VerticalHorizon

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  1. Does the school matter?

    VerticalHorizon replied to Justeen23's topic in General Students

    Just curious as to why you applied to schools thousands of miles away from where you live, but to answer your question I would go with the cheapest option that has a good reputation and NCLEX pass...

  2. Blue hair

    VerticalHorizon replied to Fireflynurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would check with your management and see what they say about dying your hair an unnatural color, most places frown upon it but there are always exceptions. As for residents I would think the biggest...

  3. Is nursing a good career?

    VerticalHorizon replied to htharpe_24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I dont know how North Carolina is compared to my area, but I live in East Tennessee and almost all new nurse grads have jobs before they

  4. When should I start feeling like a nurse?

    VerticalHorizon replied to 2bNursesamRN29's topic in General Students

    You are only halfway finished with your nursing education, it would be troubling if you DID feel like a nurse and ready to handle patients on your

  5. Pharmacology

    VerticalHorizon replied to jess0515's topic in General Students

    You are correct in that you mostly learn the drugs by class, but you also need to know what drugs belong to that class obviously. When I took Pharm I would study all of the indications, side effects,...

  6. Nursing Textbooks

    VerticalHorizon replied to hennezzy's topic in General Students

    Honestly, I barely used any of my books and when I did it was only the major ones such as Fundamentals, MedSurg, etc. I would get the main ones and wait to see if you need any of the other non...

  7. Getting a feel for patient care....

    VerticalHorizon replied to 2ndchance85's topic in General Students

    I worked as a Lab Assistant inside of a major hospital. It helped me start to understand a lot of the medical terminology and also the business, charting and billing side of things. As far as...

  8. Getting a feel for patient care....

    VerticalHorizon replied to 2ndchance85's topic in General Students

    I worked in the medical field before starting nursing school but had no interaction with patients. Honestly working as a phlebotomist, CNA, etc may be helpful when you first start clinical and direct...

  9. Taking clothes off for a head to toe assessment

    VerticalHorizon replied to evelyn305's topic in General Students

    We had to remove our shirts when practicing assessments on each other in lab. We were in curtained off areas with only our partner with the instructor popping in occasionally. My partner was female so...

  10. Disrespectful patient

    VerticalHorizon replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But he didn't try to commit suicide, he just said he did. He wanted the attention and he obviously has issues. Just because you are a patient does not give you the right to act like an animal and...

  11. Disrespectful patient

    VerticalHorizon replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the real world with common sense you did the right thing but in the overly sensitive PC world you are going to lose every time. In todays society you are not allowed to state the truth. You are...

  12. Working full time and going to school at night.. Need ADVICE

    VerticalHorizon replied to helloimesperanza's topic in General Nursing

    Why not be a

  13. Knoxville, TN RN's

    VerticalHorizon replied to Homespun's topic in Tennessee Nursing

  14. BSN acceptance with low GPA and/or retake prereqs?

    VerticalHorizon replied to Cashlee's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely retake classes, especially ones that you made a D in because nursing school will not even accept them. Also there are only so many years that science class (A/P, micro, etc) credits...

  15. I start in 3 weeks, now what?

    VerticalHorizon replied to chels0926's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Commuter, enjoy these last few weeks because you wont have another break until you graduate. As long as you have all the required papers, supplies and what not I wouldn't think about...

  16. Failed Nclex twice... Need help

    VerticalHorizon replied to hpalmer23's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How long ago did you graduate? What categories do you need to work on based on your feedback from the test? You need to figure out what you need to focus on to maximize your studying. Everyone has...

  17. College put off decision from March until June - ??

    VerticalHorizon replied to ScienceBug2019's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sounds like a wait list which is normal. They will see how many of the original people they offered accept/decline a position by that date and then fill in the extra spaces with the people who are...

  18. Night Nursing: Precepting and Perception PART 2

    VerticalHorizon replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    Dude, just because the people in your first thread corrected you and actually told you what night nurses do doesn't mean it wasn't constructive. Secondly the comment "for those of you who decided to...

  19. Schools that you dont need a TEAS to get in

    VerticalHorizon replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in School, College Programs

    Nobody posted discouraging remarks, and if only empathy and blind kindness makes a nurse great then why do they bother making us go to school? Forget medications, saving a coding patient and...

  20. Schools that you dont need a TEAS to get in

    VerticalHorizon replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in School, College Programs

    Sometimes the truth hurts, just because you dont agree with the advice doesnt mean it is wrong. All the posters said was if you cant achieve a successful grade is a BASIC knowledge test then maybe...

  21. Failing Statistics. Do I have a chance at passing?

    VerticalHorizon replied to FutureRNCris's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Think about it, if you have 4 tests and 4 quizzes that are all weighted the same and you made a 0 on half of them then even if you made a 100 on the rest then you would still only average a 50% for...

  22. What is the least stressful nursing specialty?

    VerticalHorizon replied to sakiohma's topic in General Nursing

    There have been several threads covering this topic, maybe they will help you. https://allnurses.com/nursing-career-advice/least-stressful-nursing-903293.html...

  23. Suggestion: Good Current Drug handbook

    VerticalHorizon replied to Teejaysmomma3's topic in General Nursing

    I really like the Mosbys Drug Guide for Nursing Students 11th edition. I also have the Kaplan NCLEX-RN Drug Guide 6th edition but it only has the side effects and nursing considerations so I never use...

  24. PhD with no experience

    VerticalHorizon replied to RNanab's topic in General Students

    What are your goals after you obtain your PhD? It sounds like you enjoy doing research and most doctorate nurses are not working at the bed side. But to answer your question, yes it is always good to...

  25. ADN vs ABSN (cost vs job opportunity)

    VerticalHorizon replied to LGDee's topic in General Students

    Are you sure a 1 year ABSN costs 120k?! I have never heard of a program even costing half of that. If the prices are correct there is no way in hell I would pay that, get your ASN then find a RN-BSN...