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  1. Changing major to Nursing

    daetor2012 posted a topic in General Students

    Does anyone else here have previous college credits for another major? I've switched my major three times already, first I was Pre-Dentistry, then I switched to Computer Networking, and lastly...

  2. Uncertain about Nursing

    daetor2012 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if this is the correct section to be posting in, but I want to ask all of you on this forum about Nursing as a career. The main reason I want to become a Nurse is to help people, making a...

  3. How much education do you plan on receiving?

    daetor2012 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What is your planned route to becoming a Registered Nurse? Are you going into an ADN plan, or going straight into a BSN degree? I'm thinking about going for the associate degree and getting my BSN...

  4. Can an introvert succeed as a nurse?

    daetor2012 replied to lollipop032's topic in General Students

    As long as you can convey important things with patients/co-workers you're fine, it's something you have to learn how to do in the nursing field, you don't have to be the stereotypical extrovert. I'm...

  5. How ready are you for nursing school?

    daetor2012 replied to openyourmind's topic in General Students

    I believe I'm ready, but until you can say you've been through nursing school you can never be 100% prepared I guess. Being a male will probably help me out in the physical aspect of nursing as far as...

  6. How much education do you plan on receiving?

    daetor2012 replied to daetor2012's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, I understand the need for a BSN nowadays. I am really thinking about taking a RN to BSN option online, but from what I've read so far online programs aren't taken very seriously compared to...

  7. Changing major to Nursing

    daetor2012 replied to daetor2012's topic in General Students

    What other areas do you consider less physically taxing? I've heard LTC facilities and clinics aren't as demanding as

  8. Online Rn to Bsn as schools as good as brick and mortar?

    daetor2012 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Online Distance Learning

    So, basically the summary of this thread is that a lot of online colleges are shady and allow you to get a degree in less time compared to commuting to a campus? I mean, I understand that a lot of RNs...

  9. finally on the nursing path

    daetor2012 replied to mrsoly2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, amazing job! I'm really happy you're getting in a lot sooner than originally planned, I wish that was the case with me. Also, don't think twice about Speech class, it's so easy. You get used to...

  10. Any Advice for New Nursing Students?

    daetor2012 replied to jrabbit0811's topic in General Students

    As a future Nursing student these posts have been very helpful, thank you for the thread. I'd love to be able to chime in with something useful, but I'm just as new to nursing as you are. General...

  11. Summer Employment for Nursing Student, No CNA

    daetor2012 replied to tbbtpeach's topic in General Students

    As far as actual paying jobs I'm not sure, but I know volunteering is a great way to get your foot in the door at a major hospital that you're thinking of applying at once you

  12. How much education do you plan on receiving?

    daetor2012 replied to daetor2012's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's pretty awesome, because like you mentioned a BSN is becoming more of a requirement in the Nursing field. I wish I could just get my ADN and easily land a nursing job after graduating, but even...

  13. Reasonable Fall schedule?

    daetor2012 replied to Livetoride's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For pre-reqs my semester looks like this: Elementary Chemistry English Comp 1 Anatomy and Physiology Lecture w/ Lab Mathematics and it's applications 13 credit hours altogether, I find it's hard to...

  14. New Nurses, please watch your diction and filler words

    daetor2012 replied to Wrench Party's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's more or less just a habit, that unfortunately makes you look bad. It's something you have to actively work on, which can be draining in certain

  15. Changing major to Nursing

    daetor2012 replied to daetor2012's topic in General Students

    Is there any way I can speak with you about your experiences as a nurse without flooding the thread? I really want an experienced nurse's opinion/views on

  16. Hand Held Device Requirement for Clinical

    daetor2012 replied to tbbtpeach's topic in General Students

    I use a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, it's big enough for me to read yet it isn't as large as the tablets, I can't imagine having to carry those around all of the time. If the situations allows I would get a...

  17. Do you ever find yourself comparing where you are to where other people are?

    daetor2012 replied to kdpatula's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, I think about how far others are in their programs all of the time, and it gets you sad sometimes, but you just have to focus on yourself. Focus on how far you've gotten and how much you still...

  18. Is anyone worried?

    daetor2012 replied to ksw1978's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, from the multiple posts on this website about there not being an actual nursing shortage it makes me worry about job prospects once I graduate. But as others have said you never know how things...

  19. How long did it take you to do your prerequisites?

    daetor2012 replied to carys's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have one course to take and I'll be eligible for admission, then it's 4 semesters of actual nursing

  20. Staffing Issues. (rant)

    daetor2012 replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    So, despite all of the unsafe working conditions, do you guys/gals still enjoy your job as a Nurse? Do you not feel burnt out yet? I keep hearing this is one of the worst aspects of being a Nurse. I'm...

  21. Uncertain about Nursing

    daetor2012 replied to daetor2012's topic in General Nursing

    What do you like about Nursing right now, though? Is there anything in your current job that you find worth the time/money in

  22. Uncertain about Nursing

    daetor2012 replied to daetor2012's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean? I'm saying that I'm not joining Nursing for the money, because I have different motives. Yes I want to see people get better, even if they come back. I was thinking about going for...