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1. Lots of sign on bonuses for PT and OT

   passion to help replied to samirish's topic in General Nursing

   True, OTR's currently hold a masters and PT's, at least in California, are now required to hold a doctorate, and I believe OTR's are pushing for the same. I am one of those individuals who changed from ADN to COTA/L and still wonder if it was the rig...

2. Any other pre-nursing students over 45?

   passion to help replied to aliveword's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I began pre-reqs for becoming an RN at age 42, completed them at age 48 and began applying to ADN programs. Fortunately, I was invited to participate in an accelerated program here in Sacramento. I am now 52 years old and my words to anyone thinking ...

3. I Made It

   passion to help replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for your post dated October, 2009, about your experience in nursing school. I too was in a nursing program, an accelerated two-year RN program, and dropped one month prior to completing third semester due to being psychologically an...

4. Flunking 3rd semester AA program

   passion to help replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Students

   Hi Denise, Did you make it through 3rd semester? I hope so. If you did, do you have any tips for me? I withdrew from 3rd semester four weeks before semester end because, I didn't think I could maintain a 75% which was grade needed for passing. I'm sc...

5. What is the hardest semester in nursing school

   passion to help replied to ccstudent's topic in General Students

   I would have to say first semester was the most difficult, at least for me; because, you're adjusting to the pace of the program plus all the information then add 2 1/2 days of clinical on top of that per week. Wheweeee, it was truly an adjustment! I...