I had to take an entrance TEAS test. It consisted of math, chemistry, english, reading. Was pretty easy. I bought a TEAS study guide, but didn't look at it much.
So I looked at my transcript of all my medical schoolimg I've had so far from the air force. I have 48 credits but I still need to take my math,english, etc. Do u think a school will take me with that?
@captivated I've heard of those programs how do they work? What's the schedule like? And do they test u like every few days or something?
@kayleigh27 I've been looking at schools and some say as long as you have a certain amount of your pre requisites and a certain amount of those have to be your sciences such as chem, microbiology, and, anatomy & physiology
I'm in an accelerated rn program. Its 22 months including the 9 months for prerequisite classes. We take one class at a time and each class is only one month long. ( think of a&p in one month its crazy!)
@kayleigh27, I go monday through thursday 8~5. Two of those days are clinicals and that is 6~5. We usually have a test everyday. It is not easy. We started with 40 girls and have 11 left in class. You drop about one to two people every semester.
Just reading through all you ladies posts and had some thoughts...
I have been an RN for a good while now and I think it is an awesome choice for a career! However, it is more than a job and a paycheck - its a calling. It's not easy on ANY day of the week but, it is so very fulfilling. There are still days where I drive home in tears from what the day brought and then, there are days that I realize why I always wanted to be a nurse. I work on an extremely busy critical care unit that specializes in cardiac, heart failure, and kidney failure. We are short-staffed and have far too many patients on most days... But, I love the experience I have gained. My Passion is labor & delivery and I have turned down 2 offers to do just that. All new nurses should (and most likely will have to) work in a Medical/Surgical area for at least 2 years before branching out. You are just a better nurse for it. You have to know about the whole body, head to toe, to understand how each specific area works... Nothing in our bodies work independently.
Just wanted to share a few thoughts. Oh, and to the one who said cosmetology was hard on the feet and back?? LOL, there isn't one day I work that my back and feet don't hurt after a 12+ hour shift... Lifting patients, never sitting down... And that was before being pregnant!! Just a piece of advice - learn proper lifting techniques, always raise/lower the beds to your working height, and NEVER buy cheap shoes!!
@pregRNmommy I've know that I wanted you be a nurse since I was in 7th grade....so I know its my calling lol...people are always like oh you want to be a nurse cause they make good money huh? To be honest I've never even looked up to see how much a nurse makes, I just know that's what I want to do...when u say medical surgical what exactly is that
Yeah I am so sick of people saying everyone is in it for the money...like really look up other careers. Nurses don't make more than most other careers. I left a job where I was making more than nurses at the end of there careers. The schooling is tough but the ones that have their hearts in it are far more likely to succeed.
If you work in an ER, Psychiatric, OBGYN, Dialysis Center, OR, Nursery, endoscopy unit- those are not med/surg. A lot of nursing skills fall by the wayside working in those units (though it doesn't mean it's not a good specialty).
A med/surg unit is defined differently by a lot of nurses. Usually it is a unit that puts to use the skills you learned in nursing school. Lots of foleys, dressing changes, medications, charting, admitting and discharging.
They really recommend beginning your career with med/surg. You tend to limit yourself otherwise.
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However, if you find an accelerated RN or LPN program, you do not need prereqs as you do them in the program.
@ltlnckl
@jules
@wantingababy
@captivated
Have y'all taken the test that you need to take before getting into nursing school...how was it... What did you use to study
@ltlnckl wow that's crazy
@captivated I've heard of those programs how do they work? What's the schedule like? And do they test u like every few days or something?
I have been an RN for a good while now and I think it is an awesome choice for a career! However, it is more than a job and a paycheck - its a calling. It's not easy on ANY day of the week but, it is so very fulfilling. There are still days where I drive home in tears from what the day brought and then, there are days that I realize why I always wanted to be a nurse.
I work on an extremely busy critical care unit that specializes in cardiac, heart failure, and kidney failure. We are short-staffed and have far too many patients on most days... But, I love the experience I have gained. My Passion is labor & delivery and I have turned down 2 offers to do just that. All new nurses should (and most likely will have to) work in a Medical/Surgical area for at least 2 years before branching out. You are just a better nurse for it. You have to know about the whole body, head to toe, to understand how each specific area works... Nothing in our bodies work independently.
Just wanted to share a few thoughts. Oh, and to the one who said cosmetology was hard on the feet and back?? LOL, there isn't one day I work that my back and feet don't hurt after a 12+ hour shift... Lifting patients, never sitting down... And that was before being pregnant!! Just a piece of advice - learn proper lifting techniques, always raise/lower the beds to your working height, and NEVER buy cheap shoes!!
A med/surg unit is defined differently by a lot of nurses. Usually it is a unit that puts to use the skills you learned in nursing school. Lots of foleys, dressing changes, medications, charting, admitting and discharging.
They really recommend beginning your career with med/surg. You tend to limit yourself otherwise.