salukigirl

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1. Mom guilt

   salukigirl replied to bsprinkle15's topic in General Students

   I am doing nursing at my community college but I agree with a previous poster! My son is 19 months and I am so glad I am doing all of this right now when he won't remember any of it! Lol!

2. Pre-Nursing Student in Central Mass, advice anyone on ABSN vs. ADN/RN to BSN?

   salukigirl replied to wad1224's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have a masters degree in another field but am going the ADN route. The hospitals in my area hire ADNs, though. I plan to complete my bachelors online after that. The cost for the nearest ABSN program was about five times as much as the ADN program ...

3. What did you learn in Micro?

   salukigirl replied to rileowski's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Just finishing it! So relevant to nursing. I learned so much about viruses and bacteria, and I was surprised how much fun I had learning to grown a staphylococcus epidermidis culture. :) also learned a lot about parasites, sicknesses around the word,...

4. Anyone do nursing school with a toddler?

   salukigirl replied to Sclarkshs's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have a 15 month old! I am doing a part time program because of work and my son. It's a lot of work but can definitely be done. I study in the evenings after he is asleep and I make flashcards to take with me when I go places and have 15 minutes her...

5. Help with AP I & II

   salukigirl replied to dianach25's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I took AP I by itself. It's been twelve years since a science class and 10 years since I graduated college, and honestly taking AP with other classes would have been a shock to my system I think. I studied an hour every day whether I felt like I real...

6. Bad grade for 1st chemistry exam

   salukigirl replied to ErikaD360's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I am taking general/organic/bio chemistry right now! I was about to have a panick attack before class started. I have done very well in my other classes but chemistry stresses me to the bone. Absolutely talk to your professor, even if it's just over ...

7. 2.3 GPA Non-Nursing Bachelor's.

   salukigirl replied to Nurse2bJewel0703's topic in Pre-Nursing

   My school did not look at my gpa from my previous degree. Acceptance was based on your entrance exam scores exclusively. I am getting my associates.

8. Nursing school pre requisites

   salukigirl replied to Adria1's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I live in Illinois and did not have to declare a major while taking prerequisites.