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I have a BA (non-nursing) and finished my ADN last year. I'm glad I went that route. It was extremely cheap and provided an excellent education. I am now about to begin my masters to become a nurse practitioner. Also, now that I'm working part-ti...

I think it's a great idea and have considered it myself. It seems much more convenient than an adult family home where you would have staffing issues around the clock. I agree that you should not get involved with a partner. It's unnecessary and c...

I'm in the same boat. Someone please respond and let us know what we're in for with this test!

I'm looking at this program also. Did you find some info that you could pass along?

I think it depends on the school. Both the University of Washington and Washington State University allow this option, but Pacific Lutheran University does not (at least not yet). The safest thing to do is check the website of the school you're loo...

I'm not sure about the entry level masters at the UW, but the regular MN no longer requires the GRE. This requirement was just recently dropped. Have you thought about just getting an ADN at a community college? That's what I did. I have a BA in ...

I just graduated with my RN in June and have been offered two jobs to choose between. The first job is on the med/renal floor of a busy hospital. I know I won't enjoy this job (full patient care with no CNA's), but I know I will learn a ton the fir...

Is ICU the most lucrative specialty for travelling?

Almost makes me want to fly down to San Francisco from Seattle just to work the weekend shift. Someone could leave Friday and come home Monday. Has anyone ever considered it?

I'm a nursing student in Olympia so I've only seen it from the clinical perspective. I think they're both fine. CMC is smaller and at least from my experience in clinicals seemed a little slower than St. Petes. The good thing is that if you find y...

I have a B.A. and am in an ADN program. It took me 3 quarters to get my prerequisites (chem, A&P I & II, Micro, statistics, etc.) since a lot of the classes need to be taken consecutively and could not be taken at the same time. I just fini...

My sister in law is a hygienist and makes $38/hour. There are some in the Seattle area that make $50/hour. She works 3 days a week and has full benefits. She also picks up extra hours for another dentist whenever she wants them. Hygienists are in...

Corvette Guy: You're going to love it here. I live in Olympia and my kids are in the Tumwater school district. Do you have a place to live yet? Do you have kids? I'm in nursing school right now.

I'm hoping someone can help me with the following: State the responsibility of the nurse before, during, and after the administration of respiratory therapy. Thanks so much!

Hello and thanks for the reply. The respiratory therapist is performing the treatment. I need to know what the nurse would need to do before, during and after the procedure.

I don't really know the answer, but I was kind of wondering the same thing. My 17 year old son has really bad acid reflux and sometimes even vomits after eating. He doesn't have anorexia or bulemia, but he's a very picky eater and if he doesn't lik...

I'm starting nursing school next month at 41. My only question is...do any of you regret your career choice? Some of the posts on this board scare me to death!

I say GET RID OF THEM! Everything you would need to know is available online or at the library. You'll feel so much better without all that paper around.

I like this thread. Bump.

I'm curious about the Palm M500/505. I looked on ebay and they are cheap, but they only have 8 mb of space. Would that be enough to download all the normal nursing programs? If so, I think it would meet my needs at a very cheap price. How much st...

I would like to know what the average study time is also....

I'm curious about this also. I'm assuming a CRNA can make more money doing this kind of work? Is that true?

Hello: I know that it is very helpful to have a BSN to get into management. Is a B.A. plus ADN the same thing?

How much time do you spend outside of class per week studying/writing care plans, etc. for nursing school?

I would like to know this as well. What kind of experience are they looking for in a rad. nurse?