mvanz9999 RN

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    Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

    mvanz9999 replied to Raymond CA's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a movie freak. Yeah I saw it. I hated that part. The only thing I liked was Stiller's continual justification of his reasons to stay a
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    in choosing an NP specialty

    mvanz9999 replied to np_wannabe's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am running up against this same issue. There is a graduate program at UIC for non-nursing majors that requires, as part of the application, you pick an NP specialty or CNS specialty. How you do...
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    I failed the interview personality test/survey!

    mvanz9999 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Of course I do! It's only a fantasy, right. (Kidding of
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    I failed the interview personality test/survey!

    mvanz9999 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. Based on 15 years of working experience....uh NEVER? It seems to me that managment spends an enormous amount of energy doing team building and all this other crap, when the reality is...
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    7 years to become an RN in California

    mvanz9999 replied to happyanne's topic in General Nursing

    Because, as already stated, many of us have financial or family commitments that we cannot get out of. I'm also divorced, I've got car payments, outstanding loans. Getting a BSN is starting to look...
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    Bachelor's....

    mvanz9999 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a question that I can't find an answer to. I see a lot of ADN vs. BSN threads, as well as advice about types of jobs you can get as a BSN. I've got a bachelor's, I'm considering either ADN or...
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    Hi everone, I'm new

    mvanz9999 replied to Mom2J&B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi. Welcome to the club! What degree are you aiming
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    Bachelor's....

    mvanz9999 replied to mvanz9999's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for the advice. I'm just trying to figure this all out. I've been out of school a long time and basically it comes down to a lot of unsure options. (i.e. do you get in and when?) I noticed...
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    Bachelor's....

    mvanz9999 replied to mvanz9999's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I looked at Acclerated BSN programs. I'm 37. I've been out of school so long that the list of pre-reqs is so large I don't see the advantage of the accelerated program for me. I'd spend 3 years...
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    I failed the interview personality test/survey!

    mvanz9999 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    The same is true for me. Except in Chicago. Actually I DID fail their personality test. What I was told is that they take your scores, compare it to the scores of currently working police officers,...
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    How To Say No

    mvanz9999 replied to EyesForward's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that!!!!!! They (businesses in general) have no obligation to you if the situation is reversed. Therefore you've got none to them, other than the agreed upon hours/shifts. The end. A number...
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    Affirmative action for male applicants?

    mvanz9999 replied to 98.6's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have to agree with this. I think it sums it up perfectly. I do not think that any school is keeping men OUT. I certainly hope (as a male) that my gender doesn't do anything to help me get in. I...
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    Salary Expectations in Roanoke/Lynchburg

    mvanz9999 replied to SkateBetty's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Better yet, is there a good place for people to look at nursing salaries, by specialty, in different parts of the country? I did a search and see a lot of salary question for a particular state or...
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    Starvation: A good thing when concerning the Obese.

    mvanz9999 replied to xt1's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with [color=#330000]smilingblueyes. you have to take care of the mental/emotional side as well. i think fasting would be a huge mistake. i'm very active, fit, and know a thing or two about...
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    Should I retake my GRE?

    mvanz9999 replied to share's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Actually I'm modifying this. It depends on the school. One grad school said it was only the GPA for your original undergraduate degree. They stated if I took 100 hours and got a 4.00, it wouldn't...
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    Starvation: A good thing when concerning the Obese.

    mvanz9999 replied to xt1's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly, outside of whether the actual fasting is healthy or not, I don't see the point. How did they get this way? Eating too much, poor food choices, etc. So, say someone fasts and loses a lot of...
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    Feeling no support from my husband at all...

    mvanz9999 replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    so, marie_lpn, does that mean you did get married? i'm a guy...just for perspective. i don't really know what to advise you about resolving this. i'm not a counselor. i think it's absurd and...
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    Loans to cover more than just the cost of classes

    mvanz9999 replied to squirtle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My thoughts exactly. Listen to all the people on this board. You simply HAVE to think about the debt you will incur. It's really easy to think "OH, I'll just pay it off when I get out". It rarely...
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    higher pay for BSN grads?

    mvanz9999 replied to evans_c1's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Just to balance this out, I'm currently in IT. There are people in this field that have Masters degrees in MIS, and they make exactly the same, and in some cases less. In this field, they don't care...
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    What now?????

    mvanz9999 replied to tnd511's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    On an unrelated note, I also took the MCAT (for medical school) quite a number of years ago, and I took a prep course, which was about $1,000.00, and a definitely waste of money. I would never...
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    Suck at Clinicals...Should I just Quit Now?

    mvanz9999 replied to Melcia060's topic in General Students

    No, don't quit. I agree with everyone else that it's likely the way your instructor is treating you, combined with the "older age" of the other students, and the intimidation from a floor full of...
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    What now?????

    mvanz9999 replied to tnd511's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think it would help if you maybe told us how you prepared and so on. I would say this issue is not that the GRE cannot be passed, but how you get ready for it is the problem. You can definitely...
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    New nurse jobs - easy or hard to get?

    mvanz9999 replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    What other career were you in? You are pretty young. I'm in Chicagoland as well. Good to
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    What now?????

    mvanz9999 replied to tnd511's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I just took the GRE with the intention of pursing an MSN. First of all, it is up the the school how they deal with multiple scores. GRE will report all scores received in the past 5 years. Some...
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    I dont want to do this anymore!!!

    mvanz9999 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh....me either. I'm 37 and only contemplating going into nursing. But after reading all this, who in their right mind would choose this as a