nynurse2be

Another waiter here:devil:

I think it's a combination of things. For one, most nurses do not get a PhD. In most universities, for a tenure-track position, a PhD is required. Hence the lack of tenure-track faculty. Most instructors are just that - instructors. Not publishing, not on the tenure track. Nursing is also an expensive program to support, from a university standpoint. Insurance alone is $$$.

me too! A&P 2?

Anyone else starting to do this in an obvious pre-emptive strike against hurt feelings if a rejection letter comes? :o:o

I hate him too.

Anyone else getting this response from out-of-the-know relatives/co-workers/neighbors? I feel like they think I'm lying when I say the program I applied to has almost 450 applications for 25 spots. They look at me like I'm making it up!

My husband won't discuss it with me anymore. He's like "be positive!" and I'm like "No! I'd rather assume I'm not getting in so I won't be so crushed if/when a rejection letter comes". So I'm playing the same games with myself, but in the end, it will hurt the same amount.

Congratulations Nurse -to -Be! That's awesome!!!!!!!!!!:cheers::yeah::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap: I'm still waiting to hear...which makes me think I'll be getting a thin letter.

The scoop for me is I am on pins and needles waiting to hear if I got in!:confused: Anyone else?

I'm dying to find out if I got in!!!!!!!!

Nurses ARE professionals. However....I think the general public has a perception of nurses as less-than professional, as "yes-men" to doctors and administrators. This might get me flamed but here it is: I think that nurses themselves don't help if they act like they are not professionals: i.e. not demanding fair wages, a voice in management, taking on too much and putting themselves at risk. Yes, the patient comes first. But IMO, NOT at the expense of the nurse.

I have 2 friends who are new-ish (1.5 years) RNs. Both say that they usually are not paid OT b/c they need to get a supervisor's permission first, and fill out forms, and in the end it becomes more cumbersome than it is worth. So....they wind up working an extra couple of hours every shift b/c the work has to get done and they don't have the time to go through the chain of command to get OT approved. I think this is bullocks! The problem is the system, not the nurses. If they insisted on getting paid OT and going through the proper channels then maybe management would enforce a more efficient system. I feel like they should respect their own time and get paid for their hard work. I think it's demeaning to them that if they are paid hourly, they give away a couple of hours every day. Is this common? How do you handle getting authorized for OT at your job?

I was wondering if anyone has taken this course and if so, could you tell me if the homework included answering the questions at the end of each chapter? I am taking it in Spring session 2, but wanted to get a head start while I had some free time. Thanks!

You can also take pre-reqs online (see distance learning and pre-nursing student forums). Are you near Brooklyn College? It has a better rep than Medgar Evers and lots of night/weekend classes. Just to clarify: Excelsior isn't a SUNY school: University of the State of New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm starting today. Anyone else? Then on to A&P 2 for the spring...