I took my NCLEX today, too, with 75 questions. I got lots of F&E questions and lots of "who do you see first". (It seemed like every time I turned around I had a phone message! :nuke: ) Lots on...
I liked nursing school because I had two good friends whom I could rely on and a network of a few other good allies (not friends, but more than acquaintances). Some of the people in my class were...
I got mine in one week following graduation (I applied for the transcript on the first business day after graduation). I got mine on 5/29 and will test on 6/14 (took Kaplan last
I have been reading a lot of articles that say a nurse should have her own malpractice; however, one of our instructors (who's also involved with the state board) told us recently that it is not...
We just took the HESI in our school. You have to take it twice if you do not get an 850 or higher (I got a 1025). Ours was the week after spring break. I studied from the time they told us about it...
Mirasol: I'm from South St. Louis and live right near I-255. If you live in IL and commute to STL, here's what you're looking at timewise for your commute one way in rush hour, from say, Millstadt to...
1studentnurse replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing
Erika: Here is the info on SLU's program in nursing in Spain: http://spain.slu.edu/academics/ac_enfermeria_eng.html Otherwise, if you have any other questions, talk to Judy Carlson (info below). She...
1studentnurse replied to suebird3's topic in General Nursing
St. Louis Hills? My dad worked in most of it, but I lived farther south (and east) of ye old St. Louis Hills. St. Louis Hills is far more suburban than most areas of St. Louis City. That was the...
1studentnurse replied to suebird3's topic in General Nursing
I'm from beautiful downtown far south St. Louis City originally. I now live in St. Louis County. I'm an Accelerated BSN student at SLU -- Class of 2007 the 35th Accelerated class at SLU (which was the...
1studentnurse replied to paper1225's topic in General Nursing
wdw: Most will pay one or the other--loan forgiveness payments or tuition reimbursement, but most will not do both. If you went to the CC and want a BSN, the tuition reimbursement at most places will...
1studentnurse replied to ProudMomofOne's topic in General Nursing
Proud: I've been in your shoes. It's really tough trying to transition to a new career,but I look at it this way. I've always bet on myself educationally and I've never lost money. I'm over 30, too,...
maggijo: Contact SLUSON at (314)977-8995. This should bounce you to the right person. If that fails, let me know via private message. You can do the traditional program if you have a previous...
Yes, accelerated at UMSL was the program that would not even look at you without the high GPA. They also had really unprofessional admissions folks, but I also know that they were really reshuffling...
fabdana: If you need a slow pace and can do the two year program, apply at all the STLCC locations. FP is the only one that admits both in spring and fall. The other two campuses (MC and FV) only do...
1studentnurse replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing
Check out Nurses - Medscape My psych instructor gave us this information on keeping up with CEUs. It's online and free. Check if your state accepts them--many
1studentnurse replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing
Fleur-de-lis: I know what you mean. I just finished my second semester of clinicals today. I got one C (a C+ actually) last semester and I worked so hard for that. My program is one calendar year (May...
1studentnurse replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing
It's sad to think about, but I wonder about Rusty Yates myself. If he's not a vasectomy poster child, I don't who else could be! BTW he divorced Andrea and married another woman. I think he is just...