smoup

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  1. UMSON Spring 2015

    smoup replied to littlemango's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Don't remember if I've popped in this thread or not. Current CNL and will be graduating in December. I started Fall 2013. Scrubs you can get at Wal Mart so can be as cheap as $15. The stethoscope can...

  2. Spinoff thread-A or pass

    smoup replied to Gottawanna's topic in General Students

    I feel like this is REALLY important. A's aren't everything. The knowledge

  3. How many classes?

    smoup replied to Kitkat1212's topic in General Students

    First semester was 5 classes, 18

  4. Spinoff thread-A or pass

    smoup replied to Gottawanna's topic in General Students

    I went in wanting a few A's to buffer my GPA as in my program you have to have a 3.0 at all times or repeat the course you got a "C" in. Not that I'd ever gotten a "C" in a course, but my two parental...

  5. HESI vs Kaplan

    smoup replied to smoup's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Thanks. I'm just worried that with only one semester left, I am no longer nearly as prepared as I thought I was despite my class grades and HESI performances. It's not like I'll do anything different...

  6. Plans for After Graduation?

    smoup replied to Ketsia_xo's topic in General Students

    I have my celebration planned for early Feb and pinning in in mid-December. I plan on taking the NCLEX before my vacation. Will have more to celebrate and less to worry about. I agree with those that...

  7. Fall 2014 is almost here!

    smoup replied to Julesmama28's topic in General Students

    Pinning is December 16th for us. Never again am I doing an accelerated program. For anything. So ready for summer break to start. Five whole weeks

  8. Is taking the CNA exam worth it for me?

    smoup replied to Chris20's topic in General Students

    Most places around here require a CNA license to work even if you have tons of clinical experience in school. If you want to work in NJ over winter break, I'd definitely get the

  9. What is a "passing grade" for your nursing program?

    smoup replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    You have a have a 3.0 to continue without repeating the class you got a "C" in. We don't have +'s or -'s, which can be nice. Grading system is the normal 10 point system with rounding, so an 89.5 is...

  10. psych cns? please explain?

    smoup replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Psychiatric

    Definitely would have liked to have been a CNS. I do not like the idea of another 4-5 years of school for a DNP. Hoping to graduate, get experience, and get in to an MSN-NP program before they all...

  11. Medical Student to Nursing Student

    smoup replied to thatguy777's topic in General Students

    Some of my classmates were pre-med, graduated undergrad, and decided they'd rather be a nurse and see the whole patient than just the disease aspect of it. Depending on if you were in med school and...

  12. Any student / RN athletes here?

    smoup replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in General Students

    Powerlifter here. It took me a semester to get into the swing of things before I was able to train consistently enough to make any progress. First semester I slept in my spare time instead of lifting....

  13. Calling fall 2014 class!

    smoup replied to Julesmama28's topic in General Students

    I suppose it's considered accelerated. It's a 16 month entry level Master's CNL program. First week of summer classes this week.

  14. Calling fall 2014 class!

    smoup replied to Julesmama28's topic in General Students

    Me! It seems surreal because I just started last fall. I wish I could say it seems time has flown by though. I think not having real breaks is just wearing me down. 5 week break coming after summer...

  15. University of Maryland Shady Grove Campus - Fall 2013

    smoup replied to norcal21438's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Tangiabballa15, I tried to reply to your PM but it says your inbox is

  16. To Buy or Not to Buy: MyNursingLab

    smoup replied to BusyBee91's topic in General Students

    Bought it but didn't find it helpful. Everyone who used it always got ~66% or so on the practice tests/quizzes because we don't cover entire chapters. For that reason alone I don't think it's very...

  17. EssentiALZ Certification?

    smoup posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Anyone out there working with dementia patients have this certification? Is it worth it while in school to add to my resume if this is the population I want to work with when I graduate?

  18. How hard is your nursing school?

    smoup replied to EternalFeather's topic in General Students

    I think it depends on more than just the grading scale. You have to take into account how difficult the tests are and what the other standards are as well. My school has the easiest grading scale I...

  19. Honor Society Nursing

    smoup replied to MsAlba's topic in General Students

    Sigma Theta Tau, which I assume is the one you're talking about, is the only honor society for nursing and is international. You can always pay to be a member this year and if you don't get anything...

  20. Full-time student, work weekend night shifts.

    smoup replied to mcmellanr's topic in General Students

    I work every other Saturday night (12 hour shift) and Monday's are REALLY difficult because of having to change from nights to days with just one day in between. I am also a natural night person so my...

  21. How many of us are happy we're done with this semester?

    smoup replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Students

    I take my last final of the semester on the 12th. My program has summer classes so I start back up on June 2nd. I will be finished in

  22. surviving nursing shcool

    smoup replied to ssbabygirl09's topic in General Students

    I like this! Now if I could figure out a way to not miss the "easy" questions sometimes also . .

  23. What are you doing summer break?

    smoup replied to missmollie's topic in General Students

    Classes

  24. surviving nursing shcool

    smoup replied to ssbabygirl09's topic in General Students

    Learning when I need to think things through a little further and when I need to stop thinking. That's still a work in

  25. Psych Practicum?

    smoup posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I will be in my last semester of nursing school this fall and we are having to fill out interest forms for our practicum placement. We provide our health care background work/volunteer background if...