Stephalump

Stephalump

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  1. Nursing Games is taking its toll

    Stephalump replied to ImKosher's topic in General Students

    Wow, y'all have lost a lot of classmates! We've lost one out of 40 so far. We'll probably be losing another one by the end of the

  2. For the People Who Think Nursing School is Easy

    Stephalump replied to Erik_M's topic in General Students

    I'm tired just looking at that list! No one who spends any amount of time with me would claim nursing school is easy, I don't think. It's not some sort of crazy high-level thinking that leaves me...

  3. Will med error keep me from NT position?

    Stephalump replied to kht124's topic in General Students

    The med errror will only haunt you forever if you tell people about it forever. I can't tell you if it had anything to do with you rejection - it couldn've been for any number of reasons, but in the...

  4. Is the first semester the hardest?

    Stephalump replied to countrygirl1234's topic in General Students

    I think first semester is hard because we have to get used to the workload, the new testing format, and the stress. People waltz into NS thinking it'll be a piece of cake after their success in...

  5. Why do people belittle others to make themselves feel better?

    Stephalump replied to maracuya's topic in General Students

    Let the haters be your motivators. People like to blame things outside of themselve for their struggles. It makes us feel better but doesn't actually require much work. Some of classmates love to...

  6. NP vs. OT

    Stephalump replied to Heidi.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There aren't any science prereqs for the grad programs, usually. Your science prereqs would be whatever the RN program requires. Usually anatomy and physiology and microbiology and chemistry. No clue...

  7. NP vs. OT

    Stephalump replied to Heidi.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well really your choice should be between RN and OT since you'll have to go to school to become an RN. If you don't get into grad school or life gets in the way, you'll be an RN. To get experience...

  8. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP (physiology) (scary rant)

    Stephalump replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

    I have been mildly complaining about this all semester! We have one instructor who spends lecture reading her powerpoints out loud. Not only is it completely disengaging for me, but that's not really...

  9. Please help with my decision making, oh wise ones :)

    Stephalump replied to GunMetalBlack's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    $170,000 worth of debt? Could you actually afford $2,000 a month worth of loan payments on a nurse's salary? That would be the bulk of your paychecks! I don't think there's any question that taking...

  10. Trying to decide if it's worth it

    Stephalump replied to melc0305's topic in General Students

    Well first I'd be sure to get an accurate starting wage in your area. In some high cost areas new grads are making upwards of $60k a year, but cheaper areas are falling btwn $40-50k. In Houston the...

  11. Cultural adaptation situations.. God must want me to be diabetic...

    Stephalump replied to Student2001's topic in General Students

    You didn't actually mention anything indicative of a cultural issue, just religious, so I don't really know how to help. I agree with others that this is actually more or a case for therapeutic...

  12. Moving to Houston, any jobs for new grads for May 2013?

    Stephalump replied to wjclz13's topic in Texas Nursing

    Better than what/where? The prospects are not great, but maybe better than

  13. At the end of my rope...hate nursing.

    Stephalump replied to Brittany2206's topic in General Students

    This isn't really any appropriate spot to be asking for help with studying, but the question isn't testing you to see if you know what seems like a good educational topic. It's testing to see if you...

  14. Calling all moms

    Stephalump replied to Lolita34's topic in General Students

    I'm a mommy of three kids (9, 4, and 1) and in nursing school full time. My husband works 50-60 hours a week, so we have a sitter come to our house M-F during the week. I'm not technically that old,...

  15. Application Denied!

    Stephalump replied to Shellie81's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ah, so you can't retake anything to raise your GPA. Lame. Do they just count your prereqs in your GPA or is it overall? If its overall then your additional classes would raise it. Minimum GPA just...

  16. heads up, so much heart ache that could be avoided

    Stephalump replied to Saysfaa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought it had become fairly accepted that certain psychoactive meds can cause violent urges in patients, especially young adults? I know there has been quite a push to monitor patients on...

  17. Overwhelmed

    Stephalump replied to LCinTraining's topic in General Students

    I don't have anything to add here expect

  18. Application Denied!

    Stephalump replied to Shellie81's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm so sorry. That must have been quite a blow. Have you considered retaking some of your B's to raise you GPA? I don't know about your specific school, but I know in my program we needed a 3.8+ to...

  19. Lone Star Kingwood / Cyfair ADN Spring 2013 ADMISSIONS

    Stephalump replied to jobosa's topic in Texas Nursing

    They do process all applications together, which is why you can submit one application to multiple campuses and rank them. When I went to ask for a copy of my shot records I was told they don't even...

  20. Livescribe Pen: To Buy or Not to Buy

    Stephalump replied to bdicenzo's topic in General Students

    I don't use it, but I considered it. Honestly, I'm glad I didn't spend the money on it. Recording lectures is good in theory and some people thrive on it but in reality relistening to lectures may be...

  21. Evolve Elsevier Case Studies

    Stephalump replied to bear14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Are you talking about the ones that are testing your communication skills? Like when it asks you how you would phrase

  22. Should I consider an ADN since I already have BS and an MS in another field?

    Stephalump replied to BklynBredDiva's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    With either you'll start out at the bedside because that's all you'll be qualified to do. You can't possibly excel at the job of handling dozens of patients and nurses without a good experience base....

  23. What does this mean (credit) - confused??

    Stephalump replied to Novo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My guess would be you don't have to tske another stat class, but I'd definitely speak with your advisor about it to make sure you don't have to take it and audit it or something weird like

  24. Considering being a nurse

    Stephalump replied to mmedcalfj's topic in Nursing Career

    There is about as much of a demand as most other careers. Some people graduate and have a job within weeks. Most take a few months, and one take upwards of a year. No one will be beating down your...

  25. Help! Need some career advice, two job offers.

    Stephalump replied to allene24's topic in Nursing Career

    Go for L8D. The pay for the other in too low and potentially too part-time, on to of the fact that floating as a new grad.quite frankly, sounds terrible. Floating around part-time for a year doesn't...