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  1. Is the NET (nursing entrance test) hard?

    busylady61 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello everyone, I am preparing to enter vocational school to become an LPN. I am scheduled to take the NET (nursing entrance test) next week. I have no idea what is on the test; only that I am allowed...

  2. Nursing school or become a teacher?

    busylady61 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, Here is my question: If you knew someone who was trying to decide whether to go to school to become a nurse or a teacher, and they asked for your opinion, what advice would you give them?...

  3. SCC? I'm a little nervous...

    busylady61 replied to ladybella's topic in Florida Nursing

    I basically have to take all of the pre-req's. I'm not enrolled in anything right now for the spring semester. And I don't think I can get them all out of the way this summer during my summer vacation...

  4. Going to school with provisional status..

    busylady61 replied to oconnor3's topic in Florida Nursing

    I would be careful with that. What if the school doesn't pass the accreditation process by the time *you* are ready to graduate? This happened in Orlando with Barry University law school. People...

  5. Saleries in central Florida

    busylady61 replied to carrieUK's topic in Florida Nursing

    Don't feel bad, I didn't notice the dates on those posts either until I got to the very end and saw the moderator's comments. LOL My eyebrows went up too when I saw someone say you could get a house...

  6. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    busylady61 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I hope it will work out for you. Someday maybe you will be a preceptor.... and you will be the kind that everyone hopes to

  7. Anyone ever work full time while getting their RN?

    busylady61 replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    Reading some of the posts on this thread has given me strength. I am currently working 50-60 hour weeks as a public school teacher; and am scheduled to start night school for LPN this fall. I have...

  8. FL RN Salaries....yes another salary thread lol

    busylady61 replied to luv4nursing's topic in Florida Nursing

  9. Pre-employment personality tests

    busylady61 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I passed the NET reading/math sections with flying colors. I bombed the "test taking skills" part. ("frustration" level) Ha! Let's see if the powers that be can figure that one out.

  10. Any "snow birds" out there???

    busylady61 replied to Boston64's topic in Florida Nursing

    I agree... think twice about where you end up buying. The coasts are where a lot of the insurance increases are taking place because the coast takes direct hits during hurricanes. I am in Orlando and...

  11. Where to start work as LPN?

    busylady61 replied to April Showers's topic in Florida Nursing

    Good point, Cococure. I used to work in HR/benefits and was directly involved in posting job openings .... I saw from the inside that many times, the job requirements are a wish list. Employers claim...

  12. SCC? I'm a little nervous...

    busylady61 replied to ladybella's topic in Florida Nursing

    Cassiesky, do you know when the program filled up? I would love to go straight for my RN through this program, but it's doubtful I would be able to get through all of the prerequisites in time to...

  13. Starting out

    busylady61 replied to byrdnest's topic in Florida Nursing

    You are smart to be making this decision when you are still so young. Good

  14. Confused

    busylady61 replied to nubiafl's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks -- you are right! Thanks for the reminder. I am trying to stay focused on that. This is going to be a great year. Just think, by the end of this year, how much more progress we all will have...

  15. Confused

    busylady61 replied to nubiafl's topic in Florida Nursing

    I am relatively new to this, but based on my research, the only way you can get out of the pre-requisites is to go straight to LPN school. All you need to get into LPN school is to pass the NET...

  16. Can you get a decent job in a hospital...

    busylady61 replied to ladybella's topic in Florida Nursing

    Ladybella, I am in the same boat. I would love it if I could just afford to quit teaching this May, and go straight to work for a hospital. I haven't really researched this because my sense is, it...

  17. Leaving teaching to be a nurse..

    busylady61 replied to ladybella's topic in General Nursing

    :groupwelcome: As a fellow teacher who is pursuing a career change into nursing, may I just say HEAR, HEAR! :yelclap: We teachers are very familiar with 12 hour shifts. Unlike nurses however, we...

  18. student to be

    busylady61 replied to soon2blpnmarie's topic in Florida Nursing

    Bensie is right. From the Dept. of Health and Florida Board of Nursing web site, check out this link: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/lst_trainingprograms.pdf This is a list of all the nursing...

  19. Staring into the abyss of education

    busylady61 replied to fiveofpeep's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know I'm not thrilled that it's going to take me four or five years of night school just to get my R.N. But the realities are that it will take that long because I have to work my way through...

  20. career guilt

    busylady61 replied to maggijo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maggijo, I am also an established teacher who has just made the decision recently to leave teaching and go into nursing. While my situation is much different from yours in that I don't have children,...

  21. FL RN Salaries....yes another salary thread lol

    busylady61 replied to luv4nursing's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thank you for the info. Do you mind if I ask.... how many years of experience would you need to be considered a "seasoned nurse"? Could someone command that type of salary after, say, five years in...

  22. Interpreting NET Scores

    busylady61 replied to abrainerd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is an interesting thread. I think my overall composite was 85%, and I passed the reading and math sections with no problem. However I scored "frustration level" on my test taking skills. Go...

  23. FL RN Salaries....yes another salary thread lol

    busylady61 replied to luv4nursing's topic in Florida Nursing

    OK everyone. New grad RNs in Florida make $18-$20 and hour; and in Massachusetts they make $28?! We need to unionize! LOL only half kidding here. Sorry for going off topic but I could not...

  24. Orange county SCC or VCC?

    busylady61 replied to paulinek34's topic in Florida Nursing

    LOL that is kind of funny...! But also irritating at the same time!:roll I was reading the Holmes thread first and then I posted a comment about this general subject (how is it that RNs can make more...

  25. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

    busylady61 replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida Nursing

    I agree! I am pursuing nursing partly because I want to do good work and make a difference in someone's life. But the *money* is also a big motivation! I am not going to give up. I am definitely...