BrendanO

BrendanO MSN, RN

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  1. Confused international student

    BrendanO replied to Unreliable's topic in International Nursing

    There are both 2-year and 4-year BSN programs in the US. Some courses of study are like you describe, where you complete pre-requisites at one school (where you may or may not complete a degree) and...

  2. Less than 2.5 GPA. HELP!!

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

    Also, see if your school will let you re-take the courses you got Fs in (and maybe the Ds, too), if you can't get them forgiven. And check with the nursing programs you're looking at to see how they...

  3. RUSH Gem Spring 2017 Cohort

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

    The first speaker was the associate dean, who talked a bit about the school history, structure, etc (nothing you can't get off the website). One interesting thing she talked about was how Rush is...

  4. Putting nursing school on hold to work as an EMT?

    BrendanO replied to KOchoa97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why are you thinking EMT-B and not CNA? I suspect that being an EMT for a while may make your application to nursing school stronger, depending on where you're applying. You will certainly get...

  5. Keep mouth shut? A & P 2

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

    Low 80s isn't bad at all! I bet you'll get better at them with practice. Don't get discouraged because you got a 'B'! If you want to post an example or two, and explain your thinking in how you are...

  6. How to have teacher/class evaluated or action against program.

    BrendanO replied to nurse4life2017's topic in General Students

    I think the main problem here is that you're assuming that what you're being tested on is something a nurse SHOULDN'T need to know. You're expecting people here to take you at your word, without...

  7. What to do next

    BrendanO replied to wendy2016's topic in General Students

    Check your body language before you meet a patient. Chest out, shoulders down, head up, back straight, eyes forward, hair off the face. A lot of the initial emotional reading comes across in how we...

  8. Keep mouth shut? A & P 2

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

    You really think it's not fair for questions to have more than one correct answer? You seem to have a skewed version of what is "fair". This professor might be the first one who is pushing you beyond...

  9. Im just so tired of school

    BrendanO replied to nishey94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Please, go to the mental health center on your university/college campus tomorrow. You need to talk to a professional face-to-face about the feelings you're having, not vent on an online message board...

  10. Personal Statement - Need Feedback

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

    If I were an admissions officer, I might be put off by this essay. Your first paragraph makes it sound like you're entering the nursing field because you think it's broken and needs to be fixed. It...

  11. Financial Aid and $165,000.00 debt

    BrendanO replied to Den1978's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would recommend you speak to the Financial Aid office at Chamberlain. Have you used the FAFSA estimator on the Dept. of Ed website? That might be helpful. In general, your current eligibility for...

  12. RUSH Gem Spring 2017 Cohort

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

    Sorry, mine's not until Wednesday morning. Good

  13. Ex Employers giving bad references

    BrendanO replied to Jen4nursing's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to your former employer's HR department and see if they have any institutional standards for what references can or can't disclose. Many companies have explicit guidelines (not that all managers...

  14. McGraw-Hill CONNECT MICROBIOLOGY

    BrendanO replied to Kmg2315's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, I took Micro last spring and we used Connect for weekly quizzes and homework. The answers to probably half the questions are literally word-for-word in the chapter, or in the question scenario...

  15. divorce while in nursing school

    BrendanO replied to nursingstudent65's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry for the stress you're experiencing. If you haven't had a frank and open conversation with your S.O. about his behavior, I think you should. I'd also recommend marriage counseling; a...

  16. McGraw-Hill CONNECT MICROBIOLOGY

    BrendanO replied to Kmg2315's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wait, you've taken the class before and you're failing the practice quizzes? How long ago did you take

  17. A&P 2 Harder than A&P 1?

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

    I've seen a few people on here say A&P2 is harder than A&P1, but I don't understand how their courses were split. In my sequence, the only differences between the classes were WHICH organ...

  18. How to have teacher/class evaluated or action against program.

    BrendanO replied to nurse4life2017's topic in General Students

    Can you give an example of these super-hard questions? What do you consider the "chain of command" (i.e. who did you speak to), and how did you approach those people? "OMG THIS PROF SUXXX!!!" is not...

  19. Extra Credit

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

    If I have the time and they're open-ended assignments, sure. Mostly I've written research papers, which I actually love doing. I've been lucky enough not to need the grade bump (yet...), but I like...

  20. FAILED. Now what?

    BrendanO replied to Leopold90's topic in General Students

    Sorry to hear of the struggles you're going through. My advice would be to hold off going back to school for a while. As a healthcare provider, you should take care of yourself first. Don't start...

  21. HELP. Blood Pressure and Vitals

    BrendanO replied to zradwin's topic in General Students

    Depending on the type of thermometer you're using, that can be a great time to do RR. Only works for timed axillary or sublingual, not so much for the instant-reading tympanic or similar. Practice...

  22. I feel like poop on the bottom of a shoe!

    BrendanO replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Students

    Ice cream always helps me, too! Have you ever done yoga, tai chi, or meditation? I do all three, and they're GREAT for stress reduction. Even just two minutes of meditation after a stressful event can...

  23. Nursing school decision

    BrendanO replied to Leslieg_78's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Something to think about: if you produce no income and are yourself in school for a few years before your kids apply to college, you will drastically improve your kids' FA packages at most...

  24. Repeated failure? Feeling like nursing isnt for me

    BrendanO replied to ar2d2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do you have a sense of why you got the science questions wrong? Did you feel like you didn't understand the content, or were you relatively confident you knew most of the answers, but still got a lot...

  25. How to get textbooks

    BrendanO replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Students

    Have you been provided with a textbook list for each of your classes, yet? Whatever you do, if you required to get any brand new editions, order early, as they can go on backorder quickly. It sucks...