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:) Well that definitely makes sense. Maybe like someone else said after I get a little experience under my belt I'll be in a better position to figure it all out.

I start my associate RN program in January and I'm super excited. But I also know that I don't want to stop there... I want to continue on with my education but I'm torn on exactly what it is that I want. I'm sure I'll know more once I start my clini...

As far as NP's go, do they usually just work in a family practice office or do they also work in the hospital setting? Maybe in the long run the hours of working in an office would be nice, but currently the goal for me is to work in a hospital. Poss...

I second this! I only used this book to study with and I made a 91 on my test! Best of luck!! And congrats on moving to southern florida! I want to move there after I get out of nursing school :)

I'm about to finish my CNA class, and I'm preparing for my test and I was hoping to maybe get some advice on it. I'm not too terribly worried about the written portion, it seems pretty straight forward. But what does concern me is the skills portion....

Thank you guys so much! That's the only part I want sure about. Now I just need to practice :-)

I have heard that once you get a job nursing that you had better have picked which area you want to work (like pediatrics, maternity, icu, ER) b/c it's really hard to move around. Well I won't know until clinicals which area I really want to work in,...

Well I wish you the best of luck in Nursing school! I hope that I'm as lucky as you come this fall. :)

Congratulations... that has got to be so exciting!! :)

Thank you guys! :) Looks like if I want to be an ER nurse I have a lot more education than just my nursing program.

I am only a pre-nursing student myself, but the only advice I can really give you is to just follow your heart and have confidence in your decisions. You can't think about all the possible bad outcomes of your job before you even start. But if you do...

Firstly I should introduce myself, hello all.. I'm currently finishing up my prereq's and hope to start the RN program at my school next spring (their nursing program only starts in the spring). I'll finish my prereq's this semester and so I still ...

Lol. I can only imagine, but hey... that's better for job security. :)

Haven't fully decided on an area yet, but I definitely want to be on the Gulf Coast. I love their beaches.

My school doesn't offer them separately. I think it makes sense to take them together. I'm not sure how difficult your classes would be but I think it would be smart to take them together.

No problem. You'll do great :-)

Let me ask you, is the nursing job market down there Extremely competitive? I grew up in Florida and want to move to South Florida after I graduate.

We were allowed to use calculators, but don't worry, from what I do remember the actual math part of it was simple. It's just a matter of equations and fun stuff like that.

I took it a while back and if you're good with math it's pretty easy. I was a huge slacker when I took it almost 10 years ago and never studied or did any homework and still got a B.

I took a sign language class in high school and absolutely LOVED it. I'm having a hard time finding out if my college offers it though. I'd love to take that on top of Spanish. I find myself trying to sign along with songs even after so many years :)

Tennessee :)

I think the bones were easier because you have far fewer. Now in my A&P 1 class we didn't have to learn all the little bones of the hand and feet, just that they were carpals/tarsals, metacarpals/metatarsals, and phalanges. with the muscles thoug...

I agree with you. Every time I tell someone that I'm going to school to become a nurse they mention how well they get paid. But to be honest while it wasn't the reason that I wanted to go into nursing, it is reassuring to know that I will be able to ...

That's what I keep coming back to. I'm currently in TN and around here it's definitely used a lot.

I took the Hesi a2 exam on the 20th of Feb and was pleasantly surprised by my grade (91.67) and I figured I'd let you guys know how I was able to get such a grade. I've been out of high school for 12 years now so I was really worried that I wouldn't...