Comments on: About Me http://www.registerednursern.com Registered Nurse RN Career Tips, Jobs, Nursing School Directory, Degrees, and Advice Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:31:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sherrell http://www.registerednursern.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-4018 Sherrell Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:26:02 +0000 http://www.registerednursern.com/?page_id=2#comment-4018 YOU GO GIRL!!! I'm proud of you and I don't een KNOW you! I'm currently in nursing school with 3 more semesters to go...December 2010 can't get here fast enough. I know how challenging nursing school is. You literally have to take one day at a time because it can be too much to handle if you try to see all the way down the road. It's great that you passed you NCLEX the first time around. God is good, work that degree girl, pursue that passion. YOU GO GIRL!!! I’m proud of you and I don’t een KNOW you! I’m currently in nursing school with 3 more semesters to go…December 2010 can’t get here fast enough. I know how challenging nursing school is. You literally have to take one day at a time because it can be too much to handle if you try to see all the way down the road. It’s great that you passed you NCLEX the first time around. God is good, work that degree girl, pursue that passion.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.registerednursern.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2836 Sarah Sun, 24 May 2009 19:10:58 +0000 http://www.registerednursern.com/?page_id=2#comment-2836 Hey Esther Marie, I'm sorry it has taken me awhile to get back to your comment. It some how got lost in my comments. Thank you so much for your very nice comment. And good luck to you in your nursing career. I'm very sorry to hear about your mom. Life is a total curveball and suicide is so real. Thanks again and hope you continue to follow my life. Sarah ;-) Hey Esther Marie,

I’m sorry it has taken me awhile to get back to your comment. It some how got lost in my comments. Thank you so much for your very nice comment. And good luck to you in your nursing career. I’m very sorry to hear about your mom. Life is a total curveball and suicide is so real. Thanks again and hope you continue to follow my life.

Sarah ;-)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.registerednursern.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2835 Sarah Sun, 24 May 2009 19:07:36 +0000 http://www.registerednursern.com/?page_id=2#comment-2835 Hey Aimme, Good luck first of all. I suggest getting the HESI book and studying the med. surgical and practicing many questions until the test. Good luck with everything and thanks for your comment! Hey Aimme,

Good luck first of all. I suggest getting the HESI book and studying the med. surgical and practicing many questions until the test. Good luck with everything and thanks for your comment!

]]> By: esther marie http://www.registerednursern.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2113 esther marie Sat, 02 May 2009 15:26:08 +0000 http://www.registerednursern.com/?page_id=2#comment-2113 hello sarah! I just googled nursing school + pathophysiology and came across your cool blog..I lost a loved one to suicide recently too (mom) and seeing that I am not alone in this struggle to adjust to life's curveballs while succeeding in nursing school is a huge relief! I'll be keeping up with your blog as I begin my journey (I'm a BSN junior after 2 years of community college) I never realized school could be so demanding :o) hello sarah! I just googled nursing school + pathophysiology and came across your cool blog..I lost a loved one to suicide recently too (mom) and seeing that I am not alone in this struggle to adjust to life’s curveballs while succeeding in nursing school is a huge relief! I’ll be keeping up with your blog as I begin my journey (I’m a BSN junior after 2 years of community college) I never realized school could be so demanding :o )

]]> By: Kate http://www.registerednursern.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2069 Kate Fri, 01 May 2009 03:02:01 +0000 http://www.registerednursern.com/?page_id=2#comment-2069 Awwww....Benji is adorable! Congrats your graduating next month! You must be so excited. Im glad I came across your blog its chock full of good info! Awwww….Benji is adorable! Congrats your graduating next month! You must be so excited. Im glad I came across your blog its chock full of good info!

]]> By: Aimee Rice http://www.registerednursern.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1926 Aimee Rice Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:18:48 +0000 http://www.registerednursern.com/?page_id=2#comment-1926 I am taking my school's mid-curricular hesi May 7th. Last semester I did okay on the fundamentals hesi and was wondering if you have any tips on how to do well on this hesi exam which will include med-surg in addition to fundamental content. I am taking my school’s mid-curricular hesi May 7th. Last semester I did okay on the fundamentals hesi and was wondering if you have any tips on how to do well on this hesi exam which will include med-surg in addition to fundamental content.

