dragonfly414

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1. Shoes for nursing school, any recommendations???

   dragonfly414 replied to ksogliero's topic in General Students

   Danskos are always good. I've worn them for years waiting tables and plan to wear them in nursing school too. I also purchased a pair of timberland pros and they are extremely comfortable.

2. Going for my RN

   dragonfly414 replied to MommaDreamer's topic in Pre-Nursing

   First of all, you definitely can do it! I've been in college longer than I care to think about and have had many classmates who had children. I'd recommend starting out at a community college to save money and also in my experience community colleges...

3. RN (BSN) vs. PA or nurse practitioner?

   dragonfly414 replied to kats's topic in General Students

   I have also heard that MSN programs are going to be phased out and NPs will be required to earn a DNP. The info that I have heard says the MSN will be phased out sometime around 2015.

4. Should I apply for Direct-Entry MSN (for non RNs)?

   dragonfly414 replied to HesterPrynne123's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I meant 5-6 WEEKS of vacation not years! oooops! where is my EDIT button?!?!!! urgh

5. Should i drop patho or a basic class?

   dragonfly414 replied to wolph's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm sorry to say but fear your advisor may be right. I'm not sure about your school or the level of competition to be admitted to nursing, but where I am Cs in prerequisites will not get you into a nursing program. Although many programs say they req...

6. Should I apply for Direct-Entry MSN (for non RNs)?

   dragonfly414 replied to HesterPrynne123's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm turning 25 this saturday and will be graduating with a BS in Health Sciences and a minor in Holistic and Integrated Health this May. Last fall I applied to the University of Southern Maine's MSN-Options program and did not get in. There were 110 ...

7. Going to Community College and Transferring

   dragonfly414 replied to AIDArtz's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This is bits and pieces from another post I recently responded to: I started my journey at community college to save money. I earned an associates of liberal arts degree, mostly because I had the credits so I figured oh sure give me the diploma even...

8. If I don't get accepted, what should I do in the meantime?

   dragonfly414 replied to NaomiD's topic in Pre-Nursing

   First of all, good job on thinking ahead. :) Getting into nursing requires a lot of planning and thinking ahead. I started my journey at community college. I too earned an associates of liberal arts degree, mostly because I had the credits so I figur...

9. What can I do to these scrub stains? Help Me!!!!

   dragonfly414 replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I have yet to have to remove stains from scrubs as I'm only just beginning school, but I have had to wrangle with stains on button up white work shirts and my lab coats for school. I often use shout or Oxi-clean, but I find when something is stubborn...

10. Great Bay CC Clinical sites

    dragonfly414 replied to dragonfly414's topic in New Hampshire

    ahaha, ok thanks I will just go with women's tops. They are V necks and in the same color by Barco so they don't look much different they just fit a whole lot better on a petite gal like myself. I'm only 5'1" so unisex Small is still HUGE on me. I kn...

11. RN (BSN) vs. PA or nurse practitioner?

    dragonfly414 replied to kats's topic in General Students

    Here in Maine a PA works under the physician's license so they can't open their own practice. When I was debating this NP-PA topic that was the deciding factor for me, but that may vary state to state I do not know. I liked the idea of being able to ...

12. Anyone make it into nursing school with below a 3.0 GPA?

    dragonfly414 replied to Dre2416's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I was in a similar situation and the fastest way to improve your gpa is to retake anything you have a C or lower in. I had one course on my transcript that I got a D in and after I had retaken it my gpa went up quite a bit. It seemed nuts to retake a...

13. DONT JUDGE ME!

    dragonfly414 replied to juswannabenurse's topic in Pre-Nursing

    yup, agreed it is very addicting. I don't check it quite that often, but when I do check it I get sucked right in for WAY longer than I should! The funny thing is I've been making fun of my boyfriend for being hooked on his 'Guns and Ammo' forum for ...

14. Senioritis

    dragonfly414 replied to commonsense's topic in General Students

    I have an interesting senioritis/nursing school acceptance excitement combo. I'm graduating in May with a BS in Health Sciences and a minor in Holistic & Integrated Health and I've also been accepted to an ASN program for this fall. I'm burned ou...

15. BS degree in Health Science then to Nursing program??

    dragonfly414 replied to abui1102's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm graduating this May with a BS in Health Sciences and a minor in Holistic & Integrated Health. I declared the major to bide my time while I was trying to get into nursing at my school. Many of the College of Nursing courses at my school are al...