katejane replied to futureglobalnurse21's topic in Illinois
it's really hard to tell. most people that applied to uic are legit candidates and would do well in the program- it's just a matter of only choosing 90 something students out of 900. gpa, essays, experience help but they can only go so far. i think t...
katejane replied to futureglobalnurse21's topic in Illinois
Global, Yes the schools know about the NCLEX pass rates. In order for a school to be accredited it has to have certain requirements and the NCLEX pass rate reflects how well the school has prepared the students throughout their nursing student career...
katejane replied to futureglobalnurse21's topic in Illinois
http://www.nursing.illinois.gov/PDF/IlApNursingEdProgPassRates01292010.PDF See this website to see all the Chicago MSN and BSN NCLEX passing rates. Last year UIC's was 85%.
As a Registered Nurse, it is required that you take responsibility for your actions. Whether they are good or bad. Mistakes or not. It's your license that you are protecting. If you lose it d/t a med error, etc you cannot blame it on anyone besides y...
Go buy the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People NOW!!! It's amazing and will help you to be a better leader, coworker, nurse, and in all of your other relationships. That's a promise. Do it. Good luck
katejane replied to AmandaMae3721's topic in General Nursing
Hey! You can definitely do that! You can pick any undergraduate major as long as you complete all the Pre-med courses along with it. I would say that it would be quite the challenge to be a full-time student working on a BSN doing 12 hour clinicals a...
There are always going to be those type of people that no matter how hard you try to please them, satisfy them, or make them smile- THEY WON'T. This is not a problem with you. Don't take it personal. They have there own personal problems. Most of th...
Is pharmacology a course offered at Alvin? I didn't seem it anywhere and it worried me because it's a classic nursing course that everyone says is tough... Didn't want to miss out...and as a result do bad on the NCLEX. Does anyone know??
Hey Punkydoodles, Thank you so much. I really think that everything happens for a reason. I was accepted into Alvin Community College's ADN program and I am really excited to start!!! Good luck to you. You are a great example of someone who doesn't g...
good luck with UTMB- if you are planning to apply- submit your app as soon as possible because they have a rolling admissions and take forever to get all your information into their system and sometimes they apparently lose your app...interesting...