RunBabyRN

RunBabyRN

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  1. How Many Classes Do You Have Left?

    RunBabyRN replied to SunkissedRN2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations! I'm wrapping up my final 3 classes to be a nurse- I graduate in May! Woo hoo! Then comes the master's program... In a few

  2. Advice for a new Mom/baby nurse, with a twist

    RunBabyRN replied to Cutandstitch's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good luck with your assignment! One of my L&D nurses when I had my son was a male, and I took no issue with him at all. He was perfectly professional, and did a great job with me. I would say to...

  3. Night Classes for RN.

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

    Have you looked at the programs in your area? Do some research- it will likely take you less time than waiting for someone here to give you answers. You can always contact the programs by e-mail or...

  4. BA in Psych to ABSN..need some advice!

    RunBabyRN replied to becca1234's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just FYI, some traditional BSN programs are getting as short as 2 years, including CSU programs. Whichever route you choose, make sure you do what you need to do to get As in your remaining courses....

  5. ER Nurse

    RunBabyRN replied to RNstudent15's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Most nurses move around plenty over the course of their careers. If you were to start out in one area to gain experience then move to ER, you'd be fine. You never know what may spark your interest...

  6. Failing high school Pre-Calc... can I still be a nurse?

    RunBabyRN replied to Jack C's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Few programs look at high school transcripts, and if you do your prerequisites at a community college (SIGNIFICANTLY less expensive than a university, and the courses transfer), no college will care...

  7. Nurse transfer

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

    You would likely have to talk to the universities in the area, and get a copy of your transcripts from Brazil for them to examine. Most likely, you'll need to take a lot of courses here, including...

  8. specialties

    RunBabyRN replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Right now, new grads are kind of taking what they can get, especially in more competitive markets. Some of us have gone into school knowing what we want to pursue, and graduate still feeling the same...

  9. Negativity toward nursing as a career choice

    RunBabyRN replied to MssNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The posts that generally inspire us to tell people to take off the rose-colored glasses are the ones who think there's still a nursing shortage, that they're going to make $100,000 their first year of...

  10. ABSN, LVN, or BSN 3 year Program?

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

    Why do you need to take all of those steps? That seems like taking the longest possible route. Why not focus on banging out your prereqs with the highest grades possible to boost your GPA (as your...

  11. Nursing School Uniforms And Their Fate After School

    RunBabyRN posted a topic in General Students

    A nurse asked me last night about my plans for my white Danskos after school, and I hadn't really thought about it. I'm kinda thinking I may have an artist friend of mine ink them up for me, but I...

  12. Trying to get into nursing school with a less than perfect educational record...

    RunBabyRN replied to frenchtoastwaffles's topic in General Students

    I would say to do your prereqs, and try to boost your grades as much as you can. Just because you have "too many units" does not exclude you from trying to pursue an ADN. It might be a more feasible...

  13. Three months to kill before Nursing School... what to do

    RunBabyRN replied to Myoclonicjerk's topic in General Students

    I agree- this is the time to get together with friends, take a vacation, etc. As it gets close, one thing I WOULD recommend is making a game plan for how to keep the house clean, easy meal prep, how...

  14. University of San Francisco nursing program versus Samuel Merritt nursing program

    RunBabyRN replied to philzcoffeel0ver's topic in California Nursing

    Bear with me, as different programs will vary, even within the CSU system, and I can only speak to my own at Sonoma. I'm quite happy with my program overall, though with us being only the second class...

  15. University of San Francisco nursing program versus Samuel Merritt nursing program

    RunBabyRN replied to philzcoffeel0ver's topic in California Nursing

    I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. I'm about to graduate from a CSU program, and looked into almost every program in the Bay Area, as I have repeated prereqs and my GPA isn't

  16. University of San Francisco nursing program versus Samuel Merritt nursing program

    RunBabyRN replied to philzcoffeel0ver's topic in California Nursing

    I would choose USF over SMU any day, but I will ask, why not SFSU, SJSU, CSUEB, etc? The CSUs are well respected (definitely more than SMU), and certainly less expensive. SMU is not well-regarded...

  17. Cadaver Work

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

    I did! It's a pretty well known lab up here, so I assume we're talking about the same

  18. ABSN, LVN, or BSN 3 year Program?

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

    Why Samuel Merritt? They don't have a particularly good reputation in the nursing community here in CA, just FYI. I'm not familiar with Concordia. What about a CSU BSN program? If you're in SoCal,...

  19. First Clinicals; what to bring?!

    RunBabyRN replied to adnstudent44's topic in General Students

    I carry hand lotion in my pocket (unscented), because my hands get very dry from frequent washing. I also carry breath mints (always nice to have minty breath instead of coffee breath, as I often...

  20. Research...ugh

    RunBabyRN replied to Julesmama28's topic in General Students

    Our research class was second semester. It's a lot all at once, but it's manageable. Utilize your resources. You'll be amazed how far you'll come over the course of this semester. I wish my paper...

  21. "Always pick the toughest patient"

    RunBabyRN replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

    We had this our first semester, but only then. After that, we were on our own, which was a more realistic method of having to learn about your patient. You can't always dive into the record, which...

  22. PT fell... Now I'm paralyzed with fear

    RunBabyRN replied to mevsmom's topic in General Students

    Learn from it, and move forward. Assess what went wrong. There are usually multiple factors at play. If he was a fall risk, even though he'd been getting up and moving okay all day, why was he up...

  23. RN Comprehensive Predictor 2013

    RunBabyRN replied to carolina_mom's topic in General Students

    Thanks for posting this! I take my predictor in a couple of weeks, so I appreciate the pinpoints of what to review! The delegation to LVPs kills me, because ATI land and LVN scope here in CA are...

  24. What should we doing by last clinical?

    RunBabyRN replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    That's kind of sad, and definitely a disservice to you, your first employer, and your first patients as an RN. I graduate in two months, and I'm taking 3 patients (couplets, actually, so 6 patients)...

  25. Working as a full time ER TECH while in nursing school.

    RunBabyRN replied to thommybee91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No way would that work for our program. Our clinicals would bump up against that, most days classes would run into that time frame, then precepting would completely interfere. I couldn't imagine...