WanderingWilder

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  1. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    WanderingWilder replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    I'm finishing my first semester of nursing school and I'm looking forward to bedside nursing. I am interested in possibly become a psych NP at some point in the future but I'm not in a hurry. One of...

  2. How Long is/was Your First Semester Hours?

    WanderingWilder replied to Shookclays's topic in General Students

    Our first semester clinical hours are 6 hours

  3. HIPAA and one's own spouse/partner

    WanderingWilder replied to pmabraham's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't think you are going to find what you are looking for, the regulation is not going to specifically state, and this includes your spouse. If it doesn't list spouse as an exemption then it is...

  4. Any study tips for ATI Fundamentals?

    WanderingWilder replied to Aekju46's topic in General Students

    I take the ati fundamentals next week, I'm worried because I've done the practice tests and haven't gotten higher then the 70s and there seems to be so much that we haven't done in class. They said...

  5. Middle of the semester and I can't pay

    WanderingWilder replied to Julip's topic in General Students

    Does the school do payment

  6. ADN - What does your weekly schedule look like program wise?

    WanderingWilder replied to Rmjcg5's topic in General Students

    1st semester is four days a week two lecture days for 3 hours, two clinical days 6 hours. it's changes each semester with the clinical getting longer each

  7. abusive yelling husband, new baby, not sure what to do

    WanderingWilder replied to Noodle28's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You need to leave, now. Don't wait until you find a job. This may be different depending on the state, but where I live you can get temporary custody by going down to the court house and explaining...

  8. I'm so not an artist...

    WanderingWilder replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    A and P thing...I wouldn't worry about your drawing skills I'm sure your not the worst the instructor has ever

  9. My First TEAS I failed the exam

    WanderingWilder replied to Gise76's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Your school may require a min score for each of the subjects. That's a great score though so you should ask your

  10. Financing Nursing School - Not Sure What To Do

    WanderingWilder replied to rock hopper's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you looked into the limits on federal loans? I believe the limit is $57000, unless you were planning on trying to get private loans. Can you work and pay as you go? That is what I'm having to do...

  11. Love Nursing, but School Is Killing Me

    WanderingWilder replied to annielee95's topic in General Students

    I'm in my first semester and nursing classes are so different then any other class I've taken. I did ok in the sciences but was not an A student and I'm holding my own in nursing. Others who were...

  12. How to know if you have a chance?

    WanderingWilder replied to ctaylar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I emailed admissions to get an idea of what to

  13. What speciality would you like to get into post-graduation?

    WanderingWilder replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in General Students

    Psych or

  14. Any good ABSN programs in New England?

    WanderingWilder replied to maybeanurse?'s topic in General Students

    unh offers a direct entry masters in nursing You could have your masters in the same amount of time you would spend getting a

  15. No prerequisites taken, any chance?

    WanderingWilder replied to Ncnursehopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school only looks at algebra, bio, chem grades and then the Teas score and an essay. Its a points system for admission and you don't get any extra points for having prereqs done. There are quite a...

  16. paying out of pocket

    WanderingWilder replied to mbtsab's topic in General Students

    I'm paying out of pocket for school. I'm at a community college that allows me to make payments. Its hard but will be worth it at the end. I plan on applying for scholarships for next year. I was...

  17. EMT-B / Student question

    WanderingWilder replied to Oxygenforeverybody's topic in General Students

    This will depend on the area but in my town we have on call emt through the fire dept. These are extra, on top of the full timers that are scheduled. They pay when people respond to calls but there is...

  18. Why is our salary so low?

    WanderingWilder replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Psych NPs don't do therapy, they manage medications for psychiatric disorders and need more then just "some" knowledge of meds. Their whole job is

  19. Failed out of nursing school

    WanderingWilder replied to nursingstudent65's topic in General Students

    Have you met with the nursing instructor to go over what you are getting wrong? Is tutoring an option at your school? Most professors have office hours to assist

  20. How: Health Ins, work, school???

    WanderingWilder replied to rhotstuff5's topic in General Students

    Im not sure if they look at household when you arent married, it's worth calling. Check out affordable healthcare when it's open enrollment in November. You might qualify for cheap insurance through...

  21. How: Health Ins, work, school???

    WanderingWilder replied to rhotstuff5's topic in General Students

    If you aren't working then you would probably qualify for medicaid or if you work very part time look for coverage through obamacare. I know people only paying 50 a month for their insurance through...

  22. Do you guys do all of your reading assignments?

    WanderingWilder replied to mininurse24's topic in General Students

    I just started nursing school and I've only had one exam, but I did read all the chapters assigned and reviewed my lecture notes. I also did the questions at the end of the chapters. I got an A- on my...

  23. why can't i pass this freaking grammar section

    WanderingWilder replied to jessicarnorot's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I managed to get a 74% in the grammar section which was just above the required score, so I do somewhat feel your pain. It was the spelling and punctuation questions that killed my score. I find it...

  24. Excluded from clinical group

    WanderingWilder replied to Bisquet's topic in General Students

    I'm introverted as well, so I feel your pain. If you end up in a situation again with everyone pairing up but the group is uneven go up to one of the pair's and just say we have an uneven number can I...

  25. Transfer mid-year?

    WanderingWilder replied to sryu's topic in General Students

    So you want to do fall semester at the university and then transfer to the community college for the spring? Is that right? Every school is different but I know that the community colleges in my state...