NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    Prenursng student!! finished prereqs, need help on what to do next.

    NurseGirl525 replied to thelifepursuit6's topic in General Students

    California is a tough state to get into nursing school. Good luck and be prepared to be put on some type of waiting list. Just so you know, everyone has a story. Everyone. You need to come up with...
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    Medical Surgical Medications

    NurseGirl525 replied to bradycardic's topic in General Students

    Lots and lots. We had everything on the med/surg floor. Diabetes, cellulitis, post-op. Pretty much everything under the sun that is not icu, cardiac, or oncology. My hospital had a different floor...
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    School issue

    NurseGirl525 replied to meagannicole224's topic in General Students

    Ok, I just reread your post. You said a 78.9 does not help you. Sorry about that. But I do know those are not both the answer because it was a question I did miss. I'm not sure if it was med/surg...
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    School issue

    NurseGirl525 replied to meagannicole224's topic in General Students

    Those are not both the answer on that question. I had that exact same question on one of my pharm tests. Plus, how does a 78.9 equal an 80? That's over a point off. Most programs do not round....
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    student in clinical (help?)

    NurseGirl525 replied to thatguy777's topic in General Students

    First semester I attached myself to the CNAs hips and asked them what needed to be done. First semester is all about the basics. But I agree your clinical instructor should be laying this out for...
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    Capstone/preceptor woes

    NurseGirl525 replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    First of all, don't ever let them see you sweat. I think your lack of confidence is showing to your preceptor. Don't do that. Yes, you are a student and you are going to make mistakes. That's a...
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    Test day ritual?

    NurseGirl525 replied to LJR89's topic in General Students

    I always get up early that day. I may just dilly dally around or I may study. Seriously, I get up between 4-5 on test days. I think I get too amped up. But I also stop at the convienence store and...
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    Handwashing for drug administration & NVA

    NurseGirl525 replied to cazrella's topic in General Students

    I've always had to wear gloves when doing med passes. I've gotten quite good at opening those stupid packs with my gloves. I've also never seen documentation done in the room. At both of my...
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    Need some advice

    NurseGirl525 replied to Mickle372's topic in General Students

    I don't know about your school and how many people make it in vs. apply. I don't agree with the previous poster though. At schools in my area they go strictly off of scores. Some go off of total...
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    My Fibro

    NurseGirl525 replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry did I actually read in here that someone thought chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia were first world illnesses? I have several chronic illnesses. Epilepsy being one of them along with...
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    support for one another in Nursing

    NurseGirl525 replied to Oyinz24's topic in General Students

    Me thinks these are homework questions all in one
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    Help with Topic

    NurseGirl525 replied to branthebrat0789's topic in General Students

    There are a ton of topics out there you can do. Use your
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    My Fibro

    NurseGirl525 replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly
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    My Fibro

    NurseGirl525 replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    It makes me sad that certain conditions have such a stigma attached to them. Especially from the medical community. I think perhaps the patient referred to it as my fibro because that makes them...
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    Regarding Endometriosis & going into Nursing

    NurseGirl525 replied to lil pixi's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I've suffered from endo and pcos since my teens. I'm 39 now. I was told to hurry up and have kids at 22, otherwise, I would never have any. I was sick for 2 weeks out of the month. I was deathly...
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    Nurse-to-be Needs Advice!

    NurseGirl525 replied to blondie333's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have the littman cardiology III stethoscope and I love it. People want to borrow it all the time because you can hear so well with it. The people who bought the ones that weren't littman had a...
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    Unemployed Vanderbilt FNP

    NurseGirl525 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    This is exactly why I tell people to not do those direct entry programs. I don't understand how one can earn their masters or doctorate in anything if they have never practiced. They only way you...
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    What do you think?

    NurseGirl525 replied to studentih's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you have retaken the class twice and it only allows one retake, then I'm going to say you are out of luck. A "D" at my school is failing, so that would mean you have failed it twice. Also most...
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    Do NP schools care about where your BSN came from?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Lori215's topic in General Students

    Why would going to a state college look bad? State colleges are good schools. I'm trying to figure out the thought process on that. Private colleges are pretty expensive. The for profit, private...
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    LPN or RN. Which program is more difficult?

    NurseGirl525 replied to ashmckay's topic in General Students

    In my first year of the program, we had the LPNs with us in every class except one. One day a week we went to mental health nursing and they went to OB/Peds. We took the same tests. Unless it was...
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    Grieving over not getting into nursing school

    NurseGirl525 replied to ladyjo's topic in General Students

    I'm assuming you don't have a 4.0 in your other classes. If your cumulative GPA is low, that is where your problem lies because most BSN programs look at that, not just the prereqs. Also, what else...
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    BSN Schools Without Transfer Prerequisites?

    NurseGirl525 replied to nursing5275's topic in General Students

    You don't become a nursing major until you are accepted into a program. I think that may be where your confusion is. At my school, we were in Health Care support until we were accepted into the...
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    TAMPA FL - Nursing Schools/R.N. Programs??

    NurseGirl525 replied to mm813's topic in General Students

    Here is my 2 cents. Do not, whatever you do go to a for profit college. ITT is one of the worst. Not only are they expensive, most are not even accredited, have low NCLEX pass rates, and your...
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    Public speaking prerequisite

    NurseGirl525 replied to whiteymcb12's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    At my school you could either take public speaking or intro to communication. Each and every school is different. My suggestion to you is to google the schools in your area and look at the different...
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    Trying to get into lpn school

    NurseGirl525 replied to Katy21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They must have revamped the way they did the program. Brush up on your interview skills and prepare for the next