lifeisaflowergarden

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1. University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

   lifeisaflowergarden replied to bdbrdb's topic in Iowa

   I didn't say she wouldn't get a great education at the UI. You say you lived in Cedar Rapids for 30 years, so obviously you are not a "starter" in the year 2010. The wonderful restaurants you are talking about are all a bunch of chain restaurants. ...

2. University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

   lifeisaflowergarden replied to bdbrdb's topic in Iowa

   I'm not a nurse but I extensively researched the nursing profession and the nursing programs in Iowa and elsewhere, so I'm knowledge about nursing more so than average person who doesn't work in the field. I moved to Iowa City from the Pacific North...

3. Already have a BA, Associate's RN or BSN? Question

   lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thank you for your response j450n. It's so coincidental that you mention Seattle b/c I lived there for 7 years and did my undergrad at UW-Seattle. If I had known I would pursue nursing, then I would have stayed in WA b/c I think that area has a lot...

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   lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

   That's great! I hope I can get into the public BSN in my state (that's what I'm concerned about, it would be nice to be able to apply to more than one BSN program in my state). Only time will tell.

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   lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Freedom42, thank you for the specifics about the possible curriculum differences between the RN and the BSN. I now understand that there may be curriculum differences that I should investigate. I wish that I could complete my BSN in another state w/...

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   lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

   PathTorn, Your questions are what I'm wondering too....

7. Already have a BA, Associate's RN or BSN? Question

   lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Freedom42, I searched using the discovernursing.com website and there's only 1 4-year public university that has a nursing program, so I'll have to pursue that and see what happens.

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   lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Freedom42, those are good points. I don't have any of the science pre-requisites completed, so what I am thinking is that I will complete them at the community college near me and apply for the BSN at the 4-year public near me for the BSN. I'm also...

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   lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Freedom42, Thanks for your response. I looked into the admissions for both the RN and BSN programs I'll be applying to (one community college and one 4-year public) and there are no waiting lists per say. At the CC, I have to take the "Teas" test a...

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    lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Yeah, if I had a choice of RN, BSN, or ABSN in my state (I think a for-profit or a private, non-profit college offers a ABSN in my state), I'd still choose the RN or BSN. I think the ABSN programs sound like they pack too much into a short period of...

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    lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

    flygirl117, Thank you so much for your response! We indeed are in the same boat...my undergraduate degrees are in sociology and criminal justice and I am 30, so if it makes you feel any better, you are head of me. :) The current economic climate is...

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    lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

    robotaffliction, Thanks for your response. Very good point about about the RN + BA vs. BSN when contemplating completing a MSN later on... I have researched the direct entry master's option program, I don't know if my state has one, I don't think it...

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    lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Thank you for your response. Did you end up earning an RN or BSN? I can't quite tell from your response. I think my situation is a little bit different from yours b/c my BA is in the social science and I didn't take any science classes in my under...

14. Already have a BA, Associate's RN or BSN? Question

    lifeisaflowergarden replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Thanks for your response, but this doesn't answer my question in the context of my situation. It would be pointless for me to earn a BSN after earning a RN since I already have a BA, for example.

15. Already have a BA, Associate's RN or BSN? Question

    lifeisaflowergarden posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi everyone, I've read a lot of the threads already in the Pre-Nursing Student Forum and understand that "an RN is an RN" and that an RN degree can be earned at a community college or a 4-year college or university, but that a nurse earns more with a...