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  1. Getting an LPT before becoming an RN

    PhilGN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, I'm in taking classes right now at the local junior college to get into the RN program. One of the things the counselor told a group of us is that we could get into the licensed psychiatric...

  2. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    PhilGN replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    Print Shop Assistant, Barista at Starbucks, and

  3. Have you ever been mistaken for a doctor?

    PhilGN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Men in Nursing

    A few months ago when I was in precepting, the manager of the unit stopped me in the afternoon one day when my preceptor was talking to me and said "You're a student nurse? This whole time I've been...

  4. How Long Should I Work as a New Grad?

    PhilGN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student right now, and I've started looking at things to do once I graduate. One of the things I was looking at was the Peace Corps. I'm guessing it wouldn't be the best thing to just...

  5. Are There Any Sorority Women Here?

    PhilGN replied to UjonesRN's topic in General Students

    What about fraternity guys? I'm a

  6. HM Prison Service Nursing

    PhilGN posted a topic in International Nursing

    I was wondering if anyone in here has worked in any of the British prisons, and if so what its like. I'm also curious how open they are to hiring nurses from other

  7. Delta College, Stockton, CA

    PhilGN replied to ChargeNurseAmy74's topic in California Nursing

    Delta uses Lodi Memorial, Sutter Tracy, Kaiser Manteca, Doctors Hospital Manteca, San Joaquin County Hospital, and St. Joseph's in Stockton. After the first semester, the only clinical sites are St....

  8. Delta College, Stockton, CA

    PhilGN replied to ChargeNurseAmy74's topic in California Nursing

    No problem at all.Physio at delta may be hard, but the hard work really pays off in the end. It's very good prep for pharmacology. A lot of the Delta nursing students took nursing at other colleges,...

  9. Delta College, Stockton, CA

    PhilGN replied to ChargeNurseAmy74's topic in California Nursing

    Hi F4Mom. I don't have too much advice for prereqs other than what I put on here already. I took Adamson for physio and Solomowitz for psychology and I really suggest them. When the prereqs are all...

  10. Senior Nursing Student wants to take a team of nursing students to Haiti or DR

    PhilGN replied to jilliang's topic in General Nursing

    Are there any groups that nursing students can volunteer with to go

  11. adn first then bsn? fastest route to nursing degree?

    PhilGN replied to hapiyogi's topic in California Nursing

    I mean accelerated ways of getting a bachelors or masters in nursing if you have a bachelors in another field and an associates in nursing. All of the programs for nursing I've seen in the area are a...

  12. adn first then bsn? fastest route to nursing degree?

    PhilGN replied to hapiyogi's topic in California Nursing

    Hey Hapi, I'm in Stockton. The only two schools I know of in the immediate area offering BSNs are Sac State and CSU Stanislaus in Stockton. I finished my BA and I'm starting an ADN program right now....

  13. US to AUS questions

    PhilGN replied to luv_n_heart's topic in International Nursing

    Nursejewels, despite taking that long, was the process itself very easy? And did you look for a job first, or start the visa

  14. FNP and PA?

    PhilGN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I saw on the UC Davis website that their medical school has a FNP program that is done with a PA program, and if you're in the FNP program and take a few extra classes, they'll give you the PA...

  15. FNP and PA?

    PhilGN replied to PhilGN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I thought the programs were different. They have different admission requirements for each program, and they say RNs have the option of getting certified as PAs. Do you know anyone whos gotten both?...

  16. US to AUS questions

    PhilGN replied to luv_n_heart's topic in International Nursing

    Just another US to AUS question, can you only make the move as an RN, or can NPs and other types of nurses apply for registration as

  17. Relocation to UK

    PhilGN replied to michaelarose's topic in International Nursing

    When I saw chocolate poppy's post it made me wonder, is it any easier for non-EU nurses to get jobs outside of England? Like in Scotland, Northern Ireland of Wales? Just wondering if there are any...

  18. NP Specialties

    PhilGN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've been to a bunch of the nursing school websites, and I've seen that you can become a Family Nurse Practitioner, or a Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, etc, but I've looked on a couple of other...

  19. NP Specialties

    PhilGN replied to PhilGN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks, that makes a lot of sense. Are there any restrictions though? I mean I figured a family NP wouldn't be able to do the job a psychiatric and mental health NP could. And are there any programs...

  20. Changes to shortage occupation list in the UK

    PhilGN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    I was wondering about the Band 7 and band 8 nurse positions that are still on the list. I tried looking it up online, but I'm still not sure what it is. Are those positions that you would have to...

  21. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    PhilGN replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I hadn't heard about this before and had to google it. It looks like the APA is up in arms over this too, has anyone else heard more about

  22. Does being a guy have any affect on being accepted into your schools nursing program?

    PhilGN replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I just got accepted to the local associate degree program, and I think all of the programs here in California use a formula to decide who gets in. They take all of your GPAs and come out with a...

  23. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    PhilGN replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    What ABA model? You mean that lawyers obtain JDs, but don't go by the term doctor? Maybe we should ask physicians to go by that model. Both are first professional degrees. The National Science...

  24. Getting a MSN without a BSN

    PhilGN replied to tracie0305's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in the same boat as a lot of you. I got a BA in religion and I'm in nursing school right now. I know the University of San Francisco has an ADN to MSN program, and that's what I'm thinking of...

  25. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    PhilGN replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Just to throw in my , I think doctor should be used by people with a DNP. I see no problem with someone calling themselves a doctor as long as they say what kind they are. It seems like most of the...