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Every time I've changed my answer, it's been from the right answer to a wrong answer. Trust your gut! Don't change your answer!!

Being on medications and/or going to therapy will not affect your chances of becoming a nurse. If anything, it would probably help you to be more successful. It's important to take care of yourself.

Hello everyone. I'm in my second semester of an ADN program in NH and I'm wondering what the current wages are for new graduates. I overheard some classmates saying that certain hospitals pay $29/hour for the day shift, but I don't know if that's com...

Thank you for your reply, ievent2! I thought $29/hour for a new grad seemed a little unlikely. What hours do you work for the night shift?

I'm in my second semester and I have 2-year-old twins. Doing well so far!

I'm in my second semester and I have 2-year-old twins. Time management is essential--keep up with readings/assignments, and get ahead whenever you can! You can do it!!

If you have access to the ATI fundamentals practice exams, do those. We had to take that exam, and several of the questions were very similar to what was on the practice exams. Good luck!

I'm 27 and I just finished my first semester of nursing school. Many of my classmates are around my age, and several are in their 40s/50s. So, no, you're not "too old".

My twins are two years old and I'm about to finish my first semester of nursing school. I have a ton of support from my family, but there have still been many days where I've felt like I just don't have enough time to get everything done. My twins ha...

I went back to school to finish pre-reqs when my twins were 11 months old. I'm in my first semester of nursing school, and my twins are two years old now. Having people to support you and help with child care is essential, and it sounds like you'll h...

If/when we're allowed to record lectures, I'm planning to hand write my notes and listen to the lectures again afterward so I can fill in anything I missed. If there are times when we're not allowed to record, I was thinking of typing notes on my lap...

That's very helpful! I actually didn't know I could take the tests more than once. Thank you!

Classes haven't even started yet and I'm already feeling a little stressed out. We were assigned two ATI skills modules to complete before the first day of classes, and I have gotten very low scores on the tests. I have carefully gone through every s...

His behavior when you called back was rude, but if he was truly evil and hated his job, he wouldn't have been so kind and helpful the first time. Your sister won't learn how to interact with others if she's always getting someone else to do it for he...

Pay attention in class, take notes, and don't miss class. Make the most of your lab time and take advantage of open lab time if it's offered. Flash cards are helpful--I made my own. You can also cover the labels on diagrams in your book and quiz your...

Putting him in his own room will probably help, although unfortunately it sounds like it might be a while before that's possible. I shared a room with my twins for quite a while, but eventually I had to start sleeping in a different room because one ...

I bought my shoes for clinical! Ours have to be white. I bought the Skechers Sport with memory foam. I decided to go with the ones without laces--I figured the laces would probably get dirty easily and it'd be a pain to clean them. They're pretty com...

At our orientation, they advised us to treat lecture, lab, and clinical as three separate classes, so I bought three 1-inch binders. I'm color-coding each section so I can stay organized, so I picked three colors (red/blue/purple) and I'm trying to u...

I was allowed to submit more than two and my school would consider the best two for my application, but seven might be a bit excessive. I wasn't even allowed to look at mine--my school had a form to be filled out by the person giving the reference, a...

I love it when men act like they're the #1 experts on women. It's even better when they repeatedly refer to us as "females".

Okay, it looks like I did misunderstand. I'm sorry. Maybe I was thinking of the RN-BSN programs? Or maybe I just have no idea what I'm talking about, haha. I'm glad some more knowledgeable people were able to give you better responses!

Are you going to community college for nursing or for something else? I have an AS in early childhood education, but I can't transfer for a BSN with that. I'm starting with the associates degree in nursing and then I'll hopefully transfer somewhere f...

I agree with windsurfer8. Work hard and get good grades the first time. I honestly didn't even know retaking classes was an option until I read posts about it here. You've been through college before and didn't do so great, so take some time to evalu...

What about some sort of non-nursing mental health profession (e.g. therapist), or social work? You could help people and make a difference while avoiding bodily fluids (probably--I honestly don't know much about either of these professions).

I'm starting an ADN program in the fall. I'm nervous, but also really excited! I'm hoping to continue for my BSN in the future. We had our orientation last month, and we're having another little info session in August. I've been running around tryin...