dinah77

dinah77 ADN

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  1. HELP! major life choice at stake!

    dinah77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, here is the short version...husband applied to a bunch of doctorate programs all over the country.....When he starts getting acceptance or rejection letters back, one of the many factors we will...

  2. Is Boston good for jobs for new grads?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Super lame. This BSN bias has gotta stop. thanks for the

  3. Is Atalanta good for jobs for New Grads?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Georgia Nursing

    thank you for your reply! Info such as this is invaluable in making future

  4. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    dinah77 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

  5. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    dinah77 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    No, it is NOT hilarious that you've come to clinical on hydrocodone. OMG! That

  6. What do you say to brokenhearted parents?

    dinah77 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Students

    I agree with what queenjean posted- it is the best

  7. Need Advice: Is Nursing For Me?

    dinah77 replied to PharmaRN's topic in General Students

    Hey, I think these are totally legit questions :) I should preface this by stating that I am NOT an RN yet, just a student so take it with a grain of salt here is my understanding of what an RN does-...

  8. Trouble

    dinah77 replied to artistnurse's topic in General Students

    Hey there- I'm a nursing student and peer tutor, and the best advice is to 1st figure out your learning style. For instance, I am visual, notes and anything wirtten down work best for me. Other people...

  9. Getting involved or best to steer clear?

    dinah77 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Yup, I also think you should not get involved- these students are kinda dumb if they go staright to the dean, in addition to how lame it is that tahy are blaming their grades on the teacher-a nay...

  10. ADN vs BSN bias, grrrrr

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Currently planning on working for a year or two then trying to go straight to CNM via Fronteir-- for ADN with a BA I just have to filll out a portfolio of my leadership experiences, etc. That's the...

  11. Catholic Eldercare

    dinah77 replied to andpeggy's topic in General Nursing

    I second that- Catholic Eldercare is one of the Clinical sites for St Kates Minneapolis, and the people who are at that site seem to like and think well of

  12. ADN vs BSN bias, grrrrr

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yeah I don't get it. It seems like an unfair bias to me. It's also frustrating cuz I had always planned while job hunting after graduation to tell recruiters "yesI know I only have an ADN, but I do...

  13. ADN vs BSN bias, grrrrr

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This is just a straight up training internship- and to my knowledge this hospital does not prefer to hire only BSN's , but I am not 100% about that. Only being in my 1st semester of the actual nursing...

  14. BSN vs. ADN

    dinah77 replied to closetnerd's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Thanks. my thought exactly! Not every school requires you to be BSN to enter an MSN program- you may have to take a bridge course, such as stats, but that's it. To me BSN is only a logical step if you...

  15. Are New Grad screwed for jobs?

    dinah77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so call me overly-anxious, but particualrly when I see threads like the one below about lay-offs I start to get paranoid about post grad job opportunities. * disclosure: I'm not actually...

  16. Are New Grad screwed for jobs?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, it does help. I'm working my butt off to get an internship this summer and have several years home health aid/ support staff experience, so I'm hoping that and the fact that I AM willing to...

  17. Are New Grad screwed for jobs?

    dinah77 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input- this is exactly what I am looking for, those of you who have been in the field for a while and have perspective about the ebb and flow of job

  18. Post-Bac/ Accelerated BSN programs- HELP!

    dinah77 replied to Cari001's topic in General Nursing

    Funny....my BA is also in Women's

  19. RN laidoff

    dinah77 replied to DemrixRN2000's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really sorry to hear that. Like you, I have never been without a job. THis must be very

  20. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    dinah77 replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Sorry, guess I'll be another one to make you laugh then. How does the BSN being superior to ADN fit for those like myself who have a BA in another area and are now attending an ADN program? The...

  21. new grad.. where to work?

    dinah77 replied to angelnsickrum's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! As as far as the Grad school piece ( having just gone through some of that myself) I know that if you have a nursing degree, most schools want you to have a minimum one year work experience prior...

  22. Post-Bac/ Accelerated BSN programs- HELP!

    dinah77 replied to Cari001's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I feel bad....just double checked St Kates website and it looks like they are NOT accepting Apps for 2009 this year- they will announce for app deadlines for 2010 soon, looks

  23. Post-Bac/ Accelerated BSN programs- HELP!

    dinah77 replied to Cari001's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there Have you considered St Kates 2 year ADN Program on the Minneapolis campus? It may be a good jumping off point and their admissions policy is more democratic IMHO then other schools......

  24. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

    dinah77 replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    PASSED! WOOT! I needed this done by 8/15 to not lose my spot in my nursing program, and sinc eI failed it the first time this was a huge source of stress for me ......] I feel like I won the lottery...

  25. Is distance learning as effective?

    dinah77 replied to kitchenluvr's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    thank you! It does help, a lot!