]]> By: Carmen http://www.registerednursern.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1308 Carmen Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:33:00 +0000 http://www.registerednursern.com/?page_id=2#comment-1308 Hey Sarah! Just like you i have the plan of getting my BSN in nursing. Im only 17 and live in North Carolina, and today i have a nursing interview. I am enrolled in community college but we all start small somewhere and make it big. I came across your page just today and find it very interesting and hopeful. I hope you keep us all updated! Hey Sarah! Just like you i have the plan of getting my BSN in nursing. Im only 17 and live in North Carolina, and today i have a nursing interview. I am enrolled in community college but we all start small somewhere and make it big. I came across your page just today and find it very interesting and hopeful. I hope you keep us all updated!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.registerednursern.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-946 Sarah Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:34:53 +0000 http://www.registerednursern.com/?page_id=2#comment-946 Hey Another Sarah, I like your name by the way hehe :-) Thank you so much for visiting my blog! You are almost there girl! You can so do it. It will be pretty much down hill from here now. It is like climbing the mountain junior year and then senior year it is like you are running down the mountain to the finish line. Kudos to you getting through nursing school with 3 young kids....wow I couldn't imagine. Here is my opinon on if you should go into the specialty or med-surg. If you have your heart dead set on a certain area like OB, Peds, OR....etc I say go for it. There are a LOT of new graduates who do their specialty right out of college and they get easily hired. I'm going right into my specialty....cardiac and I'm glad I did. Another reason I say go into your specialty is because if you are not into med. surg it might make you hate nursing because either you like med. surg. or not. Many people say go into med. surgical to get experience but any where you go you will get experience and why not do it in something you like doing? I would just think about it and go with what you feel. Regarding feeling proficient after school: I think you will have enough skills to get you ready for being a nurse. In school you get the reasoning for why you are doing these things to the patient (the critical thinking part) and some skills. You will learn how to be a nurse on the job. I have learned SO MUCH this semester in clinicals and I actually feel prepared to start working as an RN. During your senior year be very active in your clinicals because this will help you. Good luck to you and keep me up-dated! Thank you again for your comment :-) Sarah Hey Another Sarah,

I like your name by the way hehe :-) Thank you so much for visiting my blog! You are almost there girl! You can so do it. It will be pretty much down hill from here now. It is like climbing the mountain junior year and then senior year it is like you are running down the mountain to the finish line. Kudos to you getting through nursing school with 3 young kids….wow I couldn’t imagine. Here is my opinon on if you should go into the specialty or med-surg. If you have your heart dead set on a certain area like OB, Peds, OR….etc I say go for it. There are a LOT of new graduates who do their specialty right out of college and they get easily hired. I’m going right into my specialty….cardiac and I’m glad I did. Another reason I say go into your specialty is because if you are not into med. surg it might make you hate nursing because either you like med. surg. or not. Many people say go into med. surgical to get experience but any where you go you will get experience and why not do it in something you like doing? I would just think about it and go with what you feel. Regarding feeling proficient after school: I think you will have enough skills to get you ready for being a nurse. In school you get the reasoning for why you are doing these things to the patient (the critical thinking part) and some skills. You will learn how to be a nurse on the job. I have learned SO MUCH this semester in clinicals and I actually feel prepared to start working as an RN. During your senior year be very active in your clinicals because this will help you. Good luck to you and keep me up-dated! Thank you again for your comment :-)

Sarah

]]> By: Another Sarah! http://www.registerednursern.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Another Sarah! Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:02:20 +0000 http://www.registerednursern.com/?page_id=2#comment-900 Hi Sarah! I'm a junior in a BSN program and came across your site. I'll graduate May 2010. My first degree is in Biology and I'm now trying to juggle nursing school with being a divorced mom of 3 young children! Whew! We're getting through it though. I was just curious about how other nursing students feel about being what is considered 'minimally proficient' after graduation and feeling hesitant about the first nursing job. I am concerned about giving the best care possible to people who rely upon me, it's a big responsibility!Your blog had some good responses regarding this. I also wondered if anyone has opinions regarding where to work first. Some nurses say that even if you want to work in a specialty, you should work med-surg for a year first. Others say go straight to the specialty. What do you think? It sounds like you have alot going for you, and I wish you the best of luck on the NCLEX and in your first job. You also sound very blessed to have a wonderful husband and support system. This is a good site, it's nice to network and make friends with people who have similar interests. :) Hi Sarah! I’m a junior in a BSN program and came across your site. I’ll graduate May 2010. My first degree is in Biology and I’m now trying to juggle nursing school with being a divorced mom of 3 young children! Whew! We’re getting through it though. I was just curious about how other nursing students feel about being what is considered ‘minimally proficient’ after graduation and feeling hesitant about the first nursing job. I am concerned about giving the best care possible to people who rely upon me, it’s a big responsibility!Your blog had some good responses regarding this. I also wondered if anyone has opinions regarding where to work first. Some nurses say that even if you want to work in a specialty, you should work med-surg for a year first. Others say go straight to the specialty. What do you think? It sounds like you have alot going for you, and I wish you the best of luck on the NCLEX and in your first job. You also sound very blessed to have a wonderful husband and support system. This is a good site, it’s nice to network and make friends with people who have similar interests. :)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.registerednursern.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Sarah Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:12:46 +0000 http://www.registerednursern.com/?page_id=2#comment-486 Hello Chester, Thank you so much for your comment and visiting my blog. I am very happy you found the NCLEX website useful....free is always good and the site is actually really good. I wish you the best of luck taking your university's exam and the NCLEX. It sounds like we will be taking the NCLEX around the same time. I'll be praying for us both! Keep me up-dated! Thanks again for your comment! Sarah ;-) Hello Chester,

Thank you so much for your comment and visiting my blog. I am very happy you found the NCLEX website useful….free is always good and the site is actually really good. I wish you the best of luck taking your university’s exam and the NCLEX. It sounds like we will be taking the NCLEX around the same time. I’ll be praying for us both! Keep me up-dated! Thanks again for your comment!

Sarah ;-)

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