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1. University of Sioux Falls ABSN?

   jakm replied to jakm's topic in Pre-Nursing

   MDtoDNP, I see where you're coming from. My info is a few years old, but actually I'm training a new nurse at my hospital who just graduated from USF's ABSN program. I told him about those numbers last week (starting with 55, going down to 40), and...

2. University of Sioux Falls ABSN?

   jakm replied to jakm's topic in Pre-Nursing

   The area...? For being a moderately small city, it has two large hospitals, which I believe are the biggest employers in the city. Both hospitals are well-respected. The city is also becoming a lot more "hip" from what I've heard. There are a lot...

3. University of Sioux Falls Accelerated BSN

   jakm replied to fischek's topic in School Programs

   True, many classes have a simulation. Also, I don't know if that number counts the preceptorship. The simulations and preceptorship are some of the best clinical experiences, because you really get to act the part of a nurse.

4. University of Sioux Falls Accelerated BSN

   jakm replied to fischek's topic in School Programs

   You're welcome!

5. University of Sioux Falls Accelerated BSN

   jakm replied to fischek's topic in School Programs

   I went there (USF ABSN), and I felt we got enough hours. I liked the program! Feel free to ask me anything about it, but I am biased... :-) It is true that a number of my classmates went back to MN and are working as RNs there. Also, a number of peo...

6. Last Day of Nursing School

   jakm replied to nlitened's topic in General Students

   Same here, my last day was yesterday and I got a 99% on the ATI predictor! I'm going to try to take the NCLEX within the next 2 weeks, and start my job about 6 weeks after that! It's great to be done, but I learned so much!! Good luck to you and cong...

7. University of Sioux Falls ABSN?

   jakm replied to jakm's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Do you think you'll live on-campus? If you do, it might feel more laid-back like a small town, but I don't know anything about Creighton. You could look at Google Maps, and see whether the school is isolated from the city. Even if it's not, it mig...

8. University of Sioux Falls ABSN?

   jakm replied to jakm's topic in Pre-Nursing

   What's the other school you're looking at? I've never been to South Dakota before, but I lived in the Midwest for about 5 years. What about you? There's another person on this site who's going to USF in January, and she's from South Dakota. She mi...

9. University of Sioux Falls ABSN?

   jakm replied to jakm's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I did a Google search a while back and only found 2011 information, but their NCLEX passing rate was 94.7%. I guess they are new, because there was no data before 2011. I also called the school a while back, and they said within 6 months, their job ...

10. University of Sioux Falls ABSN?

    jakm replied to jakm's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi, sorry I took so long to respond. I tried searching for it a few days ago and couldn't find it. Today I had the same problem, but then I did something (I don't know what) and it popped up! Thanks for making it :-)

11. University of Sioux Falls ABSN?

    jakm replied to jakm's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I think making a Facebook group is a good idea. I haven't done that before, but if you know how to make one, I'll definitely join!

12. University of Sioux Falls ABSN?

    jakm replied to jakm's topic in Pre-Nursing

    It's nice to find a classmate on here!

13. University of Sioux Falls ABSN?

    jakm replied to jakm's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Thank you for the reply! I looked at the NCLEX statistics and the BON website and found no worrisome information! I have seen people mention that selection ratio is important, but to me it has always seemed like circumstantial evidence (i.e., ther...

14. Need Advice

    jakm replied to Bonnieparker22's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Just to add to keylimesqueez's comment, my friend expressed worry that his research's funding might be cut (even though it was a government job), and when I was doing my nursing prereqs, I found that a few professors (at least 3 of 5, maybe more) wer...

15. Need Advice

    jakm replied to Bonnieparker22's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I have a friend who did an undergrad degree in bio and computer science, and went into a PhD in bio/tech. He went into a research job afterward. Within a year of finishing his PhD, he told me his student loan was paid off. I think he had to pay tu...