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speeding is speeding and not worth the ticket or a crash!!! No one should be exempt..although I do know police officers who allow "professional courtesy"..but reckless driving- never. An accident isint going to be avoided just because you are a nurse going to work, you car or the other drivers really cant tell the difference.

No..grades only show how well you did on the exams given to you in school...Nursing school Cs are way different than a C in any other college course. I am proud to say that I am a NURSE who worked her butt off and walked away with a C..I also scored high on a NCLEX predictor exam..I beat out classmates with a higher GPA for the same job.grades matter to school..in the real world..they do not.

Just curious...all the NCLEX prep books I have say that if it shuts off at 75 you passed...as you answer each question, it determines what question to give you next based on your answer being wrong or right...once it determines that you can answer questions to their satisfaction, it will shut the test off....

THANK YOU!!!!! the fact is in my case I was Deans list until nursing school..its a whole different arena..I also have to laugh about it because some of the self proclaimed A students in my nursing class scored lower than me on the ATI predictor test and somehow must have been left off the Deans list every semester too..hmm..?? and when we graduated, our class of 68 nursing students..only a handful graduated with honors..and somehow the braggers got left off that list too...and somehow we all survived nursing school and all names on that graduation list, regardless of GPA worked hard and succeeded in a rigorous program... the world cannot( and should not) be filled with only the A students..of all the jobs I applied to , only 2 of the 6 asked for my transcript..boy was I nervous because I was up against the same job with classmates whos GPAs were higher..funny, this C student landed a job at one of those places that requested a transcript..and the B student? shes still looking....

I registered with Pearson online last week and mailed my paperwork with state last week..hoping the school sends our transcripts soon...want to take NCLEX and get it over with!!! I would definitely follow up if 3 months went by..I would follow up after 1 month..and check junk e mail file..when you use e mail , its what they use to communicate with you

interesting post..it saddens me that some people can be so nasty and opinionated. I was a C student in nursing school( Deans list before that)..I had to balance 4 kids, a job..blah blah..you know, we all have our crosses to bear. A few weeks ago, before graduation, we had to take the ATI exam,a NCLEX predictor exam..interestingly enough, I have an 86% chance of passing NCLEX first time and my friend, an A student got only a 70%..I also know A students who scored very well and C student score rather low...my grade does NOT reflect my knowledge..it means that I sucked at taking exams containing questions that instructors made up..the instructors that actually used NCLEX questions are areas I did well in.. everyone has an opinion, but its the NCLEX that determines us to be nurses. I think that those who say C=RN or any of those other sayings are not defending poor grades, they are pointing out that an A student is more of an RN than a C student..or that one tried harder than the other..we are all nurses, some better than others, but in my 20 years of healthcare experience, GPA isint worn on my ID badge and neither is yours!!!!

Really?? that is quite an assumption..care to back it up with any real references on this alleged info..???

While it is a profession, there is nothing wrong with a ceremony . We have been planning ours, we have a couple of the instructors who are class advisors and we pretty much planned it based on what was done in the past. We have a keynote speaker, the director of our program , president of college all speak..class speakers take a 'trip down memory lane" type of speech and this year we have included a slide show of our 2 years..faculty pins us..flowers given to speakers and dignitaries, programs made up..lots of student volunteered their talents to donate some of these things..we have been raising money for charities and pinning the last year and a half so the ceremony has cost us about 15-20 dollars per student( about 65 in class0..this includes faculty gift which this year will be a single donation to the allied health fund so that items may be purchased as needed for classroom and labs. No superlatives as far as favorite teacher( we voted it down..seemed high schoolish). We are fortunate that we were able secure a hall large enough that we are not limited in our guest list..but no candles allowed, but the concert hall is letting us use thier batter operated candles..and we will do the nightingale pledge..

I am sorry that you have been mis informed..but that is a pretty good start pay...and its the going rate anywhere..give or take a dollar or two...

you are a part of a TEAM..help out..maybe talk with the student to see if there are any issues outside of school. Be a friend. Do your best to help but make it clear that you wont miss out on any opportunities ..the school should have a Lab for helping students out..its one thing to team up students for helping each other out..but the rest is the schools responsibility

Congrats!!! I am also a soon to be graduate. May 2009 and just got offered a position as an OR nurse! I cant believe it because it was quite an interview, I had to convince the managers and director to hire a new grad to the OR and I succeeded. I have 20 years previous health care experience that includes working in an OR. Im an older graduate and I know what I want and this was it!

should they? NO do they? YES

take that bad habit and throw it out..no room for it in nursing school..a couple of close calls with papers and a couple of bad grades cured me of that!!!

first, take a deep breath and slow down..like everyone else said on this post..talk to instructors to get specifics of areas of improvement. We have weekly written evaluations..our clinicals are not graded..its pass or fail. When I get on the floor, if i cant get report right away, I go do my introduction to my patient and a quick assessment, then I might glance through the chart..patient, report, chart all need our attention,the order it happens depends on the day- just size up the morning and get something done so you are not hanging around.

mea culpa mea culpa!! Thanks for setting that straight.. I went from thinking I knew it.. to being confused again!! LOL