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  1. Take 7 classes in one semester to make deadline!?!

    EGKB replied to Butterfly23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If GPA is at all a concern, DO NOT DO IT!!!!! Take it from someone who thought they could do more than the "average student" and is regretting it.... I have been taking 2 classes a semester and trying...

  2. Totally Dejected........2 year waiting list!!!!!!!!!

    EGKB replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't lose heart. 2 years may actually turn into a shorter wait... Just because the waiting list is full through two years now doesn't mean there won't be plenty of people dropping off the list as...

  3. Calling all transplant nurses!!!

    EGKB posted a topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Hello all... I was hoping to find out more about the career path for a transplant nurse. I am planning to enroll in an accelerated BSN program very soon. From what I've read about the specialty, I...

  4. Really scared after reading "No I wouldn't reccomend nursing"!

    EGKB replied to azmistie's topic in General Nursing

    "nursing by far offers more flexibility, the ability to control your income (somewhat) and the ability to change jobs if you want to. " this is one of the reasons i'm changing careers. i've been in...

  5. Second-career? what was the first?

    EGKB replied to goldie66's topic in General Nursing

    Public Relations/Marketing Account Executive. It was fun while I was single and childless and didn't mind working the expected 50 or more hours a week. Although the pay seemed great, when you take...

  6. RN in one year wants to work at CCF.... Many questions!

    EGKB replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in Ohio Nursing

    From what I've read about starting salaries for new RNs across the country, it seems to me that $23-24 is actually slightly above average (some exceptions being NYC and areas of CA) - I've mostly seen...

  7. advice on getting into an accelerated program??

    EGKB replied to hushpupgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe I haven't said it all yet, but I have one more thing to add. I think you should TAKE THE JOB with the big accounting firm, and not with the attitude that it's just something to pass...

  8. advice on getting into an accelerated program??

    EGKB replied to hushpupgrl's topic in General Nursing

    OH - I almost forgot. In my opinion, if you managed to get through your accounting degree with a good GPA in spite of not enjoying the upper level classes, I'm sure you'll have no problem holding a...

  9. advice on getting into an accelerated program??

    EGKB replied to hushpupgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I'm sure that working while you complete your prerequisites would put you in a better FINANCIAL situation to do an accelerated nursing program (you might already know this, but your financial...

  10. Any Accelerated BSN programs offer aid besides loans??

    EGKB replied to Alert&Orientedx0's topic in General Nursing

    I know - it stinks! I am also looking forward to starting an accelerated program and am running into the same problem. The only thing I can tell you that might be of help is that some hospitals will...

  11. Calling all transplant nurses!!!

    EGKB replied to EGKB's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I'm just not sure - I hope I'll have the chance to be a part of the whole process during clinicals and make a decision from there. I'm also hoping to do some volunteer work... will a hospital allow...

  12. Requesting Info about Transplant Nursing

    EGKB posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all... I'm not sure if I've posted this in the right place, but... I was hoping to find out more about the career path for a transplant nurse. I am planning to enroll in an accelerated BSN...

  13. Calling all transplant nurses!!!

    EGKB replied to EGKB's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Thanks for your reply! I think that becoming an advanced practice nurse would be my eventual goal, but for now, I'm just trying to find out more about what others have done in this specialty - how...

  14. Requesting Info about Transplant Nursing

    EGKB replied to EGKB's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure yet. I'm hoping to get exposure to both areas and make my decision from there. I'm so glad to learn that I can start out in that area as a new graduate; I would definitely seek...

  15. Nurses as Patients: What was your best/worst experience as a patient?

    EGKB replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in the hospital having my son, almost all of my nurses were outstanding. In fact, my experience in the hospital is what helped me to decide to become a nurse. HOWEVER, there is always one...

  16. Would love some advice!

    EGKB replied to CaitRN2be's topic in General Nursing

    I am doing my prerequisites (for an accelerated BSN program) at my local community college. The prerequisites for my BSN program are A&P I&II, Chemistry I&II, Micro (all with lab), Intro...

  17. Confused about schools

    EGKB replied to badgerbabe287's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Absolutely check with university to see if tech school classes will transfer. I am taking nursing prerequisites with several LPNs whose tech school classes did

  18. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    EGKB replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    One of the posters wrote, "everyone in their perspective professions eats a fair a mount of sh*t, regardless of what you do for a living." AMEN!!!! Take it from someone who left a job in dog-eat-dog...

  19. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    EGKB replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    One of the posters wrote, "everyone in their perspective professions eats a fair a mount of sh*t, regardless of what you do for a living." AMEN!!!! Take it from someone who left a dog-eat-dog job in...

  20. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    EGKB replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

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