NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

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

    Good luck to you! I just would like to add why I have such strong feelings against for profit schools. I attended one back in the 90's. When I was young and naive. They did shady stuff financially...
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    Feeling overwhelmed - not getting it

    NurseGirl525 replied to brit.pz's topic in General Students

    You will all be on the same footing in a couple of weeks. My fundamental class is only 4 weeks long. You are letting yourself be intimidated over nothing really. Use their experience to your...
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    We survived!

    NurseGirl525 replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Students

    Congrats!! Our first test is on Tuesday and we also have quizzes and check offs next week. Lots of videos to watch and practicing in the lab. But I very much enjoyed it. I like my instructors and...
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    Paper (Yes, I know I shouldn't sweat the small stuff...)

    NurseGirl525 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    I am a huge pen and paper writer. If I don't write it down, I won't remember. It's honestly how I remember everything. My school supplies were super expensive. But I might also add, I don't go for...
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    Too much to handle?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would do it, but that's just me. Last fall I took 5 classes A&P II, micro, algebra, English comp, and a student success class. I got 4 A's and 1 B. This past spring I took 4 classes, Advanced...
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    Requiring a BSN degree for an ADN scope of practice

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

    I would like to ask this question and I am hoping someone can answer it for me. How can a PA have an associate's, bachelor's, or master's? Or are we referring to medical assistants as PAs. I...
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    What should i do in the health field besides nursing?

    NurseGirl525 replied to nursing212's topic in General Students

    At my school, all of those mentioned above are limited entry programs. You have to have great grades to get in. Maybe medical assisting or coding? Maybe try to retake classes to get you gpa up....
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    Requiring a BSN degree for an ADN scope of practice

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

    What I was initially confused by was your term scope of practice. The scopes of practice are identical whether you are a BSN or ADN. After reading later posts, you want to rehash Avery old debate....
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    Managing money and student loans

    NurseGirl525 replied to Jfulton006's topic in General Students

    Why on earth did you not figure all of this out before enrolling in that school for an insane amount of money? Why would wait until near graduation? People seem to have it in their mind that...
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    First week of Nursing School

    NurseGirl525 replied to Sbrewer777's topic in General Students

    I spent 14 hours in lecture the past 2 days and have 8 hours of lab tomorrow!! It is a lot of info to take in. Our fundamentals class only lasts 4 weeks. Then we get into med/surg I and will have...
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    Question about Fundamentals

    NurseGirl525 replied to MizMaverick's topic in General Students

    How on earth can you teach yourself stuff this important? I would have a huge problem with that and would probably be looking at other schools. Did they give you an outline? Does she lecture? What...
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    What do you do when...

    NurseGirl525 replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in General Students

    What school is it? Actually, regional accreditation is better than national in some things. Regional is what gets your credits to transfer. The national accreditation is used by some places for...
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    failed my TEAS test

    NurseGirl525 replied to nurse2262-2b's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I think you need a grammar class. Your example makes no sense because the grammar is bad. Does your college offer grammar classes. And what do you mean you just failed the English portion of the...
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    Holiday Scheduling - how to make it fair

    NurseGirl525 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    I think your holidays are odd also. Since when is the Friday after Thanksgiving a holiday? New Years Day should be one but not New Years Eve. And if you guys consider people for all these holidays,...
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    head laceration

    NurseGirl525 replied to garfieldrn's topic in School

    As a parent who just dealt with my child's head laceration last weekend, yes you change the gauze. And if possible try to close it. As far as cleaning it, was the child going to the ER? My biggest...
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    Microbiology help

    NurseGirl525 replied to astate2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Get the book. That is the most common sense answer. I don't know how it's not required. See if there is an ebook version you can
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    BSN without RN help

    NurseGirl525 replied to equestrian0160's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A RN can be a diploma, ADN, or BSN. To become a RN (registered nurse), you attend a nursing program, then you sit for the NCLEX-RN exam. You maybe need to do some more research about different...
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    Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

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

    I'm trying to figure out what campus you would attend. Some are accredited and some are not. Personally, I would not go there. Pass rates in the 80's is not really all that good. My school has a...
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    Prospective nursing student

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

    Please do not be hateful. The fact of the matter is, you will not get in with a C average. You just won't. You have 2 options: pick another field or try to get a higher
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    Attaining an Ancient Unaccredited "Transcript"

    NurseGirl525 replied to Nursingstd63's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah, I agree with PP. How do they know if they don't
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    What to wear to lab/clinical training.

    NurseGirl525 replied to studentnursemon86's topic in General Students

    We have to wear scrubs. Have to. Not our uniform, but some type of scrubs. No flip flops allowed either. When we are in lab we dress like clinicals. No hair down, no visible tattoos, no earrings,...
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    My patients would be horrified...

    NurseGirl525 replied to Kitkat1212's topic in General Students

    I'm 38 and love my Twilight. I do a movie marathon on rainy weekends. I also watch a couple of odd tv shows that I have dvr'd and watch every night before I go to sleep. As a matter of fact, I...
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    Am I making the right choice?

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

    Started my first day of the RN program today. No previous medical experience. We are doing fundamentals right now. This class is 4 weeks long and covers the fundamentals of nursing which is what a...
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    Picking a major, HELP!

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

    We all go into nursing for differing reasons. This is a question you need to answer for yourself by doing some research. I will tell you there is no guarantee of a job with nursing once you...
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    Nutrition Prerequisite Course

    NurseGirl525 replied to swimmingfever00's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    But what you have to see is if the class transfers or not. It's not just reading a description and going with your gut. The school needs to be regionally accredited and the class must be able to...