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Hi all, I'm currently a sophomore in a BSN program. I will be 20 years old this march. I went straight from high school to my college and started prerecs, got accepted into NS first try and now I'm almost done with my first year of nursing school. I'...

When the charge nurse literally comes up to you and says "It's a sh*t show, sorry."

Hey all. A little background about me. I am a new RN with my BSN. I was fortunate enough to land a position as a new grad in an academic medical center. I am on a surgical floor. I received a place in a new nurse residency program an 6 weeks of orie...

Yeah, That's exactly why I'm so disappointed. :/ I don't want to sound entitled, but I can't help but feel like I'm being jipped. It's ohio. I was under the impression that it's the going rate for a new RN but I feel so poor for the work that I do!

BSN at 22 :) I turned 22 two months before graduation!

I just passed my nclex rn on the 2nd. I used u world, Kaplan live review, and Mark klimek live review. I would HIGHLY recommend u world. It is sooo much better than Kaplan. The Rationales are so detailed and you really learn! Plus I was comfortable t...

I just received my ATT today. I am TERRIFIED! I book marked this post so I can come back and read your inspirational story and quotes :) Thanks so much! Congratulations! God is GOOD! :)

Honestly, you have NO idea how much I appreciate this post. I graduate in may with my BSN. I already work in a (very nice) psych hospital as a PCA. I absolutely LOVE it there. I love psych. I believe I would love psych nursing. However, evvveerrryyon...

Hello all! :) Before I begin, I know there's a lot of threads about this topic, and I have read all of them. I still am unsure. :) Long story short, I am a new grad as of may 2015 with my BSN. I have a good chance at getting hired into a hospital th...

Hey everyone :) I currently work as a PCA at a psych & chemical dependency hospital (spring stone). I have heard that when looking at new grad RNs, they look for hospital experience as a CNA/PCA. Will mine count? I ask because it's not technical...

Hey all. I am about to graduate in May with my BSN. I am currently working as a pca/pct at a psychiatric/addictions hospital (spring stone is the company, if you know of them). I love working there, and I am pretty confident that they will offer me ...

Thanks for the input! I think what everyone said was very valid. My clinical professor for psych told me with her MSN, that she can't get a staff RN job in a typical m/s unit because she doesn't have any recent experience. She told me to absolutely g...

Hey all. I need some advice. There is a coworker that I work with that is 17 years old and has been a CNA for about 6 months or so (I have been one for 4, so we're both relatively new.) I keep my thoughts about other CNA's to myself unless there's a ...

I have taken 3 HESI's so far... Fundamentals, Mid Curricular... and then Med-Surg. For the first two, my scores were 696 & 675. Then, for my med surg... you won't believe this but my conversion score was a 57%! & I felt more confident about t...

An RN pulled me aside today and told me that a resident that I was taking care of last night complained to her family who then called the facility about me. Apparently I was "short" and "mean" to her roommate, but when her roommate was asked if she h...

Title says it all. I have the option to take it as an elective in nursing school, but it'll cost me around $400. Would it be worth that kind of money? Does it look good on resumes? Why would you take it/why not?

I apologize if this has been asked a thousand times before... If so, you can direct me to the question. I'm a BSN nursing student with no health care experience, apart from a CNA job that I just got... so let's say that I have 6 months- a year of CNA...

Ruby Vee, I am a second semester Junior in a BSN program. 3 semesters to go including this one. :)

That's a good point. Didn't think about it like that. I could have the $$$ if i saved but it would hurt me financially so I was trying to weigh up whether it's really worth it. I don't have much to put on my resume besides clinicals and some CNA expe...

Hey guys Just a question. I'm a nursing student who has completed a med surg clinical, so I already qualify for a PCT position. I'm currently working as a CNA in LTC and am wondering how long I should wait before applying for hospital jobs? How many...

I have taken 3 HESI's so far... Fundamentals, Mid Curricular... and then Med-Surg. For the first two, my scores were 696 & 675. Then, for my med surg... you won't believe this but my conversion score was a 57%! & I felt more confident about t...

Thank you Drewroarkcprw!

I have taken 3 HESI's so far... Fundamentals, Mid Curricular... and then Med-Surg. For the first two, my scores were 696 & 675. Then, for my med surg... you won't believe this but my conversion score was a 57%! & I felt more confident about t...

I'm a Jr in a BSN program. I was in open lab today and was trying to help students a year below me insert a foley catheter. I have not done this skill since fundamentals, which was over a year ago, and so I was a bit rusty, and couldn't remember ever...

wow, thank you :) I feel so much better now after having had read that! I'm glad I'm not the only one and someone understands! It's not that I was clueless, I just wasn't sure about some things since it's been so long. Thanks for helping another fel...