ScientistSalarian

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  1. Routes for Applying to Nursing School with a low GPA (2.3)

    ScientistSalarian replied to thelivingdaylights's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Right, like the pp said most ABSN programs admit based on your bachelor's GPA without regard to your more recent community college GPA. You could try going the ADN route and then going on to an RN-BSN...

  2. Failure of Anatomy I

    ScientistSalarian replied to Kylin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sorry about your grandfather, that's rough ... if your school has some sort of appeal process that would allow you to petition to take the class again you could try that route, and as the pp...

  3. Nursing degree

    ScientistSalarian replied to Debb_A_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Getting all of your general ed and nursing prereqs knocked out at a community college and then transferring into a CSU/UC BSN program is a solid plan, though as the pp mentioned it's not necessary to...

  4. Facebook: Should I Just Give in and Join?

    ScientistSalarian posted a topic in General Students

    Ok, so I feel like I might be one of the last under-30-year-olds on earth without a Facebook account. I've mainly resisted because I'm just a very private person, but lately I've been reconsidering....

  5. Best day ever

    ScientistSalarian replied to missmollie's topic in General Students

    Not going to lie, I was on the brink of total meltdown after my very first clinical day, lol. But now that we've been through a couple of rotations I feel like I've sort of hit my stride and am...

  6. Applying to RN Programs this year...I feel lost.

    ScientistSalarian replied to annabelle2222's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi, I applied to a bunch of CA ADN and BSN programs last year - it's definitely a stressful process but if you stay organized and right on top of deadlines you'll be just fine. Since you know you're...

  7. Advice please. LPN or RN. Halfway through and not sure what to do.

    ScientistSalarian replied to vc01ca's topic in General Students

    You're not failing now, correct? I understand the impulse to put a backup plan together but it seems like in planning a move to the LPN program you're pretty much counting on failing out of the RN...

  8. What type of nursing do you want to specialize in?

    ScientistSalarian replied to bluesky94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No idea. Only in my first semester of nursing school so I'm eager to get a taste of as many areas as possible and am keeping my mind wide open. I have a few areas that I'm naturally attracted to but...

  9. hours per day

    ScientistSalarian replied to schoolforever's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Same here - I spend so many hours per week in lecture, lab, clinicals, or at work that cracking a nursing textbook is seriously the LAST thing I want to do when I get home. Paying attention in...

  10. Please listen!!!

    ScientistSalarian replied to snowwhite2002's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Totally agree - if I had worked as a CNA before starting nursing school it probably would have scared me off of healthcare altogether! FWIW I've been told by a faculty member that to some degree they...

  11. Is it still possible to get into nursing school if i fail a class?

    ScientistSalarian replied to msmith34's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Agree with the above poster, if it's going that poorly it would probably be better to drop - even a W on your transcript is going to look better than a D or F. We can't tell you what your chances are...

  12. Anyone doing well 1st semester?

    ScientistSalarian replied to CeeCee82's topic in General Students

    Everything's going swimmingly so far - test/quiz scores are right where I want them to be, I'm getting the hang of clinicals, and haven't had to give up too much in the way of free time or a social...

  13. Most difficult thing about nursing school?

    ScientistSalarian replied to allieveronica's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Clinicals, hands down. I'm great at the academic parts of nursing school but actually being out in a facility, dealing with real human beings instead of mannequins .... totally different ball game. I...

  14. Nursing and then medical school?

    ScientistSalarian replied to aliciajessee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    From what I've gathered here on AN (this question seems to come up fairly often), as long as you took the required prereqs - usually additional chemistry, biology, physics and math - and sat for the...

  15. I want to become a registered nurse.

    ScientistSalarian replied to pmc888's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would definitely steer clear of any private, for-profit institutions - the tuition is going to be ridiculous and if you ever decide to go on to another college or university the credits may not even...

  16. Do you think that I will get into nursing school?

    ScientistSalarian replied to bear94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Agree with the above poster, your TEAS score might be a bit low but your overall and science GPA's are great which could very well balance that out if you choose not to re-test. Does the program...

  17. Transferring with few pre-reqs

    ScientistSalarian replied to asfah's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want to major in nursing, go ahead and change your major to nursing or pre-nursing. As far as transferring it might be a better idea to get all of your general ed and nursing-specific...

  18. How does a student prepare for lab practicals before the start of nursing school

    ScientistSalarian replied to dbuser's topic in General Students

    YouTube's a great resource for lab skills. We also use the Taylor Clinical Skills DVD set in my program, it's kind of expensive (around $50 for the 5-disc set) but there are used copies all over...

  19. Would you miss a week of classes for a PRN tech orientation?

    ScientistSalarian replied to futureofnursing's topic in General Students

    What's your program's absence policy? Is missing a week going to cost you a grade? Working as a tech would be a great addition to your resume and get your foot in the door in a unit you like but it we...

  20. TEXT?

    ScientistSalarian replied to cmurra6745's topic in General Students

    I skim - there just aren't enough hours in the day to read as closely as I'm used to doing for other classes. All of my instructors provide powerpoint lecture outlines so I take notes on those and use...

  21. Clinical PT. info

    ScientistSalarian replied to ASPEN.88's topic in General Students

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  22. Clinical PT. info

    ScientistSalarian replied to ASPEN.88's topic in General Students

    For LTC (our first rotation) we have a week to research the patient's chart and prepare all of our clinical paperwork. For the rest of our first-year rotations (med-surg, L&D, peds) we're allowed...

  23. Where do YOU sit in class?

    ScientistSalarian replied to Caribbean Character's topic in General Students

    Front and center! My vision is

  24. Failed three tests

    ScientistSalarian replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry, that's rough! It seems like maybe you just need to figure out how to study more effectively. Or is it that adding clinicals on top of everything else is throwing you off? If asking...

  25. Clashing With My Advisor

    ScientistSalarian replied to missmagee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sorry you're butting heads with your advisor, but I just wanted to chime in on the chemistry issue. I was a SI instructor and also privately tutored pre-nursing students in physiology and watched MANY...