MangoTango

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1. What is the job market like for Nursing right now?

   MangoTango replied to wally12's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Ya, that seems to be what I've heard about no experience/direct entry MSN grads - that you need to be prepared to just work as like a hospital RN for a few years. And kind of justifiably I think. As far as ADN vs. BSN I definitely agree with what yo...

2. Should i become a CNA first?

   MangoTango replied to nursingstudent221's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hey! I just stumbled across this and am looking at both Duke and UNC's programs for either 2011 or 2012 matriculation... I didn't see this listed as a requirement under admissions or curriculum or anything... what's the deal? I've been contemplati...

3. What is the job market like for Nursing right now?

   MangoTango replied to wally12's topic in Pre-Nursing

   So it was mentioned that Mississippi is turning out lots of ADN's - what about the rest of the southeast? Georgia/SC/NC/TN? Also, I know people often say ADN and BSN's are paid the same, give or take a few dollars, but does the degree affect the pot...

4. Combined BSN/MSN programs or Master's entry programs in nursing??

   MangoTango replied to Cheezy's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi! I have a question about this topic - if any of you are still around! Does it really make sense to get a MSN and then become a CRNA? It's my understanding that to be a CRNA you need to be an RN with a few years ICU experience (which I hear can b...

5. Discouraged by Nurses who hate their job

   MangoTango replied to Tooimpatient's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Not sure if this is exactly the right thread, but it's certainly related. I'm graduating college in May 2011 and as you can see in my other posts I'm less than enthused with my major and am starting to feel pretty serious about nursing. I keep read...

6. Are Accelerated BSN programs too fast to be successful

   MangoTango replied to bethca's topic in General Students

   The programs I've been looking at (competitive/expensive albeit) claim their students do around 700... not too shabby!

7. Are Accelerated BSN programs too fast to be successful

   MangoTango replied to bethca's topic in General Students

   I'm currently looking at ABSN programs to apply to within the next year - I graduate with an engineering BS in May 2011. (engineering = icky and lots of attention to metals and numbers, hence wanting a major/career change!!) I love a challenge and am...

8. Educational and Career Opportunites

   MangoTango replied to MangoTango's topic in Career Support

   You are correct, I have just entered my 20’s, and I really was not trying to put myself on a pedestal “above” the field. I have so much respect for nurses, which is why I am here questioning if I too could be that type of person. I am currently fi...

9. Educational and Career Opportunites

   MangoTango posted a topic in Career Support

   Basically I’ve been having a life crisis for about a year. I’ll graduate college next year with a BS in Bioengineering – difficult coursework, lucrative field, bright future, yadda yadda – the moral of the story is I despise it. Every internship I’ve...