WDWpixieRN

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  1. Well, I didn't get in, but...

    WDWpixieRN replied to weytn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I might add that while the R/T salary range might appear similar, I understand from someone in the biz, that there is quite the "glass ceiling" in that career, which may be something to consider. In...

  2. plans for travel nursing

    WDWpixieRN replied to octobernurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    it's something i am planning on looking in to further once i am out of school. i think it sounds like a great way to see family and other parts of the country..... there is a travel nurse thread...

  3. How did you know you wanted to be a nurse?

    WDWpixieRN replied to lmf2006's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My college has a 20 hour "Prep for Success" program they are offering (for free!) for students entering the fall semester. This book was one of the handouts given the first morning. While I haven't...

  4. How did you know you wanted to be a nurse?

    WDWpixieRN replied to lmf2006's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is a subject I worry about, too....my journey to this point came about after being bored stiff sitting in a cube all day, working on projects that often ended midway with nothing to show, and...

  5. St. Louis - Shopping for Supplies

    WDWpixieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'll be starting an RN program in the fall and have a ton of shopping I need to get done in a very short amount of time. Where in the St. Louis area do you recommend shopping for items such as...

  6. St. Louis - Shopping for Supplies

    WDWpixieRN replied to WDWpixieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info! I will start shopping on Friday. My daughter ended up at St. John's for a night or two and I told her to pick the nurses' brains....they, too, told her Scrubs N

  7. Is Umsl Nursing School Good or Bad?!?

    WDWpixieRN replied to MISS_TCM's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes....seems I have read there were problems with the program over the past couple of years (faculty? director changes?)....anyway, I'll be attending St. Louis Community College, so can't be much...

  8. It's time for a career change into nursing...

    WDWpixieRN replied to live4rachael's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    wow.....first let me say, i am so very sorry for your loss...i can only imagine the pain you have endured.... second, you sound like you've truly thought this out and are on the right track. meeting...

  9. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    WDWpixieRN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    No need to go on....that would be what I would have written, except don't forget the part about at the end of the day, who really cares? What difference did any of it make in the long run?!?! One...

  10. New Here,Olders Nurses to Be??

    WDWpixieRN replied to wanna_be_midwife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks Daytonite.....that makes me feel a LOT better!! The standing will definately be different than the sitting I have done the last 5 1/2 years, but that's a good part of the reason I want OUT of...

  11. Is there any hope for me? please help

    WDWpixieRN replied to klar26's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The problem may be what has been pointed out to me before when I mentioned that the learning and knowledge was most important -- for many many areas of the country, you are weighted for acceptance in...

  12. Is there any hope for me? please help

    WDWpixieRN replied to klar26's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Where I live in St. Louis, the entrance is not weighted like so many other areas of the country -- at least for the community colleges. You are wait-listed once you pass a minimum of pre-reqs with at...

  13. New Here,Olders Nurses to Be??

    WDWpixieRN replied to wanna_be_midwife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Daytonite: I read quite a few of your posts and you're definately a great asset on this site, particularly for online resources!! I have a question for you along this topic of being an older...

  14. My dilemma - prereqs and time

    WDWpixieRN replied to APP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hmmmmmmmmm.....I just turned 50 in December after spending the past 2 years taking prereqs and working full-time....the last semester I have basically been on hold waiting for my name to come up on...

  15. Am I too old?

    WDWpixieRN replied to hgmama610's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are other threads if you did through the pre-nursing and general nursing about the "age" issue....you will see posts by 50- and 60-somethings that are very inspiring....and will show you there...

  16. anyone currently attending luthern school of nursing

    WDWpixieRN replied to JAKH's topic in General Nursing

    I may not actually have a clue what I'm talking about, but I was warned by one community college nursing instructor out of state to beware of diploma-type programs. There is always the possiblity...

  17. What drives you on?

    WDWpixieRN replied to reese19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The cubicle -- the DREADED cubicle!! Not feeling in control of my destiny; feeling like I have only limited choices and options! At the end of the day/week/month/year, wondering -- "And so what?...

  18. Returning To school at 44?

    WDWpixieRN replied to creekside10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, I'd love to hear some great answers to this one!! Loans are one idea I've seen on this topic, but some student funding isn't an option for those of us still paying for our first

  19. Nursing Student in Saint Louis needs help

    WDWpixieRN replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Nursing

    You must be talking about another campus, as I definately replied to mine!! And the postcard is enclosed in a letter in an envelope that contains your health forms and a couple of other items, so...

  20. Returning To school at 44?

    WDWpixieRN replied to creekside10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh, I LOVE the older student threads!! I turned 50 in December and will be starting an RN program in August!! I was able to take a semester off as I already have a BS and had all the other prereqs,...

  21. The dreaded panty line.......

    WDWpixieRN replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    Yeah, but aren't we hilarious?!?! Some of these responses are better than some of the jokes I get forwarded in my e-mail!! You just can't make this stuff

  22. Nursing Student in Saint Louis needs help

    WDWpixieRN replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Nursing

    My last suggestion will be this -- if you're waiting anyway and get the other classes out of the way, go for the math...if you might ever intend to pursue a BS or higher, you'll most likely need it...

  23. Nursing Student in Saint Louis needs help

    WDWpixieRN replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Nursing

    Hi again.... I went through my "RN" folder and see that yes, each semester I received a letter updating me on my current # on the list. Remember, up until this semester, that Dosage test was not...

  24. Micro advice???

    WDWpixieRN replied to bpo93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have found most online classes to be fairly easy compared to having to attend a classroom session 1 - 2 times a week....medical terminology shouldn't be bad, but these classes do involve...

  25. Nursing Student in Saint Louis needs help

    WDWpixieRN replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Nursing

    If you decide not to pursue the LPN bridge idea, you'll find the lists go pretty quickly through SLCC, particularly it seemed Forest Park....I only waited 2 semesters (I know, I know -- still a long...