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1. Track record of direct entry NP prgrams and graduates?

   ManyQuestions posted a topic in General Nursing

   What is the track record of nurse practitioners who go through Direct Entry NP programs where they get a BSN the first year and then immediately start full or part-time NP training? Do these programs have a good reputation? Do graduates get jobs as N...

2. I'd rather do respiratory but I don't want to be unemployed...

   ManyQuestions replied to ManyQuestions's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Really! Hmm....thanks for the tip, RTCRNA!

3. I'd rather do respiratory but I don't want to be unemployed...

   ManyQuestions replied to ManyQuestions's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thanks for the info, Vaway.

4. I don't know if I'm smart enough for nursing

   ManyQuestions replied to dsy89's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Here at my local community college you don't need A's to get into nursing. They require a 2.5 in prerequisites and that's it. You may not get into your first choice 4 year program, but if you can get B's you are smart enough to become a nurse. A 3.2 ...

5. I'd rather do respiratory but I don't want to be unemployed...

   ManyQuestions replied to ManyQuestions's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I appreciate the comments all. Thank you. I'm reading them all carefully. I feel that at age 40, I don't have a lot of time to dabble in different fields. The health care prerequisites are taking up two years of my life, and it will be at least two m...

6. I'd rather do respiratory but I don't want to be unemployed...

   ManyQuestions replied to ManyQuestions's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Are you saying that doctors have no interest in patient care because they won't stay at the bedside?? What about laboratory techs, phlebotomists, hospital administrators, do they not have an interest in patient care? Are all these people compassion-l...

7. I'd rather do respiratory but I don't want to be unemployed...

   ManyQuestions replied to ManyQuestions's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Well, I have both asthma and sleep apnea and I feel for those who cannot breathe. I shadowed an x-ray tech and that was really dull. I can't believe you have to take prerequisites and train for two years to say stand here while I take your picture? I...

8. I'd rather do respiratory but I don't want to be unemployed...

   ManyQuestions posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hey all, I'm an older (40) student and I'm halfway through the health care prerequisites. My original idea when returning to school was to become a RRT, but I don't like what I'm reading here and there on the internet about RT's. Some people claim th...

9. Something similar to physician assistant?

   ManyQuestions posted a topic in Career Support

   I am currently working as an EMT at a children's camp. The kids call me "the nurse" even though I'm not a nurse. I'm an EMT-B. Kids come in for cuts and scrapes, stomach aches, asthma meds, and stuff like that. Well, I like this job and I want to tra...

10. activities of daily living problem

    ManyQuestions replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks pappyRN and others for your words of wisdom. PappyRN I hope you find some work that allows you to use your accumulated knowledge without aggravating your injuries. I will find my way eventually and I'll be ready to put 100% effort into it when...

11. activities of daily living problem

    ManyQuestions replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    Ah hell, just skip the middle paragraph of the above post. I'm just raw at the idea of spending years in school only to end up doing things that just don't seem that complicated to me. Soon enough everyone will need an associate's degree just to work...

12. activities of daily living problem

    ManyQuestions replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    I'm putting on my flame-retardent suit now...here goes... I appreciate what nurses and especially what nurse aides do. If I'm ever in the hospital for more than a day, I hope I get a very caring, attentive nurse. If I'm ever in a nursing home, I hope...

13. activities of daily living problem

    ManyQuestions replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the career advice regarding nursing and ADLs, y'all. I guess I just needed to hear it a few more times. I guess it's time to take a closer look at that Radiology Tech training program, eh?

14. activities of daily living problem

    ManyQuestions posted a topic in General Nursing

    No flaming replies to this serious issue please! I want to start a second career in medicine. Shortly I will be starting an ADN program, but I'm struggling mentally with a few things about nursing. I took a nursing assistant class as a warm up and I'...

15. Can new grads work in ER?

    ManyQuestions posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just starting nursing school. I've read some posts that make it sound like the Emergency department of a hospital is difficult to get into or not advised for new grads. Is this true? Why? One reason I ask is because I've worked as a aide in a nur...