Future-nurse

What would you rather be and why... Nurse Anesthetist or Physicians Assistant? I am trying to decide and I dont know anyone who is either profession so I would really appreciate some feedback. I know both make great money but I'm not sure how much e...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30672330/ as i was reading the article i came across the following line... "and hospitals and doctors are concerned the government could dictate what they get paid to care for any patient, not only the elderly and the poo...

Ive always heard that Kaiser pays the most... is this true? Where would you work as an RN if you could work anywhere you choose?

Oof, I just got accepted to a nursing program so I went by the department to thank them and ask if there is any way I can sit in on a current class so I know what to expect when I start and then POW! I walk in to a class and there are nothing but ni...

Cant you transfer from one program to another? I know for sure you can do that while you are enrolled in a nursing program and dont like the school. But wouldnt this also apply to if you failed a semester you could apply to other schools to get in o...

Oh and I forgot... as for a means to support yourself... most people I have talked to work during the first semester of an RN program anyways and after the first semester you can work at the hospital while you are going through the program... Also as...

You can do whats called a non-degree option to become a RN with only having to do anatomy, physiology, and microbiology. The catch is that you can only work in california and you cant get an associate degree or anything higher. But hey... if someone ...

Sorry that I didn't give that information to begin with. I was talking about community college adn programs. If that is what you are looking for feel free to personal message me and I will try to help out.

Congrats on choosing nursing:yeah: Just from my experience I would always try to take 1 science class each semester with an easy class to balance it out (exp: a&p1 + nutrition in the first semester, a&p2 + math the second semester, etc) It wo...

I just got accepted into the Chaffey program so hopefully I can update you as I go along in the program =] IMO since I have been through the prerequisites here would be my steps to get your RN the easiest: 1) Always have 1 science class each semester...

My school will sometimes allow you to petition the dean in order to repeat a class you got a C in. Might be something to look into....

I wouldn't do that personally. I took Micro in a summer session and I wasnt able to pass (Straight A student before that) so I couldnt even imagine trying to do TWO summer courses. Ugh. Alot of the time people will encourage you to try it, but the ...

Only advice I could give is to look into the ADN programs since all the ones I applied to are lottery system as long as you meet the minimum of 2.8 - 2.5 gpa. Once you get an associates you can start making money while applying for bachelor programs ...

In SoCal 2.8 is all you need to get into any ADN program... its almost all lottery system so no one cares what your GPA is as long as you meet the minimum requirement. Dunno where you live but let me know if you had any questions on the programs out ...

I got pretty annoyed with GWC when they sent me the letter in the mail. Here I am dying for a reply to see if I got in or not... I finally work up the courage to open the letter and I see "Your pre-reqs are ok, we will send you another letter soon t...

I took the TEAS test kind of gives me an idea of what the NCLEX will be like, lots of questions that you CANNOT study for and you just have to use your common sense. I mean com'on, there was more questions about rocks and geology then there was on h...

I feel your pain... I ended up doing really well on Micro but it really depends on what your professor gives you to work with... Mine gave us a packet of bullet points of the important facts summarized so I would go through every bullet point and tr...

If you are willing to move to Southern California there are tons of programs without waitlists. (I applied to 12 different "Lotteries" this last application period) You basically apply and if you have your pre-req/general ed done your name gets put i...

Congrats on your choice into nursing Cosmetology women always make my heart melt... Do you have your pre-requisite classes completed already or are you starting fresh?

If you absolutely needed an A I would scout out a easy math professor beforehand. I have had it where I took Micro and failed it so I absolutely needed an A (otherwise my ADN programs wouldn't let me in if I had more than 1 repeat of a science course...

As a male who is pretty afraid of the whole poo experience (havent had to face it yet... just got accepted to a program) I would say my dream dept would be to work in the NICU. I think I can handle the baby sadness pretty well and it would be alot ea...

It might not be the answer you are looking for but I just got accepted to a nursing program and I had the same sort of question "what to expect?" I ended up going to the nursing dept and talking with the staff about sitting in on some of the classes...

Personally I have faced the same situation in the past were I have taken a science professor (Microbiology) and it set me back as I didnt pass the class with the grade I needed. My personal recommendation which helped me is to scout out a teacher be...

Oh yeah of course an ADN then going for your BSN will take longer because you have that lag time in between (taking the NCLEX, then applying for a BSN program which then has a few month gap between when they accept you and when you start the BSN prog...

The whole thing about being a nurse is that you will be able to provide a good future for your 2 kids... yeah it might be real hard to get through the program, but its for you and your children. What would you want your children to do if they were in...