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  1. Sanford Brown College of St. Peters, MO LPN to ADN RN

    WDWpixieRN replied to lapriajanae1's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully others from their institution are doing the same. That will help their dismal pass rate for NCLEX and perhaps helps them justify their horrendous tuition

  2. Chamberlain college question

    WDWpixieRN replied to Marie97's topic in General Nursing

    Clinicals for the STLCC campuses are held are various places; again, I cannot speak to FV specifically, but St. John's, St. Luke's, Missouri Baptist, Children's, DePaul, St. Anthony's, the old St....

  3. Chamberlain college question

    WDWpixieRN replied to Marie97's topic in General Nursing

    Also -- if they're still offering that "class" this summer before classes begin -- something about Success in Nursing School, it's something else I highly recommend. (I think it was over a couple of...

  4. Chamberlain college question

    WDWpixieRN replied to Marie97's topic in General Nursing

    nicden: I didn't attend FV; I was @ Meramec, but we attended classes 3 days/week and had a lab on one other day. We started with clinicals a couple of days in to the semester and they were one day a...

  5. Chamberlain college question

    WDWpixieRN replied to Marie97's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest you look in to the community colleges. You can mix up your prereqs and coreqs all over the place until you actually start the nursing program. You can attend Meramec, South County,...

  6. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    WDWpixieRN replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah, I guess you have to be there. Born and raised in SoCA, escaped a number of years ago. CA has its good points, but to imply that people aren't rude or that taxes aren't considered "high" is...

  7. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    WDWpixieRN replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Well, you surely won't find rude people and certainly not high taxes in CA.

  8. Job security -- what are you seeing?

    WDWpixieRN posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    :uhoh21: Just curious....what are others seeing/hearing regarding stability in the IT healthcare field right now? I've worked in industries where during downturns layoffs were common and was curious...

  9. Nursing School Suggestions..... please help!!!

    WDWpixieRN replied to shivadiva's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know much of anywhere that you can get in to for this fall. Between waiting lists or application processes, my guess is that it's just too late. I know you if you meet certain prereq...

  10. Sanford Brown College of St. Peters, MO LPN to ADN RN

    WDWpixieRN replied to lapriajanae1's topic in General Nursing

    And I'm just saying -- it's very presumptuous to make the assumption that we are a bunch of naive, footloose and fancy-free "younger people" that are responding to the request for information about...

  11. Sanford Brown College of St. Peters, MO LPN to ADN RN

    WDWpixieRN replied to lapriajanae1's topic in General Nursing

    50+; 3 kids; 2 grandkids; was working full-time in a job where I had seniority. I took all my prereqs part-time through the STLCC, then attended their program after being on the waitlist for a year....

  12. needing some help

    WDWpixieRN replied to autumn_twilight's topic in General Nursing

    If you're a student anywhere, most college campuses have counselors (not just "advisors") on staff. Also, if you're away from the house, there are hotlines that you should be able to call that can...

  13. Hard for GNs to get jobs in St. Louis?

    WDWpixieRN replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely try to avoid that....and be aware that any sign-on bonuses may be subject to being paid back if you stay less than any signed-to timeline that's in your HR

  14. Sanford Brown College of St. Peters, MO LPN to ADN RN

    WDWpixieRN replied to lapriajanae1's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, these students will have to PASS the NCLEX. SB's pass rate has been http://pr.mo.gov/boards/nursing/passrates.pdf I think, as is often mentioned on these boards, that those numbers say...

  15. Sanford Brown College of St. Peters, MO LPN to ADN RN

    WDWpixieRN replied to lapriajanae1's topic in General Nursing

    If you read ALL the threads regarding SB, the issue for most of us is not whether they're competent RNs once they take the NCLEX that we ALL take as you point out. The issue is the cost, the overall...

  16. Barnes Accelerated Prereq Question

    WDWpixieRN replied to tcameron921's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly....there are the 3 campuses -- Meramec in Kirkwood, Forest Park near downtown, and Flo Valley up north. They're all very good locations, but I heard FP was very good for taking the sciences....

  17. Barnes Accelerated Prereq Question

    WDWpixieRN replied to tcameron921's topic in General Nursing

    I would disagree somewhat. While it's helpful in NS to have the basics down from these courses, they are not vital to success in nursing school. The big picture and the basics however, are good to...

  18. Barnes Accelerated Prereq Question

    WDWpixieRN replied to tcameron921's topic in General Nursing

    If you're motivated and able to prioritize your time and studying, you'll do fine. I might suggest taking those through FP if you have the option. Don't know specific instructors, but I took micro...

  19. Lpn schools in st.louis,missouri

    WDWpixieRN replied to AlisRGSmith's topic in General Nursing

    Labmum: I'd let your life's circumstances help you decide which type of schooling is best for you. Age should NOT be a factor as I was almost 12 years older than you when I started (and graduated)...

  20. Barnes Accelerated Prereq Question

    WDWpixieRN replied to tcameron921's topic in General Nursing

    I agree....I took the Human Growth online and thoroughly enjoyed it. We had a text that had to be read and several TV courses we had to watch, but it wasn't killer at all and would lend itself to...

  21. Lpn schools in st.louis,missouri

    WDWpixieRN replied to AlisRGSmith's topic in General Nursing

    LPN school consists of basically first-year RN topics/learning. That's why they can "bridge" after their first year in to RN programs. I'm not really aware of any specific LPN programs in STL, but I...

  22. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

    WDWpixieRN replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    Really? I wish I had worked with you. I didn't find the hospital where I was quite the same so I'm glad you did! To lovehospital, I WILL say that while you're not looking to make friends, you'd...

  23. Which MO Programs Are Good, Which Are Not?? Advice please.

    WDWpixieRN replied to newgirljill's topic in General Nursing

    I think most of the schools in either area are considered good. About the only place I have seen "cautions" about is Sanford Brown. I believe a good place to look up schools would be through...

  24. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

    WDWpixieRN replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    Never found it that way on our floor. We were thrown right in to the mix right away. It some ways it made sense so when you're reporting off and on to the same nurses, the same team of patients...

  25. A question for BJC employees

    WDWpixieRN replied to meatballexperience's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck with your job hunt! I know a lot of employers here have job freezes going on, but hopefully they'll have a position for you! I was in school with a fellow student who was a tech at BJC on a...