shumarka

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1. Student Loan Spinoff: How much?

   shumarka replied to luckymichelle's topic in General Students

   Wow, I love this board. It's nice to find my concerns addressed by people in the same boat! Everyone I've talked to has told me the same thing-- that education is never a waste of money. I managed to get throught a bachelors without any debt, so ta...

2. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

   shumarka replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

   1. Because I need a challenging job that I care about. 2. They'll have a really hard time outsourcing my job to India! Seriously, the money is a huge factor, because there's no way I'd be shelling out the dough for another degree if I thought I wo...

3. Please Help Me with AccBSN Online Program

   shumarka replied to Airsanity's topic in California

   University of Wisconsin OshKosh has an on-line Accelerated BSN program, but you do have to do clinicals, of course. They hire a nurse in your area to do them with you, so you can be anywhere in the country and still be in their program. I think yo...

4. Future Nursing Student needs advice

   shumarka replied to PWnurse's topic in Colorado

   By the way, as a former programmer-- what do you think about the market for nursing informatics? I was thinking about going into it, but there don't seem to be any job ads out-- especially entry level.

5. Future Nursing Student needs advice

   shumarka replied to PWnurse's topic in Colorado

   I've heard those same stories about schools here in California, and in Oregon. The community college in the town my aunt lives in (Eugene, OR) only lets in people with straight A's. Apparently with a lack of nurses comes a lack of nursing instructo...

6. Future Nursing Student needs advice

   shumarka replied to PWnurse's topic in Colorado

   I didn't mean to make it sound like it's that easy. I was just talking about the options. It does get easier when you're able to go to schools anywhere in the country-- I don't have kids so I was able to apply to a bunch of accel. schools. Check o...

7. direct entry msn

   shumarka replied to soulshine's topic in General Students

   It's so good to read about other people with degrees going into nursing. If you're sure you want a masters, you should also check out Duquesne in Pittsburgh. They have an Accelerated BSN (13 mo) followed by a one-year on-line MSN. It's standard pri...

8. Online pharmacology?

   shumarka replied to shumarka's topic in California

   I found a course through Canyon College. It's on line, I can take it whenever I want, and the advisor at the shcool I applied to says it looks like a great class. And it's about $2000 less than taking it through a private school! Yay!

9. Future Nursing Student needs advice

   shumarka replied to PWnurse's topic in Colorado

   I'm also trying to decide between an Accel. program and a CC. I decided on the one year BSN because when I looked into the cost on online programs, they were still expensive (about $17k for RN to BSN bridge). Of course, I have seen some ads for hosp...

10. Online pharmacology?

    shumarka replied to shumarka's topic in California

    Great web site, thanks for the info. No Pharm classes this summer unfortunately, but now at least I know I can stop wasting my time looking! I found a class that might fit through Canyon college; we'll see.

11. Online pharmacology?

    shumarka replied to shumarka's topic in California

    No, this one is Pennsylvania. I decided against Mt St marys because they required two religous studies classes (like I have time with all the other prereqs?) and I don't want to be a guinea pig with Long Beach's accelerated program. But check out ...

12. Online pharmacology?

    shumarka posted a topic in California

    Hello, I was recently accepted to a great Accelerated BSN program. I still need to take pharmacology, and had planned to take it this summer, but can't find a class! Does anyone knows of a 3 unit pharm class being offered in So. Cal, or online some...

13. no nursing shortage?

    shumarka replied to shumarka's topic in General Nursing

    My cousin is a foreign refugee who went to nursing school here in the States, and then needed a hospital to sponsor his green card. He had been working at one hospital that promised him they would sponsor him, and also gave him a $5,000 sign on bonu...

14. Volunteer work?

    shumarka posted a topic in California

    Hello everyone, This is a wonderful board and I really appreciate being able to read honest information about everything good, bad and ugly about this profession. I have a bachelors in another field and have taken all the prerequisites for nursing,...

15. no nursing shortage?

    shumarka posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am planning to go back to school to be a nurse (I have a bachelor's in another field). I'm planning to practice in southern california. One of the major attractions to nursing for me is the stable employment-- but I've seen a few posts on this bo...