HelloWish

HelloWish ADN, BSN

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  1. MD to RN?

    You have an MD, why can't you become a professor esp. since you enjoy teaching? Couldn't you teach at a medical school or even teach science classes at a local college or university? If that were a...
  2. NP Programs

    Can you share which school you are going to, Katie
  3. NP Programs

    Can you share which school you are going
  4. I guess nursing is a no-go (??)

    If you want to be a PCP, did you look into PA school...seems like you would have the prereqs met if you have a bachelors degree already. You would be doing a very similar job as an APRN with a good...
  5. I scored an 86% overall on the Kaplan, and I wanted to post what I used to study because I think my resources helped prepare me! I couldn't find much information about this exam, so I searched...
  6. Spiking IV fluids by PCT's

    I think it is a serious issue. It is the nurses licence on the line if the PCT makes an
  7. So I've been reading

    I make some of the top grades in my class and study from Davis Success Series - Med Surg Success and use the Saunders Review but the questions really are too easy in the Saunder's Book. I also bought...
  8. Is nursing school really "that" bad?

    It is time consuming and challenging to find the time time to do everything! For me it is totally doable, but for some of my classmates it is completely and totally all consuming. I think it depends...
  9. School Nurse Salary?

    I think the school nurses in my area are paid a teachers salary (in DFW, TX). So as a brand new nurse that is $50k which is really awesome given no holidays, weekends off, 8 hour days, and summers...
  10. Ignoring your education?

    Maybe I missed it, but I only found a holistic nursing specialty board. I pursued it and found info over the last year mainly about becoming a holistic nurse and getting certified in that area....
  11. Clinicals - What Not to Do?

    When I say "carry one" (the phone), I don't mean in my hands. I mean on my person, such as in a pocket on
  12. Clinicals - What Not to Do?

    I like the advice in this post!!! I am a student and fortunately have instinctively done much of what you all have advised already. However, I do have to say that in today's day in age, we have to...
  13. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    Universal Flu Vaccine Could End Annual Shots — NOVA Next |
  14. How to start

    You need to find out the requirements for getting into nursing school and take those required classes. It sounds to me like you need to speak with a college
  15. Becoming a nurse is no longer an option for me?

    I didn't read this whole thread. However if you want to become a nurse, then you have to make it happen for yourself. Plenty of people do it. You have to get a job and live life and work for it. Many...
  16. New Grad...should i stick with nursing?

    So you like working with kids, did you ever consider school nursing? I am not sure you could do that as a new grad, but perhaps you can work in a pediatric clinic to gain some experience before school...
  17. Math Problem Help

    I cannot figure out how to set up this problem or find an example in my book. It is probably ridiculously easy, but I don't know what to do. How many milligrams of sodium chloride are contained in 1 L...
  18. Math Problem Help

    I figured out my problem
  19. Graduate Nursing schools with no GRE

    I have looked at UTA and from what I can tell they do not require a GRE if you have a certain
  20. PNP and Woman's Health?

    Not trying to hijack the thread but is that true all around the board if you want to become an NP. Should one get the FNP if they want to become a NNP (neonatal nurse
  21. NP or PA?

    I am feeling like some of these posts are living up to the OP's expectations/experiences about nurses. I remember when I use to work as a pharmacy tech long ago, I also had the feeling nurses weren't...
  22. Medicinal Honey

    Wow! This is
  23. Question about volunteering

    I am hoping some experienced nurses can give me an opinion about volunteering as a nursing student in hopes of gaining some experience. I am going into the 3rd semester in an ADN program this fall....