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when you're working the hardest you ever have-and you're FLAT BROKE!

There are 2 guys in my class. One is 30 or so, the other is 56. GO FOR IT! :)

WOW! thanks for that post- What an eye-opener! Do they allow people to take the classes if they can get the books elsewhere, like eBay? jus wunderin...

sorry duplicate:)

hi happy nurse you are really right-it just depends upon the personality of the individual involved. i know many of my classmates seem rather immature, however, those are the ones that will probably never finish! (instructors say 1/2 won't) i do think that young nurses can be great-even better than older ones-just depends upon the particulars... there's a lot to be said for maturity and for youth the very best must be to have both kinds of nurses working together! :)

You are right-a facelift might be needed by all of us older gals. i know i could use one (51) and even though nsg is a second career for me, too, i'd rather have a facelit than continually be discriminated against by other nurses and/or physicians i doubt the pts care about age-many would probably prefer older nurses-how many 25 year olds have heart attacks or cancer or need gallbladder surgery?!? shouldn't be this way-a terrible reality! a face lift might not overcome all agism in getting jobs, but it would certainly help ON the job! I think we older ladies will make much better nurses than most of the younger grads!

just because you have a 4.0 doesn't mean you don't have MORE common sense, compassion, and more than ALL the others either. the people who are the most interested and passionate about nsg. are inevitably the ones who make the best grades, and they usually do equally well in clinicals.

semesters. they have posted the nsg. curriculum online and suggest counseling for a part time schedule-probably related to what classes are available when

thanks for the expert advice-i'm just a student now, but i have taken note, and i'll remember this post :kiss

the ISU websites states that the program qualifies people to sit for the indiana NCLEX. sounds great if one can get it for any state! different regions have different accrediting bodies, so i think the ISU must have the same as other colleges in the area, as do all the regional U's down here.

thanks for the excellent info :) do you happen to know the ~ lpn salaries? what's the pay diff between rn & BSN?

ps what is an hca? thnx!

cenote, thanks so much for the tip! i'm in lpn school right now and do not want to work in ltc. i will bridge to adn or bsn asap. what is the best place for a new grad lpn to work at? i'd like to work in a hospital, but don't want bleak working conditions! can an lpn work in home health or for an agency or travel w/o experience? thanks for any help! :)

what's summerland? see, it's my user name, so what ellse is it? thnx :)

hi c, pretty pic! thanks so much for the link. i did learn a lot! btw, are you or hubby from n. Louisiana? lots of barnetts up there,. it's where my family is from. :)