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  1. To those who are already nursing students..

    Ugh! That was the worst part of clinical! The night before I could never sleep due to the same
  2. Health Insurance

    Wow where do you live? That's a good pay
  3. To those who are already nursing students..

    Schedule your time wisely. You can NEVER over study. Use a calendar to plan out what days you will study what chapters and get started early. Give yourself a day or so after a test to relax then start...
  4. Hospital CNA job listing disappeared after 6 days?

    I interviewed, two days later the position was taken down. Then I ended up getting the position :) so you never
  5. Medical Student to Nursing Student

    I'm curious as to why you're changing TO nursing? Just wondering
  6. Brookhaven College Nursing Program Fall 2014

    Agree! Save it all! Plus it will be some good review for HESIs later down the road :) I just made folders for each semester on my computer. Keeps it all in certain
  7. So much doubt...

    Some of us just didn't know what we wanted to really do when we got a general studies degree Or we were in school cause we "had to be." At least that's how it was with my parents. Now - I've grown...
  8. Brookhaven College Nursing Program Fall 2014

    ^ouch! Glad I went to el Centro. I def needed more sleep then that before
  9. Job Market for RNs in Texas?

    The plus side is there's tons of "big cities" here. So you aren't limited hospital wise. Every city has it's own and plenty of them! I'm sure you can find a spot - if there's a will, there's a way....
  10. Job Market for RNs in Texas?

    Personally - I live here too, it's so much easier if you "know" someone. All my friends ADN and BSN, have jobs (in big hospitals) and got them fairly easily. The only thing was they knew someone or...
  11. I'm sorry but this made me
  12. To those who are already nursing students..

    I just saw that you'll be working once a week! :) You'll be fine. Go to bed when you should, (maybe not past midnight? Haha) and you'll be
  13. To those who are already nursing students..

    Unless you have a full time job, kiddos, or something else that you are greatly responsible for, you should be getting a decent Amount of sleep. You'll learn time management if you haven't yet The...
  14. Med surg II

    Purchase the Lewis med surg study guide? Lots of practice questions and if you can do the reviews, you will know the
  15. PCT to RN

    Very true, thanks! Luckily there are a few hospitals within the hospital system I am working for. So - it at least gives me some more options when that time comes!
  16. Should I take anatomy II over the summer?

    ... It's a lot... And you may wanna become an alcoholic by the time you reach the end (haha totally kidding. Kinda.. Haha) but you'll be fine. Be ready to ROCK a&p 24/7 for the course
  17. Should I take anatomy II over the summer?

    You'll be fine. I took a&p as my first pre-reqs (feels so long ago!) and I had to go back and review for nursing tests anyways. (Resp., cardiac, etc) I think either way - you're going to have a...
  18. Everest College In Fort Worth, Texas

    $46,000 for an ADN degree in nursing!? Wow... No
  19. First CNA Job Interview Advice, Please!

    My school used to give extra points to those with medical experience but then did away with that! Which I'm so happy about! I would wait to see how 1st and 2nd semester treat you, Once you get...
  20. Should I take anatomy II over the summer?

    7 weeks!? That is one easy and long summer course!!!!! If I made a B in a 4 week a&p class, you can do 7 seven weeks
  21. Post conference ideas

    Oh - and our instructor did NCLEX style questions with us over whatever topic/section was on our upcoming test. LOVED THIS! Time for us to ask questions and see where we were lacking in our reading....
  22. Post conference ideas

    This sounds lame... BUT - one of my teachers would assign 10 nursing math problems each week, and we would go through them together. Was it annoying at the time? Yes. Am I greatful she did that now?...
  23. Want to go back to school for Rn!

    I actually repeated other courses for As! English 1301 (took is yeeeears ago and got a B) also psychology! Took it years ago also and got a C then but ended up with an A. I also had to re-do my...
  24. Want to go back to school for Rn!

    I would think you'd still need to take A&P regardless of which program you get right? I'm at El Centro in Dallas. I had never taken A&P 1 or 2 but did a&p 1 in Maymester (hell on earth)...
  25. Want to go back to school for Rn!

    Took about a year for pre-reqs and acceptance - I'm now in my 4th semester before I graduate from my ADN program. I'm like you, I was all Cs but I got serious and said THIS is what I'm gonna do....