nursingstudent_2014

A little info about me, I have worked as a nurse in psychiatry for about 4 years. Yet for some reason the hospital I currently work in denied my transfer applications 3 times so far (I applied every year) I currently applied to Elmhurst to work in the ER a few times already throughout my 4 years of nursing, yet I never get a response from the hospital. I tried applying to other hospitals that accept new graduates (because a manager once said that from my experience they would consider me a new graduate) yet so far no success. I don't know if maybe I should just give up and continue in the field I dislike being in. sorry for my endless rant, but I just wish a hospital somewhere would give me a chance and work in the ER (or anywhere in the medical unit for that matter). Therefore, I have a few questions. 1. has anyone applied to elmhurst hospital (I heard they accept new graduates and psych nurses there) is there anyone that can tell me what I can do to receive a call from them or even an email? 2. I joined the emergency nurses association, to prove that I am very interested in being an ER nurse, is there anything else I can do to add to my resume to show managers that psychiatric nursing shouldn't be a "red flag" for them? 3. I need words of encouragement, is there anyone out there who only had psych nursing and succeeded in leaving psych nursing to ER or any other medical unit?

Thank you, I am going to find out from my student files at the university as soon as I can.

Okay, I might be way over my head for this but I want to apply to the C.A.P. program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. I am currently a nursing student. I am aware that the deadline is on February 15th. I looked at the requirements and I noticed that the program is requesting a BCLS certification. I don't have that yet...so I am wondering, is there a chance I can still be accepted while obtaining such a certification? or Should I obtain it first and apply another time. I wish I knew about this sooner, but oh well, have to see what I can do. Never fail to try.

Just bought the book, I heard good reviews about it, I really like the questions are set up. Thank you! time to practice!

going to look them up on amazon. Thanks!

Thank you very much, and yeah I feel like I should just be a living example of what healthy should be as a nurse. I am really thinking of taking a semester off to get everything together, I am just hoping that it does not affect my chances of getting internships (I want to try to get my foot in the door more than ever). I can now at least say I have time to finish my CNA certification in order to make that career dream happen!

I did pretty well in nursing school so far until last semester when I failed a course. Now I am retaking it (Med surg) with no more chances left. I am pretty scared since I have to have a B to pass instead of the usual C+. Either way I am aiming for an A. However, my plans changed. So I am wondering if there is anyone that can help me out. The issues are 1. I wanted to apply for internships but because of that one class I failed, my GPA went down...so now that will lower my chances of obtaining one. Do you know of any internships in the NY area that are not GPA based? 2. Should I look for internships outside the NY area? if so, do you know of any I can apply to? 3. I heard about this camp nurses website that can help out nursing students by working with nurses in a summer camp but is that even enough? Should I try it? 4. I am actually thinking of taking a semester off (not doing well financially or physically) so I am thinking of taking a semester off to get things together and come back stronger! is that a good idea? 5. Since I have only 2 semesters left, should I go part time in order to "take it easy" especially since I don't have anymore chances left of retaking a course? I am thinking of the last option because many internships do not accept students who are in their last semester of nursing program. Someone please help, dealing with these issues are more complicate than I thought

I unfortunately failed med surg. Luckily, I am taking it over again. As I am organizing my notes, and hearing recordings from the previous lectures before school starts, I feel like it is not enough. So far I decided to purchase books by pearsons and saunders. I will make time to use the practice questions in the CD. Are there any other suggestions that can be given to me to help out? perhaps websites, youtube videos or audio files I should check out online? Hope to hear feedback soon, I really want to aim for an A! Note: if it helps, my class will start with lectures on Diabetes first.

I would ignore them, there are a lot of male nurses around who are just as amazing in their work than any other person. I once had a student in my class who complained about the same thing to a clinical nurse instructor and the instructor commented saying that when it comes to people who mock you for being a nurse just because you are a guy then there are two things to remember, 1. you will most likely get paid more than them and 02. a nurse saves people's lives everyday! Definitely keep moving forward. (plus being a male nurse definitely interest the ladies more )

I usually do a little of both, mainly the first few days I would study on my own, only in the last few days before the exam, I would actually be with a study group to mainly review. We usually have our 10 minute or 15 minute breaks to eat and chat but we always go back to studying the actual material to focus on. Study groups were really helpful for me, especially if everyone in the group are not so easily distracted and just motivate each other to keep going.

There is nothing to be ashamed of on the fact you don't know what field of nursing to go to. There are numerous specialties. The only way you can find out if the specialty is for you is going onto the actual nursing unit and experiencing it all first hand. I am friends with numerous nurses (happen to be a few years older than me) that told me not to worry about it. They had it figured out once they found work in the nursing field. I am currently in a nursing program and as of right now, from being in many classes and clinicals, I realize that my main interests are oncology, psychiatric, and anesthesia (even nursing educator). I might sooner or later even have more interests. I am currently doing research on each of those fields and what they consist of. For now though, just worry about actually getting in the program and graduating. It will all come little by little, believe me.

When I entered the nursing program, my GPA was a 3.7, during the program it went down to a 3.5. Hoping it does not go down any further.

The accelerated nursing mainly request that you have a previous bachelor's degree (at least the ones I know of) so try looking those up

Have you tried looking for universities that offer accelerated nursing programs? There are some universities that will offer a bachelor's degree in a 15 month track. Depending on the credits you have, they might be transferred in, you just have to look at the prerequisites. Have you tried speaking to the college advisors in these schools you are interested in? I hope I answered your question