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If I have a hard time palpating the brachial pulse, I extend the arm fully (almost to the point of hyperextension) as long as it's comfortable to the patient. The extension seems to push the artery up, more superficially, making it easier to feel. I hope this works for you as well as it works for me! Keep practicing!

Trauma nurse or emergency surgery. I'm an adrenalin junky! Granted, I have a few years of experience to gain before I get there.

Thank you all for your replies! I'm definetly going to give it a shot, but I'm still uncertain if its for me. Can't believe this is my last non-school night!!

Thanks for your reply Natkat, I thought this would be how I feel but I want to give it a shot just in case this works well for me. In the past though I've usually been a 'study quietly in my book room at home' type person. :)

Is night shift an option for you? When I was doing my pre-reqs I was going to school full time and worked 3 14hr shifts Th-Sat. If you need 22 1/2 could you work 12 hrs Friday and Saturday nights? Catch up on sleep Saturday when you get off, then have Saturday night and Sunday for down time and studying as well as what you can fit in during the week. With my job on nights, I was able to do a decent amount of school work and studying at work as well. Just an idea! Note: This was with pre-reqs only not nursing school so I'm not sure how well it would work for you and your scenario. Best of luck to you and I hope you can figure this out without too many kinks.

Just be honest! If it was me I would say something like: You should select me because I am a determined individual who is passionate about patient care. or I feel I would be a great fit for this program because I am willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. Corny I know, but in a panel of judges (nurses) I think they want to know that you are ready to commit to their program as well as wanting your enthusiasm and dedication to positively relect their nursing program. I would steer clear of saying 'but I don't have any experience', because they already have your information in front of them, so they know. Best of luck to you, above all remember to be honest and positive!

Hello there! So my first day of my first semester is on Wednesday! OMG 3 days away!! My question is, what do you do to make a study group most efficent? The 3rd semester students put together a video to help out 1st semester students and what they all said is study in a good study group. One girl even said she didn't think she would study well in a group, and figured she would study better on her own and barely made it by her 1st semester and then her 2nd semester she joined a group and her grades improved drastically. So for y'all that study well in groups, please send me your techniques or any hints on how you do well with this method! Thanks!!

Thanks for posting! I start on the 15th as well and I WISH they would go ahead and post our syllabus but they won't until the 15th. I'm glad you gave us a genaeral idea!

I don't think you can go wrong doing the LPN route. Not only are there LPN-RN programs, there are LPN to BSN programs as well. I think getting your LPN will open the door for you for other, more affordable options. I know the area I moved away from in TX, the lowest GPA accepted in the RN program was a 3.8, and that is tough competition. I feel really lucky I got accepted with a 3.46 here in AR. Good luck with your courses and I hope you figure out which way works best for you!

Compared to all the negative posts about nursing school this one made me feel so much better. I know this is going to be a tough journey but I am prepared to do all the work, and reading all the things that can go wrong gets so disheartening. I start in a week and don't feel like there's anything else I can do to get prepared but am still trying to find SOMETHING lol. Thanks for the post!

Aww, that's adorable! Good luck!!

And what if your patient tries to pull themselves up and grabs your top? It's going to pop open no matter what size it is! We had that option as well but I was eesh that seems like a bad idea.

I wish I knew if my program was this way. I'm attending a CC, which is a different CC from the one I did my pre-reqs. My husband and I moved out of state for his job and now I feel like I'm walking into NS blind. I'm optimistic but nervous for sure! Hope things improve for you!

Super excited to start as well!! But I will miss: 1. Sleeping in and staying up late. 2. Relaxing at the pool. 3. Spending time at the library for my own enjoyment. Superficial, I know! I enjoyed having a lazy time before NS consumes my life!!

Where I'm from you can become a nurse tech after your first semester of nursing school. The local hospital has a nurse tech program for those students, which is generally 6-10 hours a week and you get paid for it. This helps out tremendously with getting experience for after you graduate and are searching for an RN position.