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  1. NCLEX-RN June 2017

    BertG77 replied to AceOnc's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    what was the time frame between sitting for your exam and receiving results? I am taking it on June 30th and am trying to get current feedback. I recently attended an event where the head of the CA...

  2. NCLEX-RN June 2017

    BertG77 replied to AceOnc's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    what was the time frame between sitting for your exam and receiving results? I am taking it on June 30th and am trying to get current feedback. I recently attended an event where the head of the CA...

  3. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    BertG77 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    It really really frustrates me that the main reason that so many people lack the time and energy to adequately care for themselves is because their jobs are so engrossing and demand so much of them....

  4. Does this feeling ever go away?

    BertG77 replied to ps3114's topic in General Nursing

    It gets better if for no other reason than you will begin to notice that everyone working around you feels that they're behind and frustrated or trying to cope. It's hard work, give yourself time and...

  5. Male graduate and pinning

    BertG77 replied to Rn 1979's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am a guy, the oldest person in my BSN cohort I might add, never one for ceremonies or recognition. I don't want to go to my cohort's pinning or my graduation ceremony. I'm almost 40, my parents are...

  6. Applying for nursing school on antidepressants

    BertG77 replied to kristinamarie55's topic in General Students

    I must admit that as an "older student" with plenty of life experience working in different industries, and a person with anxiety and depression I am saddened by the callous/jaded attitude many of you...

  7. Applying for nursing school on antidepressants

    BertG77 replied to kristinamarie55's topic in General Students

    In response to the first person to reply: What was the point in stating this?! As a 2nd year BSN student who has battled with sever anxiety and depression his whole life and is currently on...

  8. Should I work as a CNA before starting Nursing School?

    BertG77 replied to eleah2's topic in General Students

    There are many medical staffing agencies throughout the country that will help you get per-diem shifts at local hospitals. I found one here in the bay area that took new CNA's with little experience...

  9. What Can't You Live Without?

    BertG77 replied to portx's topic in General Students

    I am super busy as I am on the BOD for my school's SNA, working, volunteering and I live 1.5 hours away from school and am married! Anyway, people always ask me how the hell I do all this stuff and...

  10. US RN to work abroad?

    BertG77 replied to jayknurse's topic in International Nursing

    I just got back from a clinical experience in various hospitals in Cuenca, Ecuador which I absolutely LOVED. At each hospital I asked what was needed for a US citizen to work there. The nurse managers...

  11. Age and nursing school

    BertG77 replied to tiny_dancer's topic in General Students

    The fact that you are complaining about how long you think it's taking to start your nursing school journey just illustrates that you are in fact very young and have a lot of life experience to catch...

  12. Jobs as a Pre - Nursing Student

    BertG77 replied to fcp4life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No CNA schools/courses I've heard of have anything to do with the science courses/ pre req's for nursing school. CNA programs are vocational programs that give you the very basic training necessary to...

  13. Jobs as a Pre - Nursing Student

    BertG77 replied to fcp4life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, it is worth it. I am in my 3rd semester of 6, in my BSN program and have been a CNA since I began. The experience has helped me in so many ways. First, it's exposed me to so much more than school...

  14. How many attempts did it take you to get into the nursing program?

    BertG77 replied to byjessi's topic in General Nursing

    I applied to 5 programs, with a 3.8 GPA,and having scored an 89 on the TEAS. I also had 1 year of volunteering in a hospital, and doing public health research as an intern with a university. I got...

  15. What was your GPA, when you got accepted into nursing school?

    BertG77 replied to Kimynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mine was a 3.8. I had volunteer experience at a hospital, recommendations from them, and a public health internship with recommendations too. I got an 89 on the TEAS, and got into a BSN

  16. Tips for entering nursing school

    BertG77 replied to czerwodl121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The positive things about nursing school are those moments in clinicals when you connect with your patients and realize that you're helping people in an immediate and direct way. When a patient smiles...

  17. CNA Agencies?

    BertG77 replied to mirandaaa's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The ones I know of in northern California include UNI, Star Nursing, and MGA which is the agency I work for. Agencies seem to be the perfect solution for people with changing or limited schedules. I...

  18. Post semester blues

    BertG77 replied to BertG77's topic in General Students

    Hey thank you for chiming in! Now going into 3rd semester I am gaining confidence yet still quietly freaking out inside (all the time) based on what is expected of me, by my instructors, patients,...

  19. Post semester blues

    BertG77 posted a topic in General Students

    It's the end of my first semester of my BSN program and though there is a sense of relief, and my grades have all been good, I feel like I have no idea what I learned. Over the holidays, when...

  20. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    BertG77 replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, cool, thanks for clearing it up. Obviously I'm totally unaware of what was actually going on here. I

  21. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    BertG77 replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh gosh, reading these posts makes me anxious! As a CNA I certainly hope I do not come off as some of the people that are being complained about here. I am a new(ish) CNA as well as a BSN student and...

  22. Took the TEAS today. Help.

    BertG77 replied to raewill's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Retaking it can only benefit you! Sign up now to take it again as soon as that one month time frame has lapsed. Your score isn't horribly, BTW, that's what I scored and go into my BSN program with...

  23. Nursing Students - How often do you complain to your significant other?

    BertG77 replied to 757RN's topic in General Students

    I don't complain to my wife that much because her job is insane and horribly stressful for her (she's a social worker/ CPS) and she also can't relate. She often tells me that she can't fathom how I am...

  24. So torn between Nursing and Social Work... advice?

    BertG77 replied to nybsn's topic in General Students

    My wife graduated with her MSW about a year ago, right around the time I was finishing my nursing school pre-req's. Since then it's been interesting to see the differences between what each field...

  25. Tattoos!

    BertG77 replied to mmbucklerky's topic in General Students

    Just thought I'd put this out there: Patients' perceptions of patient care providers with tattoos and/or body piercings. - PubMed - NCBI I find this interesting and ridiculous, though I understand why...