS! :yelclap: 2. How much math do you really need as a nurse? In school, I had to take a clinical mathematics course. A lot of schools just require college algebra...

This is the much better alternative to what happened to my great grandmother! My great grandfather died about 12 years ago. My great gma would constantly say that she can't wait to die because she has no one to live for anymore. I think that my grand...

I've been in the same boat as you! I am someone who would prefer to just do everything on my own so that I can get the grade that I personally deserve. My A&P group decided that we would all do case studies separately, and then e-mail our resul...

i believe that the nclex pass rate really only half way reflects the program that you are in. you could be in an amazing school but just be getting by and then fail the nclex. likewise, you could be studying really hard, but be in a crappy school and...

I would not write about this being a recent event. Describe it as being something that is in your past. Be truthful, but I wouldn't just out and say that it's something that happened two weeks ago. If you got help for the issue, tell them that and th...

I agree with everyone else, ADN courses can actually be MORE challenging than BSN courses because you will be learning all of the same things just in a shorter amount of time. The only real difference that you get with a BSN is a bunch of general edu...

Letters of recommendation from any medical professional really will do you wonders! Two out of three of my letters of recommendation were written by nurses. I think that schools love to see that you are already networking with other medical professio...

You know that you are a great CNA and that you will one day make a great RN! Contact the school about what you could be doing to make your chances better over everyone else. Also, some food for thought: do you really think that your co-workers will ...

Hello again! You can volunteer or job shadow at your local hospital. I'm not sure where you are located, but you can look up your hospital's website, find the e-mail address for the volunteer coordinator, and then contact him/her asking about opportu...

I am on the east coast as well, and I just graduated high school in 2011. Your GPA really isn't all that low to be honest with you! My GPA when I graduated was 3.7, but it was probably closer to what yours is when I was a junior. I think you are on t...

I believe that the NCLEX pass rate really only half way reflects the program that you are in. You could be in an amazing school but just be getting by and then fail the NCLEX. Likewise, you could be studying really hard, but be in a crappy school and...

My best advice would be to look into different colleges that you would consider going to for nursing school. Even if the school you're at has a program, don't bank on getting into it if it's competitive. I had a friend with a 4.0 GPA and she didn't g...

Yeah, the prospect of school-especially after being out for a while-can be pretty scary! I wouldn't be too nervous about it though because even people just out of high school are just as nervous, if not more, than you! I think the school really eases...

Capricorn, I'm thinking you're right. I think I just keep feeling nostalgic because I just think about my clinical experiences. In the 15 weeks on the clinical floor, I was lucky enough to NEVER have a terrible experience with a patient. All of my pa...

I think for your semester, you will be able to pick your own classes. I know that the school chose mine, but they are using a new program this year. As for missing, I knew someone who did, and she ended up doing just fine during the semester. It's al...

Rookie1, I'm not sure if you will ever get this message, but I figured I would post it anyway. I am assuming that you haven't completed any pre-reqs. For 1st semester, there are two different clinical day options (Tuesday & Wednesday). I did mine...