Beggar♂

Beggar♂

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  1. Sacramento State Nursing program

    Beggar♂ replied to Orthonurse's topic in California Nursing

    I was looking into their second bachelor's program and found a lot of info on their web site and found them pretty responsive to e-mails. Admission to their program is pretty competitive so the...

  2. Do you think I have a chance?

    Beggar♂ replied to squirt28's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think you're probably OK. Lots of people stumble out of the gate. One concern, though, is with chemistry. I think my program required B's in the prerequisites. If you took the chemistry series in...

  3. Online Courses for Micro and A&P I and II

    Beggar♂ replied to jeaner68's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I've been reading about online chem, micro, and A&P that apparently include labs. How do the labs work? Are they just computer simulations? We did use a simulator for some dry labs in physio but...

  4. Do you think I have a chance?

    Beggar♂ replied to squirt28's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Regarding your grades: Are your undergrad grades spread with A's and C's or pretty much solid B's? Or, C's in your first years and A's in your latter years? What kinds of classes did you not do so...

  5. How do I become a nurse?

    Beggar♂ replied to ridermom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You do not need an undergraduate degree. You can enter either a 2-year Associates program at a community college or a 4-year Bachelors program at a university. Go to their websites and you can find...

  6. As nurses are we just Trained well behavedMonkeys

    Beggar♂ replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Yet another reason that I will work only in a union facility. I'd be pretty concerned about standing up to an abusive doc in a non-union facility, especially in an area where good nursing jobs are...

  7. 2 lab sciences in 1 semester

    Beggar♂ replied to goldenscroll's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Having already rendered an opinion and having read all of those preceding this I'd like to make this statement: Nobody can answer that question for you. All of us are unique in our intellects,...

  8. Do you think it is too late to go into nursing?

    Beggar♂ replied to karen230's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Definitely, not too old. I'll be 43 when I start NS in January and I've got a spouse and a kindergartner. I finished my pre-reqs during spring semester and I was certainly one of the oldest students....

  9. MA's please stop letting school practice on you !

    Beggar♂ replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Kind of nutty to demand so many punctures of each student. My poor wife is virtually unstickable. Nobody ever believes her until they start poking around. In the end they always go get the person...

  10. Nclex Tomorrow... Need Help!!!!

    Beggar♂ replied to netty78's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    At this point, there's no point in trying to dive into a new book. You're more likely just to stress yourself out. Get a good night's sleep and try to relax while you take the

  11. Male nurse crying!!!

    Beggar♂ replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    As a man, I've cried when: My dog of 11 years died in my arms My grandparents passed Two years back, when my mom died, I cried many times I've been teary recently as my dad was just diagnosed with...

  12. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    Beggar♂ replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    After a spectacularly mediocre undergrad performance followed by some professional experience, I went back to school to earn a chemistry degree and try to get into med school. Although I did quite...

  13. 2 lab sciences in 1 semester

    Beggar♂ replied to goldenscroll's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've taken 2 or 3 lab courses several times, usually coupled with another science or math class and sometimes a GE class. It takes a lot of work and a lot of discipline to do it but I've been able to...

  14. Admission into accelerated RN/BSN

    Beggar♂ replied to Tink1186's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Out here in Cali, they're pretty competitive. A program at Sacramento State says that their last class had an average GPA of 3.6. I don't recall the GRE scores but they were very good. The...

  15. New Here, The Good/ Bad /Ugly

    Beggar♂ replied to Howardhughes's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious - did you do any research into nursing before you decided to become one? It sounds to me like you picked a field that doesn't suit your personality and temperament. You have my

  16. Nurses' Unions

    Beggar♂ replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I'm about to become a student nurse (direct entry MSN) after 16 years as an engineer at various companies, large and small. I have never been represented by a union and I was anti-union for a long...

  17. Most RN's first borns?

    Beggar♂ replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the youngest of 3 but product of a broken home at age 7-9 (hard to say when it became broken -- long before they parted ways, though). I went with Dad, sisters went with Mom. I love my dad but...

  18. Do you think this would be goofy?

    Beggar♂ replied to goldenscroll's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Frankly, if you've got the time, I think it would be goofy NOT to do it. I pre-read most classes including anatomy, physio, and micro, and have maintained a 4.0 over 55 units of chem and bio. I find...

  19. I need to vent, everyone is mad at me for quitting the "superhospital"-long story

    Beggar♂ replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    I might also point out that DH doesn't really have a clue what's best for your career. If he's not a nurse then how could he? Also, as Tazzi says, "being happy is the best thing for your career."...

  20. I need to vent, everyone is mad at me for quitting the "superhospital"-long story

    Beggar♂ replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    By all means, work in an environment that makes you happy. Forget the notion of perceived status. You didn't become a nurse for status. I spent 2.5 years at a job with a 90 minute commute each way...

  21. Anyone waiting to apply for a 2008 start!!!

    Beggar♂ replied to Jeannai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Last week I learned that I was accepted to a DEMSN program starting in January!!! I turned my application in on April 15 and the intervening months have been STRESSFUL. When I got the e-mail, I...

  22. Any online Pharm and Pathophysio classes for ABSN at Samuel Merritt College?

    Beggar♂ replied to icing9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Solano Community College in Fairfield (http://www.solano.edu) offers pharmacology