verene MSN

mental health / psychiatic nursing

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    The Sight of Blood

    verene replied to violet87's topic in General Students

    I think this is not unusual for many students, particularly if you haven't seen much blood before starting school. As a child I shadowed a veterinarian and one of the procedures she did was pull a...
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    Why do online courses cost so much? I'm baffled.

    verene replied to SHGR's topic in General Students

    I would say having worked with a few educators who run online courses that you may be underestimating the amount of work that goes into preparing and teaching one of these courses. It may be true that...
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    Would you question a preceptor...or a doctor?

    verene replied to dbabz's topic in General Students

    As a CNA and nursing student there have already been a couple times where I've questioned orders. "Hey noticed this patient is on X and Y, when I was doing patient prep last night it looks like there...
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    How much do you pay monthly for Health insurance?

    verene replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Students

    $320/month just for me on student health insurance. It's decent coverage for the most part, and about the same as what I was paying privately through the market before starting
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    Nursing student orientation

    verene replied to ADN_Is_Complete's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my program we had about 8 hours of orientation. Some of it was administrative details of the program, some more general welcome to the program. Information on student health center,...
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    Hep B Titers/ Clinical Clearance Stress

    verene replied to jc4094's topic in General Students

    Talk to your program for exact requirements. Mine requires that you have the first shot done before the program starts and then requires proof of boosters in timely fashion (with in a couple of weeks...
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    Should I take Medical Terminology before Gen Bio?

    verene replied to Farrah 34's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have never taken a medical terminology course and done just fine in biology and other science and medical courses. It may be a useful course to take if you don't have much of a science or latin...
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    School

    verene replied to Country angel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What Rose Queen said! Your program will start you off slowly. Chances are first week will be mostly theory stuff. You'll start with skills like blood pressure, basic physical assessments, and taking a...
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    prescription drug addiction

    verene replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is a time and a place for everything. Is there an opioid epidemic in this country? Very much yes, and I've had the unfortunate experience of working with and caring for individuals...
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    CNA certification exam

    verene replied to Palliative Care, DNP's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I used a booklet that our program provided that was put out by the state agency in charge of CNAs. In my case the department of health. I would check your health department or board of nursing...
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    90 minutes for a 100 question exam!

    verene replied to Phantasys's topic in General Students

    I suggest if the class is panicking that you all contact the instructor for more information about the feasibility of this exam. I'm assuming that the professor has written the exam such that it can...
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    Anyone have sleep anxiety?

    verene replied to stevosmusic's topic in General Students

    Yes, I get anxious about waking up in time and will wake up multiple times during the night if I'm not used to getting up early. I think it is partly how much I hate alarm clocks. I find I do much...
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    Is College Chemistry and Biology hard?

    verene replied to littleboyboo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's really subjective. I found biology easy, and chemistry something I really had to work out. My siblings and friends have had different experience. Some found one easy, some found both easy, and...
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    19 prerequisites?

    verene replied to Neywel120's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Looking at my alma mater it's 19-20 courses to apply for their BSN program if you don't have a prior BA/BS when applying. In order to return to school for nursing I had to take 11 courses in addition...
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    Good online college for Pre Reqs. That will transfer to Excelsior?

    verene replied to Rsheehan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with the PP that a local community college is likely to be the best option for affordable, accredited, online course
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    Nursing GPA

    verene replied to sm818's topic in General Students

    It really depends on the program. At the community college that GPA while meeting the minimum 2.5gpa requirement would not result in a seat. They let in 48 students a year based on GPA and HESI score....
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    Survey for a school project

    verene replied to innovative.nurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1. Her name sounds vaguely familiar but I really have no idea who she is. 2. See above. 3. In a BSN program. 4. Still a student 5. USA 6. Don't know who she is / not familiar with her
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    3.4 GPA Undergrad too low?

    verene replied to SH4434's topic in General Students

    I doubt your GPA is going to be a deal breaker, by most standards it doesn't count as low. Most ADN programs are only going to look at your pre-req GPA. Programs that do care about prior GPA are...
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    How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

    verene replied to purplegal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I also feel a little nervous when taking care of RNs - I think as you've identified it is the pressure to reach for perfection. As I'm still a student I feel the pressure to do things correctly and...
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    does pre-req. counts as first two years of BSN?

    verene replied to Wendy_z's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No. The pre-reqs should fulfill the majority of your non-nursing coursework. You may have to take a few additional classes to fulfill graduation requirements but this would be limited additional...
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    Confused but determined

    verene replied to CamillaSelma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You'll probably have to contact Chamberlain directly to find out if the HESI exam they expect students to take it is modified HESI, and if so, which portions have been removed. Every school does...
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    BSN and a minor in Spanish?

    verene replied to lizpabian's topic in General Students

    Spanish may be beneficial if you live, or plan to live in an area with a large Spanish speaking population. If you live in an area where the most commonly spoken second language is Vietnamese... then...
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    Confused but determined

    verene replied to CamillaSelma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not quite sure what you are asking in your question. Are there other programs which are 3 years of schooling? Yes. Most ASN programs are 1 year of pre-req classes + 2 years of nursing classes. You...
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    Clinical site in a dangerous area?

    verene replied to uknurse2b03's topic in General Students

    If you are concerned for your safety you need to talk to your program. It may be your fears of this being a "bad area" are over blown. (I doubt a school would want the liability of putting students in...
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    How do you address nurses with a PhD?

    verene replied to SWGOH's topic in General Nursing

    Several of my instructors have Ph.Ds. Most have asked us to address them by the first names. One is completely comfortable being addressed by her first name but most students and other faculty tend to...