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I'm finishing my BSN pre-req's and will only be taking the core nursing classes for the remainder of school and wondered if there were any classes or specialized courses you recommend taking before graduating and going to work?

..i need extra hours for this summer and I noticed that Medical Terminology is not part of the BSN program...I would assume that course would be helpful so I'm going to take it. I also plan to refresh my spanish as well.....Any courses not required by your bsn/rn program that you wish you would have taken in school?....Thanks for your advice..

Specializes in Emergency.

A CNA course and then actually work as a CNA. Actual experience will trump book smarts (you'll eventually pick it up the fundamentals in nursing school). you'll pick up medical terminology along the way so I think that crs is a waste of time/money.

working as a cna will do wonders for you and open up doors down the road . . .

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Specializes in Family Practice, Mental Health.

My advice to you, would be to take a class on conflict resolution and effective assertiveness. The core classes will teach you how to help your patients to survive, the latter will teach you what YOU need to survive.

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Specializes in Home health was tops, 2nd was L&D.

I would love to take Humor in Nursing or Basket weaving for nurses..something to take your mind off the life and death seriousness of nursing school!

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Specializes in floor to ICU.
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Thanks for everyones advice...I just challenged and passed my CNA exam in florida a few weeks back and i'm a hospice volunteer. I went through EMT training in 2004 but got sidetracked with a good raise in cubicle world... I'll definitely keep the pysch classes in mind as well as the time management...I can see how both would be useful. I would hope conflict resolution would be an integral part of the program but I'll keep my eyes out for something that would fit that...thanks for the advice...diving in full time may 16th..

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