This weeks guest is a delightful nursing student named Sarah.
Sarah is currently in her third semester of nursing school at Utah Valley University in Utah, USA. She gives us the scoop on what motivated her to work toward nursing, what the process is like getting into this particular program, her favorite things about the UVU program, and her experiences with nursing thus far. She also has some interesting insights into what nursing school and the clinicals have been like with COVID-19.
Show Notes:
- 1:30 Sarah shares her motivation behind her decision to become a nurse.
- 2:40 What it is like trying to get into the UVU program
- 6:30 Describing the professors and the nursing school environment.
- 9:15 All about clinicals and how they were affected last year (2020) by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 13:00 How much COVID-19 has affected the clinical portion of the nursing program.
- 17:00 Overcoming nerves can be hard especially when performing your first IV. Sarah tells how she handled this learning experience.
- 19:45 Sarah and I discuss how confidence is key in the clinical setting.
- 22:00 The UVU program has you get your associate RN after your 4th semester upon passing the NCLEX. Two more semesters will earn you a BSN.
- 22:35 Like most people, Sarah has been surprised by the areas she has found interesting in clinicals.
- 23:50 Why Sarah thinks she may be a good fit for oncology.
- 28:00 Tips from Sarah on getting into nursing school. Having some healthcare experience can be really useful in her opinion.
- 29:15 Her tip for when you are in a nursing program.
- 30:35 Interesting experiences she has had during clinicals.
- 32:35 How the students in Sarah's cohort feel about their prospects of getting a job once they earn their RN's.
Links:
- https://www.uvu.edu/nursing/ To check out the UVU nursing program, click here.
- https://www.atitesting.com/educator/solutions/teas For more info on the TEAS test and a possible test prep option.
- https://www.ncsbn.org/nclex-faqs.htm Click here for information on the NCLEX exam.
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