yasmine77

It is always possible, I suppose, to work and go to school. During my first college experience, I worked 40-50 hours a week and took 18-21 credits a semester and still received straight "A's." (I also got very sick ;-) I am approaching my last semester of nursing school and can honestly say that I could not have learned anything with excellence had I continued working last semester. Many students had to keep working, however. The problem, in my opinion, was that these students sacrificed their ability to learn in the process. The majority of them struggled to maintain their grades or just "barely" passed. "After all," they said, "C equals RN." This is somewhat understandable. It is also disturbing. I believe that since we will be working in close proximity with patients whose lives may depend on our knowledge that we are truly responsible to learn what we do with excellence. In nursing school, my attitude has changed considerably from my first college expereince. I have studied for 6-8 hours at a time in order to...not just pass...but truly comprehend what I am being taught. Now, some people say they don't have to study at all. With a class average of low "C's," I find this doubtful. More power to you, whatever you choose. If you must work, then I am sure that your perseverance will benefit you. If working is not an absolute necessity, then take that time to study!

Quote: Originally Posted by carcha I'm truly dumbfounded on this one imagining the whole scenario. Two adults fighting over who holds a retractor. Here only the junior doctor whose name no one knows performs that "vital duty", because the rest of us are busy performing nursing duties. If I had been the RN in that room I would have thrown the both of you out until you got some sense. The surgeon must have got a kick out of it though, the two of you carrying on. My...I had to smile at this post. I can picture the writer leaning back in a velvet robe, in some languid pose, speaking with an accent as cultured as a pearl, then giving a mirthless, supercilious chuckle. A bit arrogant, are we? Cheers!

Every campus has a different cut off point. It is typically something like the following: LPN: 40 RN: 20 Occasionally, a school (like Ivy Tech Columbus last year) will accept an inverted version of the above...RN:40, LPN: 20. That is rare, however.

Hey...your grades are good by most standards, so be proud of that! You are right to question whether they will be sufficient for the program...most applicants apply with straight A's and a TEAS score in the 90's. (My stats were all A's/ TEAS:97) However...you can always retake the TEAS and apply anyway. Keep trying!