ctaylar

ctaylar RN

Member

  • Content

    70

  • Visitors

    1,480

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    11

All Content by ctaylar

  1. Is maintaining a 3.0GPA in a nursing program difficult?

    ctaylar replied to Nic000's topic in General Students

    Our school system was different to the nursing program. The school was the typical 10% bands. The nursing program was 94-100% A, 87-93.9% B, 80- 86.9% C. We needed a C to pass the semester. I managed...

  2. New grad in need of NCLEX studying advice

    ctaylar replied to morelaur's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I went through all the UWorld questions in about 10 days. My average when I was done was 71% correct, which translated to the 97th percentile. I passed in 75

  3. The nerves are starting to build up

    ctaylar replied to ali412's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had 71% overall on UWorld. Finished today in 75 questions and did NOT get the good pop up with Pearson Vue. I feel sick. I had over 34 SATA, 5 drag and

  4. Nursing School Drug Testing

    ctaylar replied to Egonza57's topic in General Students

    We had a random screening before clinical first semester, again in the third semester. It says 50ng/mL for marijuana

  5. Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    ctaylar replied to firecracker_1's topic in General Students

    I had the flu shot when I was about 28 weeks. I would've been wary about it if I had been in my first trimester. I was up to date with Tdap so that wasn't an issue. It was the Hep B my OB gave me an...

  6. Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    ctaylar replied to firecracker_1's topic in General Students

    I was able to be temporarily exempted from the hep b series due to pregnancy. But even that was incredibly difficult. Even with a medical exemption from my OB, the instructors still threatened that I...

  7. Tattoos

    ctaylar replied to ThatChickOmi's topic in General Students

    I had noticed that in previous nursing cohorts, some students were wearing long sleeve undershirts under their scrubs. I haven't had orientation yet, but that is what I am planning on doing. I bought...

  8. To Drop or Not to Drop....

    ctaylar replied to annabananaof8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I found out I was pregnant (fourth child) midway through the Spring semester. I've never had a high risk pregnancy, I was taking A&PII and microbiology plus labs. I got A's in everything and...

  9. HELP Pregnant and due during semester of A&P!!!

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

    I was pregnant during A&PII and I'm due towards the end of my first semester of nursing school. Do you have a good support system? I think that is the most important

  10. Does A and P II require you to dissect an animal?

    ctaylar replied to nettnett's topic in General Students

    We were supposed to do cat dissection, but there was a cat shortage. So they used leftover cats from the last semester and we had to identify parts during

  11. How would you interpret this?

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

    I'm glad she clarified! I've only ever had teachers add the bonus to the overall grade, but that makes sense when the final is worth

  12. A&P 1

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

    I watched all of the Crash Course Anatomy videos. Figure out how you learn best. Flash cards were useless for me, I read everything I could. I had to see things together in front of me. Focus on...

  13. How would you interpret this?

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

    I had a few teachers who do this at the end of term, it was considered extra credit. So mostly depends on how many points total for your class grade. It usually shows up on Canvas (or whatever) as...

  14. How long did you spend on prerequisite classes ?

    ctaylar replied to Tasiaboyd28's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It took me 4 semester/two years. There were pre-reqs to the pre-reqs. I had to remind myself to be patient and just keep going. I've been accepted to the nursing program for the Fall semester, and I...

  15. Starting Over at 25

    ctaylar replied to Paula378's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wasn't starting over, but I have been a stay-at-home parent since I was 19. I started my pre-reqs when I was 27, and was just accepted into nursing school for the fall, at 29. I won't graduate until...

  16. Help with vaccines for school please...

    ctaylar replied to Bo3939's topic in General Students

    I've literally just had a false-positive reaction to the PPD read today. I had the BCG vaccine as a child, but I had a negative PPD for immigration 3 years ago so I thought I would be OK. All they did...

  17. remedial math

    ctaylar replied to Jmpickett044's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I took the entrance exam for college, I got a 29 in the math section (for comparison, I had 99 in reading comprehension and 99 on writing). I had mistakenly thought the entrance exam focused on...

  18. Help!, I'm obsessing over a 4.0

    ctaylar replied to Natasha_mer24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I applied for Fall, and got accepted. I definitely understand wanting a 4.0. It became a matter of pride for me as many people doubted me as I have a handful of kids. I ended up with a 4.0, and a good...

  19. Summer 2017 Chat

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

    I took the TEAS midway through the Fall semester, while taking A&P 1. I wasn't applying to the program until April. To be honest, I wanted to see how the test was, the procedure for it, so I would...

  20. Summer 2017 Chat

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

    I was in the Spring chat, just wanted to update that I got accepted into the one program I applied for :) I'm super excited, but I'm also just a little bit pregnant so I am concerned about getting a...

  21. Spring 2017 Chat

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

    "Officially" done with Spring semester, A's in all my classes. I am so nervous waiting to hear back from the nursing program. I've only applied to one school, I have a lot riding on this. Good luck to...

  22. Spring 2017 Chat

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

    I never feel like I am done with a semester until I get all my grades in, just waiting on A&P 2 Lab final grade. I only needed 62% to keep an A, but I messed up my start time and didn't review any...

  23. How many semesters did you apply to nursing school before being accepted?

    ctaylar replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've only applied once, for the Fall semester. Won't hear anything until late next month though. GPA- 4.0. TEAS-

  24. getting ready for Algebra

    ctaylar replied to Farrah 34's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not bad at math, but algebra makes my eyes cross. I watched a lot of YouTube videos, Khan Academy and practicing over and over and over again. I'm not going to lie and say it was easy, because...

  25. Want to start nursing school

    ctaylar replied to Smm0716's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm married with 3 kids. A little younger than you at 29, but you have to start somewhere. I started my pre-reqs two years a go, and I had to take intermediate algebra before I could do college...