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  1. Does it ever get better? (Job hopping)

    brit.pz posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am feeling so lost, frustrated and unsure of what to do in this situation. I am a relatively new nurse - I will reach my one year in August. For the first 8 months after graduating nursing school...

  2. Does it ever get better? (Job hopping)

    brit.pz replied to brit.pz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thank you to all that have replied. I met with my previous unit manager today who offered me a position back on PCU. I submitted my resignation this afternoon to the detox facility. The straw that...

  3. New to this

    brit.pz posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I attended a job fair last week, specifically for soon-to-be RN graduates. During this job fair we were interviewing with hiring managers from different hospitals/units within this particular health...

  4. Preceptorship in PACU

    brit.pz posted a topic in PACU

    Hello, everyone! I have just started my final semester of nursing school and along with our regular classes we are also required to complete our precepting hours during this time. I found out today...

  5. Pregnant in nursing school

    brit.pz replied to bridgegeisler's topic in General Students

    Could you speak with someone from the nursing program to see what their policy is regarding absences and missed clinicals (or labs)? In my ADN program we had several girls who were pregnant during...

  6. Any advice - Neuro ICU Clinical

    brit.pz posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hello everyone! This upcoming fall semester I will be doing my clinical rotation in the Neuro ICU at a local hospital. I'm pretty nervous about this because my only experiences so far in clinical has...

  7. I can't wait to be a nurse!!!!

    brit.pz replied to jarae's topic in General Students

    I'll be done in May 2016. I am so excited but so nervous at the same

  8. Does anyone think nursing school gives too many chances?

    brit.pz replied to JJ1994's topic in General Students

    Personally, I feel that this is something that's not worth getting upset over. Just be thankful you are not the person having to take the exam or class over and over again. Even for the student that...

  9. Passing cut offs

    brit.pz replied to vonricter222's topic in General Students

    This is how my program is ran. They call it "test mastery". We must average at least a 77% or higher to pass any course. After that the rest of our assignments are factored in to out total grade. My...

  10. If you decided to be a RN, think again..

    brit.pz replied to kate_ibl's topic in General Students

    You paid $500 to take the TEAS V? That is INSANE. I paid $50 at most to take it two years ago. Maybe your school ripped you off? And for the record I felt the TEAS was incredibly easy.

  11. Words of encouragement? ?

    brit.pz replied to savvyhutch's topic in General Students

    My advice would be to mainly work on getting your GPA up. You really need to be above the minimum requirements to get into a nursing program - I would look into the requirements for the school(s) you...

  12. Almost done with 3rd Semester, I see the light

    brit.pz replied to Dohardthings's topic in General Students

    Way to go! You're almost

  13. Doing Clinicals

    brit.pz replied to eugenekim213's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Agreed with what everyone else said. It all depends on the school. In my school we are given our options (hospital location, days, and times) and we chose which clinical we want during our...

  14. ATI Schools

    brit.pz replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

    Our school uses ATI for homework and final exams - well for some classes. We also use HESI for homework but not exams. I actually like the HESI case studies way more than ATI. I'm not sure if this is...

  15. Stethoscope Bling?

    brit.pz replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    I'm going to say they won't allow it. In the beginning of last semester I bought a few of these: CharMED — Home and got chewed out in lab (didn't even take them to clinical) for having them on...

  16. School and working?

    brit.pz replied to Samanthamaries's topic in General Students

    It can be done. If I had to guess I would say 75% of my cohorts are working (at least part time) while in nursing school. Many of us are also parents. You just need to figure out a schedule and stick...

  17. Bombed first Fundementals Exam

    brit.pz replied to mnw9412's topic in General Students

    Could you meet with your instructor to go over your exam? A lot of times it helps just getting the rationale from instructors for why an answer was correct or incorrect. Your instructors want to see...

  18. New student! First Exam in 3 days!!

    brit.pz replied to targetlady's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hard to guess what your instructor is going to ask, but for vitals I would just attempt to know the normal vital signs for an adult - BP, Temp, Respirations, etc.. I would think they would tell you...

  19. Venting and Sub-par Programs

    brit.pz replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in General Students

    Are you able to transfer to a different university? If so I would HIGHLY consider it. I don't see any benefits to attending this school and I would be worried that the end result would be the school's...

  20. Nursing Textbooks

    brit.pz replied to ydmoney06's topic in General Students

    Your best bet would be to ask your professor. Sometimes it will work and sometimes you will need the more updated

  21. I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    brit.pz replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    I don't have a problem with the e-mail. Students should be held to the dress code standards. Our program is very similar - uniforms should not be wrinkled/dirty, no nail polish (and nails must be...

  22. Starting clinicals in ADN program?

    brit.pz replied to mae0218's topic in General Students

    We started clinical immediately in our ADN program! I had clinical on my very first day of nursing school and a Pharmacology lecture the following day. The first day was just orientation to our...

  23. School load w/workload

    brit.pz replied to mw1179's topic in General Students

    I've been fortunate enough to not have to work while in the program, but plenty of my cohorts are full-time workers and full time students. One of my friends in the program has decided to do what...

  24. which gen ed class should I take

    brit.pz replied to direw0lf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with everyone else - get Stats over and done with. You will feel so relieved when it's over! It's not a hard class and is doable

  25. ACT score good enough to get in school?

    brit.pz replied to xjay22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't stress about your ACT score. If you feel that you could improve or get a higher score then go ahead and retake it but if you think you've did your best then that's ok, too. I would focus...