gwlarson

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1. Stanford Brown Vs. Concorde Career College

   gwlarson replied to m2736185's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I graduated from SB in Feb of '11..took boards in May of '11..first time go with 75 questions on NCLEX. Both SB and Concorde are more expensive than FSC etc..but they lack alot of the snobbish pretense when it comes to getting enrolled. However....a...

2. Roll Call

   gwlarson replied to Tweety's topic in Men

   48YO Male Grad Nurse here! Army Veteran too! Working on NCLEX prep!

3. If we had a conservative nurses forum

   gwlarson replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism

   Here's another...well couple at least...Conservative and fellow Vet.. Welcome aboard. Just finished my last night of Precept last night...hitting the NCLEX prep hard now...Testing in Feb!

4. Concorde vs. Keiser vs. Sanford Brown (Jacksonville)

   gwlarson replied to patientlywaitinagain's topic in Florida

   Am in the second SBI RN class...the information you get from the recruiters is often not quite accurate. Best thing is to talk to some of the current students..look for the white scrubs... Yes, there was a removal of some of the 'higher ups' at SBI....

5. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

   gwlarson replied to agent's topic in Male Students

   Joining the ranks... ADN program at Sanford Brown Institute here in Jacksonville, FL. Am in my last classroom session, then on to Precepts.. Not only am I the only guy in the class, I am the OLDEST..lol Career change from logistics to Nursing.. Looki...

6. Pinning Ceremony Uniform for Guys??

   gwlarson replied to gwlarson's topic in Male Students

   Going with a variation of the school's nursing uniforms....white shirt, white school-provided nursing coat..a blue pants...our clinical (and classroom) uniform is white scrub top on navy blue pants..so a variation of that works for me..they want some...

7. Pinning Ceremony Uniform for Guys??

   gwlarson replied to gwlarson's topic in Male Students

   Cool..thanks for the tip..that is exactly what the women in the class have 'chosen' for me to wear...lol..now just have to get them all to agree on what they will be wearing..they have yet to agree on the female attire..

8. Keiser University as of June 2010 reviews

   gwlarson replied to bcthompson630's topic in Florida

   Here is a website that goes thru the Florida schools, giving information on accreditation... Thought it might be helpful.. SearchCriteria

9. New Student Rant!!!

   gwlarson replied to mater44's topic in General Students

   Well...my two cents.... In a lot of communities, there are numerous nursing programs. With this comes a lot of students needing clinical sites. Sure, we all have our wants, but in the end it boils down to more students than available slots on clini...

10. Sanford Brown Jacksonville

    gwlarson replied to patientlywaitinagain's topic in Florida

    Hey Folks.. Am in the 1st Night Class at SBI...we graduate in Feb 2011. Looking forward to it. I will say this, you guys/gals in the classes after ours will have a more smooth experience. New Programs have growing pains, and the is always the 'le...

11. Today 9/16/2010 I am a Nursing School Graduate!

    gwlarson replied to CareteamRN70's topic in Male Students

    Grats to you Marine! OOORAAAH

12. Pinning Ceremony Uniform for Guys??

    gwlarson posted a topic in Male Students

    Well...the end of the program is nearing pretty quickly. Am the only male in a class of 24 students. We are going to have a pinning ceremony, and the idea is to do it with class. We have been talking in class about what to wear. The women are go...

13. New adventure or Big Mistake? Need advice please

    gwlarson replied to Strontium's topic in General Nursing

    LPN's are great..but aren't they getting phased out here in Florida??

14. New adventure or Big Mistake? Need advice please

    gwlarson replied to Strontium's topic in General Nursing

    I can totally understand what you're going through. Was in a very similar situation last year. I had decided to go back to school for my RN. Looked at the schools in my area (Metro Detroit) and got started on the pre-reqs. Sure, I understood that...

15. Stanford Brown Vs. Concorde Career College

    gwlarson replied to m2736185's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Nursstud.. I am not a premium user....starving student and all..lol..but.. see if you can email me at g.larson8 at my (dot) sb-jacksonville (dot) com. I would be glad to show you around the facility and answer any questions about the program. I grad...