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  1. Help!! Nursing school

    emily34812 replied to Xxibsoc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing isn't ALL science. You need a good foundation, but heck if I can remember the Krebs cycle now that I'm in my final semesters. You can do many many things in nursing. Did you go into nursing...

  2. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yay that's awesome! I only know when theyd let me know bc I asked haha. I'm out of the country with my nursing program and I just wanted to make sure they knew I wouldn't be able to take phone

  3. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would bring some just to quell your anxiety haha. The worst case is that you don't use it! Good luck to you

  4. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I stayed in scrubs! I brought interview clothing but the unit was so crazy and I didn't want to make the nurse manager wait more ya know? They told me I would hear back within two weeks. The shadowing...

  5. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just had my interview today! I loved the unit but they told me they only hire one extern

  6. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I haven't set an exact date, but I have to do it on a Weds since it's my only day off! And I asked in my email if there was anything I needed to bring or wear so I'll let you know when I get a...

  7. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just got a reply

  8. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Me too! I emailed the contact person for my floor but I haven't heard back yet. I'm still shocked they even asked me to interview

  9. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thoracic

  10. Why do I feel like this?

    emily34812 replied to Sbhayes09's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't worry about what they think. Keep working on you and what you want. That's something I had to work really hard at - not letting others opinions and judgements bother me or my progress. Good lukc...

  11. I've Been Offered 3 Nurse Extern Positions

    emily34812 replied to RNhrk's topic in General Students

    That is a tricky situation. Maybe see where you feel the most comfortable? You would definitely see a ton of things on the surgical unit and care for a wide range of issues like in the

  12. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also got emailed about an in-person! I'm super

  13. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah the waiting game is not for me lol! I just want to know if/when this in-person interview will take place u g

  14. I've Been Offered 3 Nurse Extern Positions

    emily34812 replied to RNhrk's topic in General Students

    Congrats on the offers! If you're interested ingoing into ER nursing, any of those sound like great options. Are any of these units what the hospital is "known" for? If so- go with that one. If not, a...

  15. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got an email on Friday from a recruiter saying they're just trying to match people. And I believe I said my top 3 were the emergency department, women's health, and

  16. What nursing classes are included in your science gpa?

    emily34812 replied to katekat17's topic in General Students

    At my school, Patho and Pharm were courses run by the department of nursing and taught concurrently to mirror the content in

  17. Penn Nurse Externship 2017

    emily34812 replied to Coffeefirst's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I applied and did that online interview! I'm still waiting to hear back for the in-person

  18. Online vs. On Campus

    emily34812 replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I personally would go to the in-person school if it were me. It really depends on what kind of learner you are though. Additionally, I would maybe ask about the different clinical sites and whether...

  19. PCT job hours?

    emily34812 replied to brianna98's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    In my area it's typically 8 or 12 hour shifts, with the latter being more common. You can work full time, part time, or per diem which means you have to work "x" amount of hours or days within a...

  20. Easy healthcare jobs while in nursing school?

    emily34812 replied to Shea1113's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well being a PCT is certainly not low stress. I guess patient registration would be the lower stress choice, but keep in mind healthcare positions everywhere are a lot of paperwork and are often very...

  21. Two years in BScN program from canada?can I become an adn in the states

    emily34812 replied to Doubledd's topic in Nursing Career

    Probably not. You need to have some sort of degree to sit for the

  22. How do you specialise in eating disorders as a nurse?

    emily34812 replied to sarahelenxo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't live in Australia, but I know in the US you can't really specialize as an eating disorder nurse certification wise, but there is a psychiatric specialty. However, where I live there are plenty...

  23. What is a better field to go into?

    emily34812 replied to MariHer20's topic in General Students

    Most of those jobs don't have a whole lot of advancement potential. Hospitals generally don't hire LPNs anymore, but they're still very prevalent in long term care and home care environments. I don't...

  24. Olivet Nazarene.....

    emily34812 replied to superking's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Contact the school directly and see how they feel to you. The odds of someone being in the exact program you're looking for in a pre-nursing student forum with thousands of members is

  25. What to do with my gap months

    emily34812 replied to june82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would try to find someplace to work per diem. You can definitely keep up a per diem job while in nursing school and it looks great on a