chicagrl72

Sounds great! I think if you are embarrassed to go to the ER , then you probably should not go. for example : my son had a fever that would not go away ,but seemed fine. i got freaked out and called his pcp who could not see him, i went to the ER and i was embarrassed but fed up. the ER people referred me to ambulatory care where i made an appt for later that day (later it all made sense and i was totally embarred) once i went b/c i spilled hot coffee in my lap..i waited a few hours (meaning it was probably not an emergency ) but when i went to the ER they were so nice..i should have called a PCP but did not have one at the time ! i chopped off my finger tip in a food processor and went to the ER ...when i look back it seems silly ...i would have been fine...but they took care of me in the ER and even managed to stress me out that my finger would never be the same.....it seemed questionable ...but i am lucky to have had great skin re generation

Thanks to everyone for all of your input! I have decided to go with an essay format incorporating the answers to all of the questions in order (for the most part) Good luck to all those applying to schools right now!

this is weird - in the e mail I received regarding your post, it said that this was your response : Dear chicagrl72, shock-me-sane has just replied to a thread you have subscribed to entitled - BSN application essay questions - in the Pre-nursing student forum forum of allnurses.com Nursing for Nurses. This thread is located at: https://allnurses.com/forums/f198/bsn-application-essay-questions-184330-new-post.html Here is the message that has just been posted: *************** to me that sounds like write an essay making sure to hit on the following points. ***************

Thanks for your eloquence MS._jen! I wanted to post something similar but could not think of what to say. This is just an opinion and I know plenty of people who disagree (it is just not a job I could do ) good luck in your endeavors. ps r u planning on becoming an RN?

"please respond to each of the following.... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Your responses should not exceed more that 4 pages" that is the exact wording does that means short answer?

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feeling feisty or evil ? not very nice

thanks for the input ! one for each side - hmmmm what to do ? i wish i could stop ruminating over these dang questions :) BTW the only reason I would bring up my family is to describe our challenging schedule regarding school/ work/ family and how we manage to keep it all together and basically still love each other (stated more eloquently of course) ha ha ha

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Hi everyone! I posted in this forum b/c this topic seems to fit here but I hope to get some input from those who are a bit more seasoned in the nursing world as well! I searched the archives for threads on this topic but nothing quite answered my specific questions. Sorry to beat a dead horse ...... The schools I am applying to have multiple questions to answer (not pick one or two) They are also very straight forward questions which almost seem to duplicate each other , for example: 1/ why do you want to be a nurse 2/ what life experiences have led you towards the nursing field 3/ what academic challenges have you faced and so on.... My questions: should I number my responses and just answer the questions? that seems so lame . I wanted to be all creative and prolific but maybe that is not for nursing school applications :) May I write an essay and incorporate all the answers in the same orderthey are asked, but without the question/answer format? Is it appropriate to bring up my family - I would not want to refer to my boyfriend as my "baby's daddy", "boyfriend" or anything that I actually do refer to him as IRL. :) Using the word partner does not work for me and I certainly would not refer to him as my husband. IRL I don't care what people think as far as the fact that we are not hitched but I feel like I need to be so conservative in expressing myself on the application. HELP ! Thanks for any advice!

When I took a Bradley class I was very unhappy with the instructor - signed up 30 women for a class (The groups are supposed to be small) among other things . I felt she was not representing the true ideals of the Bradley method. I dropped the class and contacted the Bradley Organization by phone- they asked me to send a letter detailing my issues with the instructor. I did get my money back BUT also a phone call from the intstructor (the day i came home from the hosp after giving birth no less). She freaked out on me and called me a liar etc.... - i hung up the phone. NOt sure if that was a solution but I wanted to let you know that you can contact someone :) they may not do anything though ! The Bradley Method® (800) 4-A-BIRTH American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth® Box 5224 Sherman Oaks, CA 91413-5224 PS. I had to leave a message when i contacted them - i received a call back within a week or so.

well i doubt most are pushy, in the customer service sense...although I did have an incident after my c section . I slightly out of it (as a pt) and this nurse came in , did not annouce herself or anything , told me that i needed a shot and stuck me . just like that! i was annoyed and told other nurses later and they all said "she is crazy like that" hmmmmmmmmmmmm i was like "excuse me , why did you just stick that in me , i have no idea what it is and if if even want it!" she was very rude and said some hubaloo.... i did not think she was professional at all . very loud and annoying .

I would also like some feedback on this ...anyone out there ?

It depends on so much! If you are flexible with your options , I think that you will realize that perhaps tattoos are not accepted in most parts of the health related fields but I that you would be able to find a job as an RN somewhere ! In my world people would not judge you negatively for tattoos. I appreciate body art and would actually LOVE to have a health care provider with a tattoo! It opens the door for conversation and would add a comfort level to the care I was being provided .

all of my applications are onlilne so I guess I don't have to worry about it! I did not know anyone typed on anything besides a computer these days :) (ps i am old enough that I took typing (NOT keyboarding ) in high school! best of luck !