LindsayLu

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1. Areas of the country with jobs for new grads?

   LindsayLu replied to SusGob711's topic in General Nursing

   I live in North Dakota, and there are a lot of nursing jobs open here. I don't know whether the hospitals have a preference for experience, but with so many job postings and such low unemployment, I imagine they aren't as picky as places that have to...

2. one semester of chemistry costs $1000?

   LindsayLu replied to milo2145's topic in General Students

   Chemistry classes at the university where I live are that expensive. When I found that out, I was determined to take it at a community college. Unfortunately, the university (where I may apply for nursing school) doesn't accept chemistry from the com...

3. Are there any new grad nursing jobs anywhere?

   LindsayLu replied to MisterSimba's topic in California

   North Dakota has jobs. Some of them are in rural areas, but there are also cities with hospitals that don't seem to require years of experience (at least, that's how the postings read).

4. peace corps?

   LindsayLu replied to angelstrings's topic in General Nursing

   A friend of mine is in the Peace Corps in an African country. She's completing a health education project and helps a lot with HIV testing drives and educating people in her village about healthy habits. She's actually sort of helped with some clinic...

5. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

   LindsayLu replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I work in journalism right now, and if I complete my goal of becoming a nurse, I'd probably be making twice what I do now. (Not to mention more than what I'd ever make if I stayed in this job.) As a single person, my current wages are enough to get b...

6. Accelerated BSN programs that include Anatomy & Physiology in curriculum?

   LindsayLu replied to ilovedoritos's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Louisiana State University includes anatomy and physiology. In fact, most of the time if you take it beforehand, they won't give you credit. They use cadavers and assume that any A&P course you'd have taken beforehand wouldn't be as good. And the...

7. Classroom or Online...Which is Better? Advice Needed

   LindsayLu replied to CLUVRN's topic in General Students

   Even though online courses don't require you to be sitting in a classroom at a specific time, there's still guidance from the instructor and feedback from other students. I've taken some online classes before, and I've always been able to contact the...

8. Nursing school & dr visits

   LindsayLu replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

   I'm not in nursing school yet, but just volunteering in a hospital has helped me. I used to be kind of nervous just being in a doctor's office, but I'm used to the medical atmosphere now. I had to stay overnight once at the hospital I volunteer at, a...

9. Denied Application to Baptist College of Health Sciences

   LindsayLu replied to coko72's topic in Career Support

   I'm sorry to hear that you weren't accepted. It must be very disappointing. There are usually a lot more applicants than slots to fill in nursing school, so it's very competitive. So, it's often not enough to meet the minimum requirements. I'd sugg...

10. Which nursing school to choose?

    LindsayLu replied to Michi561's topic in Pre-Nursing

    That's a lot of debt to have, especially when it can be avoided. And waiting two years seems a little unnecessary, and disappointing, I'm sure. Since you're young and single, I'd consider looking at other state schools in Florida (or community colleg...

11. I feel like I'm "cheating" on nursing for asking this...

    LindsayLu replied to StangGang92's topic in General Students

    I don't think having a biology minor will help much beyond aiding you in getting your prerequisites done. Med school doesn't look down on other majors. Some of my former classmates who were applying to med school were actually told that their other m...

12. How do I find a job in a doctor's office? please help!

    LindsayLu replied to aprilgemini24's topic in General Nursing

    The health system where I live has a clinic where some of the specialties are based, including family medicine and ob/gyn. It's on the same campus as the hospital, but they are run much like a doctor's office with business-type hours. There are also ...

13. Sharing Personal Information at Work

    LindsayLu replied to Urban_Durga's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has a right to keep private what they want to keep private. I think you have to weigh your priorities. I'm sure that your co-workers would respect a kind response that you'd like to keep that information to yourself, but a lot of people don'...

14. What to do about work versus pre-req's?

    LindsayLu replied to SomedayIWillBe's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I know exactly how you feel. I work full time, also, and have been trying to plan my prereqs. Like you said, I know I have plenty of time, but I want to know that I'll be able to take them at some point instead of worrying about it. I'd also suggest ...

15. on the fence

    LindsayLu replied to studentkate's topic in Pre-Nursing

    You've gotten so far! If nursing is what you want, then I think you should go for retaking the class (maybe with someone else). I think it'll be good for your kids to see their mom going for something she wants and succeeding. When I was a teenager,...