BrendanO

BrendanO MSN, RN

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  1. Am I too old to be a nurse?.

    BrendanO replied to KLARISSA's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I sure as heck hope you're not too old... I'll be starting at 43 years

  2. NS vs USDA Salt Intake

    BrendanO replied to jclemenzi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Check your chemistry. The USDA guidelines are for Yes, they're still getting more than the USDA recommended dietary intake, but not as much as you calculated (8.4g, not 21.6g). And you should think...

  3. Having a pathetically hard time with A&P--Need advice

    BrendanO replied to anilechim's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are some good free A&P lectures on iTunesU. I took A&P 1 during normal-length semester (16 weeks), 6 hour class on Saturdays. A&P 2 was summer semester, 9 week class, 3.5 hours Mon,...

  4. Should I major in something else? Then go into a accelerated BSN program?

    BrendanO replied to K1w1B1rd's topic in School, College Programs

    There are tons of undergraduate majors that can be applicable to nursing/healthcare. Biology, biochem, neuroscience, molecular biology, psychology, public health, nutrition science, communications,...

  5. Loneliness and the First-Year Nontraditional Student

    BrendanO replied to bookgirl667's topic in General Students

    Sorry to hear of your struggles connecting socially. Did you move away from your existing friend group to join this program? Are you living with/near the other students in your cohort, or is your...

  6. Admissions competition gets us wound up tight!

    BrendanO replied to TuesdaysChild's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yikes. Deep breaths, it's only

  7. FNP Student having doubts!

    BrendanO replied to adlomu120's topic in General Students

    You're going to get fired from your job because you got an additional credential? What's that

  8. I got paired with the dropout :(

    BrendanO replied to ChristiHamm8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my first semster Gen Chem class, I had THREE successive lab partners drop out. The class was a mess, overall. Less than a third of the students finished it. Fortunately, we were being graded...

  9. RUSH Gem Spring 2017 Cohort

    BrendanO replied to BBsnow's topic in School, College Programs

    One week to go until decision day. All my fingers are crossed for everyone!

  10. Is it worth it, starting NA program to advance

    BrendanO replied to oliveNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow, that's a HUGE time commitment to start all at once. Are you in a rural or far suburban area (i.e. is the long commute basically unavoidable if you want to work at a big hospital--regardless of...

  11. Interview project for nursing school admissions

    BrendanO replied to Maggiesa85's topic in General Students

    I have no idea, but I'm really curious. Please post what it was after you have your interview. Good

  12. Prerequisite Knowledge

    BrendanO replied to Sblanco15's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    To build on what HouTx said, you're going to see some of the same material at least three times just in your prerequisite classes. You will cover structure and metabolism of organic macromolecules,...

  13. Offered a job, but not? Advice please!!

    BrendanO replied to Txp12's topic in General Students

    I'm not a lawyer, but based on my experience in HR, it's usually illegal for an interviewer to ask questions about a candidate's family, marital status, children (current or planned), etc. If you...

  14. Home Schooled HS Student to Nursing School - How?

    BrendanO replied to burner830's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Get a copy of your high school transcript and any standardized test scores (did you take the AP Bio test? no SAT or ACT as a junior? PSAT/PLAN?), then make an appointment with the admissions office at...

  15. What Am I Doing Wrong?

    BrendanO replied to hennezzy's topic in General Students

    I hate getting things wrong when I second-guess myself, but I also know that I have caught errors I've made when I go back and review my answers. I try to trust my gut unless I have a REALLY good...

  16. Describing patients by race/ethnicity

    BrendanO replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Given that things like this are happening: Black patients half as likely to receive pain medication as white patients, study finds | Science | The Guardian...

  17. Selection criteria help

    BrendanO replied to esala's topic in General Students

    Well, you've already demonstrated here that you can't do the first one.

  18. What Am I Doing Wrong?

    BrendanO replied to hennezzy's topic in General Students

    What do you define as "slightly above average"? What kinds of questions are you getting wrong on your tests? Are you covering/reading a lot of stuff on your own that you're not being tested on?...

  19. A and P 2 cardiovascular system heart is a pain

    BrendanO replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in General Students

    I found endocrine and nervous systems more difficult than cardiovascular. What's tripping you up, the anatomy or the

  20. A&P Cardiovascular System

    BrendanO replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I found the cardiovascular system pretty straightforward and easy to understand, compared to endocrine (so many feedback mechanisms!) or nervous (the brachial plexus!). Cardio was just a double pump...

  21. Genetics

    BrendanO replied to Ty96's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Did you like the section on genetics in your General Biology class? It's just a much more in-depth version of that

  22. Help!!! Study Tips Needed

    BrendanO replied to 2018 RN's topic in General Students

    What are the classes you're in now? When you say you're not retaining the information, do you mean you literally can't remember it, or you don't know how to apply

  23. Give me all you got!

    BrendanO replied to BH1126's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Look and see if you can get an unbound (3-hole punch) edition of your texts. I did that for A&P and Microbio. It's typically cheaper and you can just carry around the chapters that you need at the...

  24. Confused international student

    BrendanO replied to Unreliable's topic in International Nursing

    Yes, you can certainly get funding from private international student loan programs, though most require a US citizen as a co-signer. Do you have friends or family who are US citizens who would...

  25. Getting Through A Hectic Semester

    BrendanO replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I try to get more exercise and take mini-vacations (go to the beach or park for a few hours and chill