phaerie

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1. ADN or 2nd degree, what should I do?

   phaerie replied to whattodo4's topic in General Nursing

   When faced with the same choice, I went with the ADN. My main reasons were money (now that i'm done, I'm completely debt free) and quality of life. The ADN program took me 3 years -- for the first year, I was working part time and taking a few pre-...

2. Community College? You must be stupid.

   phaerie replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

   I have a BA and MA from very well respected 4-year schools. I recently went back to school and got my ADN at a community college. I have to say that the CC nursing program was, by far, the most academically challenging thing that I have ever done. ...

3. First day on the floor this week!

   phaerie replied to CrazyCatLadyRN's topic in New Nurse

   Also curious -- my first day is Thursday! :)

4. Possibly getting my OCN?

   phaerie replied to *~*MaL*~*RN*'s topic in Oncology

   Thanks! I actually haven't started yet (was just hired today! :)), so will have to get back to you in a few weeks to let you know about my experience. I'm both nervous and very excited to get started. This is my second career, so I've worked elsewh...

5. Possibly getting my OCN?

   phaerie replied to *~*MaL*~*RN*'s topic in Oncology

   Unfortunately, I can't help you here, but I am also curious to hear what people have to say. I am a new grad and was just hired to an oncology med/surg floor -- would love to know more about your experience so far!

6. College of New Rochelle Accelerated Program

   phaerie replied to Equest2789's topic in New York

   Hi BB, Thanks for your message! I'm not sure how to respond privately, but everything is okay. I've been mostly lurking the past few days because i've been doing some very serious internal debating about whether to accept admission or not... I was ...

7. College of New Rochelle Accelerated Program

   phaerie replied to Equest2789's topic in New York

   Congrats Goingthere! & good luck to everyone who's still waiting!!

8. College of New Rochelle Accelerated Program

   phaerie replied to Equest2789's topic in New York

   small envelope. There's not too much too it.. letter of acceptance plus info on the deposit (due 2 weeks from the date of the letter, so by May 20th), info on the health requirements (there's a health assessment form on immunizations/titers/etc that...

9. College of New Rochelle Accelerated Program

   phaerie replied to Equest2789's topic in New York

   got mine today!

10. College of New Rochelle Accelerated Program

    phaerie replied to Equest2789's topic in New York

    Agreed! This is starting to cut things a bit short.. Does anyone know how the schedule for the accelerated program is organized? Which classes get taken over the summer, and in each semester?

11. College of New Rochelle Accelerated Program

    phaerie replied to Equest2789's topic in New York

    MzAmerykah- How do you like the 2nd degree program so far? pros/cons, etc.

12. Micro...chem101...and A&P II.......am I crazy?!?

    phaerie replied to ChicagoICU_RN's topic in Pre-Nursing

    it can be done--i'm taking all three of those classes this semester (& doing well in all three). however, i'm only working a few hours a week and my husband has been INCREDIBLE about taking on most of the cooking/cleaning..