traumaholic

traumaholic BSN, RN

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  1. I'm just going to stop refreshing my email everyday and expect to hear back at the end of May. I don't need this stress anymore, I have the WST
  2. Nursing students who want to be NP's

    My concern is with the nursing students who are disgusted by perineal care and want to become NP's so they don't have to clean a patient. I have come across many students who say they will never work...
  3. Mine said that too until this quarter, when I finally went over 90 units. Email them to let them know you haven't taken the WST yet and want to take
  4. Did you do the WST at a different CSU? It will say you met the requirement until you hit 90 units or completed it in a different
  5. Csu Eastbay Nursing

    I have a 3.6, 84 on the teas, foreign language, work experience and I'm a native student. Most people I know didn't score in the 80s. These are people with high GPAs. So I'm sure the average will be...
  6. Csu Eastbay Nursing

    They are expecting the Teas scores to be lower this year because it's a new version. Did you apply for fall already? Do you have foreign language or work
  7. It appears during a FBI live scan. If someone was fingerprinted during their article 15 investigation, then it's on the NCIC
  8. Like SIMSIM3 said, make sure you have a plan B. I hope you applied to more programs than just
  9. That's the same reason it took California so long to give me my EMT certification. I didn't consider it a charge either so I didn't disclose it. It was suppose to be an administrative
  10. I had trouble getting my EMT certification in California. I'm thinking about getting a lawyer when I try to get my nursing license. I fully plan to disclose my article 15. Do you have any other...
  11. I'm going to be in the same place that you were. What ended up
  12. CSUEB is currently going through a transition from the quarter system to semester. This is making the overall program go from two years to three years for the 2017 class. That's one con of the...
  13. May the odds be ever in our
  14. In RN school in CA w/10 year old DUI

    I'm, kind of, in the same situation as you. I hope you get some more insight. My experience with my EMT certification is to disclose all information. The live scan will find everything DOJ and FBI. It...
  15. What was the REAL reason you called off

    I'm not a nurse yet but at my current job (EMS) I called out to see a band. I usually don't work days that I go to school but I had randomly picked up a shift after class. At the last minute a...
  16. Rate Your Pain

    I ask about pain with every patient. I get a lot of 7/10+ pain. Pain is not the same for every person but when someone has a history of drug abuse and describes their pain 10/10 but childbirth was...
  17. What do I need to become a Flight RN?

    How are you managing the fire department and nursing if you don't mind me
  18. RN Who Wants To Become A Paramedic???

    Just curious if you were a nurse or Paramedic first? I was going to go to paramedic school but now I am thinking I wont go until after nursing
  19. I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    Its the double standard. Its ok to say a male can't do something but not ok to say a female
  20. 911 Debrief

    You did the right thing. A person with a history of asthma with no inhaler warrants a call to
  21. I keep hearing from people in charge of the pre-nursing club at CSUEB that it doesn't come down to points alone. I guess they have a complex algorithm that they use to determine who they except and...
  22. How to get the position you want. Am i dreaming?

    I'm not a nurse yet but I have been trying to get an ER Tech job at a trauma center near by. Ive learned that to get the job you want, you have to either know someone or apply from
  23. There is a nurse from one of the hospitals that I regularly transport to and she still wear the cap, white stocking, and skirt (dress?). The skirt is in the blue color all nurses wear in that...
  24. I already submitted my application so I'll just post my stats. Hopefully others will post theirs as well. GPA: 3.5 TEAS: Taking in December Work Experience Foreign Language Native Student
  25. Medical Assistant/ NREMT Certification

    Hi, I'm and EMT and also applying to nursing school for fall 2017. I would focus on NREMT if I were you. I used Pearson VUE and took their practice test on their unit until I continually passed with...