caryt123

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1. New Grad - OK to start with PH with no clinical experience?

   caryt123 replied to caryt123's topic in Public/Community

   Wow. Thanks for all of the great advice and input! I went for my second interview today with the local PH department and am really hoping they offer me the job! I got a great feeling from the team and think it could be a good fit. If eventually I dec...

2. New Grad - OK to start with PH with no clinical experience?

   caryt123 replied to caryt123's topic in Public/Community

   Thanks for your advice. New grad jobs are hard to come by where I live so I am crossing my fingers. What are your thoughts on doing a year or two in PH (either here or abroad) and then going to bedside nursing?

3. New Grad - OK to start with PH with no clinical experience?

   caryt123 posted a topic in Public/Community

   Hello! I just graduated with a BSN and am in the process of looking for a job. My last rotation in school was with a public health department and I absolutely loved it. I think I might be headed in the PH route as a career and would love to gain exp...

4. Certain about midwifery, uncertain about nursing

   caryt123 replied to lilacs101's topic in CNM

   Nate and mef06011 (and anyone else :)) - I would LOVE to hear more about your decision to pursue a direct-entry MSN program. I have a BS in an unrelated field - journalism. I have spent the last year taking A&P, Micro, Chem, Stats, etc. as prereq...

5. TEAS V

   caryt123 replied to RN-4Ever's topic in TEAS

   I plan to take the TEAS next month...any good online study sources??

6. Any Sentara 2011 program hopefuls?

   caryt123 replied to science in flowers's topic in Virginia

   I just went last week and registered for the online classes starting in January. I'm taking the CNA at TCC in Jan too. I'm nervous! I've got to ace these online classes and the TEAS to get in-sounds like it might be more competitive this year?! Plus,...

7. Should I be confident?

   caryt123 replied to faithshaker's topic in Pre-Nursing

   You obviously don't have as much of a problem with your short term memory as you may believe - a 3.9 gpa is pretty impressive!!If you know this is what you want to do, then you should do it! My only advice is that if you make the decision, then failu...

8. Seeking advice second career

   caryt123 replied to dimechic's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have a BS in journalism and last year decided I wanted a change. I worked in public relations for 2 years and was not happy at all!!! After much deliberation over whether to quit my job or go to school while continuing to work, I decided to quit an...

9. Would you guys recommend taking Micro or Anatomy/Phys first?

   caryt123 replied to futureRN-BSN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I just finished this semester of Micro and A/P at the same time. If I had to pick one ahead of the other, I guess I would say take a/p first. some of the basics covered here are expected for micro. but, I took them at the same time and did well. I'm ...

10. Annoyed!....When did accelerated BSN programs come about?

    caryt123 replied to JMP2004's topic in ADN/BSN

    I hold a BS in Journalism and will be starting school in Jan. to complete prereqs (A&P, Micro, etc) to apply to one of many BSN programs in my area. Each program has a unique set of prereqs. I am trying to meet the requirements of multiple progr...

11. Sentara RN program graduate

    caryt123 replied to miss_smartie's topic in Virginia

    Thanks for all of the great info! This definitely helps! And congrats on graduating and getting hired even before graduation - way to go!! :)

12. MCI Virginia Beach!!!!

    caryt123 replied to mom78's topic in Virginia

    cuteazz1 - check out this post: MCI 's cost is ridiculas it talks about the program costs. I don't know where you plan to live, but I think Sentara's BSN is $19,000 and the other colleges in the area seem to be somewhere in that general area. Is it...

13. Sentara RN program graduate

    caryt123 replied to miss_smartie's topic in Virginia

    Thanks for offering up your experiences and advice! Does Sentara still offer the diploma program? I thought that they were finishing their last diploma classes now and will go to only BSN next Aug... I hear the Sentara program offers lots of clinica...

14. Bryant and Stratton

    caryt123 replied to gonnabanurse's topic in Virginia

    I was in the Sentara BSN open house with a woman who was taking classes at Bryant and Stratton. The people in the open house were discussing how expensive these classes were versus a community college...I know she was going for a medical assistant, b...

15. Please help me choose a program in Hampton Roads

    caryt123 replied to caryt123's topic in Virginia

    wow - thanks llg! I will definately check out those programs as well. Maybe more of my credits from college will fit one of these BSN programs. Thanks again to everyone!