Nursing School GPA Requirements for Acceptance | Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I received another “ask me a question”…by the way you all are super good at this asking stuff….I love it This question comes from Erica and here is what she asked: “Hi, Let me first just say I love your site and I think it’s great you are helping answer some of these [...]

Nursing School Acceptance Applications Tips | Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I received another “ask me a question” and this one comes from Annie.  Here is what she asked: “Hello, I need some idea of how to answer these questions on my nursing application, they only required 300 words for each question, and I don’t know how to make it short and clear!!: 1. describe [...]

Can a Person Who is Shy, Panicky, and Introverted be a Nurse? Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I hope every one’s Friday is going well. It is so gloomy and rainy here….but I’m trying to make the best of it. I received another “ask me a question” and this one comes from Kim Friend and here is what she asked: “Hi Sarah! I have always been interested in the health [...]

Failed Exit HESI Three Times…Lost All Confidence..Help | Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I received another “ask me a question” and this question comes for Leena. Here is what was asked: “I took the exit hesi three times and scored 635,648,644. Since I do not have a minimum 700 in the three attempts I have to repeat my clinical preceptorship class at the end of march [...]

My First Job as a Registered Nurse | Registered Nurse RN Career

Hey Everyone, I have just been dying to release the news on my new job BUT I didn’t want to just yet until everything was finalized because of the last mishap….remember I was told I had the job as the nurse intern and I just needed to sign the paper work but I never heard a word back [...]

Do You Practice Drawing Blood On Other Students (Partner) in Nursing School? Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I received another “ask me a question” on my nurse blog. This question comes from Brittany and here is what she ask: “Hello, I am in my first year of college and I am stuck between deciding upon two majors: teaching and neonatal nursing. I would really love to become a Registered Nurse [...]

Can you Get into Nursing School with a D Grade? Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I hope everyone’s Saturday is good. Mine has been a day of recovering from a cold. I promise I will be making a personal post very soon. I received another “ask me a question” and I actually have two more to answer after this one. WOW…I can’t believe the huge response I have [...]

Is Giving Shots (Needle Sticks) as a Nurse Hard? | Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I hope everyone’s week is going good….it’s almost Friday! I received another “ask me a question” and this question comes from Tracey and here is what she asked: “Hi I am just beginning to register for my prerequisites and take the assessment exams so that I can get on the waiting list for [...]

Large Veins in Hand | Large Vascularity in Men Caused by Exercise | Registered Nurse Rn

Large Veins on Hand Large veins can appear due to increased exercise, low body fat, genetics, and more. Large veins make it so much easier to start an I.V. Here is a picture below depicting large veins on the hand of a male. Note how the veins are very visible and you can actually touch them [...]

Code Blue Experience as a Nursing Student | Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I hope every one’s week is going good. Once again, I keep forgetting it is Monday because I done clinicals all weekend again and it feels like it is Friday or Saturday. I have pulled a total of 72 hours (6 clinicals day doing 12 hour shifts) and remember I have to get 240…so [...]

Working During Nursing School | Is Dosage and Calculations Hard? | Hours for Clinicals?

Hey Everyone, I hope everyone’s week is going good. My week has been very interesting (that is for a later post). I received another “ask me a question”. I seriously LOVE LOVE getting questions….its fun hehe! This question comes from Kim all the way in Milwaukee, WI. Here is what she asked: “Hello… 1)Are you [...]

Nitroglycerin for Chest Pains | Nursing Clinicals Stories | Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I hope everyone’s week is going great. My week has overall been good….who can complain when I had a true snow day today. Everything this week has played out perfectly really. Monday….I done assignments (started writing on my Population Based Community Assessment Paper), studied for a test that I might not even have [...]

Nursing School Senior Practicum | Everything is Going Great in Nursing School

Hey Everyone, So it’s Saturday and I LOVE Saturdays (especially when I don’t have anything to do). Today I have been playing catch up on assignments that are going to be due and of course studying for my HESI exam which is March 27, 2009….so the count down is on. I have only been in [...]

12 Hour Nursing Shifts- My First Experience | How my Senior Practicum is Going…

Hey Everyone, I hope every one’s week is starting out with a bang. I keep forgetting its Monday because my days feel a little thrown off. It is probably because I pulled clinical hours this weekend. What are 12 Hour Shifts Like in Nursing? I worked Saturday 7a-7p and Sunday 7a-7p. I have already completed 24 [...]

Senior Semester of Nursing School & it’s Projects So Far | Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, I hope every one’s week is going good! Are you ready for the weekend yet? I know I am! I’m so ready to be a Registered Nurse RN. Today I had class from 815am-330pm. It was the first day of real classes. Let me tell you….this semester which is my last (thank goodness) [...]

Early, Variable, and Late Decelerations | OB Fetal Heart Tone Monitoring Decelerations

This article is about how to monitor fetal heart tone of early, late, and variable decelerations during labor. I have been studying this in nursing school and at first I thought this was very hard to understand but once I kept studying it I think I have finally got it. So for you I have [...]

Studying for the Exit HESI & NCLEX-RN exam, Check out My Study Log I made!

Hey Everyone, It’s that time of year again where I am having to studying for my HESI exam. Last spring of 2008 I had to take my mid-curricular HESI exam which I was super stressed out about because at my school you have only 3 times to take it and if you fail it the [...]

Senior Practicum Clinicals on an ICU Step Down Cardiac Unit

I found on where I will be fore my senior practicum clinicals. I hope every one’s week is starting out great. Monday’s are always so tiring but hey at least we are getting closer to Friday right? So today my Senior Practicum clinical was announced. This is my very last clinical that will start in [...]

Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter Rhythm Strips EKG Interpretation

This week I learned how to interpret atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation EKG strips.  I think I only have about 4 weeks left (excluding the week of finals) I don’t really consider that a week of school because I just show up and take a test & leave. Even though four [...]

Day in Intensive Care Unit ICU Clinicals and Rotation in a Wound Care Clinic

Here is about my day in the ICU and wound care clinic during my nursing school clinical rotation. Can you believe October is almost over and November is just around the corner?! I swear it feels like that I was just writing a post the other day on how my first day was of school. [...]

The Hardest Classes in Nursing School

What are the hardest classses in nursing school? I decided that I wanted to share what the top three hardest nursing classes have been for me so far. If you are in nursing school you will probably agree with me on these but everything mostly depends on your professors teaching style etc. The Most Difficult [...]