Thanks Tweety! Sorry to hear about your car troubles, that is never any fun. Well, I have been off & on the stairstepper, but on a good enough amount of times that I am happy with it. I have been buying no junk food and cooking healthy, so ...
Hi all! Yes, it's the disappearring, reappearring sddlnscp, lol! Well I am now finishing up level II orientation in the NICU and getting ready to start level III. I have finally found an eating plan that is working for me, at least on work days, l...
I'm glad you're going for it!!! I absolutely recommend that! I just graduated last August and I did my preceptorship in the NICU where I wanted to work. They almost never hire new grads, but because I went in and did awesome during my preceptorshi...
Wow guys! Hi!!! I know I've been completely sporadic and I'm afraid that may continue. However, while I was MIA I finished up school, passed my boards, got my RN license, and got a job at the Neonatal ICU at the hospital I wanted to work at! WooH...
This is actually important with any school! In Colorado, not all of the nursing schools are NLNAC accredited and therefore, I would highly suggest finding out if the school you are going to attend is accredited or not before jumping in! Research in...
Good luck everybody! That is completely normal!!! When you start to feel burned out/exhausted, remember that feeling that you had when you found out you got in and before you started, it will help!!! I am one month from graduation and I still get ...
I would love to get into the NICU, that is my dream job! I am soooooo lucky as I got my preceptorship placement in the NICU and I start that on Friday! WooHoo!!! I hope this will get me a foot in the door for employment, but I will go where I need...
Yay blue! Yeah, my body does better with the low-carb thing too, but I am like you and have a weakness, lol! Anyway, so far today I've eaten veggies & some meat & cheese, yay! I did have one cinnamon-biscuit for breakfast, but it was small...
Steph, I think I'm with you on the low-carb thing. That always seems to work to give me a boost to healthier eating, so I'll give that a shot. Dang-it! LOL! Oh well, back on track!!! Have an awesome day!
Hi guys! Aaaaah sleep, I remember that from some time long, long ago, lol! Sounds like y'all are surviving, same here! Ugh, I feel like a balloon, I have so dropped the ball on the exercise/good eating what with school coming to a close and I nee...
Hi Tweety!!! Thanks so much!!! Ok you guys, I have been awful!!! I'm gonna try to behave now because I am really starting to feel it! I have class tonight & my goal is to stop by the fruit stand on my way and pick up a bunch of fresh produce (...
Totally counting down the days! Not yet on the job search, lol, all of the hospitals that I want to work at require you to have your license active before you can apply with them. Phooey! It's ok though, we have survived this part, the wait can be ...
Ok guys, I give up trying to keep up at the moment. Every time I think I'm back on here for the long-haul, school & life attacks me & I'm MIA again, sorry, lol! Anyway, since I last spoke to y'all, my divorce was finalized and I am now a mo...
:yeah: congratulations! that's wonderful! i"m so excited for you! i know what you mean, i joined as a pre-nursing student myself & am now a month & a half away from graduation - woohoo!!! enjoy the nicu - that is my dream as well, i hoe...
Hi Tweety - good to see you again too! Hey Steph! Zoe - thanks so much, I have missed you too! Gentle - thank you so much, I will never turn down a good prayer and appreciate it so much! Heya Hiker! Hi to all I may have missed! I'm prepping for my OB...
Aww, thanks! I will do that, I am hoping to do my preceptorship in a NICU, so perhaps that will help. I have my fingers crossed. LOL! Yes, we shall bounce all over the place & exercise like crazy! hehe. Hi Steph! Good to see you again! I lo...
Hey Hiker! Good to see you too! Yes, the NICU is still my passion & I'm hoping against all odds I can get a job there, hehe. Guess perhaps we shall get back on track together, eh? lol
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I would definitely apply for the student loans! From what I have done, I pay the school with my student loans and then any extra money I receive I can do with it what I want, but I just have to remember that I have to pay it back once I graduate. I...
I work full time and go to school full-time, but my school offers evening/weekend classes. It's killer hard, but I had no choice and I was determined. I am now about 4 months away from graduating the ADN program. It can be done, but yes, it is eve...
Hi guys! Sorry I have completely dropped off the face of the planet lately. I am going to try to show up more often, my bad. I am now 4 months away from graduating - thank goodness! I ended up finding myself in the middle of a divorce & that ...
I agree that it truly does depend on the person. The first semester is hard because you are learning how to deal with nursing school, which is unlike anything else you may have experienced before. I thought the second semester was a little harder, ...
My school requires ERI testing to be passed at 4 points above the national average in order to proceed each semester. If the requirement is not met, then the student cannot progress to the next semester. The questions are designed to simulate NCLEX...