mandy1623

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1. Accredidation of an RN-BSN program, how important is it?

   mandy1623 replied to mandy1623's topic in ADN/BSN

   Thank you all for you advice, i never thought about how it would affect transferring. I'll definitely look into the schools more.

2. Accredidation of an RN-BSN program, how important is it?

   mandy1623 posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   Hi everyone, I'm going to be graduating in the spring from an accredited ADN program and am trying to decide which school would be best for going to finish my BSN. I know accredidation is important which is why i made sure the current school i am go...

3. Does it matter what college you go to for nursing?

   mandy1623 replied to futurenurse97's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'd at least make sure its accredited

4. How important is a 4.0 once you are in nursing school?

   mandy1623 replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Students

   Sure its nice to say you got a 4.0 but you don't need it, and you'll stress yourself out trying to get it. All that matters is you know what your doing and understand the material so you can pass the classes and the nclex.

5. First clinical rotation finished, "not so glowing" evaluation

   mandy1623 replied to Neohippy's topic in General Students

   Things will get better as your confidence goes up. I just finished my first year of nursing school and i was a mess during my first semester of clinicals. Dont waste time comparing yourself to others, almost everyone will have an issue or make a mi...

6. How Do I Help Them?

   mandy1623 replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

   You sound like a very caring person and that is exactly what patients need, so do what you need to get through school so you can help patients that really actually need you. You classmates need to learn how to solve their own problems anyway, they w...

7. Accrediation - which ones matter the most?

   mandy1623 replied to WorkingTowardsBSN's topic in General Students

   I'm not sure what the difference is but the school i'm going to is NLNAC accredited and i'm in a ADN program so trophywife might be right. All i know is that i've been told that certain hospitals wont even consider hiring you if you dont go to an ac...

8. Advice for new nursing students!

   mandy1623 replied to BrittRN2B14's topic in General Students

   It's really up to you and what you think you can handle as far as working goes. I cut work down to 20-25 hours a week so that i had more time to focus on school but still had money coming in so i wasn't too stressed financially. I have classmates t...

9. What's the first thing you'll buy when you're officially an RN?

   mandy1623 replied to mssjez's topic in General Students

   A new car...i'm really hoping the one i got gets me through my last year of the nursing program!

10. Nursing Program Classes compared to A&P?

    mandy1623 replied to ahowe07's topic in ADN/BSN

    Nurisng school is hard and very time consuming! For me i feel like it's more time consuming than anything. I remember when i took A&P i had a hard time with it and i barely got a B- but A&P is more memorization, where as nurisng classes are...

11. Overwhelmed Student....

    mandy1623 replied to Iridescent Orchid's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    I'm in nursing school right now too and i've had the same feeling before. Like you i'm one of the youngest in my class and i have no previous health care experience before nursing school and alot of times i felt like i was behind my class mates. Af...

12. new student, not sure whether to start as a CNA or LPN while in school

    mandy1623 replied to mandy1623's topic in General Students

    thanks for the advise everyone, i really appreciate it!

13. new student, not sure whether to start as a CNA or LPN while in school

    mandy1623 replied to mandy1623's topic in General Students

    i’m in an associates program that gives us the option to test out to become a cna after the 2nd term, a lpn after our 4th term, and then after the 7th term we can get our rn. i eventually plan on working once i get to the lpn level either way, i jus...

14. new student, not sure whether to start as a CNA or LPN while in school

    mandy1623 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone, i'm a new nursing student and after this semester i'll be able to get a job as a CNA if i'd like to but i'm debating whether i should do that or if i should wait untill i have my LPN. I know i want to start working before i graduate as ...

15. Interested in Davenport University

    mandy1623 replied to persephone162's topic in Michigan

    You should go, i've heard nothing but good things about it and there's no waitlist last i knew. I originally wanted to go there but had problems with travel and housing so i ended up going to a community college. Now I wish i had went because im cur...