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  1. Happy to help! Good luck in school!
  2. This a good question; you are wise to look beyond NCLEX pass rates. I went to NHCC, and I can tell you that the completion rate is around 50%. My particular cohort started with 48 people and graduated 19. The program is a flipped classroom, where the...
  3. New RN frustration tips while on the job?

    Addendum: kudos to you, OP, for reaching out EAP. It sounds like they were less than helpful. I see a therapist weekly and it’s quite helpful in terms of processing and creating strategies to deal. If it’s within your time/money budget, I highly reco...
  4. New RN frustration tips while on the job?

    I’m in a very similar place as you (new nurse, off orientation for 3 months now), and I have found myself becoming angrier and more negative. I used to be Ms Sunshine/Pollyanna on my unit, but as the realities of the job and lack of support from mana...
  5. MANE spring 2019 applicants

    I think they had to recalculate everything, but I'm not sure.
  6. MANE spring 2019 applicants

    Congrats to everyone on their acceptances! FWIW, the same thing happened to me with NHCC. When I received my denial letter on Tuesday, I immediately emailed my advisor, and she reached out to the nursing department. I followed up with them, and was a...
  7. MANE spring 2019 applicants

    I'm in the same boat! And I'm leaving on vacation on Thursday - I'll be gone for 10 days! But my pet sitter has full permission to open all of my mail. :) Will they really send out letters on a Sunday? I'm assuming they'll mail them on Monday, July 1...
  8. MANE spring 2019 applicants

    Hello! I applied to NHCC with a 12.9 (4.0 and 89.3 on TEAS). Good luck to everyone!
  9. Problems with Dansko shoes?

    Yes, I guess it is ironic that I continue wearing my supposedly orthopedically-sound shoes even though they cause pain. I guess I just couldn't believe that shoes that were supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced bread for those that stand and...
  10. Problems with Dansko shoes?

    Old thread, but I'm glad I found it! I also have Dansko clogs, wear them all the time (I work retail, and am on my feet all day), and have been having medial knee pain lately. I'm also a runner, and for awhile I was worried I had a stress fracture. B...
  11. Hello everyone, I realize that this will vary by state (maybe even county within state), but I was wondering if new grads can start as public health nurses? I'm beginning a post-bac nursing program that will allow me to apply for PHN certification. T...
  12. relocating

    Have you looked for jobs in the Grand Marais area? It's a little south of the Grand Portage reservation. Grand Marais houses the Cook County Hospital/Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, and I think that there is a school up there...here is the URL for the loca...
  13. reconsidering a nursing career

    DaisyMae, I've re-considered nursing as well, for similar reasons as you stated. (I also came from a corporate background--a very large corporation full of very young, super-ambitious people.) In fact, I came very close to swearing off nursing this w...
  14. Struggling with transition

    Hey esunada! Gosh, sounds like you've been busy. Thank you for your reply up above. Most of all, thank you for your story about law school. It does help to have "permission" not to go forward, you know? Also, no worry about getting political. I think...
  15. Struggling with transition

    Hello everyone, I'm in need of some advice. So, here goes. (I'll try to keep this short!) Hopefully I've posted this in the correct forum. I'm about to start a post-baccalaureate nursing program in January, after first coming up with this idea 6 year...