AldreaFalan

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1. Pre-admittance Drug Screen Concerns

   AldreaFalan replied to AldreaFalan's topic in Western Governors

   I had interpreted it as, "Prescription or not, disclosed or not, if we find out you're on medication, you're out". Which in hindsight, doesn't make much sense and was probably me in a little bit of a panic over the story I read of someone allegedly b...

2. Pre-admittance Drug Screen Concerns

   AldreaFalan replied to AldreaFalan's topic in Western Governors

   Thank you! The most current policy handbook from WGU that I could find sounded.... not so understanding. It stated something along the lines of: that if during a clinical setting your instructor felt you showed symptoms of being "under the influence"...

3. Pre-admittance Drug Screen Concerns

   AldreaFalan replied to AldreaFalan's topic in Western Governors

   Haha No, it's not. But the world of the internet being what it is, I tend towards being more careful than less.

4. Pre-admittance Drug Screen Concerns

   AldreaFalan replied to AldreaFalan's topic in Western Governors

   I honestly did not understand that distinction. Thank you so much for that clarification! This whole issue came to my attention while browsing another nursing forum- someone had been kicked out of their program for a drug test "failure". Maybe they ...

5. Pre-admittance Drug Screen Concerns

   AldreaFalan replied to AldreaFalan's topic in Western Governors

   Sorry to sound so vague and suspicious- simply being overly cautious as nothing on the internet is private. Although my current employer (I work as an ER tech) allowed my hiring to go forward once I supplied all the needed proof and paperwork of up ...

6. Pre-admittance Drug Screen Concerns

   AldreaFalan replied to AldreaFalan's topic in Western Governors

   No ma'am, not medical marijuana (not legal in my state), just medications that won't pass a drug screen- Adderall for an example. Very legal and very boring, even considered low dosages. Thank you for the information, I will do that. I just don't wa...

7. Pre-admittance Drug Screen Concerns

   AldreaFalan posted a topic in Western Governors

   Hi all, Background: I have been planning on applying to WGU's prelicensure RN/BSN program for some time now, chipping away at prerequisites between a surprise baby and working as a tech in a busy ER. I'll be transferring in a previously earned BA so ...

8. Ipad requirement?

   AldreaFalan replied to AldreaFalan's topic in Western Governors

   Oh wow. That would be even harder to come by for me. I certainly hope not. :/ Thank you so much for finding out more for me!

9. Ipad requirement?

   AldreaFalan posted a topic in Western Governors

   Hi all! New to the forum and to WGU. I am currently working on a couple of prerequisites through StraighterLine. Had a quick tech requirement question? I would have sworn at one point that I read an ipad (or iTouch "device") was required in addition ...