maddiem

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    Work Schedules!

    I'm 27, a wife and mother of two young children under 3 years old. Over 7 years ago now I began my prerequisites for nursing school and life took me in an other direction. I worked in management for 5 years and when I had my youngest in January I did...
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    Too much??

    Since you haven't even started nursing school yet, I would maybe wait to make that decision when you get closer to it. You will experience a variety of clinical settings during your time in nursing school so you're mind may change. I had a friend who...
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    Starting A&P I in January

    A&P is not an easy course! The amount of content can be overwhelming, but if you study efficiently and don't fall behind it won't be so bad. The key is to stay ahead. Get your book early and read the first chapter before your class starts (defini...
  4. I don't know the status of Chamberlain's NCLEX pass rate, but up here in Chicago Chamberlain is a very highly regarded nursing school. I have some friends who have graduated from there and they all have jobs at big hospitals in the city. One even had...
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    Decent quality stethoscope and blood pressure kit?

    You can get a decent blood pressure set for around $30. I would highly recommend getting a good quality stethoscope!! If you get a cheap one they can be hard to hear out of! Definitely get a Littman!! The classic is about $80 and its a great stethosc...
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    Need guidance!!! Where should I go from here?

    I would advise you to not take the LPN rout. Many schools in my area are phasing out their LPN programs (I'm from the Chicago area). And there are not that many LPN to RN schools around. I'm not saying they don't exist, but in my area at least, they ...
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    Chamberlin St. Louis January 2014 start date

    Chamberlain in my area is very well known and well like. I have a few friends who graduated from there and they all have good jobs at hospitals and were hired right after graduation. One girl was even offered a job before graduation. Chamberlain may ...
  8. I would recommend completing all of your gen ed requirements before entering nursing school. You're going to be overwhelmed with all the nursing classes you're going to be taking, and then having to take gen eds on top of that is just going to be so ...
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    Received my 3rd rejection today.

    What were your grades in your prerequisite science classes? The classes you listed that you got A's in were not for the nursing program so they're really only going to help your cumulative GPA. Your cumulative GPA is important, but the nursing school...
  10. You can't just go straight into a nursing graduate program. You need to get at least 2 years of experience in a hospital, preferably in the icu. I would get a job at a hospital first before making any decisions about where you want to go with your gr...
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    Will these classes be too much together?

    Unless you have 6-8 hours a day to devote to studying...I don't recommend you take these classes together. I was pre-med before I decided I wanting to go into nursing and I took organic chemistry. I'm very good at science, and it was the hardest clas...
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    Nursing to Med School

    Its a really impractical way of going about getting a medical degree. Less than a quarter of your nursing prerequisites will count for the classes you need for med school. And the classes you take in nursing school won't be transferable to med school...
  13. I'm not sure how much research you have done on nursing school, but both of these degrees will get you an RN license. The reason you are hearing people tell you to go with the BSN is because most hospitals require that you have your BSN to work there...
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    HESI Scores/GPA: Chamberlain College of Nursing

    I'm somewhat familiar with Chamberlain. I went to their open house at their Addison, IL. campus and they talked about admission profiles a little bit. You did pretty well on your HESI and your GPA is good. There will be people applying with higher GP...
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    Thinking about giving up!! HELP

    Even if you got a B in A&P, it wouldn't be the end of the world! I know people who have gotten B's in A&P and they got into nursing school. Everyone has a bad test. You just can't let it get the best of you! If you quit, you will regret it. D...