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No. When my dad was doing cancer treatments all of the nurses were great and if one of them hadn't mentioned having an ASN I couldn't have told you who had what degree. The biggest difference between a BSN and ASN, as far as I know, is the amount o...

Never said they couldn't. I gave that as a way for the OP to look at potential differences. Sometimes the best people academically lack those qualities, it's just how it is.

Don't be afraid to ask for help as soon as you need it. Don't wait until you feel completely overwhelmed. Nursing school isn't easy, but it's not impossible! Do your readings, take good notes, and get to know some of your classmates as soon as you...

You say that they're cut-throat and perfectionists and do well academically, but how are they with the other side of nursing? The compassion, people skills, listening, intuitiveness?

First semester was harder than I gave it credit for- I did well on the first two tests (94% on each), got cocky, and my last 3 grades were significantly lower. I still ended up with a B in the course, but I know I can do better than that, I just don...

To my knowledge, at least for here, the job market isn't great in the cities but if you are willing to expand to the outlying hospitals (there's a satellite or community hospital in almost every county), finding a job will be much easier. I think a ...

I had almost the same scenario. Great grades the first two tests, barely passed the third, and failed the fourth. Needed a 98 for an A, a 65 for a B, and a 40 for a C. Ended up with an 85% overall. Here's to a better second semester! :)

Thank you for all the advice everyone! I'll definitely be taking it all into account for next semester. :)

That's a great idea! I have no intention of selling my books back at all, I figured I'd keep them for reference. Do you know about how much it cost you?

I was just curious about the NCLEX book because of the style of questions used on our tests. I've noticed through our test review (we were lucky this semester, probably won't be next semester) that a lot of the questions I get wrong are the "select ...

Take the time before your program starts to just relax, read a few good books, and enjoy your time. I'm not saying you won't have ANY time to do it once school starts, but your time will be better spent doing other things. I have found my classmates...

Thank you! The people in my study group are fantastic, not necessarily all straight-A students, but they all have a drive to succeed and stay on topic. The couple of times we met up we studied for about an hour straight, took about a half hour brea...

ClassyBoxer-thanks for the advice! A lot of teachers won't let us record their lecture but I will definitely ask the ones for next semester. I didn't even think about breaking down the chapters into sections, I was trying to just plug away at readi...

I think I learn best by listening and writing. In high school and my prereqs I could usually get by just by being in class and taking notes. I think part of what screwed me up this semester is that one of our teachers was out for a month so we didn...

Congratulations! I wish you the best of luck on the NCLEX and with your career! :)

I can empathize with how you are feeling. I am constantly getting asked what my grades were and when I do well I feel guilty because my friend who works her ass off didn't do as well. The kicker for me is when I don't do as well and I'm accused of ...

My school has a policy that you can get unsubsidized loans up to a certain amount for a second degree program. I had to take out a private loan to cover other expenses, but the federal loans I did qualify for covered most of my tuition.

I use my textbooks all the time. I agree with what has been said previously: nursing school is completely different than my prereqs were. I was a straight A student with very little studying in all of my prereqs, got cocky after doing really well o...

I have a Littman Classic SE II and it's fantastic-cost me about $80 on medisave.com. A lot of my classmates have the Littman Lightweight and some love it, some hate it but pretty much everyone that has the same as me loves it. I do recommend gettin...

Hi!! I'm finishing up first semester right now! It's hard, not impossible, but you really have to work hard. If you like the hospital, go for Richmond. It's the only clinical not in a Long Term Care facility and it's where I went, I really liked ...

In my clinical on Wednesday, I was inadvertently exposed to MRSA and VRE. The patient's chart said nothing about contact precautions, there was nothing on the door, and the nurse said nothing about it (and apparently KNEW nothing about it) so I was ...

Thank you for all of the great advice and information everyone. I think my fear just came from the reaction of Infection Control to my having been in the room, I was worried I had done something wrong I guess. I always practice good hand hygiene an...

I have no clue on any of the things you asked lol. All I know is that every morning when we are getting assigned our patients, the patients with contact precautions are taken off of our list, idk if it's a liability thing or what, but that's how it ...

Thanks! I assumed they were livid because I'm a first semester student and at this particular hospital we're not allowed to do anything on patients with contact precautions, droplet precautions, etc. in our first semester. I planned to follow up w...

Thank you! It definitely does help. :)