NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    I'm in my program, second year but did not take one prerequisite? What should I do?

    NurseGirl525 replied to beachlover1989's topic in General Students

    To clarify OP, a prereq is a prerequisite. That means it is required before you enter the program. You cannot get admitted without it. A coreq on the other hand, is a corequisite and needs to be...
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    Best next step

    NurseGirl525 replied to Paddymwax's topic in General Students

    First of all a bachelor's degree in another field does not equal a BSN. You have to actually obtain a bachelors in the nursing field. Second RN is a license, not a degree. So, if you obtain an ASN...
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    Passed my First Semester...

    NurseGirl525 replied to PoodleLover86's topic in General Students

    Congrats!! I'm getting to finish up my second semester. It's been crazy. My finals are this week and I am ready to be done. But I took the weekend and reenergized and I am ready to take on the...
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    If you decided to be a RN, think again..

    NurseGirl525 replied to kate_ibl's topic in General Students

    I honestly don't get the point of your post. Your title has nothing to do with your post. I paid $50 to take the Teas last year. My school accepted my A&P I from 1999. I did not have to...
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    Did anyone find that they had enough time for the TEAS?

    NurseGirl525 replied to ilikecorgis's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I was also done in like an hour. You cannot go back and review any questions. I think people make it way harder than it is. There is nothing harder than Algebra I on the math section, if you have...
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    Nurses and Financial Freedom

    NurseGirl525 replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    I have financial freedom. Have for about 10 years now. My house is paid for, I paid for my new car with cash, I have no credit cards, and my schooling is paid for. My ex and I did Dave Ramsey for...
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    Question about ASN pay for LTC and LTACH

    NurseGirl525 replied to dreamer30's topic in Indiana Nursing

    $19 sounds low for an RN in Indiana. Every job I have seen posted usually starts around $25 or so. I thought 19 is around what a LPN
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    Ivy Tech - ATI Questions

    NurseGirl525 replied to Fetzmommy's topic in Indiana Nursing

    The ATI is included in tuition as the PP said. We got ours I think on the second day of school. These are books you really need to have new as they have the latest information in them. You need...
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    ATI Practice Tests

    NurseGirl525 replied to bobsapples's topic in General Students

    I'm rereading your post. Practice test A and B should not at all be the
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    ATI Practice Tests

    NurseGirl525 replied to bobsapples's topic in General Students

    Do you have the ATI books to look at and do practice questions at the end of each chapter? At the beginning of our program we got this big box of books from ATI. It was fundamentals, medsurg, pharm,...
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    Starting nursing school in three weeks, what am I forgetting?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Chelonophile's topic in General Students

    I wear compression hose. I like them. I would also say a pen light and scissors. I had to have my own BP cuff though use it very little. For our first semester all BP readings had to be manual so...
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    Passing cut offs

    NurseGirl525 replied to vonricter222's topic in General Students

    My school is 75%. Our grades are weighted with homework and presentations only worth 10% of our grade and exams 90%. That means your homework means very little to your grade. So if you bomb your...
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    Nursing school too hard on purpose?

    NurseGirl525 replied to fangirl's topic in General Students

    One question I would like to ask the OP, was your school a for profit school? The reason I ask is because I had a friend who went to a for profit school and it was very much like you described. I...
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    Nursing school is killing me

    NurseGirl525 replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Students

    I kind of know your feeling. I have been extremely stressed out the past couple of weeks. I think everyone in burned out right now. The other students in my program can drive me crazy sometimes,...
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    Any tips/advice before starting an (associate) accelerated nursing program?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Tam3321's topic in General Students

    I've never heard of an accelerated associate's program. And it's only 3 days a week? I'm in a regular associates program and we meet more than that. This semester I had 2 clinical days and 2...
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    Nursing school too hard on purpose?

    NurseGirl525 replied to fangirl's topic in General Students

    My school is not like that at all. You get a 5 minute window in the classroom except on test days. Once the door is closed on a test day, you cannot come in until after the test is over. If you...
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    Exercise and Nursing School

    NurseGirl525 replied to Crew2Nursing's topic in General Students

    I exercised all throughout my prereqs. I was running up to 4 miles a day. Now, I have no time. My finals are next week and I honestly can't wait so I can get back at it. I have been doing nothing...
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    Immune suppression, vaccines, clinical

    NurseGirl525 replied to bexx_b's topic in General Students

    You have to understand it's not the school, it's the clinical facilities that require these vaccines and I'm going to say you are going to probably be denied placement. Your school probably can't...
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    I'm too sensitive, says my husband

    NurseGirl525 replied to mbtsab's topic in General Students

    I agree with this 100%. You have to learn to separate things in your brain. I got to attend an autopsy about a month ago. The only way I could do it and learn was to compartmentalize it. I had to...
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    One Year Later

    NurseGirl525 posted a topic in General Students

    My journey through nursing school has been a long one. At least to me it seems. Today was my last actual "lecture". Every class next week has tests and then we can review old tests, then the...
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    A Response from the OP on the issue (poor choice of words) on the concept of a ADN Vs. BSN

    NurseGirl525 replied to ToBeBornANurseJB's topic in General Students

    Don't worry about what other people think. In my program, if you don't send in the dispute form yourself, you don't get the points. Someone else may have successfully disputed and won, but if you...
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    is this expensive for a BSN?

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

    Yes, that is very good. My ASN degree will end up costing my around $10k and that is including books and everything. It's a community college so not too bad. The BSN programs I am looking at to...
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    Adjusted Individual Score

    NurseGirl525 replied to Molly12's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Are you sure that's not how your school scores it? My school weighted each section differently like that. The thing with the TEAS is your are really never going to be able to score it yourself. The...
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    Mental Health and Basic Med-Surg done!

    NurseGirl525 replied to HisKonstantine's topic in General Students

    Next week are my finals. Mental Health, MedSurg II, and Pharm. I am so over this semester and am ready for break. Today was my first in a series of 6 tests. Only 5 more to
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    I have vertigo, can I be a nurse?

    NurseGirl525 replied to shortnsweet8's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I agree with this. I know 5 years is a long time but it will be worth it not to waste your money. I do not think you can do this especially with the issue of florescent lighting. I was originally...