hgrimmett

hgrimmett

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  1. TEAS EXAM

    My school wants us to take the TEAS by the end of October 2017 (for those of us applying for the Fall 2018 nursing start date.) There's later test dates but they're really pushing for early testing. I'm not scheduled to take A&P until next Janua...
  2. Silly question.. stethoscope color for school?

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  3. PLEASE help me choose a school!!

    Vocational schools don't give you college credits, only a completion certificate. Basically they are for folks who just want job training not advanced education. PTEC does have an agreement with SPC (St Pete College) here in Pinellasto give you adv...
  4. Going back to school in my 50's

    Glad to see it's not just me. Assuming the financial aid folks at my school can make this happen, I'm starting classes Aug 28.. and I will be 55 in December of this year. Plan is to get my 2 year degree first, take the NCLEX, then continue on for th...
  5. PLEASE help me choose a school!!

    Valencia, Seminole State, St Pete College, and Daytona State are all equivalent schools and all good.. it would be cheaper by far to get your prereqs done at any of those and possibly your AS/AA/ADN there first prior to applying at UCF or UF or any o...
  6. How to Prepare for Next Semester's Pharmacology Class

    if you click the link in the blue bio box that says "Read my articles" you will go to a page with all of them.
  7. Taxes in Florida

    I do not have a percentage I can give you.. but I can give you some information. Florida is a right to work state so there are no unions here. or at least not very active ones. Other states are different. We have no state income tax, unlike most of ...
  8. What was I thinking?

    I'm a month away from 50 and in my 2nd quarter of an ADN-RN program. I do plan to eventually get my Master's afterwards, assuming I can find a bridge program that I can afford and can get into. There's lots of days I wonder what was I thinking. S...
  9. question about timeframes

    In my RN program its every week, sometimes in more than one class. FWIW I don't go to Excelsior, though I do have online classes. Why would exams only be every month in any school?
  10. Recommendations: Long sleeve shirt to cover tattoos

    Champion brand from Target is good and they sell them online too. Cherokee, Dickies, White Swan, and lots of others scrub companies also make long sleeved shirts. I buy mine (Cherokee Workwear brand) from allheart usually.. hard to find lower pri...
  11. Malpractice Insurance

    The ANA has a link on their website to apply for professional nursing liability insurance (you get a member discount.) It's entirely possible that other nursing organizations have it available too; I know NSNA (for nursing students) does. Maybe so...
  12. Transferring from SPC to ITT.

    I currently attend ITT St Pete. Love the small classes and the instructors, don't love the cost. It's VERY (did I mention VERY) expensive. After the Pell grants are maxed out and any other grants you might be eligible for, the student loans start. ...
  13. A nurse has an RN but did not get a diploma or BSN

    Apply to whatever college the person is interested in Have transcripts of all previous college work sent to this school from the previous school(s) Wait for the college to get the transcripts and decide whether or not the credits will transfer in; a...
  14. Anyone looking to attend PTEC's Oct 2012 LPN class?

    I wanted to go to PTEC. Truly. It is by far the cheapest and fastest option to get an LPN license (assuming you pass the big NCLEX test after school is done..) I tried 3 times to get in to PTEC. BTW they quit doing wait lists years ago. At the...
  15. Nursing is a new thing for ITT. I know the Tampa location just recently graduated their first RN class. The program is 27 months long (2 years and one quarter.) You go to class two days/week 9AM-130 PM or so and also have one online class (a gener...