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  1. why do you care if a student misses class?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    haha, I once heard a quote that goes something like, "the only area them men are more competitive in than women is sports" hands down, we compete about every stinkin' thing! I never really experienced...

  2. why do you care if a student misses class?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    but see that's the thing: school says you can miss x number of days, my friend has NOT missed x number of days, so what difference does it make? They are not bending or breaking the rules for her,...

  3. were you and alternate for NS? I need encouragement!

    picurn10 posted a topic in General Students

    I am 3rd alternate for RN school in August (currently about to finish my LPN) and I'm just really nervous I won't get in. The people running the program say it's highly likely, and one told me she...

  4. Strong enough for nursing?

    picurn10 replied to Student258's topic in General Students

    well, keep in mind I'm still a student so I don't know what it will be like in the real world of nursing, but I suspect that a LOT of people get into nursing without really knowing what they're...

  5. Third alternate. What are my chances???

    picurn10 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm an LPN student about to graduate in June, and I plan to go straight to RN. However, I just got a letter from the first school I've applied to, and they said I wasn't accepted, but that I am #3 on...

  6. Third alternate. What are my chances???

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    twice a year. I talked with her today and she said already one person has decided to decline the spot! So that means that there is only one other person in front of me between now and August. I do...

  7. NS with young children at home?

    picurn10 replied to sjc77's topic in General Students

    I'm a single mom of a 4yr old and it's doable. I'm just finishing up my first year (really my LPN program) and I start my last year in August. My program has been 5day/wk=40hr/wk with clinicals and...

  8. Students that cheat

    picurn10 replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Students

    I think the reality is that nursing instructors have to have an airtight case in order to accuse a student of cheating, and it's next to impossible to get that, so they monitor as best they can, and...

  9. Anyone go to Rose St.?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    oh, awsome! That's great info to know about the online stuff. My friend also applied with me, so if she attends class and not online I'll probably do it for the comraderie, but otherwise I'm going to...

  10. Is and LPN Program a Good Route to Go in Trying to bridge over to RN?

    picurn10 replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Students

    I'll be honest, the only thing I was concerned about were things related to my ego. I had a lot of preconcieved ideas about the quality of education for LPN, rigors of the program, and worried that I...

  11. Is and LPN Program a Good Route to Go in Trying to bridge over to RN?

    picurn10 replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Students

    oh, and I just wanted to add: LPN to RN programs are much easier to get into than traditional RN because there are a lot fewer applicants. I basically have my pick of which RN program to go with in...

  12. Students that cheat

    picurn10 replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Students

    yep, little scracth sheets, writing on her hand, writing answers on her desk, and so

  13. Is and LPN Program a Good Route to Go in Trying to bridge over to RN?

    picurn10 replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Students

    I decided this time last year to go the LPN to RN route and for me it's been a really great option. My program is just 11mo (full time) but this time last year I hadn't even applied and now I'm about...

  14. Students that cheat

    picurn10 replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Students

    I know how you feel! We have two known cheaters in my class and they get some of the top grades, it makes me so mad to hear them brag about it. On top of that, I actually bust my butt studying and...

  15. Anyone go to Rose St.?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I know exactly what you mean, we have tons of that "busy work", waste of time stuff! The class times sound heavenly though! For the first half of our program it was 5 days a week, 8hr/day. Right now...

  16. Anyone go to Rose St.?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    that's interesting. How many days a week were you in class/clinicals? So the instructors weren't very

  17. You know you're in nursing school when....

    picurn10 replied to Valasca's topic in General Students

    when you feel the top of your 4yr olds foot and your first thought is, OMG why is it so edematous? Then you realized it's just a chubby little foot you carry an IV start kit around in your bag...

  18. OCCC Career Ladder question

    picurn10 replied to StephieRN_1216's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm not an LPN yet! I went this route so that I could bridge straight into RN and shave about 6mo (calendar time) off the whole application process of the traditional 2yr program. I heard from a...

  19. who's getting ready to graduate????

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    breathing and sleeping sound

  20. OCCC Career Ladder question

    picurn10 replied to StephieRN_1216's topic in LPN to RN

    oh, good! Yeah I'm not sure yet where I'll go. I've applied to Rose, and I will to OCCC as well, and maybe a couple other's just to be sure. The only thing I'm worried about with OCCC is that I've...

  21. Help!!! Can they really do this??? Does anyone know???

    picurn10 replied to AnnieMae*'s topic in General Students

    my school is this way. We have to take ATI after different sections and if you don't pass you have to remediate before you can take boards. Apparently there are still some students from last year's...

  22. OCCC Career Ladder question

    picurn10 replied to StephieRN_1216's topic in LPN to RN

    I'll be applying in the next couple of weeks! When I talked to them about last years class, I was told that the pts were between 12-16 for CLP! I've been told (by the advisor there) that the whole...

  23. would working in peds help with NICU?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not sure, I'll have to look into it though. How can I go about doing this research? Do I just call the nurse recruiter at the

  24. How much did you earn your first year?

    picurn10 replied to whitecats's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you can google "nursing salary in ___" (add your state) and it will pull up the info for you. One site (I can't think of which one) actually breaks it down to what your pay check will look like minus...

  25. Time requirements - Assoc. vs. Bachelors?

    picurn10 replied to LovesGreyhounds's topic in General Students

    why do you want your bsn? Is there something career wise you want to do, that you can only do with a BSN? I found for myself, that I was only wanting the BSN for the prestige of it, and that it won't...