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  1. BOLC July 2012

    Basically what everyone else said. Just remember, your an officer now, lead from the front!
  2. Army: Active Duty vs. Reserves

    In order to go into the reserves as a public health nurse you would first need to go to officer training school. That will take anywhere from 10-12 weeks i believe (not sure). From there they will most likely send you to BOLC, which is training based...
  3. exam rn in 2 days...

    If you did all of what Kaplan offered to you, you should be fine. I typically scored in the 50-60 with kaplan and I did just fine. However I would say alot of it came from learning in school as well. Let us know WHEN you pass!
  4. Education of nurses

    I know for sure that some states are seriously considering this. Current ADN/Diploma would be grandfathered in. This is a sensitive subject. Although studies have shown for many many years that BSN prepared constantly provide better and safer outcome...
  5. Army: Active Duty vs. Reserves

    Hmm, depends if your in the reserve already or not. Are you currently in the Army? Or are you planning on going Federal?
  6. Science courses for Nursing

    Generally Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) need a prereq of general chemistry. Some even need intro to biology as a prereq as well. I high suggest taking one of these two classes which may be in the 100 level. If your heart is set on nursing, nothing...
  7. Stuck in a dilemma, advice neeed

    Thanks guys, I hope everything goes well. Ill try to see if they will allow me to give an answer until early June.
  8. How to get acute care experience?

    Have you tried nurse residencies? Most nurse resident programs hire new grads and nurses from LTC facilities. This is usually the best was to get into acute care nursing.
  9. Male RN in maternity

    I believe it depends in the Hospital your at. I was at an Army Hospital for mine and their were a lot of males, so the staff and moms were very aware of the male presence. In terms of personal feeling, in the beginning I wanted my instructor to be th...
  10. 3 Months until NS starts.. What should i be doing!

    Enjoy the rest of the summer, because once you start school you will be wishing you were back on break!
  11. what if you already have a B.S?

    As far as online, i dont know, however the school I went too (PLU) offers and ELM program, which offers non nursing bachelor students to get a MSN.
  12. New energy drink for students!

    Honestly food is the best help. Oatmeal, yogurt, sweet potatoes, salmon, eggs and berries are all exmaples of "power foods." Usually on the morning of a test I eat a bowl of oatmeal with honey, 2-3 eggs, and a glass of warm water (its best to drink h...
  13. Last week I was interview for a RN a Long Term Care Center. From what it sounds like from the recruiter, the RN manager is very interested in my application and may likely hire me. The online job application will close next Tuesday (5/22) where the r...
  14. Sorry to hear you're not enjoying it as much as you thought you would have :uhoh3:Hmm, if you get your BSN you will have more opportunities in different nursing specialties, such as research RN or even management. Most of the posts that others have m...
  15. New LPN!!!

    Congratulations! Out of the text books and on to the real world!