foreverLaur

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  1. Buying Textbooks Online - CDs included?

    foreverLaur replied to BellsRNBSN's topic in General Students

    I always bought books that stated they came with the CD. If they have it, they will state it as it is a selling point. I always bought books that had no highlighting/writing in them and I still...

  2. Tired of the CNA Lecture *Mini-rant*

    foreverLaur replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    I agree that CNA should not be required, but $$ shouldn't be an excuse as nursing homes will train you for free if you work for them (and yes, you're getting paid). I never took the certification...

  3. Grades don't matter! Are you sure??????

    foreverLaur replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

    Grades matter for me. Grad school aside, work pays 100% of my tuition if I get a B or higher and maintain a 3.5 GPA in the program! Plus, how can you say grades don't matter when you have lives in...

  4. Grades don't matter! Are you sure??????

    foreverLaur replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

    A friend I graduated with (first degree - nonnursing) wanted to do a direct entry MSN program (FNP) because of a 2.4 GPA (although she did well in her prerequisites). She knew her grades didn't...

  5. North Shore-LIJ Requires New Nurses to Have BSN

    foreverLaur replied to RNDreamer's topic in New York Nursing

    RN-BSN is 3 years and full-time and it would be very difficult to do with my full-time job and I would have to take out loans to do so. The ADN program will be entirely free and the hospital I'm...

  6. Unhappy with CSCC...are there any alternatives?

    foreverLaur replied to b0rea1is's topic in Ohio Nursing

    How much are uniforms and what do they look like? The NURC 101 scrubs were awful. I guess RN-MSN makes sense if NP/CNS is you final career goal but if RN is your career goal, then RN-BSN makes sense....

  7. Worried my nursing career might be over...

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I thougth the whole point of having something expunged off your record was so that you didn't have to disclose it and people wouldn't find out about

  8. Unhappy with CSCC...are there any alternatives?

    foreverLaur replied to b0rea1is's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Chamberlain is $575 a credit hour. I'm guessing the school in FL is also private? I would avoid it. A good friend of mine just graduated from there and they had poor clinical sites - she often had...

  9. courses to take? (help)

    foreverLaur replied to grownskater1985's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I second taking Spanish!! Very very valuable to be bilingual in

  10. North Shore-LIJ Requires New Nurses to Have BSN

    foreverLaur replied to RNDreamer's topic in New York Nursing

    I know - it is sad that the world today wants specific education and that is far more important than experience or any other coursework you may have taken. At my job right now, they just hired a new...

  11. courses to take? (help)

    foreverLaur replied to grownskater1985's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did human nutrition, pharmacology, medical terminology, pathophysiology, medical ethics, and biological anthropology. I still have to wait until March to start and I'm REALLY out of classes now

  12. North Shore-LIJ Requires New Nurses to Have BSN

    foreverLaur replied to RNDreamer's topic in New York Nursing

    ADN and BSN are basically equal in nursing knowledge as they each pass the same licensing exam. The major different is the BSN has more general education, more nursing informatics, more...

  13. Unhappy with CSCC...are there any alternatives?

    foreverLaur replied to b0rea1is's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Yup, mine too. She said it was a lot about care plans. She said you didn't get to see the patient chart or see what was wrong with them until the end of the quarter. You had to come up with the...

  14. Unhappy with CSCC...are there any alternatives?

    foreverLaur replied to b0rea1is's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I hear it is true!! My first is in her 2nd quarter and went from a 4.0 student to a working her butt off for Bs!!! Let me know how it goes at orientation and what all they

  15. Unhappy with CSCC...are there any alternatives?

    foreverLaur replied to b0rea1is's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I'll have to deal with the change for my last quarter.... or semester... or however they'll do that haha. Guess we'll

  16. Unhappy with CSCC...are there any alternatives?

    foreverLaur replied to b0rea1is's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I know this wasn't directed at me, but I plan to switch to the online program starting 2nd quarter... after 4 years of undergrad I'm so over going to class

  17. Unhappy with CSCC...are there any alternatives?

    foreverLaur replied to b0rea1is's topic in Ohio Nursing

    They aren't sure if there is going to be just an August start, just a January start, or both. It is still up in the air. The latest I'll get into is Fall 2011. About half of March 2011 is still...

  18. CRNA Vs. MD

    foreverLaur replied to Amir's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If a CRNA and MDA are equally as good at providing anesthesia, why haven't the anesthesiologists realized they are wasting their time with 8 years of education and 3 years of residency? They could do...

  19. What's the deal with Columbus State admission?

    foreverLaur posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    My friend applied in January 2009 for their traditional ADN program and was accepted (as all students are) and was told her start date was March 2011. In the meantime, she applied twice to their...

  20. Worried my nursing career might be over...

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    The process is in motion to remove it (expunge) so it won't show up on a BCI (I should have been more clear - wishful thinking I guess!) BCI is at the state level which is what almost all employers...

  21. Worried my nursing career might be over...

    foreverLaur replied to foreverLaur's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Most hospitals only do a BCI background check (at least around here) so it shouldn't affect me when I graduate and start looking for jobs. Right now it still shows up on the BCI & FBI and nursing...

  22. Unhappy with CSCC...are there any alternatives?

    foreverLaur replied to b0rea1is's topic in Ohio Nursing

    OK I spoke directly to the CSCC nursing advisor you met with and found out the deal. The July 2010 application is for the March 2011 start date. However, there might not be any additional Spring...

  23. Unhappy with CSCC...are there any alternatives?

    foreverLaur replied to b0rea1is's topic in Ohio Nursing

    ... I have a meeting with a different nursing advisor on the 22nd so I'm going to ask again. It seems impossible that they would close March 2011 because I know for a fact a lot of students have...

  24. Anyone get their degree from Akron Institute?

    foreverLaur replied to barleany78's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Can't blame you. If I could afford the tuition, I would have done the same thing! Good

  25. Anyone get their degree from Akron Institute?

    foreverLaur replied to barleany78's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I love Columbus and don't want to leave plus I have a great job here that will pay for nursing school. Well I don't want to leave until I graduate! I'm lucky in that I have a job waiting for me when...