weavers

apply to every school in your area and go to whichever one accepts you first. you could do ADN, get the RN, work for 1-2 years then get a masters or DNP in 2-3 years.

I find study groups work really well. I hear someone explain, we ask questions, fill in the missing bits. when i can explain something then I really know it. It fun to come up with questions and its funny when you predict questions on the exam. be a ...

meet with a counselor at your community college. make a plan and map out what classes you need to take and when. also use assist.org to make sure the classes transfer. at community college you take English 1A, its the same class at university, just w...

Spend money on good shoes. I like running shoes. dr scholls inserts help. be sure to run/walk 1-2 miles before buying shoes. wear them in the store for +15mins. if there is any discomfort/hotspots don't get them. for my school it is all white shoes, ...

A pricey one on a hook I take to clinical A cheap one in the trunk of my car incase I forget or if another student forgets theres

i bring a laptop to class and type everything. we hand write at 30 words a min. i am sure you can type faster than that. lots of people use voice recorders, but i never have time to listen to them. I have some class mates that use a voice recorder an...

volunteer. at a hosptial, at a local clinic, anywhere you can. work on your resume, now. make money as a care giver and save money so you don't have to work while in school. check out this website. i had a pre med freind that went to peru and deliver...

I use asics nimbus gel 14 with the dr. scholls inserts and graded compression socks. buy real running shoes, they cost 120-200 dollars, but are so worth it. go to a proper running store and get fitted and find out what type of runner you are, then re...

stool samples. abnormal stool, greasy, snotty and really strong smells. most stuff I can handle, but some smells it makes one want to puke. Today I had green diarrhea today, i was ok with that, but snotty smelly stool. i am cool with baby poop too. ...

I am in a two year program, i find myself doing a ton of NCLEX questions and online research. This isn't your pre reqs where you can just memorize the definition. you need the apply your knowledge, apply the nursing process. I would ignore your GPA. ...

what does it take to succed? A good attitude and teamwork. Sometimes you gotta be a leader, sometimes you gotta motivate others and save other people from making mistakes. they will save your butt sooner or later. Another thing is letting things go....

teamwork and study groups. be a leader, get to know people, get numbers, cook them food, organize study groups. do favors for people. babysit for them, wash there car and call in favors later on when you need help. they will save your butt in clinica...

I am a nursing student and a B student. I feel C students have a place in nursing, its not anything in critical care or anything that involves critical thinking. Maybe simpler jobs like blood bank. easy positions need to be filled. I feel like c stud...

Great post. I am only a nursing student, but I want to share my experience. I was at the end of my first year of a ADN program I had an observation day on a Burn unit. We were allowed to give care, meds, dressing changes, ect. I had 2 pt. one patien...

herasheis, I am the same as you. I am an auditory learner. I never read the textbooks, and I am a B+ student. I feelt I could be an A student with if I read. I learn best by lectures, study groups and videos. I am an auditory learning, but I also ta...

You buy cheap you buy twice. dont' waste your money on those cheap 20 and 40 dollar stethoscopes. if you can try someone elses and see how you like it. My girlfriend bought me a littmann Cardiology III, it is night and day difference. I had my name ...

they drilled an intraosseous catheter into her femur. Its for instant IV access. Its hard at the best of times to get an IV stick on an elderly person. Maybe they injected atropine, it speeds up the heart and then they probably gave her IV fluids.

Do the online BSN degree transfer to other schools? like a masters a brick and motar school or another online program. I am 25 and in an ASN program, and I have one more year to go. I am planning to do a BSN shortly after getting my NCLEX. I need to...

I am looking more and more at Ohio University for their RN-BSN program. would the units there transfer to masters at another school or online program? I realize Ohio university offer bsn-masters online.

I was looking at Ohio university for there online BSN. I understand they also have an online masters as well. I feel like I would learn better with a brick and mortar school, but that will cost an extra 5 grand, stress fill clinicals, and I doubt I c...

I agree you need to change your attitude. I quite enjoyed my OB rotation. I saw a vaginal birth, a C-section, and inserted two foleys catheters. A couple of people refused a male student and my teacher and the charge nurse worked hard to find me ope...

Its great that you realize this is something you want to work on. I use to be a really shy person. Before Nursing school I put myself into job situations where I had to be a leader, where I had to talk to total strangers. I was a dance teacher for fi...

my school uses elsevier books. we now use hesi final exams. the great thing about elsevier is that the have a program called pageburst. its the program we use to read the text book on our laptop. in addtion there is a website we log into so we can re...

I was in the same position as you. I am now 25 and half way threw my ASN RN program. Its a 2 year program, but it takes 3 years of pre reqs and then I had to wait 2.5 years just to get into the program. Also I am looking at getting a BSN after i grad...