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Something like this happens EVERY year with the City Colleges of Chicago...and nothing ever changes. It's nice to vent, but in the end nothing will change.

I took the four week course with Timmons...it's great as long as you don't have any distractions like work. Kamal stood in for Timmons for a few class sessions and he was fine, but has a strong Indian accent that can be difficult to understand at tim...

Professor Timmons is THE best! It seems as though that the negative ratings on ratemyprofessors.com simply didn't feel like putting in the effort. If you read what they say, it's easy to pick up on the fact that they just wanted to "skate" by and not...

Oh man..how did it end up at the top of the topic list?!?!?!

You'll have to go to nursing school...reviewing for NCLEX, while helpful when you graduate nursing school, will do no good until you graduate. You'll have to have your foreign credits evaluated..(your undergraduate courses) for possibility of having ...

I think ER docs should carry pre-filled syringes of potassium chloride holstered like a bandolier around their chests! Ready to go at a moment's notice

Doctors treat diseases...nurses treat patients. Nursing is a better fit..for me at least. For me it wasn't a decision that nursing is the "low" road versus medical school. I don't think a doctor is anymore higher or lower than a nurse in terms of sta...

Northwestern Memorial Hospital here in Chicago used to have a facility attached to their Prentiss Women's Hospital called Chicago Lying-In..was strictly for L&D...

Oh..and at cprassociates, she feeds you...WELL! :)

OMG! 150 beds...just in the ED?!?!?!!? 100-150k visits/year?!?!?! --Dear God...I promise with all my heart never, ever, ever, will I complain about patient volumes again...AMEN!--

Many, if not most, programs that offer a masters degree offer an advanced entry program of some sort. If you have an undergrad degree in any field, you can attend one of these programs as a graduate student, end up with your RN as well as a masters d...

this is on their nursing dept's website (which is good enough for me :) ): [color=#0000a0]the master of science in nursing program is accredited by the commission on collegiate nursing education (ccne). accreditation is an indication of public appr...

I have to ask...but how exactly does on "online" NP program work? It doesn't seem, to me at least, that it's even possible...doesn't one need to perform a specific number of clinical hours? How are those coordinated? The reason I ask is that an onlin...

One can take the NCLEX at any testing faciltiy for any state...I tested in Chicago with people that were applying to be licensed in Massachusetts, New York, Indiana. PearsonVue happens to be the exclusive vendor it would seem. As this is the Illinois...

Ohhh....I LOVE the idea of the "pod" set up...it's like having a handful of mini-ed's in one large ED...very nice idea indeed! Does each resource nurse report to the charge nurse on a given shift? Are those positions perm. or ad-hoc? Do you have a fa...

Is the competition for MSN programs that fierce that one would need to apply to 36 programs?!?! That makes me a bit nervous as I consider graduate school...

Howdy John, Not sure how this thread escaped my attention when you first started it, but I'd just like to extend a "hello" to you as a fellow..older...male..nurse :) I left a tech-sales position in 2004 and attended a full-time BSN program here in Ch...

I graduated in May '08 from CSU's nursing program...if you have any questions..let me know.

Takes 48 hours to get your results on the internet. Then it will be about a week until you get your paper results..then an additional week before you get your form from Contintental Testing to apply for licensure ($50) with the state. After that you ...

AWESOME! Then you're covered. Both are good schools that's for sure!! Good luck

You can't possibly be considered "in-district" for both schools, so just so you're aware, neither school has accepted an "out-of-district" student in over 12 years. I have a friend you attended South Sub and I have a friend who is an instructor at Mo...

Well, it is arguably one of the best ADN programs in the state. The accept about 40-50 students each year from an applicant pool of ~600-700. They have not, in the last 15 years, accepted anyone that was NOT within the community college district of w...

From reading your post..I think you answered your own question brother...Welcome to Nursing! :) I lost my job in high-tech in 2004 just as I was turning 40. Wife, 4 kids all in private school. I managed to start from scratch and complete a BSN in 4 y...

I found this earlier today: http://www.alliedhealth.com.au/Home.htm I too have been considering overseas nursing positions. My wife and I are both nurses so we hope that would be a bonus in terms of their consideration.

I'm all for worshipping and believing in any religious way one desires...BUT, please give yourself some credit too! It was afterall YOU that studied, YOU that had the determination and it was YOU that had the will to pass your test! CONGRATS!!