melissagee

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1. Bachelors Degree very low gpa advice

   melissagee replied to cb22's topic in Career Support

   If you plan to go back and redo certain classes, I would opt to take them at a community college due to cost because you will get NO grants as a matriculated student. Search for the reputations of the colleges around you. Not all community colleges...

2. Would you deliver your baby at your place of employment?

   melissagee replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

   I wouldn't, mainly because I don't see pregnancy as requiring hospital treatment. I'd want to have my children at home, if I could with an experienced nurse midwife. That's my ultimate dream. What someone else pointed out about being able to read...

3. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

   melissagee replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

   So sorry that happened to you; I recall having nightmares about JUST THAT scenario in nursing school. When I was in school, I made spreadsheets (I am very good with excel) to calculate my grades for me. I was then able to calculate exactly how man...

4. Passed at 75, here is the secret (1st attempt)

   melissagee replied to PRETTYNURSY's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats on passing. I didn't pray. I passed in 75, used Hurst, and treated every situation on the NCLEX as a life threatening one and applied what I would do in that critical situation. Had been reading Saunders all through nursing school and KN...

5. How can I toughen up?

   melissagee replied to Channyk's topic in General Nursing

   I was that way in nursing school also and had been previously all of my life - this is what I learned in nursing school: #1 Choose your friends wisely. You will likely see a lot of back biting. One of my best friends had a stroke early in our 3rd y...

6. How to find a job in southern california - new grad

   melissagee replied to melissagee's topic in California

   I pulled up one of my old cover letters, so I could post what I'm saying to my potential employers. Dear Ms. XXXXX, The attached resume and documentation is in response to XYZ CARE CENTER's search for a competent, flexible registered nurse, who enjoy...

7. How to find a job in southern california - new grad

   melissagee replied to melissagee's topic in California

   FLICURN and TiffyRN thanks for responding! The temp agencies won't take me because I don't have experience as a nurse, just as a brain injury specialist (my official title). My facility refused to hire me on as a nurse, which, combined with the satu...

8. How to find a job in southern california - new grad

   melissagee posted a topic in California

   I realize I'm going to get quite a few replies of "stop looking! CA is HORRIBLE FOR NEW GRADS!" or "MOVE!" I'm actually licensed in two states with my BSN, (PA and CA), and I can't find work in either. My fiance was just hired on full time as a ...

9. distance psychiatric NP program for new grads?

   melissagee replied to melissagee's topic in School Programs

   I forgot to add that I've worked in a residential treatment home for individuals who survived traumatic brain injury (TBI) for the past 3 years, so I've a bit of neuropsych under my belt, just not as a nurse.

10. distance psychiatric NP program for new grads?

    melissagee posted a topic in School Programs

    Hi everyone, I always thought I wanted to do nursing research (and still do), but I believe that I want to specialize in psychiatric nursing first. I grew up with a mom who was a licensed professional counselor, and I excelled in my psychiatric rota...