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  1. Did they ask for your GPA, yes or no?

    auralae replied to Bunsbuns's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have never had anyone ask, and I graduated from the ASN program a few years ago. I am about to wrap up my MSN, recently took a promotion, and they could not have cared less about my grades. They...

  2. How Do I Apologize to Professor?

    auralae replied to Valr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would play it by ear. But in all honesty, a commute is no excuse for being late. I live 30 minutes away from my designated hospital & I leave an hour before I am scheduled to be there. This...

  3. What has been your favorite clinical experience so far?

    auralae replied to AlwaysLearning247's topic in General Students

    I have had several favorites- I am in my final semester. My absolute favorite was the oncology unit. Some others were the ER, the elective surgery unit, and the orthopedic

  4. My school says to only buy books from their bookstore...

    auralae replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    Our school custom built a packet for our first semester. About one month before that semester started, the same exact packet was offered on amazon. All it took was a call to the bookstore to verify...

  5. How a stethoscope can get stolen?

    auralae replied to osi2011's topic in General Students

    Isolation rooms. You have to leave it hanging outside- you usually won't have time to go put it away somewhere

  6. Scholarships for work commitment?

    auralae replied to notnursezelda's topic in General Students

    I'm in Missouri and our Dept of Health offers money in exchange for work at either any hospital in the state or any clinic in a county of need. I'd look at your state's dept of health website for...

  7. RN program acceptance letter & drug dosage calculation questions

    auralae replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    One of our instructors gave us a practice set of questions during first semester. I pull it out a week before we have to go back for a "skills fair" & math exam to study. It has always helped me...

  8. Buy nursing books from School bookstore or other websites?!

    auralae replied to a0646504's topic in General Students

    I agree with many of the others! Check first that the edition isn't going to change before you begin. I have successfully bought from amazon, abebooks, and Chegg. I have never had an issue with the...

  9. Might not graduate over FB

    auralae replied to BookWorming's topic in General Students

    I think the issue all boils down to professionalism. Grades have nothing to do with how one is able to conduct his or herself. Our school made a point of telling us upfront at orientation that being...

  10. Who supervises you during clinicals?

    auralae replied to calivianya's topic in General Students

    My current clinical experience sounds nearly identical to how your clinicals were. We are in 3rd semester- we have class all day once a week, and then that afternoon we drive to the hospital to get...

  11. Failed my 1st Fundamentals Exam

    auralae replied to Fever4RN's topic in General Students

    Don't give up. New class, new question and new test format all add up for a huge change and a difficult task! I don't know how you studied, but what I have personally found the best results with is by...

  12. How soon to prepare for NCLEX?

    auralae replied to Mandy0728's topic in General Students

    My school is similar, during the first semester of the program we lost 40% of our group. I haven't looked into how many we lost after second

  13. Where do you all get textbooks from

    auralae replied to maj0079's topic in General Students

    Some of our books are reused throughout the 4 semesters, some aren't. I have bought and rented from Chegg, Amazon, Abebooks, and a discount bookstore in town. I made the mistake of buying from the...

  14. How to get over being shy?

    auralae replied to mdm063's topic in General Students

    I was the same way. As a child, I was so shy that I would sometimes cry if I got embarrassed. I went through first semester watching my clinical partner talk away with patients, classmates, etc. It...

  15. Flu shots as a student anyone?

    auralae replied to Mrs.RNindeed's topic in General Students

    Our nursing program requires us to have one, along with several other vaccines that we have to keep up-to-date. I'm surprised that it's not a requirement if you are in a nursing

  16. So many nursing majors in my class!

    auralae replied to mmcc26's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I go to a small school, which only takes 85 students per semester, out of over 300 (on average) applications. In my first semester, we lost 30% of our starting group by the end of that short time....

  17. Advice from a sad new grad

    auralae replied to Lamjammcgee's topic in General Students

    Here in MO, they are telling us up front to get our BSN. The two hospitals in my town are sending their veteran nurses back to obtain the BSN as well, so even though I wasn't planning on it up front,...

  18. What do you take to clinicals?

    auralae replied to i♥words's topic in General Students

    Here's what we were required to bring for our first semester: Stethoscope (you'll just wear it though) Nursing Diagnosis Handbook Pen Light Bandage scissors Pen Name badge Required paperwork I bought...

  19. Top 10 Nursing Supplies

    auralae replied to JenLahaye's topic in General Students

    Flash cards, or a flash card app like flashcardlet for pharmacology. A really good, detailed planner to keep all of your classes/clinicals/labs/assignments straight. It can be extremely

  20. Hesi entrance exam HELP

    auralae replied to RN inthe making's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Leave yourself enough time to study & practice the basics. KNOW YOUR CONVERSIONS! Seriously. I memorized the basics of them & wrote them down as soon as we started on my scratch paper, so I...

  21. Help failed hesi a2 entrance

    auralae replied to Ivonne.Avitia's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Know your conversions. I memorized the basics & wrote them down as soon as I sat down so I could reference them later in the test. This probably helped me the