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1. Becoming a nurse in Whatcom county, need advice

   pnwmurse replied to incana's topic in Washington

   Most (although not all) LPN-RN programs require 1000hrs (basically a year) on the job before bridging in. But, all accredited CC in the state have articulation agreements with the tech colleges. This guarantees a certain number of LPN admits per year...

2. RN schools

   pnwmurse replied to cabolissa's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'd try U of A in Tucson. Tucson is a pretty nice town, very livable. And the medical center associated with the university is a level 1 trauma, magnet hospital. http://www.nursing.arizona.edu/BSNprogram.htm This link has some details about the progr...

3. Becoming a nurse in Whatcom county, need advice

   pnwmurse replied to incana's topic in Washington

   Have you thought of looking at schools in the Seattle area? You may find more flexibility in larger areas with larger schools. Maybe an accelerated BSN program or something? From what I've seen, in general, most hard science credits have an expiratio...

4. AIDS Education Requirement for WA License

   pnwmurse replied to Reno1978's topic in Washington

   I finished that "course" from a local community college. It was the seven hour course, and cost less than $60 (if my memory serves me right). I came with a bit of background and experience with HIV (and it sounds like you have plenty), and I don't th...

5. Tacoma Community College Nursing Program Class of 2010

   pnwmurse replied to FionaSophia's topic in Washington

   Welcome to you all and good luck! I'm not in your class (Q4 student, graduating in the spring) but I was perusing the site and saw the sticky. I'm sure nobody has time to read this anymore, it's so busy that first quarter! Good luck and if any of y...

6. RN schools

   pnwmurse replied to cabolissa's topic in Pre-Nursing

   My advice would be not to rule out BSN programs too quickly. I found that many Universities offer BSN programs for people that already hold BAs that are actually quicker than the ADN programs. Austin, of course, has UT. I'm sure there is a community ...

7. Algebra or Statistics?

   pnwmurse replied to Amanda1985's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Some require Algebra, while others want Stats (or both). And at some schools, Stats isn't even considered a Math class, it falls under Social Sciences Check with the particular schools you're thinking of applying to. It's the only way to know for su...

8. Having second thoughts...

   pnwmurse replied to School2stressful's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I found that the prereq's were much harder academically than my RN program (almost done. yay!). I felt like A&P really grew my brain. Sure, I don't remember most of that stuff, but it comes back when I need it. More importantly, I often think bac...

9. nursing scholarships

   pnwmurse replied to johnsboo's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Scholarships/financial help is out there, you just have to search. And a lot of it is comes on the back-end, in the form of loan repayment. Check local hospitals, many have $$ for employees pursuing health-care careers. Many states are offering loan...

10. Male Nursing Instructors

    pnwmurse replied to gd1222's topic in Male Students

    I don't know if I'd say my male nursing instructors are better, but I will say that I've really enjoyed all (2) of them. One of the instructors went a bit beyond and organized a chapter of the National Assembly for Men in Nursing at my school. He bri...

11. Womens interest in male nurses

    pnwmurse replied to johny1's topic in Men

    See the post below about the Male Nurse fighting in UFC. https://allnurses.com/forums/f212/male-nurse-ultimate-fighter-334463.html

12. Male CNA

    pnwmurse replied to youngbrazee1's topic in Men

    Many states/programs will grant RN students CNA after the first term, so check it out. Might save you some cash. From my experience, the CNA position is vital to the floor. A good CNA can really make the difference for the RN (as well as the patient...