HM-8404

HM-8404 BSN, RN

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  1. How much do they let you customize your program/select your clinicals at your school?

    HM-8404 replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    Along with the NCLEX pass rate knowing what the attrition rate is would also be very helpful. A school with a 98% pass rate sounds like a great school until you learn that 80% of the students that...

  2. Unappreciative classmates

    HM-8404 replied to Zelda21's topic in General Students

    There is a difference in a nurse recognizing when a pt is going south and a Dr. scratching his head because he has no idea what is wrong with Mr. Jones. Nurse Williams may diagnose a pt that the Dr...

  3. NP vs PA vs CNS

    HM-8404 replied to OriolesMagic's topic in Advanced Practice

    I believe the OP meant going to NP school will take 4 years because he has a non-nursing BS. To qualify for NP school he would have to get BSN first. One downside to the PA program is every 6 years...

  4. How much do they let you customize your program/select your clinicals at your school?

    HM-8404 replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    My program tells you any clinical site within 1 hr drive of your home is fair game to be placed in. They were not kidding either. They will try to work with you if you absolutely cannot do night or...

  5. New PCT, am I better starting off as a CNA ?

    HM-8404 replied to CarlyBelle's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    If you don't mind me asking, what is your age? I ask because I have applied for well over 100 PCT positions in the past year and have not gotten a single response. Even from hospitals that offer "in...

  6. Unappreciative classmates

    HM-8404 replied to Zelda21's topic in General Students

    I agree with your classmate. Why are we required to learn all the crap about obscure or pretty rare diseases in nursing school? What are the odds the Dr is going to be totally stumped and the nurse...

  7. Should I continue with school?

    HM-8404 replied to BeAwesome's topic in General Students

    Finish school. You never know where your husband or his job will be in a few years. Returning to school with 3 kids will be harder than with one. Even if they are teenagers. Also, how does your...

  8. What do you take to clinicals?

    HM-8404 replied to i♥words's topic in General Students

    Here is what we are required/suggested to take to clinicals; school ID clean scrubs stethoscope bandage scissors pen light 2 black pens drug book *no electronic devices of any kind* After 3 semesters...

  9. Can they give you clinical times on weekends?

    HM-8404 replied to nursing_student93's topic in General Students

    Second semester I had clinicals on Saturdays with some Fridays added in and this semester my clinicals are Tue and Thurs 1400-2345. Not sure where they came up with those crazy hours. I would assume...

  10. Jeff State Shelby Campus 1st semester nursing

    HM-8404 replied to BillieP's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Often people have unrealistic expectations when it comes to nursing school. Up to that point life came before school and they did well. When you start the nursing program nursing school comes first or...

  11. Ordering used text books on Amazon??

    HM-8404 replied to ilovemythreeguys's topic in General Students

    Buying textbooks on Amazon saves money. My required books for this semester were $294 in the bookstore and I got them all new from Amazon for about $160, shipping included. One thing I look for when...

  12. Transfer student vs regular freshman?

    HM-8404 replied to mdegges's topic in School, College Programs

    Either way your transcripts will go with

  13. Nursing Options with a 2.65 GPA

    HM-8404 replied to jwhn's topic in School, College Programs

    All of the MSN programs I have seen require a minimum of 3.0 to apply, and I would just about bet a 3.0 will not get you in. I'm not sure about other BSN programs, but I was not accepted into a BSN...

  14. What helped you in your first year / semester of nursing school?

    HM-8404 replied to Cheripk's topic in General Students

    Organization will be your best friend. Don't get caught up in the inevitable drama in nursing school. It is a bunch of young girls for the most part. Don't allow someone else's struggles with nursing...

  15. As a nursing student I'm afraid of _____. (fill in the blank)

    HM-8404 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Failing as a student, then being unemployable as a new

  16. Shortage of Nurses

    HM-8404 replied to Determined1992's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The last time there was actually a nursing shortage employers offered sign-on bonuses or would pay off all or portions of student loans. I have seen neither offered in many years. This tells me the...

  17. Out of all the nursing specialties, which ones would be the least amount of stress?

    HM-8404 replied to AliDrewThis's topic in Nursing Career

    A friend was hired straight out of nursing school into a one day surgical office. She works

  18. How much does your school matter when it comes to getting hired as a new grad?

    HM-8404 replied to amd615's topic in Nursing Career

    I am still a nursing student so obviously I have never been in a position to hire nurses. I am currently in an ADN program, because that was the quickest way for me to get started. Upon graduation I...

  19. UAB RN Internship

    HM-8404 replied to CriticalCassie's topic in Alabama Nursing

    The orientation jobs are posted on their website just like regular RN jobs, just not as many nor as often. Actually I have not heard of a non-UAB grad getting one of those

  20. What type of stethoscope should I purchase for school?

    HM-8404 replied to JS88's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    When I was contemplating which to purchase a close friend told me to buy my last stethoscope first. She said most likely I would end up with a Littmann Cardiology III eventually so why not get one...

  21. What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    HM-8404 replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would give this young man the best care I could. If for no other reason than he may have information to prevent something similar from happening in the future. That is why law enforcement was...

  22. starting to worry I'm to old (51) to be hired.

    HM-8404 replied to Patricia Moore's topic in Nursing Career

    I have wondered the same thing. I will be close to that age when I graduate next year. The main reason I have concerns is over the past 14 months I have applied for over 100 positions as a PCA/PCT in...

  23. When a friendship turns toxic? Treat or release?

    HM-8404 replied to babsy28's topic in General Students

    As a student you need to decide what is most important to you, getting through nursing school or getting her through. I am a student also and I see all my classmates as adults. They are not my...

  24. Want to quit nursing school.

    HM-8404 replied to dpf112's topic in General Students

    Find something you enjoy and do that as a career. It is ridiculous to do a job you don't want to do for 40+ years because your parents want you to. If you quit today they would get over it. I worked...

  25. RN-BSN versus RN-MSN

    HM-8404 replied to applesaucesm's topic in School, College Programs

    Check school's websites. Almost every school in my area that has a BSN program offers an RN-BSN and RN-MSN