Griffin123

Check with the individual school. Bring your transcripts and speak with an admissions adviser. Many schools only look at the last 60 or so credit hours. You can check with the traditional 4 year institutions and community colleges. Be aware that...

I would say no. Just because something can be done doesn't mean it SHOULD be done. At the very least I would not work in the first semester. This way you can get a feel for what will be required of you. If you think you can handle more work after...

In my program Peds seems to be A LOT easier. I don't know if this is fairly common or not, though.

If I get kicked out of nursing school? Easy. I'm moving to Mexico and majoring in English.

I just finished my OB/Peds/Newborn Nursery clinicals last month. Had to watch a circumcision. I think I had sympathy pains...

Wire each seat in the classroom with electrodes. Each button delivers a mild shock to a corresponding seat. Therapeutic and effective.

I don't think the school can do anything since you've already graduated and they've sent your information off. At the very least I would write a letter to the BoN and the state's Board of Education just for the sake of documenting the incident. It'...

I would also contact your state's board of education. If it were me I would also give serious thought about writing my state representative as well.

Can't top that.

I'd say try to stick it out, but if she marks you unsatisfactory (or some equivalent of it) for your clinical, then consider asking for a different instructor. If another instructor shares the opinion of your current one, then it's just you. I, how...

Easy there, Panama Red. Just because I think saying "...on occasion I indulge in smoking marijuana for the calming effects it has on my situational anxiety and sleep issues." and "I am fervently against the use of any anxiety prescription of the sor...

Come now, Caribbean Character, a person that abuses illegal drugs occasionally is the perfect person to have a job that involves...passing out drugs.

Supporting Mexican drug cartels by paying cash for an illegal drug is OK. Seeing a doctor to ask about treatment options for a condition that nearly every human being in our country has experienced at one time or another... Now THAT would be wrong.

Well, if professionals self medicate it must be ok, then. Sounds legit to me.

This pretty much says everything I was going to say. See a doc. You're not the first person in the nation with anxiety or sleep issues. Chances are excellent they'll have something for you other than a drug that will get you kicked out of nursing ...

Our first semester was at a long term care facility. I hated every minute of it. I didn't mind peri care or the smells but I hated to see the condition some of the patients were in. I had 4 patients during this time frame. Each had toe nails that...

Hi there Hazel. I'm a second semester nursing student. I saw your post and wanted to add my 2 cents. If things do get too crazy, ask your school if they offer a part time nursing program. If they do you may be able to transfer into the part time...

Absolutely there are options! The trick is to do a lot of research. Off the top of my head, here are some of my thoughts: - Do not take out educational assistance with your employer. - Check into getting food stamps or any other benefit you can get...

I had to learn what GrnTea said the hard way. It's true. Now, if you just need some random elective to fill in for your 4 year degree or something then that's cool. But it won't help you in nursing school and it won't help you land a job in anythi...

I haven't found anything to calm my nerves. 2 weeks left in my first semester. I have a 75% in one class and 80 or above in my other two classes. But, if I make anything less than a 75% in any class I have to repeat the entire semester. This has ...

I'm the same way. They say some people are visual learners and some people are auditory learners. I personally don't feel comfortable until I do something a thousand times. Repetition is the only way I learn. If you do something over and over aga...

It is possible. It is not smart. I do not believe anything in Nursing is "hard". There are just varying degrees of time consumption required. Make no mistake, if you do all the reading, studying and practicing that they say you should be doing yo...

This said everything I was thinking and more. Very nice response!

I personally don't recommend it at all. Lots of folks do it, but I don't recommend it. Things can get pretty hairy especially in the first semester. My honest opinion is to complete the first semester (without working) and then decide for yourself...