Category Archives: nursing school When I started as a CNA in postpartum/the transition nursery, I was absolutely horrified by the difficult time I had getting an accurate newborn heart rate. CNA school prepares you for adult heart sounds, not the twice-as-fast rates you’ll hear on a newborn! I had absolutely no confidence in the numbers I was getting and […]  If you are a pre-nursing or pre-med student you’re going to hear a lot of horror stories about how A&P is the worst hardest thing ever. And they’re a lot true. But if I can get an A in A&P, anyone can! Here are the things that really helped me ace Anatomy & Physiology and […]  I have been working as a CNA at our local hospital’s birth center for the last five months. It is my dream job while I finish nursing school and I can’t believe I was lucky enough to get it. Every night as I drive to work I tell myself “try not to mess this up, […] The last ‘to do’ list item for my nursing school application was the TEAS Test. At my school your score is not a factor as long as you ‘pass’ the test with a score above the national average (which hovers around 65%). Given that a score of 67% and 97% would have the same impact […] (warning: cadaver image in this post is likely not work or child friendly) About 30 minutes into Anatomy & Physiology 1 I texted my doctor sister-in-law, “Does this ever get less gross?” and instead of the reassuring “of course!” response I was expecting, she asked “What do you think is gross?” This. This was what […] As I looked at the daunting list of nursing school prereqs four years ago, I discovered that while a basic college biology course was needed to get into Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology, it wasn’t actually required by the nursing program itself. Eager to cut out a course and its related expenses, I looked into […] |
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