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About Thomas I graduated with a bachelor's in business and went on to get my bachelor's of science in nursing. I've worked in ICU, mental health (inpatient, outpatient), & GI specialty areas. I've also precepted and oriented nursing students and new nurses.
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Thanks for the information. I'm 53 and I will be starting the nursing program soon. I was considering becoming private duty nurse. Thanks again for letting us know about other options.
Informative video. Thank you. I had 2-3 queries related to ABSN / MSN degrees. Can u please tell me your Instagram/Facebook ID so that I can get in touch with you? Thank you 😊
I am in CNA Training right now. I take the test on 8/8. I had my first 3-day clinical last week, and every day was a red flag. 1 day, people called in, Day 2 - A girl showed up to work crying, and oh yeah, people called in, and 3) Someone asked me if I was pregnant because of my weight. To make it worse it was my Transgendered Cousin (no joke) and she would not stop.
If I had a choice in my full-time work schedule, my number-1 pick would be 12-hour shifts (4 on/4 off). Most people would say that 12-hour shifts are pretty long (and I may agree with that, at least compared to your typical 9-5 job). But, at least I’m only working half the days. By the time you get through your 4 consecutive work days, your 4 consecutive “off” days may feel like a vacation all its own. You could easily take a weekend getaway without even touching your vacation time!
Can do a short video on why we should look for when it comes to NCLEX pass rates, like what is a red flag 🚩 pass rate Like one college I seen said they have a 100% pass rate and thought it was BS 😅I just wanna be sure!
Funny enough my baby is 8 months old, my husband is going into cyber security and has the potential to stay home, I might go ahead and go towards RN. But I’m a bare dry beginner and don’t have any experience of nursing at all. So I’m not sure and live in Boston.
Can i just say your vioce is so relaxing and it helps me keep calm as well as focused! Second, yes everything you just mentioned is true. I did 1 month Cna work and i stopped. As someone with generalized anxiety it was only making things worse. I worked nights in nursing home and hospital. The physical work didnt bother me as much as the work load each night they kept adding patients. You are alone with 10 to 26 pts. Nursing home u have one nurse for 40 pt so they could never help! Until there is some reform to adjust pt to nursing team ratio i dont plan to go back. Im back doing evs/ housekeeping making about the same wage but im much happier.
What I did is get my LPN at a school here in Columbus; while doing a Competency Based BS in Liberal Studies at UMPI. I did Sophia and Straighterline courses, CLEP and TESC Exams and transferred those in. My LPN took me 11 months. I spent 6 of those months taking the courses needing to be transferred. In month six, I did labs and clinicals while doing my first of two terms at UMPI. I got my LPN Certification and BS in the same month. I passed my NCLEX the month after that and the week after that I got my Ohio Multistate. Three months later, I got accepted to Herzing University Direct Entry MSN program, which is an 18 month program. So, my total time to LPN, RN and MSN will be 30 months, counting the break between graduation, testing and getting licensed. I will graduate in August 2025, and then I will do their 6 month Post Master Certification for the FNP, and maybe do a year of NP work before doing the DNP in PMHNP; so that way I can see patients for their physical and Psychiatric needs. It's crazy because I have been an CNA/STNA for 8 years. I feel like, it's cool to fast track, if you have experience in ADLs and Patient Care. Newbies should stay far away from ABSN or AMSN programs. Also, as an LPN of 6 months experience, I am making roughly 52 an hour, without OT.
I took my exam earlier today. Felt super confident and leaving the building with my head held high. Tried the Pearson vue trick and hr later and it directed me to my confirmation “you are booked” I didn’t get no pop up. I also received an email confirmation of the registration and the receipt of my payment. I’m so disappointed. Has anyone had that happened
I really enjoy your channel. Do have videos about Teachers and other professions transitioning to nursing. But I'll love to see the one with teacher transition to Nursing. I would also like to see if a person did Medical Laboratory Technology and want to transition into Nursing what skills can be transferred to Nursing ?
OR is not good for new grads. You don’t learn any nursing skills. I’m in OR straight out of nursing school and I wanted to be here but you don’t learn nursing skills at all! No direct pt care so please be careful when considering this one !
this is exactly what I'm going through right now! Thanks for the video. Couldn't have been explained any better! Graduating with my FNP degree in May 2025 :)
At 37 years old, I am beginning nursing school, and everything you mentioned is accurate. I had to relearn how to learn, and every aspect of my life has been disrupted. However, I am far more driven now than I was when I was younger. Initially, I was worried about being too old to start a new career, but I realized after graduating, I still have 30 years before reaching retirement age. Another factor is my job offers tuition reimbursement program therefore I won’t be stuck with loans.. Additionally, I plan to obtain a certificate in sonography (which is less physically demanding).
You would first need to see if you live in a state where that's an option. Next you would need to see what classes they require to be able to challenge the NCLEX-PN.
There are a few states that allow you to do it. If you are in a lpn program and have finished the clinicals listed on the website, you can challenge the nclex RN.
