newbeginnings07

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1. Can a NS tell you they're nationally accredited

   newbeginnings07 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   and actually not be? The advisors and even a few students of a nameless school have all said that they are nationally accredited but I looked on the NLNAC and CCNE websites and the school is not listed anywhere.Is there another way to find out or am ...

2. How long were you on a waitlist?

   newbeginnings07 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   My cc's waitlist is 3 years for the ADN,I don't know what to do because I'm not sure if I can wait that long!That's after 2-3 years of pre-reqs.How long were you waitlisted and do you wish you would have gone elsewhere?

3. Is this long wait worth it?

   newbeginnings07 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   i want to get into nursing asap because i desparately need to make more $,i must add that this is not the reason i chose nursing.i really need to work and the community college i'm attending accomodates my schedule but there is a 2 year waiting list ...

4. How to choose the right school???

   newbeginnings07 replied to ccwva's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm having the same issue between two programs here in Ohio,are you coincidently in the same state?

5. Could you handle it?

   newbeginnings07 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Has anyone here worked 2 jobs,p/t and f/t,while in nursing school? How long? Was it too much to handle at once or just out of pure necessity to pay for school,bills and such? This may be my only option besides putting off school for another year(NO!!...

6. Would you put your family member in a LTC facility?

   newbeginnings07 replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

   Only if I absolutely had no other choice!!! To make a very long,very touchy story short my grandmother fell and broke her hip and needed therapy,my family is not well off by any means so we had no choice but to take her to a facility til she was well...

7. CNA Pay/Other ?'s

   newbeginnings07 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in CNA/MA

   Ohio....yes,I love it.It gets really stressful at times due to staffing demands and supervisors with bad attitudes constantly barking orders but the residents are all that really matter.It kinda feels like a whole facility full of grandparents(good a...

8. CNA Pay/Other ?'s

   newbeginnings07 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in CNA/MA

   In my area LTC's offer 8 and 12hour shifts with a starting pay of $10.50-12.00/hr plus shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts,and PRN positions with premium pay of $13.00-16.00/hr

9. CNA's: What's your favorite shift?

   newbeginnings07 replied to DreamyEyes's topic in CNA/MA

   I've worked all three shifts and I gotta tell ya they're all totally different to me.First shift was alot more stressful and sucks if you're seriously not a morning person but the work day flies by and you're left with the rest of the day to do whate...

10. Planning On LPN or RN??

    newbeginnings07 replied to mammaoftwo's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm in a 1+1 program so LPN first then RN.My plan has long been to get my BSN and possibly MSN(CRNA) so of course everyone has told me to go straight into it and get it over with.I would've gone about it in that way if I wanted to be put on a waiting...

11. I hate math

    newbeginnings07 replied to opradiva's topic in Pre-Nursing

    OMG how I feel your pain! I have struggled with almost every part of math since grade school and it literally seems to suck the life right out of me every time I attempt to work out math a problem.Quite often I feel like I may just have a learning d...

12. I don't know what to do with myself!

    newbeginnings07 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Until NS starts in mid April,I'm anxious to get this ball rolling and the boredom is slowly getting to me.Any suggestions?!:roll :pumpiron:

13. what do I need to know about the TEAS?

    newbeginnings07 replied to luckie_me's topic in Pre-Nursing

    How similar are the HESI A2 and TEAS exams? Same thing or totally different?

14. ICU(as ADN) for CRNA?

    newbeginnings07 posted a topic in SRNA

    My ultimate goal is to become a CRNA,I'll be starting out with an ADN vs. BSN so I can enter the field sooner.Is it possible and/or would it be better to gain the required ICU experience to enter a CRNA program with an ADN while I'm working on my BSN...

15. What is the soonest a person can become an LPN

    newbeginnings07 replied to cypher_orange's topic in General Students

    My program will take just shy of a year,no pre-reqs, just an entrance test