studentbear CNA

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1. NICU vs. cardiac?

   studentbear posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I have a strong interest in working in the NICU and understand that I am well-suited for it because I work in a methodical/systematic way and am very detail-oriented. I have experience working as a...

2. Fear-mongering in nursing school

   studentbear replied to Guest1033582's topic in General Students

   You sound

3. Need help deciding where to go (MA)

   studentbear replied to strawburrymilk's topic in General Students

   First of all, I'm 30 and will be 31 when I graduate next year with my BSN. Please try not to put pressure on yourself to hurry up and finish you degree! I definitely sympathize with you, believe me....

4. Nursing.com Bundle

   studentbear posted a topic in General Students

   Does anyone have experience with the nursing.com bundle which covers content for pre-nursing through new grad? It's 2 years of access and is about $492. I just wrapped up my junior year of nursing...

5. Any RN student clinicals cancelled because of COVID-19?

   studentbear replied to llg's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Tangentially related.. how do you find what your state requires for clinical hours? When I looked it up, it said that states "recommend" hours, but couldn't find actual requirements. I thought schools...

6. Any RN student clinicals cancelled because of COVID-19?

   studentbear replied to llg's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I'm in Boston. I had my mental health clinical yesterday with no word on future cancellations and we were supposed to have maternity clinical today, but I woke up to it being canceled. All simulations...

7. How many more times....

   studentbear replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

   It's easy to get discouraged by the first exam. I don't think I passed my first fundamentals exam (our minimum is a 77%) but I finished that semester with A's and B's. I'm now 3/4 of the way done with...

8. Nursing school and anxiety

   studentbear replied to Bleblenurs18's topic in General Students

   What you're describing is imposter syndrome and believe me, unless your cohort are unusual af, many/all of them are also experiencing it. I've been a CNA for several years and while I have lots of the...

9. Graduating in one state but testing in another?

   studentbear replied to studentbear's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Ok thanks! Got it, thank

10. Graduating in one state but testing in another?

    studentbear replied to studentbear's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When you say "apply from the start," you mean register with Pearson Vue

11. Graduating in one state but testing in another?

    studentbear posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm set to graduate next year and planning to relocate to another state across country shortly thereafter. I know sometimes it can take a little time to get an ATT. I'm wondering whether it would make...

12. SNA chapter

    studentbear posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Forgive me if this sounds petty. I want to join my school's SNA. On the first week of this semester, I asked the president of our chapter when the meeting would be. She said she didn't know yet. I...

13. New grad BSN pay & job in LA area?

    studentbear replied to stamf03's topic in California Nursing

    Following

14. Boston --> SoCal. How competitive are new grad residencies?

    studentbear replied to studentbear's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks for the info. I wonder how competitive it is compared to Boston area hospitals. We're a pretty small city but have several ABSN, BSN, and ASN programs nearby. I was recently told by a clinical...

15. Boston --> SoCal. How competitive are new grad residencies?

    studentbear posted a topic in California Nursing

    I'm going to try and sift through the new grad residency program threads but wanted to make a post in the mean time. I'm set to graduate with my BSN over a year from now (May 2021) hopefully with at...