RunBabyRN

RunBabyRN

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  1. Has your clinical instructor helped you or held you back?

    RunBabyRN replied to nowim clean's topic in General Students

    I've had wonderful clinical instructors, for the most part, and all of them have let us work pretty autonomously once we've earned their trust. Some of my classmates needed a little more of their...

  2. Nurse Practitioner Specialties and subspecialties

    RunBabyRN replied to whit92's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This isn't my area of expertise, but you could be a women's health nurse practitioner. I'm not sure if there's an ortho specialty (not to my knowledge), but a DO (osteopath) would be good to work...

  3. Nursing Schools are so stupid...

    RunBabyRN replied to HeyYouNotYouYou's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    THANK YOU for addressing this. The poor English skills of some applicants is mind-boggling. I believe this is part of the reason my program required an essay with the application. I am amazed at...

  4. Getting your first RN job: The secret rules.

    RunBabyRN replied to SPG5731598's topic in General Students

    YES. As someone who's been a hiring manager, I can tell you interview skills are vital! Be professional, and think about who YOU'D want to hire. Heathermaizey has some good advice

  5. Pre-Reqs for pre-nursing

    RunBabyRN replied to veronik04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, that was quite a run-on sentence! Whatever level you start with is no biggie, honestly. I put off math for SO long out of fear, and had been out of high school at least 10 years before I finally...

  6. Nursing Schools are so stupid...

    RunBabyRN replied to HeyYouNotYouYou's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Grammar, spelling and math are ESSENTIAL skills in nursing school and beyond. You will write more papers than you can fathom right now. You will also be writing in LEGAL DOCUMENTS, documenting care...

  7. Equipment for Nursing School

    RunBabyRN replied to rnjacqui's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Call your nursing department- sometimes graduating classes leave their old scrubs for incoming classes. You can pick through and save yourself a few bucks that way! Watches usually don't have any...

  8. Feeling sad and anxious before night shift

    RunBabyRN replied to Calinurse4's topic in General Nursing

    Loving this thread, as I have a NOC shift offer for when I receive my license. I worry about my circadian clock and my running/training schedule more than anything else. I love that I'll be able to...

  9. Nervous for nursing school

    RunBabyRN replied to WannabeNurse(:'s topic in General Students

    Look into the student resource center at your university. Find out if they have a test taking strategy seminar or managing test anxiety seminar or something along those lines. Sometimes those kinds...

  10. Seeking Second Degree, but low GPA. What is the best route?

    RunBabyRN replied to skier13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have never seen a program inside of CA that will accept anything lower than a 2.5, and those are ADN programs. You could take some transferrable classes to bump up your GPA and apply to some ADN...

  11. What's your schedule like for Fall 2014?

    RunBabyRN replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nada!! Woo hoo!! **cue happy dance** I'm graduating in 5 weeks. :) I'll go back for my master's at some point, but for now, I am SOOO looking forward to NOT being a student for

  12. Equipment for Nursing School

    RunBabyRN replied to rnjacqui's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Contact the nursing department at your school and find out. Generally, as long as you can hear through it, you're golden. Personally, I say it's okay to invest in one you really like. Most of the...

  13. Help with nursing education/etc. direction?

    RunBabyRN replied to Kipper_Ialovskii's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fortunately, there ARE many options out there, and you have plenty of time to sort through them (even though I'm sure it doesn't feel that way!). There are LPN-ADN bridge programs, and even the rare...

  14. Help with nursing education/etc. direction?

    RunBabyRN replied to Kipper_Ialovskii's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think starting with the CNA route can be a good option. It'll help you get your feet wet in patient care, and you can start saving for when you decide to pursue your RN. Plus, CNAs are generally...

  15. Getting your first RN job: The secret rules.

    RunBabyRN replied to SPG5731598's topic in General Students

    I totally agree with your comments about networking- that's why I have a position waiting for me. I would ALWAYS thank the nurses I worked with, and when they had good things to say about me, I would...

  16. Graduation and New Graduate Residency vs. RN Job

    RunBabyRN replied to soongradrn's topic in General Students

    I've been applying to a lot of different things, even if it clearly requires experience. You never know who may call you back! I have one position lined up, but I could use a second one, since the...

  17. When to start applying for jobs? before graduation? afterwards?

    RunBabyRN replied to Ecstatic2014's topic in General Students

    I would start applying for RN jobs now. I've been applying since Feb, and have a position lined up for when I am licensed. diamond_girl made an excellent point that I wanted to bring up as well- why...

  18. Job is all lined up! Woo hoo!

    RunBabyRN replied to rubato's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!! I also have a job waiting for me when I graduate and am licensed (they won't even let me work with my IP, sadly). The unit where I've been precepting has offered me a position....

  19. ACCEPTANCE AT LAST !!!!

    RunBabyRN replied to MurseGabe2B's topic in General Students

    Yay!!!! How exciting! Congratulations!

  20. Parents who decide to pursue the difficult task of nursing school (Rant)

    RunBabyRN replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Thank you! I so agree about GPAs boosting after becoming a parent. My GPA was so much lower before, and I have boosted it like crazy since becoming a mom. It's amazing the motivation kids can give...

  21. Thinking Ahead about References

    RunBabyRN replied to ammil87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You'll be able to get references from instructors and potentially from nurses you work with along the way. A personal reference that you've known for a long time and that's familiar with your work...

  22. Nursing School and Kids

    RunBabyRN replied to trust_andloyalty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Many of us make it work. It does suck to be away, I'll be totally honest, but that said, this is something (at least for me- we all have to judge for ourselves) that's TOTALLY worth it for a short...

  23. Program questions! Current/Past students at: SDSU, SFSU, SJSU, SSU, CSULB, CSUS

    RunBabyRN replied to amd615's topic in General Students

    I agree that most programs should meet the criteria you seek. Your stats are excellent- I'm guessing you'll have your pick of programs! I am about to graduate from SSU, so here's my feedback specific...

  24. Background check question

    RunBabyRN replied to sarahs121986's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Contact the board of registered nursing in NJ to find out. If you can't get licensed, I would save yourself the time and money on nursing

  25. CA: Location vs cost? SMU vs CSUN ABSN

    RunBabyRN replied to Enursing's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sonoma's program is only 2 years, and there may now be others that have shortened their programs. It might be worthwhile to consider looking at CSUs, even if they don't offer aBSN programs. In SoCal,...