npratt10

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1. Why a Nurse?

   npratt10 replied to Ant24's topic in Male Students

   2) age 18 3) after finishing BSN in 3 years and paramedic certificate commission in the military, then when I'm done pursue some advanced practice

2. Why a Nurse?

   npratt10 replied to Ant24's topic in Male Students

   1) nursing to save people's lives

3. Nursing student questioning career

   npratt10 replied to dina118r's topic in Male Students

   I am a first semester clinical student. I know how you feel. I am 18 and just graduated high school and will finish my BSN a semester earlier than all of my peers because I got in clinical early. I am also taking an emt class and plan on pursing a...

4. How to avoid the 'waitlist' in a nursing program?

   npratt10 replied to jbadua's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hmm, didn't realize that, great info!

5. Doctor Anyone?

   npratt10 replied to Ant24's topic in Male Students

   I have often tossed this thought around in my head. I got into clinicals early at my school and will be done a semester earlier than all of my classmates who started off with me right out of high school with my BSN. I think it would be neat to go t...

6. How to avoid the 'waitlist' in a nursing program?

   npratt10 replied to jbadua's topic in Pre-Nursing

   STNA is what they call a nurse's aide in Ohio aka CNA.

7. How to avoid the 'waitlist' in a nursing program?

   npratt10 replied to jbadua's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I thought I read that statistic on the Johnson&johnson website. I'm only talking state funded community colleges. I live in Northwest Ohio and I know all of the ones within a 2 hour radius of me have at least a 1 year wait list.

8. How to avoid the 'waitlist' in a nursing program?

   npratt10 replied to jbadua's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Oh also make sure you take the classes to get on the wait list ASAP! Like at my school you had to be an STNA and take the freshman experience class to even qualify for the program.

9. How to avoid the 'waitlist' in a nursing program?

   npratt10 replied to jbadua's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I avoided it with a high GPA, there are only about 33 schools that offer the associate's degree for an RN without a wait list. Personally, I took a semester of classes got a high GPA and got into clinicals and now I will be done with my bachelor's a...

10. Male Nursing Student

    npratt10 replied to npratt10's topic in Male Students

    Thanks Gradius, Air Force is probably my first choice! Although, I would be excited to have the opportunity to serve as an officer in any branch of the military.

11. Male Nursing Student

    npratt10 replied to npratt10's topic in Male Students

    Medic2BSN13, When do you think it'd be appropriate to contact a healthcare recruiter? The way my college does their nursing program, I will be an RN two years from now with an associate's degree and then one year following I will have my BSN complet...

12. Male Nursing Student

    npratt10 replied to npratt10's topic in Male Students

    Ok thanks!

13. Male Nursing Student

    npratt10 replied to npratt10's topic in Male Students

    Thanks for the insight, so do nurses generally just go to a sort of officer's indoctrination school instead of an OCS? If they choose to do so.

14. Male Nursing Student

    npratt10 replied to npratt10's topic in Male Students

    Thanks for the advice

15. Male Nursing Student

    npratt10 replied to npratt10's topic in Male Students

    Thanks for the advice!