SummitRN BSN, RN

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    new grad who didn't get into a specific nursing program

    SummitRN replied to dedicate's topic in General Nursing

    You can try but you probably won't get anything besides "Thank you for applying. You were a great choice, but the others were even
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    Is it realistic that I'll make 80-100,000 thousand after I graduate with associates.

    SummitRN replied to Awright162's topic in General Nursing

    It's all about cost of living. Your disposable income is going to be about the same anywhere for a given quality of life. 100K you probably need to be in LA, NYC, or Chicago. Several hospitals...
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    finally all is set to apply to RN program, worried to death..

    SummitRN replied to bernikitty's topic in General Nursing

    Go talk to the school. Ask to talk to the nursing faculty. Get a read on their attitude. My school's attitude was "almost nobody who applies gets in. If you manage to get in, then it is because we...
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    This is like going to war...

    SummitRN replied to Getreal2011's topic in General Students

    Pay less attention to the drama queens here and more attention to
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    University of Phoenix for BSN

    SummitRN replied to Delag5's topic in School, College Programs

    VERY WELL
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    Nurses unemployed what is happening out there???

    SummitRN replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    Decrease in demand, glut in supply. There's more nurses graduating each year than ever and the trend is increasing several percentage points each year. Here, it is up darn near 20% over the last 5...
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    Do you actually READ your nursing books or just skim?

    SummitRN replied to starmickey03's topic in General Students

    I too was told to
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    Pre-nurse student has 3 (c) on transcript

    SummitRN replied to ellergirl44's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Retake A&P I (unless you got an A in A&P II) and you should still be competitive for merit ADN programs. For a BSN program you probably want to retake all three since they are
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    GPAs in NS school

    SummitRN replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My highschool GPA was probably about 3.0 My highschool was a very competitive rigorous private prep school though... much of my college has been at a lenient CC resulting in that 3.9. My years at...
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    GPAs in NS school

    SummitRN replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    3.9 at my previous school, 3.75 overall. Got me into one BSN program, rejected from the other. Nearly half the students in my program had a GPA over
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    Has anyone gotten into nursing school with a low gpa?

    SummitRN replied to xiling's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    About 1/2 my BSN class has a GPA above 3.5 I was even rejected from a school with a GPA of 3.85 Most programs require a 2.7 or 2.8 or even 3.0 as a minimum to
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    Regis BSN Class of '12

    SummitRN posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Anyone
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    is nursing even a good career choice right now?

    SummitRN replied to tware's topic in General Nursing

    If you are going in looking for a guaranteed job at good pay, then
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    Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    SummitRN replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    yep. that's why the special said that nothing quite does it. we should relegalize ddt for interior use. bioaccumulation in the food chain leading to critical levels in apex predators was directly due...
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    Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    SummitRN replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    ^as above said, they are peristent little $##@s. They'll hide inbetween pages of books, and denied food, be dormant for a
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    Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    SummitRN replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    ddt does
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    Let's hear how awesome nursing is!

    SummitRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I start my BSN program in 2 weeks. I've been reading non-stop posts on here about how everyone is working at soul crushingly unsafe patient ratios, getting unfairly fired, and how nobody can find a...
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    Radiation Safety

    SummitRN replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    Gila: 'fraid I didn't quite finish the BSNE, otherwise an ABSN would be a good plan. When I finish by BSN, I'll have over 200 credits! I thought we had answered your question quite thoroughly. I...
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    Radiation Safety

    SummitRN replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you can also contact your hospital's RSO (Radiation Safety Officer) with additional questions. This person is usually a Health Physicist. Brownbrook, thanks for the compliment, but again, I am not...
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    Radiation Safety

    SummitRN replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    Not a nurse yet. I start school in two weeks. However, this is an area I know a lot about since I studied Nuclear Engineering until I decided that wasn't what I wanted to be. Hospital Radiation Risks:...
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    no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    SummitRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    There's a thread all about that here: Dementia, Tumors, DNA mutations from WIFI, Cellphones, Laptop etc. - Family, Health, and Entertainment Read it. Hopefully you will be enlightened. Another...
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    no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    SummitRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure labor law protects your freedom to communicate and partake in reasonable activities during a break. Is it really a break if you cannot make a cell call? How about a ban on newspapers?...
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    Anyone know how to find telecommuting nurse positions?

    SummitRN replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    How can you possibly telecommute as a RN unless you are one of the nurses on an Ask-A-Nurse
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    no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    SummitRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's ridiculous that you cannot use the phone on break. That seems counter to labor
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    College America - Denver

    SummitRN replied to RN2BKS's topic in Colorado Nursing

    CNA/PCT gives you a leg up on jobs, but it still sounds hard. :) Community Colleges are the best bang for the buck apart from a public university where you can get a BSN (more marketable). The BSN...