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katejane has 3 years experience.


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  1. UIC BSN applicants for fall 2012

    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...
  2. UIC BSN applicants for fall 2012

    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...
  3. UIC BSN applicants for fall 2012

    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%.
  4. UIC BSN applicants for fall 2012

    hey! i asked the admission lady at UIC and she said there is no early admission to UIC anymore.
  5. Is my short career over?

    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...
  6. New Nurse Issues the CNAs

    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
  7. Alvin Community College ADN Fall 2011

    It has to be integrated into something because it's a mandatory course for nursing- it's part of the NCLEX and nursing...
  8. Going from a career in nursing to med school

    P.S. There is such thing as a Nurse Practitioner which can do many things that a Doctor can do... check it out. That may be the route to go.
  9. Going from a career in nursing to med school

    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...
  10. How do I 'toughen up?'

    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...
  11. Alvin Community College ADN Fall 2011

    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??
  12. UTMB Fall 2011 Applicants

    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...
  13. UTMB Fall 2011 Applicants

    hey... i didn't get an interview... it was all interesting to me because I had a great GPA, high TEAS V score... who knows...
  14. UTMB Fall 2011 Applicants

    i was rejected! woo hoo!! i am just happy to know something! after months of waiting...
  15. Alvin Community College ADN Fall 2011

    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...