JackNikon

I don't know much about your workout routine right now, but I work out 6 days a week (yes, even on the nights I work) and, with a few exceptions, I haven't met many nurses who genuinely can't fit a workout into their daily schedule. I work nights exclusively, and I chose night shifts partially to have a few hours of daylight each day to go running. I just get up at 3:30 instead of 4 or 5pm, eat, and hit the gym/trails. Can you change your schedule if need be? Do you have a gym that's convenient or somewhere outdoors that you can walk or run? I have also found that I stay much more motivated if fitness and not weight loss is my goal. I'm much more excited when my daily run feels effortless than when I see the scale move down 2 lbs. Everyone has already said this, but don't eat junk food. Just don't do it. Cut up veggies and fruit ahead of time and bring that with you, don't buy your meals in the cafeteria (I find that when I'm hungry I'll buy all the junk food at 1am that I told myself at 5pm I wouldn't touch). Bring food that can be broken up into many small meals so you don't get too hungry/don't get that food coma that comes from overeating. Weight loss/fitness takes discipline. It takes time and effort. You made it through nursing school, you clearly already know how to exercise self discipline and take pride in the slow but steady advancement towards your goals. Apply that to fitness and you'll see results.

It's good to hear that the leather is thought not to absorb spores/bacteria. I do have black leather Danskos, but after emailing the company about the safety of bleaching the shoes, they said it would ruin the leather. I was wondering if their patent leather shoes would be better at withstanding daily bleachings but haven't found any info. I highly dislike the look of patent leather, but I also dislike the idea of bringing bugs home on my shoes and infecting my cat or my boyfriend. :) Thanks for the info you guys!

Hey everyone, I work as an ACP in a CT ICU and I'm struggling to find a pair of shoes that meet all of my needs. We tend to have a lot of patients on C. diff precautions and I often end up cleaning c.diff poo off of everything, including the floor. Which means I'm getting at least some spores on my shoes. Up until now I've been wearing crocs to work but my knees and feet are starting to hurt and I want some shoes with good support, like Danskos. My question is this: does anyone know a style or brand of shoe that gives good support that can also be sprayed with bleach at the end of the day so I'm not bringing that crap home (we don't have cubbies or lockers so I can't keep my shoes at work)

I'm in the CU College of Nursing BSN program. It's already September, so I hope you did indeed apply. My GPA was pretty mediocre: around a 3.6. My essay, however, was pretty darn good and I had some medical experience prior to applying. The interview is indeed a group interview and mine was incredibly easy. I spent days trying to think of possible questions they might ask and wrote out responses to each possible question. When I got there, they asked me a) why I wanted to be a nurse b) how I would handle the heavy course load and c) to tell them something unique about myself. I'm pretty sure that was about it. It's possible they've changed tactics in the last year, but I doubt it. Anyway, good luck!

Hey everyone,I'm new to this site, I found it while searching for information on nursing schools and was hoping someone out there could lend some advice. I am trying to decide between going to school for my BSN and then getting my MSN/nurse practitioner license, or going straight into an entry-level masters program. Some background on myself: I'm 30 years old, I already have my BA, and another 3+ years of biology coursework (I was originally going to go to grad school for biology). I have a good GPA, have worked as a medical assistant in the past, have a EMT-basic certification, know for certain that working in medicine is my goal, as is becoming a nurse practitioner. I'm not worried about the money aspect of school, or the difficulty of coursework. My question is simply, is there any reason I should go for the BSN first, or can I go directly to my masters without any ill effect? ANY help offered is appreciated. I don't know many people in the medical field, so I'm short on helpful advice right now. Thanks in advance.