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Hey, y'all! I was just accepted yesterday into Maryville Univeristy for the MSN in PMHNP. Their application process was quick and I didn't have to wait very long with the acceptance process. I also applied to Frontier, which is my first pick out of t...

So a friend of mine mentioned on facebook that she hated how clinical facilities treated SNs. I commented back that I liked our previous clinical facility (and I mentioned the name) because they allowed us to do a lot. I also mentioned that the MAs w...

I didn't tag the facility or school - it was just a comment on my friend's post. I am almost positive one of our professors read it and turned it into the dean. I just did some reading and that was not a HIPAA violation whatsoever, but it did go agai...

Hey, JustBeachyNurse! I've never been stopped from using my own equipment in class or clinicals. I've done clinicals in nursing homes, hospitals, and rehab facilities - none have squawked. It actually got to the point where the nursing staff were ste...

Hey, Pmabraham! I got my compartment clipboard from walmart. It was a black $10 plastic clipboard, but I may invest in a better one I found at Staples. (I need to go school supply shopping ASAP!) I found my nursing bag on Amazon. I think it is this o...

Here are a few random things I found invaluable my first year: - Heavy-duty backpack: I first used a leather messenger bag my in the beginning, but I quickly found that my class supplies were toooooooo overwhelming to carry. I found a nice heavy-duty...

I run into a similar situation every semester! My nursing classes are less that 12 hours (even though 1 nursing credit takes the time and effort of 3 regular credits!), so I have to try to fit in other classes that I need for my degree. It's hard to ...

I'm not in your shoes right now, but I think we all have a "backup plan" somewhere in our minds! If it were me that this was happening to, I would go to LPN school and knock that out ASAP. Then I could work and make some money while doing a LPN-RN/BS...

So, I start my second year (out of three) of nursing school next month! I am in a BSN program, but I saw a local tech school is offering a basic phlebotomy course. I texted one of my professors (who ironically used to work there) and she said we woul...

I love my new balance shoes. Sadly, I can't wear them because they don't agree with our school clinical dress code. We have to wear 100% white shoes at clinicals. I have a pair of clunky white nike tennis shoes for clinicals that are huge and give me...

77% and above is passing in all nursing and science courses at my university.

Hi, guys! I am a nursing student about to finish my first year. Throughout nursing school I have taken on private clients as a caregiver. I recently started with a new one that I work for right now on Sunday nights and throughout the week (about 20 h...

So, I went in for the interview today and they were very nice! Because I am a student nurse, she thought I was well over qualified for the job (in a good way). I had applied to multiple jobs within that hospital, so I didn't remember what hours they ...

So, I have two more days until I finish my first year of nursing school! We pretty much learned all of our nursing skills during the first semester, but never had a chance to really practice them in clinicals. We did IVs and our dosage calc test at t...

I almost attended a LPN program in Bartlesville. Total cost of the 12 month program was $4500 without a wait list (if you were to apply on time).

So I am going in for an interview with my local emergency department for a PCT job. In my state medical facilities hire unlicensed people to do CNA work as a patient care tech (PCT). I have been told this is because this position of PCT is under the ...

When I worked on tele, we had one room that the call light would turn on randomly even if we didn't have a patient. The staff said there was a ghost haunting that bed. The ghost was obviously upset because he didn't receive his pain medication on ti...

You are graduating! You deserve it! Send those puppies out!

It's really what your clientele thinks. The perception of tattoos and piercings being unprofessional are based on what the previous generations have thought about them. The younger generation is more accepting of body alterations because they have be...

I'm almost finished with my second semester, but the juniors tell me all about 3rd and 4th semester. Ours is a 3 year/6 semester program that you start in your sophomore year. 3rd semester is mental health and med-surg, which is a big combination. Th...

I've gone through so many different jobs because I have been a caregiver. Right now I have three jobs (while being a full time nursing student) and these allow me free time to study while on shift... My main job is a caregiver job with a private clie...

A lot of times you can go PRN for a while. I used to work in dietetics at a hospital and our employees were high school students. The company would make them PRN for the summer, which kept them on the pay roll until they came back. I would be very up...

I really don't mind, but I can see why others are saying that you should have a female in the room. It's easy for women to feel uncomfortable with a man doing peri care alone. I think a good idea would to have a coworker in the room when you have to ...

Go to a scrub store and see their different options. My school store only sold a specific scrub set for males and females. They apparently didn't understand that men come in different sizes - they only carried large in everything, which swallowed me ...

What is wrong with the ATI? We have been studying for the nutrition ATI and finally took it today. I took two of the practice tests and I got a 88 and 85 percent. I noticed the first practice test revolved around vitamins and minerals. The second pr...