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I am currently attending SACN. Tough school but I hear it prepares you well. What ?s do you have?

Hi all! I have my CNA and was taking pre-reqs for Nursing b/c I really love learning about medicine. My dream job would be working in an administrative RN position...like legal Nursing or working on clinical trials.....how hard is it to get into pos...

Thanks for the reply! You are saying pretty much what I have expected. Is there anything I can do now to make the gap from student to nurse better? It's hard to think I am just getting my feet wet because I am stressed out in school and to think i...

I am a student and appreciate your honesty. I'm expecting hell for the first year, but hoping to get used to it or get out. But what us students really need to know is: Is it even worth it? Are you telling us to forget it? OR Are you saying it is...

I'm in nursing school now and going into this I was determined not to let anxiety and depression get in my way. Easier said than done. I'm on sertraline and also listen to Joel Osteen a lot which seems to help me bypass depression on those "bad" da...

Hi, I love this forum! As a current nursing student I can see that my biggest problem is being aggressive with my questions. Obviously since I am new at this I have questions and obviously since there is a shortage of nurses every single nurse is alw...

Pam, You are in my thoughts and prayers. I too lost a loved one and there are no words to describe the pain. Remember, although you may be angry at him, God is with you---always. Try to be strong, especially for your children. I promise to send ...

The UW begins at $25.07 for brand new grads. So it's only up from there.

I have applied to a traditional program and the accelerated program at UW-Oshkosh which is one year. I have heard that this program is very intense and some people actually wish they would have done a slower paced program to really absorb concepts. ...

Hi Erin, I recently applied for May 07 and am on the waiting list. I will reapply for Oct, as I think I would prefer this start date anyway so I don't have to overlap my pre req classes this semester with starting the program. The telephone intervi...

Hi there! I JUST applied, I'll probably get put on a waiting list (cuz its so late) if I get in...I already have degree but my GPA from my previous degree was only a 2.6 from UW-Madison, so I am hoping they take the grades from my most recent classes...

Hi there! I too suffer from a social anxiety disorder and hate group work too!! I was put on Zoloft at 100mg in 2001, I have since then gone down to 50 mg but sometimes with the stress of Nursing school approaching I should go to 100 again. Some peo...

Hi there, I have a bit of a dilemma here. I am planning on going back to school in May to get my BSN. Currently, I work in HR and picked up a CNA job to do once a week to "make sure" Nursing was for me. I don't love it by any means but its managea...

Talk to an advisor. As long as you can explain yourself well in your letter to the admissions committee you should be ok. Plan on applying at other Nursing schools around the area. If all else fails get a degree in something similiar and go back a...

That rate is for brand spankin new RNs, it just goes up from there.

Thank you everyone for all of your help! You have really really given me a good picture to go by...I am going to speak with my Nurse Manager soon and tell her I just will not be able to handle CNA work, full time HR work, and 9 credits. I hope she ...

At the UW RN's start at $25.07

Yes I would make $10 more as an RN versus HR but to me its not about the $$. Thanks for the advice

Hi there! Does anyone have any information or recommendations about this program? It runs one year long with the non-clinical portion all online. That freaks me out a bit--do you get to know other people in the program even if it's all online? Wou...

Great to hear! Thank you for taking the time to clue me in! I plan on applying for May 07!!

At the hospital I work at you cannot be apart of the new grad program if you have been out of school more than 6 months.

Promise me you will not let that stop you! I graduated with a Psych degree and a GPA of 2.6, there are schools out there that will ONLY look at your pre-req courses for entry, so as long as those are good you'd be ok....don't sell yourself short, a ...

Hi there, I am planning on going back to school for my BSN (have a degree already), but I am debating on doing an accelerated program (one year to 1.5 years) or a traditional one (picking up the last two years at a four year college). Can anyone hel...

I'm sorry, after reading my post it came off "rude". I just want to make sure Nursing students aren't discouraged. Didn't mean to sound bad! :-)

Nursing incorporates so many aspects, not just bedside nursing, so yeah I would agree doing the same thing in Nursing (or in anything) for 20+ years would be awful! I think if you would have changed careers within Nursing long before you wouldn't be...