baambi1

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1. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

   baambi1 replied to Brian's topic in ADN/BSN

   At one time in NY there were only 4 year programs and they were held at teaching hospitals. The nurses had dorms and they did not have a choice of living off the property. If a major disaster or serious accident happened, the students were pulled int...

2. New Here (Hello, Everyone!) Need advice about education

   baambi1 replied to kellysmom's topic in Career Support

   papawjohn, we are the same age and I graduate this July with my MHA. I started out wantinmg an RN, got my LPN so that I could work while going to school and never had a desire to finish. 10 years ago, I started back to school and got an AAS degree in...

3. need advice pleeeeeeeeease

   baambi1 replied to hali's topic in Student Assist

   There is always some students that will know more about a subject than you. Does not make them more intelligent than you. When I started Nursing, I had only been in a hospital to visit people. I did OK and am now graduating this July with a Masters i...

4. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

   baambi1 replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Sounds like a great program. Since I am as old as dirt, they did not offer a program like that. I would have gone on and received my RN. I am still thinking about doing that even though I graduate this July with my Masters in Health Administration. E...

5. Anyone Hear from Downstate?

   baambi1 replied to kgrands's topic in New York

   Have you called or written to them? Send then a registered letter with signed receipt requested, only by the person that you wrote it to. Ask them for a varification that they have, in fact, have your application. I would send a SSAE with it and ask ...

6. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

   baambi1 replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   actually, I just turned 60 and get my Masters this July.

7. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

   baambi1 replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I was enrolled in a community college RN program. School has summers off so I worked as an aide to make some money for incidentals. I then decided that If I worked as an LPN I could make more money while in the RN program. I became an LPN and never l...

8. Anyone Hear from Downstate?

   baambi1 replied to kgrands's topic in New York

   Which SUNY downstate? SUNY New Paltz? SUNY Albany?