joeyww12000

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1. Paper on Nurse/Patient Ratios

   joeyww12000 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone, I am currently doing research for a paper on Mandatory Nurse/Patient Ratios. My question to you is what seems to be the consensus in the nursing industry? Do most nurses want a mandatory system that regulates these ratios? If so wh...

2. Health Care Reform

   joeyww12000 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am currently going to school to change my career to nursing. Has anyone heard of the possible affects that this new health care reform could have on nursing?

3. Getting ready for nursing school

   joeyww12000 posted a topic in General Students

   Im entering college this fall as a non traditional student. I am 31 and starting college. What is the best advice I can get when I get into the nursing program?

4. Worried

   joeyww12000 posted a topic in General Students

   I am 31 almost 32 and switching career paths from electrician to nurse. I registered this past weekend for classes and learned from my advisor I would not be eligable for the actual nursing rotation until the fall of 2011 due to certain prerequisite...

5. Picking a specialty

   joeyww12000 posted a topic in General Students

   While you are in nursing school do the instructors teach about all the different fields in which nursing has? Ive been looking at the numerous paths one could take as a nurse and am a little overwhelmed. How do you get into a particular specialty? ...

6. New to nursing

   joeyww12000 posted a topic in General Students

   As said before Im on the verge of changing careers at 31, 32 this fall. Im currently enrolled in the fall semester at my local college and plan to get into the nursing program. Nursing never really struck me as a career that I would be doing one day....

7. Becoming a nurse for the money...

   joeyww12000 replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

   I am 31 and changing to the nursing field from being an electrician. My number one reason for changing is to do something I find challenging, interesting and rewarding........butttttt.....all things challenging, interesting and rewarding dont pay th...

8. What to expect?

   joeyww12000 posted a topic in General Students

   Im making a career change at 31. I start classes this fall, but I wont officially be in "nursing school" until Im accepted into the program. How does this process work exactly? Do you just take your core classes until your accepted into the progra...

9. In the meantime

   joeyww12000 posted a topic in General Students

   Im starting college in a couple of months, starting a new career in nursing. I plan to take out a considerable amount of college loans to help with finances while in school so I dont have to focus on a full time job and school at the same time. I h...

10. Changing careers at 31

    joeyww12000 replied to joeyww12000's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all of your replies.

11. Changing careers at 31

    joeyww12000 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello....my wife and I are both looking into nursing as a career. My wife has one year of school behind her already, but I have no college. Ive been doing construction work for the past ten years as a carpenter and electrician, but Im over it.....t...