Prerequisites Before WGU

Nursing Students Western Governors

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Needing direction on prerequisites before , so far I have A&P 2 and algebra to take this semester. But I made a 79 on A&P1, should I retake? Also sociology I made a C.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

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I would retake the A&P and try for at least a b

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I suggest a minimum of a 3.0 in all prerequisites and aim for a 3.5 overall for both , states schools and JCs.

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EmmReeCPT how are classes going

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EmmReeCPT how are classes going

They're...alright. I've only got fundamentals and the labs left. I think I'm going to pull out though and not take a spot from someone who really wants it. I've decided after I saw a real hospital flow working as a lab tech for 3 months that I don't want to do it. Nursing is a lot of ***** work. All respect to nurses because they honestly keep the hospital running, but I think with the hospitals cutting CNAs and LVNs and caring more about patient satisfaction surveys than how they're running the hospital, I just won't be happy. It's not so much nursing anymore, rather it's catering to a patients every whim when you have more important things to be doing as far as paperwork or more critical patients. I'm thinking of going to a masters program for prosthetics and orthotics. I do like helping people and patient care, I just don't think I can be with the same patient for days at a time when their CC is anxiety. I've just been exposed to too many people with BS complaints having been a 911 EMT in LA for over 2 years. Maybe I'm just jaded and jumping the gun...

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Well I'm sorry to hear that, but I do understand. There are way to many politics in the hospital world and seem to be more and more every year. I think this might have a little to do with why I hospital hop, as far as work goes I don't usually stay more then 3 years at one place, except where I'm at now and that's only for school [emoji14] And as far as the bs complaints I really feel for you, I'm an RT, I think more than half of the treatments/therapy I do are bs lol

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Well I'm sorry to hear that, but I do understand. There are way to many politics in the hospital world and seem to be more and more every year. I think this might have a little to do with why I hospital hop, as far as work goes I don't usually stay more then 3 years at one place, except where I'm at now and that's only for school [emoji14] And as far as the bs complaints I really feel for you, I'm an RT, I think more than half of the treatments/therapy I do are bs lol

OMG YOURE THE FIRST PERSON TO NOT TEAR INTO ME FOR SAYING THAT.

I still want to do healthcare I just don't think I could do nursing where you have the same patients for an entire day for possibly weeks. Also, the politics suck. I worked as a lab tech, lots of politics there and the nurses politics bled in as well since we worked so closely..they were so miserable!!! I'm trying to enjoy my life, not hate it because you inevitably bring work home. Plus, people are gross lol the amount of elderly people who don't trim their nails and have peeling skin amazes me. Where is their family?! I think that's why EMS works so well for me, I have them for maybe 20 minutes tops then I dump them and it's great.

On to the next great adventure!! I'm on to see how prosthetics are! [emoji33]

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I am also a RT starting the 9/16 BSN cohort. Floor nursing definitely is catering to the pts wants rather than needs, I think ED or ICU is the only places I have seen it the other way.

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I am also a RT starting the 9/16 BSN cohort. Floor nursing definitely is catering to the pts wants rather than needs, I think ED or ICU is the only places I have seen it the other way.

Congratulations on making the September cohort!!!!! I was hoping to start in October but I think it'll be January.

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I still want to do healthcare I just don't think I could do nursing where you have the same patients for an entire day for possibly weeks. Also, the politics suck. I worked as a lab tech, lots of politics there and the nurses politics bled in as well since we worked so closely..they were so miserable!!! I'm trying to enjoy my life, not hate it because you inevitably bring work home. Plus, people are gross lol the amount of elderly people who don't trim their nails and have peeling skin amazes me. Where is their family?! I think that's why EMS works so well for me, I have them for maybe 20 minutes tops then I dump them and it's great.

On to the next great adventure!! I'm on to see how prosthetics are! [emoji33]

good luck and keep in touch, let us know how it goes!

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Perhaps pre-op or L&D. I have my mind set on Cath lab with my cardiopulm background

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