NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    Not Accepted. Advice on transfer path

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

    I'm going to say it's your GPA holding you back. I've never heard of a school factoring in finances. You have to know exactly what the criteria are for each school you apply to. Some schools don't...
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    Teas score error

    NurseGirl525 replied to Gagan15's topic in General Students

    I don't think you can calculate it because they put test questions in the test and you have no idea where those test questions are. Is it just a little off or way
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    People really need to stop coming into nursing

    NurseGirl525 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    @Rubyvee. I usually agree with you and have a great deal of respect for you but I think you are wrong here. I'm responding to the majority of people here that seem to resent nursing students and it...
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    Struggling with Clinical

    NurseGirl525 replied to cherryblossom21's topic in General Students

    You are lucky. At my school, if we do a med administration without our instructor we automatically fail the semester and could get kicked out of the program. So feel grateful you didn't get an...
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    People really need to stop coming into nursing

    NurseGirl525 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    I have not read all of the comments to this. I am quite irritated with this point of view. Why is it anyone's business why I am going into nursing? I am not a second career person, I'm not in this...
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    Dansko, Sorry, DO NOT GO WITH DANSKO

    NurseGirl525 replied to suzyqart's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My feet are too narrow for Crocs. It's probably why I love Danskos. They are like Nikes in the fact they work for people who have narrow feet. They make tons of shoes in wide and extra wide but...
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    Financial Aid for parent going back to school

    NurseGirl525 replied to MPulga's topic in General Students

    There's financial aid to pay for your tuition. Not sure about the living expenses. I didn't know it was designed for that. You will also have to consider if you have any previous degrees. I would...
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    School still not regionally accredited-Fortis College

    NurseGirl525 replied to Nightlife's topic in General Students

    Is your school nationally accredited? That should be what your hospital is looking at. Regional accreditation is what you need to transfer credits. Are you going to a for profit school. They love...
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    Hesi petition

    NurseGirl525 replied to kfbris56's topic in General Students

    We take ATI. We have to score a level 2 on it. It is a part of our final test at the end of each semester. It has not been a big deal for me so far. I think you should put forth your focus on...
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    flack about choosing nursing

    NurseGirl525 replied to direw0lf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No, RNs will not be the next CNAs. I think people are confused about nursing. First of all, the nursing model and the medical model are two different things. So therefore a PA is going to treat and...
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    I need HELP

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

    Can I ask what may be a silly question here? How do you plan on becoming a nurse if you can't see to drive? I am just wondering. I'm not here to trample on what anyone wants to do in life, just an...
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    New grads and Social Media

    NurseGirl525 replied to NICU Guy's topic in General Students

    Yes. My Facebook is very vanilla. Never a pic of me drinking or doing anything questionable. I always like the saying that I grew up before the internet so all of my dumb stuff was done before the...
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    Best Scrubs...

    NurseGirl525 replied to Itoon's topic in General Students

    Koi has different lengths. I wear the Lindsey in petite sizes. Our school had us use Landau tops and bottoms for clinical last semester and they were the worst. The tops made me look like a box....
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    What's your one thing you can't live without in your clinical bag?

    NurseGirl525 replied to theivleague's topic in General Students

    I have several. My clipboard which holds all of my papers and pens, my penlight, and my
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    I have forgotten a lot of the material covered in pre-requesites (Anatomy & Phy). Help

    NurseGirl525 replied to unknowngenius10's topic in General Students

    Then explain to me why it wasn't important to take the 10 seconds to learn it the first time? Are they going to forget it again? I'm not a frazzled person at all. It just annoys the crap out of me...
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    LPN/ADN/RN/BSN differences

    NurseGirl525 replied to CallieBennett's topic in General Students

    There are lots of great resources to research this. I wrote an entire 9 page paper on it a year ago. Google is your
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    I have forgotten a lot of the material covered in pre-requesites (Anatomy & Phy). Help

    NurseGirl525 replied to unknowngenius10's topic in General Students

    I will explain exactly why I say this. This past semester I had Med/Surg I. There were weeks my instructor could not even get to the nursing aspect of the class because the people did not understand...
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    I have forgotten a lot of the material covered in pre-requesites (Anatomy & Phy). Help

    NurseGirl525 replied to unknowngenius10's topic in General Students

    You kind of need to know this stuff. You can't do an assessment on breath sounds if you don't understand how many lobes each lung has. People need to understand A&P is the foundation of nursing....
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    Paralyzing Fear!!!

    NurseGirl525 replied to rlpmnp's topic in General Students

    You need to look at the problem and see what is relevant information and what isn't. Especially with reconstituting problems. Also, know your conversions. How mcg goes to milligrams. How many tsp...
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    First week of nursing school is over!!

    NurseGirl525 replied to dannygurl84's topic in General Students

    My first semester looks like a breeze now compared to my second!! My first week I did feel a little overwhelmed. I think it's always like that the first week though. They go over expectations,...
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    Double blessing

    NurseGirl525 replied to Cathy101's topic in General Students

    I am in my second semester of an ASN program. In August of 2013, I signed up for school and filed for divorce in the same week. So I am a single mom now. It was tough. I took 5 classes that first...
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    Considering nursing school

    NurseGirl525 replied to theladyemma17's topic in General Students

    Each person is going to have different pros and cons as each person reacts to nursing school differently. I find that if you can be an organized person you will be fine. There is a lot of work and...
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    Need advice re: nursing school health history form

    NurseGirl525 replied to RNin2016's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yes, they cannot get into the system and look at your medical history. My doctor just signed my form that I was capable of the job and made sure I had the proper shots. I think you are worrying too...
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    Stressed pre-nursing undergrad

    NurseGirl525 replied to student789's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't most classes have a midterm, final, and other assignments? My honest opinion is you are in for a rude awakening in nursing school. You have several classes at once paired with clinicals. I...
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    Dealing with drug seekers without alienating them

    NurseGirl525 replied to Secel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A person who has chronic pain learns to adapt. Yes, we can go to the bathroom and shower ourselves. I take my pills on the dot to stay ahead of the pain. Even with the meds, I'm still in pain. It...