jess.mont ADN, RN

That is very strange. You don't see any results on the NYS Verifications Search when you put in your name? http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm#nme

Mine posted nine days after I passed the NCLEX; I'm in NY.

There is most likely a policy that says you can't check your own blood sugar with hospital supplies (that's what our hospital policy is) because you are technically stealing equipment and a billable service. Also, I'm curious what your supervisor's r...

I think it's really an individual choice. For me, it was the last non-nursing class I needed and I didn't want to drive to campus three days a week just to take one class. Also, my nursing program was online anyway, so it wasn't any adjustment to do ...

You do each experiment at home and document the procedures with photos. The microbiological concepts used in nursing that are covered in the average micro class are pretty basic, really.

I took it last Summer, learned a lot, and enjoyed it. As others have said, make sure your school will accept an online science class first. You do all the experiments at home. It runs every semester, including in the Summer. You definitely get out...

Hi, Sharasai - ABSN programs are for people who already have a bachelor's degree in another noon-non-nursing field. Your best bet is to get an ASN (often from a community college) or a BSN (from a four-year college or university). You can certainly d...

As others have said, make sure your school will accept an online science class first. Cayuga Community College in New York has an online micro class that's four credits with a lab. You do all the experiments at home. It runs every semester, including...

There are numerous schools that do - a quick Google search will turn up options for you. But you should find out if your program will accept them, so yeah to you're school first, then look around. ?

I think you need to really figure out why you're not doing so well in college. Start with that, then do as others have suggested and figure out if you really want to be a nurse. There are lots of jobs in the medical field that aren't nursing. Maybe t...

I've done one peds rotation, so I know very little about working with our youngest patient's, but we had a sign posted by Child Life in our staff bathroom that reminded us that children are not pets. Do not pet or stroke them unnecessarily in an atte...

During our first clinical rotation, we do one for each of our five theory classes. Second and third rotations, we do two care plans during each rotation. During specialty clinicals in our third and fourth rotations, we do one for each rotation, altho...

Welcome! It would help to know where you're located. :)

We have very few books - maybe 10 for the entire program? - so the cost isn't too bad. I bought a hard copy of the first book, then decided to use an ebook version and I loved it! I've avoided physical copies ever since. In fact, someone just passed ...

Generally, when people talk about ATI proctored exams, they mean a series of tests that cover various content to prepare you for the NCLEX and help predict your success there. Many programs require certain scores on ATI exams in order to proceed thro...

Which ATI test do you mean?

Hi, Sade! I'd be happy to answer your questions here. 1) Are you taking prereqs with the nursing classes? I'm not because I wanted all the pre-reqs done ahead of time. Some people do, though, because they need to maintain full-time status or it just ...

Please do! I love talking about OCC - it's a wonderful program. :)

I'd be happy to meet up with you. I'm finishing my first year in OCC's nursing program and I really enjoy it. I'll send you a PM. :)

I'm going to try an experiment. I wonder what kind of response the OP would have gotten if he or she had said something like this: "Hello, nurses! I'm in my last semester of nursing school, and nursing isn't quite what I had expected. I really enjoy ...

For me, it's about 20 hours a week with studying and procedure prep.

Our school doesn't do this. If you fail a test, you remediate with the instructor and she goes over the objectives you missed. Then you are allowed to attempt the test again. For example, I just took a test on a unit that had 9 objectives or areas of...

Personally, I would focus on your nursing classes. The first semester takes quite a bit of adjustment. Good luck!

Just so you're aware, many AN members frown on requests like these. These assignments address meant to get you talking to nurses in the real world, not rely on anonymous message-board users who may not be who they say they are. Think about some nurse...

You'll have to see whether the classes you need for your BSN will be covered during the ADN. Personally, I knew that I had two classes that I would eventually need for my BSN and I had time during this past year to take them before I started my ADN p...