baambi1

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1. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

   baambi1 replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   At one time in NY there were only 4 year programs and they were held at teaching hospitals. The nurses had dorms and they did not have a choice of living off the property. If a major disaster or...

2. New Here (Hello, Everyone!) Need advice about education

   baambi1 replied to kellysmom's topic in Nursing Career

   papawjohn, we are the same age and I graduate this July with my MHA. I started out wantinmg an RN, got my LPN so that I could work while going to school and never had a desire to finish. 10 years ago,...

3. need advice pleeeeeeeeease

   baambi1 replied to hali's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   There is always some students that will know more about a subject than you. Does not make them more intelligent than you. When I started Nursing, I had only been in a hospital to visit people. I did...

4. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

   baambi1 replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Sounds like a great program. Since I am as old as dirt, they did not offer a program like that. I would have gone on and received my RN. I am still thinking about doing that even though I graduate...

5. Anyone Hear from Downstate?

   baambi1 replied to kgrands's topic in New York Nursing

   Have you called or written to them? Send then a registered letter with signed receipt requested, only by the person that you wrote it to. Ask them for a varification that they have, in fact, have your...

6. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

   baambi1 replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   actually, I just turned 60 and get my Masters this

7. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

   baambi1 replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I was enrolled in a community college RN program. School has summers off so I worked as an aide to make some money for incidentals. I then decided that If I worked as an LPN I could make more money...

8. Anyone Hear from Downstate?

   baambi1 replied to kgrands's topic in New York Nursing

   Which SUNY downstate? SUNY New Paltz? SUNY