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Yes, my BSN was harder than my BS in public health. The public health degree took longer because I went part time, but there was no way to complete my pre-licensure BSN part time. The papers were not more difficult, but the time management was tric...

I find the medilexicon abbreviations site ( Medical Abbreviations and Pharmaceutical Abbreviations Dictionary ) to be very helpful. While there is almost too much information, contextual clues (and asking nurses) help me figure out the correct abbrev...

I had similar stats when I applied to the Tucson program, and I got in on my first try. I'm now in my fourth semester. Good luck to you!

OP, I sent you a PM with information on how to find the publications you seek. Amazon is your friend!

OP, I sent you a PM. Our school uses Potter & Perry, and there is an "Interactive review" website where you can practice NCLEX-style questions from the material in the book. I love this tool because it gives rationales as you answer practice ques...

I have never heard of a separate dosage calculations course. Mine was integrated into Nursing Pharmacology, and you couldn't take that at my school unless you were in the nursing program.

Truckinusa, do you remember your possible answers? The reason I ask is because I used to work in research, and the nurses would typically call the research office to speak to one of the research coordinators or the principal investigator about the st...

We began with 20 in our cohort, now down to 18. We all have lecture together, with each half of us going into one of two lab/clinical groups. A lot of us already have bachelor's degrees, so our prerequisite class size varied a lot.

It looks like you have already answered this for yourself. Go with OR!

Congratulations, and I hope your journey is enlightening and filled with optimism. Good luck with school!

I am sorry you got stuck with such a lousy professor. You can complain to administration all you want after the class is over, but it looks like you're stuck with her for now. Don't waste your limited study time complaining about the professor, becau...

Are you referring to Arizona State University? I agree with hiddencatRN, take some science courses at a community college to raise your GPA and make you a more viable candidate. CC courses are not as expensive as university courses, and are good to r...

Contact other schools' bookstores. The University of Arizona has textbook bundles (e-only) that you can buy. I don't know if you need to be a current student, but I don't go there.

Have you looked at research nursing? Though you don't get to use as many of the hands-on skills that you would in an acute care facility, there is research done in both hospital and office settings. I was in research for a long time, and my hours wer...

Don't let your senioritis get you down. Good luck with your last year!

Practice the problems at the end of the chapter. Make sure you know how the terms and concepts are linked. Try explaining chemistry concepts to a willing person, which will help it sink in to your brain. I don't know what level of chemistry you are t...

Wow, that was fascinating! I am a student about to start my first semester, but I used to do cardiology research. That site is supremely helpful, and I will know to reference it if I pursue ICU nursing. Thank you for sharing!

August 27th, at Northern Arizona University.

To add to all the good advice from above, don't sleep with doctors, either. Your fellow nurses will totally lose respect for you, and you won't be taken seriously as a professional. This was not my experience, but it was the case with a nurse in my w...

OP, does your school accept students based only on grades and test scores? My undergrad GPA was a 3.57, my prereq GPA was a 3.7, my Kaplan composite was 89, but I also have 9 years experience in the medical field, have lots of volunteer experience, a...

Arizona State University has an MS in Clinical Research Management that seems like it would be perfect for what you are looking to do. Since you want to be on the sponsor side of research, this might be a good degree for you. It's a distance learning...

Have you thought about asking your manager to contact your rep for Lantus and have that person drop by some education sheets for your patients? As part of an internship, I educated patients on starting basal insulin, and I remember that the Lantus re...

If you have a signed informed consent form, the measurement is okay to be reported back to you. Does this study have a screening consent form? If not, does the partial HIPAA waiver cover the doctor or medical group where the potential participant is ...

That is what I needed. Having worked previously in health care, I had been getting PPDs for the past seven years. The most recent PPD yielded an "equivocal" result, per my PCP. He ordered a quantiferon test, and when it came back negative, I was good...

I had 2 Cs, in English and Psychology, 19 years ago. My Kaplan test score was high, I have experience in a similar field, I volunteered a lot, plus I was a prior graduate of the school to which I was accepted - and that degree was in a related health...