Fireman767

Fireman767

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  1. Intensity of adn/absn programs

    Fireman767 replied to cjcaet's topic in General Students

    Can you clarify a few things. Do you hold a Bachelor already or is this your first time entering college? TO put it short, the ABSN is 13 or so months of intense schooling and clinicals. They are...

  2. Competitive Candidate

    Fireman767 replied to Mmclark1979's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    get more experience in the field. Many of the better programs look at grades, but will take hours and hours of great experience in healthcare over good grades. I have a friend who had a 3.3 gpa, and...

  3. Choosing between nursing schools

    Fireman767 replied to stephen1219's topic in General Students

    I would agree, the 2 years near you would be easier and better. JH is a great school, but putting yourself in debt is a bad idea and probably not worth the title. And JH is in a large town, and the...

  4. Help so down and out...

    Fireman767 replied to CordaeP's topic in General Students

    I think in your summary you said you didnt study as hard for the second exam as you should, and thats an issue. Every day you need to spend atleast a few hours studying or reviewing so the material...

  5. Business Student to Nursing Degree?

    Fireman767 replied to jahall05's topic in General Students

    I graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in Health Care Administration about 2 years ago. I applied to many jobs in different areas of healthcare to be told that without an RN behind my...

  6. I hate anatomy and physiology

    Fireman767 replied to kg1212's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing is pretty heavy in A&P. Id say complete the course and take it again to ensure you understand the concepts. I know a few students that have taken it up to 3

  7. How are male nursing students perceived?

    Fireman767 replied to erikmm291's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I just did my OBGYN and am on the Pediatrics clinical unit. Ive seen few differences in nursing between men and women except when on the OB unit, women prefer to not breastfeed in front of you....

  8. Why a Nurse?

    Fireman767 replied to Ant24's topic in Male Nursing Students

    1) I like helping people and being able to change lives 2) 23 3) I plan to go for family nurse practitioner within 5 years of graduating, and then on to a DNP program after

  9. Any fellow EMT's out there?

    Fireman767 replied to kbx827's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I found i did significantly better during clinicals. Seems easier to work with patients, therapeutic communication, etc. As far as that goes, i wouldn't say all emts or paramedics don't transition...

  10. How many are going straight for your BSN?

    Fireman767 replied to HeatherMax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a B.S. in another field so I am going for my BSN, however my program is an ADN. That said many of my other degrees credits go towards the BSN credits, since my B.S. is in health care...

  11. Any kinds of volunteering will make me a better nurse?

    Fireman767 replied to zeno33's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Volunteering is a nice thing to do, but may not help with anything past the resume. Since you wont be doing anything clinical or even didactic to nursing, theres limitations. The benefits is you can...

  12. im having trouble gathering my thoughts

    Fireman767 replied to freckles23's topic in General Students

    Well the way most nursing exams work is all 4 answers can generally apply (in certain situation for each), with 2 being accurate and usually one being more correct than the other. (that is the tests...

  13. Where to find Accelerated BSN with good clinicals

    Fireman767 replied to Kisskaos's topic in General Students

    your from NYC so im sure you considered Columbia, Stony Brook (my Alma Mater), maybe yale. But the ABSN is more of a sprint to complete it, and if your like me and you cant spend 8 hours in a...

  14. I need advice on if I can change my record.

    Fireman767 replied to dakota0898's topic in General Students

    I would agree with bookwormom, find out if you could appeal the situation and see if there is a way to either get back into the program or if there is a way to retake the semester. Worst case, go...

  15. Drexel BSN fall 2013

    Fireman767 replied to futurenurse912's topic in General Students

    Hey, I did my undergrad at Stony Brook. Good college, but super competitive (no one ever expect them to be but they are). Of all the choices id pick Stony Brook, but thats me. I have a friend doing...

  16. March 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Fireman767 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Bill, bad choice to wear white. The patient in 223 has been projectile vomiting all

  17. LPN Case Study

    Fireman767 replied to Masiel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So abnormal heart rate may be due to what appears to be a decreased blood pressure (or he has great blood pressure) (also do we have a baseline blood pressure or is this all we know?) When the blood...

  18. What would you do in my shoes?

    Fireman767 replied to bluedove1's topic in General Students

    Id suggest you consider the total amount of aspects that differ. An ABSN program is great as an idea, however we are talking about 3 years of nursing in 1 year, high stress, somewhat high dropout...

  19. Discouraged by Anatomy class

    Fireman767 replied to zeno33's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It really varies on the college. My current college could care less how many times you take it, as long as you get a C or better. Other schools in my area (Yale, Fairfield University, the higher...

  20. Male nurse advantage?

    Fireman767 replied to Ansumana's topic in Male Nursing Students

    In part it doesnt matter, but in another part it depends where you work. Im a male, and Id love to work on an maternity floor because of the overall nice feeling there. However I've been told there...

  21. Any fellow EMT's out there?

    Fireman767 replied to kbx827's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm an EMT for about a year and id say it gives you an edge that you know and understand many of the basics behind principles (hypoxia, jaundice, hypertension). It won't give you nearly as much of an...

  22. Being young and being in nursing.

    Fireman767 replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    Many studies show that the newer nurses and newer doctors are better than many veterans. The newer people pick up the smaller details and aren't "jaded" from years of experience or making a quick...

  23. Where to find Accelerated BSN with good clinicals

    Fireman767 replied to Kisskaos's topic in General Students

    I was in the same boat as the OP, in fact I'm from Long Island and got my first B.S. at Stony Brook University. I found a college down in pennsylvania called Mount Aloysius College, They have a ADN,...

  24. Nursing Pre-Reqs

    Fireman767 replied to CA85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know most people stated it all already but ill make it simple, the most common required courses colleges require are: Anatomy and Physiology 1 (most colleges require lab, in fact every college in...

  25. Advice for Accelerated BSN

    Fireman767 replied to t2091's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will give you an alternative route idea. I got my bachelors from a different college than the one im at now. I considered an accelerated but it was very competitive and risky because if you fail...