Luckyyou

Luckyyou BSN, RN

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  1. What kind of experience did you have?

    Luckyyou replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    6 months on a very understaffed med/Onc floor as an RN, but 2 and a half years in the normal newborn nursery/L&D/postpartum as a PCT/secretary, and a nurse externship in a level 3 NICU. They liked...

  2. The rolling backpack debate

    Luckyyou replied to winterlights08's topic in General Students

    Purchase digital editions, carry a nook/kindle/iPad! Your backpack just got 95%

  3. To all pre/current nursing students!

    Luckyyou replied to Godismystrength's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Clinicals do not count as experience when applying for RN jobs. Great advice in this thread! Also, when it comes time to apply for your preceptorship/capstone (if your school allows you to give...

  4. Advice for Leaving RN Position

    Luckyyou replied to jbsmith4's topic in General Nursing

    If I was in your shoes, I wouldn't leave until I officially had a position lined up. Is it too late for that? What kind of positions are you looking for? Your one year of experience will be helpful...

  5. Moving to AZ?

    Luckyyou posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    I am currently in a long-distance relationship with a lovely guy in Gilbert, and since we have been dating for over a year, we have been discussing buying a house and getting married. As he owns a...

  6. Health Assessment has got me depressed.

    Luckyyou replied to uhohbube's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You say, " I'm sorry I'm not good at guessing what the right answer is like a lot of other people, my brain doesn't work that way"... but you need to address this now before you take the NCLEX where a...

  7. Moving to AZ?

    Luckyyou replied to Luckyyou's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thank you for responding!! Great tip on using his address to apply. I will probably not even start applying until January so hopefully my timing will be good. I appreciate all the

  8. How to have a specialty in Nursing

    Luckyyou replied to gelibean's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There may be classes you can take as electives in your nursing program, but mostly you get into a specialty by graduating and applying to work in that area. There are no specific nursing programs...

  9. Am I wasting my time going for my ADN?

    Luckyyou replied to ashleylynne's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are opportunities out there for ADN nurses. However, they may not be in the hospitals or specialties that you are looking for. Yes, there are some health systems that prefer to hire nurses with...

  10. Help :'( I'm lost on the steps I need to take to go into med school.

    Luckyyou replied to brie_1994's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As a pre-nursing or nursing student, you are going to be missing MANY of the important pre-medical classes, including (just off the top of my head) higher level organic chemistry (with lab), physics,...

  11. Ex-Nursing Student, now Bio-Major need help!

    Luckyyou replied to 1d1real's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your 35 on the MCAT should overshadow the failures in classes that medical schools will probably consider irrelevant. Additionally, I bet it would be very difficult to find a nursing program that will...

  12. How many tries did it take you to get in to Nursing school?

    Luckyyou replied to spindash's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're replying to my post (I assume you are since it is the post right after mine), I went to Saint Louis University in St Louis MO. It is a large private Jesuit university so it is rather pricey...

  13. How many tries did it take you to get in to Nursing school?

    Luckyyou replied to spindash's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    double

  14. How many tries did it take you to get in to Nursing school?

    Luckyyou replied to spindash's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I transferred into a direct-entry BSN program. There were no nursing entry exams, pre-requisite courses or point system (which I still don't understand after hearing about in many places on this...

  15. Really Really Confused? How does this all happen?

    Luckyyou replied to JayCimone's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Go to a four, direct-entry year BSN program if you are coming directly out of high school. Trust me, you will thank yourself

  16. 4 Year BSN program at a University

    Luckyyou replied to AlexisNicole's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to a 4-year BSN program at a university and had plenty of time to sleep, study, have a social life, work part time and have a very long distance boyfriend. I think that everyone likes to blow...

  17. Capstone project

    Luckyyou replied to jessco's topic in General Students

    I think that perinatal hospice is a fascinating topic and would fit into what you are looking for. I did a research presentation on it for my OB clinical

  18. Starting Salary [new grad]?

    Luckyyou replied to clandestine-approach's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    BSN in middle Illinois, medical/oncology floor: 20.60 with 10% night

  19. From Pre-law to Pre-med: deciding to be an RN then PA. Good idea?

    Luckyyou replied to PA_4612's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It might be worth it to check out the pre-PA scholars program at Saint Louis University (biased alumni here) if you are sure that you want to be a PA. You are admitted to the PA program there after an...

  20. "pre-nursing" science classes vs. just getting a BSN

    Luckyyou replied to turtlezoup's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hm, I thought the OP was talking about starting a four year BSN from scratch including classes already previously completed? It was mentioned that four years would be easier than three years of...

  21. positive drug test

    Luckyyou replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    If a caffeine addiction prevented someone from being a nurse, I might as well turn in my license now. I wouldn't worry about it besides making sure you were billed

  22. "pre-nursing" science classes vs. just getting a BSN

    Luckyyou replied to turtlezoup's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not sure what everyone else is talking about... I went to a "straight from the beginning" BSN program that was four years of taking nursing classes and non-nursing classes at the same time....

  23. Finding the right stethoscope?

    Luckyyou replied to softballsmarty's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You might not want to worry about having one you can switch heads on. All of the kids in our NICU have their own stethoscopes for infection control purposes and we are not allowed to use our own. In...

  24. Passionate new grad for the NICU! How do I get there!?

    Luckyyou replied to TxSunflower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was offered a job in the NICU I am currently in after three months in adult med/onc (I started in January, so ended up completing 6 months total before switching jobs). I had experience as a tech in...

  25. Thinking of Making a move to St. Louis Missouri

    Luckyyou replied to saraaileen76's topic in General Nursing

    Mercy is no longer