Jenngirl34RN

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  1. Hospital Clinicals

    Jenngirl34RN replied to doxielover304's topic in General Students

    My program starts clinicals the 6th week of class. Most of us are at the VA hospital in the spinal injury unit, with a few people at an alternate hospital in a similar

  2. For those who work while in nursing school:

    Jenngirl34RN replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in General Students

    You are in WA? Which school are you going to? I will be starting at Bellevue next month. Good luck getting your schedule worked

  3. Is it just me?

    Jenngirl34RN replied to STLmomma27's topic in General Students

    I am not feeling that scared exactly. For me it more feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things I will have to learn in the next two years. I have my nine textbooks (well, ten when you...

  4. married/engaged/involved students, how are you juggling your relationship w/ school?

    Jenngirl34RN replied to richardgecko's topic in General Students

    I have a husband and two kids. I am very lucky that my husband makes enough that I do not have to work and can fully concentrate on school, so that is one less stress that I have, but it is still...

  5. Deciding which school is best for my future Nursing plans

    Jenngirl34RN replied to puffalo5's topic in Washington Nursing

    I go to Bellevue College. The nursing program is a very good one, and has been around for a long time. They do have an articulation agreement with UW, but you would have to do the RN-BSN program at...

  6. Considering moving to Seattle

    Jenngirl34RN replied to SFSDRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    There is the Franciscan system down south (Tacoma area) and Providence, which is affiliated with Swedish hospitals. As for pay, it really depends on where you go and whether you can find a full time...

  7. Anyone applying for Bellevue College nursing 2013-2014 program?!

    Jenngirl34RN replied to ccchristine5's topic in Washington Nursing

    She said to get the newer additions? That is really annoying because I asked her in June too and she said get the editions on book

  8. Moving to Seattle area

    Jenngirl34RN replied to dansamy's topic in Washington Nursing

    Seattle is pretty expensive, and so is Eastside (Bellevue, Redmond, etc.). If I were you I would aim for North of Seattle, like Edmonds, Lynnwood, Bothell, or even Everett. It is cheaper, but there...

  9. Paying for Course syllabus?

    Jenngirl34RN replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    I go to a community college, but it is the same for me. We are given all of that information as part of the course. I am sure they include the costs for such things in the tuition rates, but we do...

  10. First Day of Nursing School

    Jenngirl34RN replied to sealford's topic in General Students

    I am really glad my college does not charge for the syllabus. I guess they decided that after all of the money for tuition, books, uniform, and required supplies they can supply the syllabus. That...

  11. Too young/ early in life to be in Nursing Program?

    Jenngirl34RN replied to futuresctRN's topic in General Students

    I think the "too young" question depends entirely on the person. Age really is just a number- I have met 18 year olds who are pretty mature for their age and have their stuff together, and I have met...

  12. First Day of Nursing School

    Jenngirl34RN replied to sealford's topic in General Students

    You have to PAY for your syllabus? What in the world type of school do you go

  13. First Day of Nursing School

    Jenngirl34RN replied to sealford's topic in General Students

    My program doesn't start until 9/23 but we have 18 chapters to read (13 out of the fundamentals textbook, 2 of pharmacology, and 2 in med-surg, 1 in nursing diagnostic) and 3 assignments, including a...

  14. Nursing Books

    Jenngirl34RN replied to merricks4's topic in General Students

    Barnes & Noble is having a textbook sale right now. The books I ordered from them yesterday were between 15% and 23% off. Amazon had the best price for my fundamentals and pharmacology books. I...

  15. Anyone applying for Bellevue College nursing 2013-2014 program?!

    Jenngirl34RN replied to ccchristine5's topic in Washington Nursing

    I actually asked Lisa about the newer additions of the books and she said we should just get the ones on the list because those are the additions she will be teaching from as she does not have time to...

  16. I am DISSAPOINTED in myself...

    Jenngirl34RN replied to NurseKis's topic in General Students

    I would suggest that if your school has any open skills lab time (mine does at least once or twice a week) that you take that time to really, really work on your

  17. Nursing School as an Older Student

    Jenngirl34RN replied to Jonelrob's topic in General Students

    I am 32 and have two kids at home and will be starting my ADN program in the Fall. When I did my interview for my ADN program the administrator said she often prefers older students because they...

  18. Can some of you share your acceptance to a nursing school?

    Jenngirl34RN replied to dayanan715's topic in General Students

    My school uses primarily TEAS scores to determine who makes it in, with GPA being a tie breaker if needed. I got a 93.3 on my TEAS and my GPA was 3.96. Your best bet would be to talk to some students...

  19. Spending habits during school while on loans

    Jenngirl34RN replied to ThePhilster's topic in General Students

    I would say get what you feel you need to get to succeed, but make sure to keep in mind that you will be paying interest on all of the money you spend, so you really should make sure to spend only...

  20. Physical, shots, background check....what to do?

    Jenngirl34RN replied to KimmieDurham's topic in General Students

    The TB tests are very common. In my state (WA) all healthcare workers (including students) have to get an initial 2 step ppd, and then a 1 step ppd each year after that for as long as they are...

  21. Random drug tests in nursing school?!

    Jenngirl34RN replied to Yolopilas's topic in General Students

    My school does not require drug testing at all but some of the hospitals that we may be assigned to for clinicals do. Whether or not we have to take a drug test depends on where we get placed. It...

  22. getting sick from microbiology

    Jenngirl34RN replied to mbkgen's topic in General Students

    If you follow the normal precautions your instructor will go over the first day of class you will be fine. We did work with a couple of bacteria that could have gotten us sick if we had licked our...

  23. Clinicals and religious observances?

    Jenngirl34RN replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    Talk to your instructors. They may be able to switch you around for that one day since you know about it so far in advance. Ask them their policies on that. Most schools do try to accommodate...

  24. Independent Learning Class

    Jenngirl34RN replied to BBB<3's topic in General Students

    I took most of my prerequisite classes (all except the lab science courses) online. Mine were not truly independent study, as they had deadlines and were on the same quarterly schedule as on campus...

  25. I had no idea where to place this, but here it goes

    Jenngirl34RN replied to dominique.l.weaver's topic in General Students

    If nursing isn't your passion do you should not attempt it. First, just getting through all the pre-reqs and application requirements (entrance exams, vaccinations, etc.) is incredibly tough. Think...