jazz_is_my_game

No, this is from the Bush administration. It has been in the works for a while.

Good for you. Some students have to take out private loans that they have a hard time paying back later...therefore I think it is a good thing.

I shadowed before...still went on :)

I think that would be interesting if there is a job. I know that there are attendants during the autopsies (y'all have seen them on autopsy/ME shows), but I don't know if they are nurses or not. Good luck! I hope you find what you are looking for!

Yeah, I've been there. They really look at us (collectively) as bimbos. Some are very arrogant with their views. Seriously, what would a hospital be without nurses? We all have to work together for the patients.

I like observant people like y'all :)

Your patients? That's not funny IMO.

I am so sorry, but that was too funny...(but I know it wasn't at the time). I have seen that sight a thousand times...esp. when the low rise craze started circa 2001. Which is probably why I wear specs .

Everyone gave you great advice! Well, since you don't want to move, you have to go the ADN route. You can definitely get your BSN later and hopefully with some assistance from your employer. Maybe even a MSN (with a RN to MSN degree). You never know!...

Good thread! Especially for us thinking about the accelerated program...because time management is no joke! Good luck to those already in a program! You guys with families (I am single w/o kids) inspire me!

Y'all already hit my annoyances...but I just have to say that I hate people who have full-on convos during class and text consistently. They forget that other people have paid $$ to hear the professor, not them. But those kids are always the ones cry...

By reading your earlier post and this one...it seems that you have an issue with international students (and I see you are in Australia -flag by your name).

I would get a Bachelor's in RT if I were you. I know a couple of people into it...pretty intense (as anything in the medical field) -- a lot of math :) Gilda gave you the rundown of the testing process --- good luck!!

I don't study at my uni's library. Too loud..too nasty (I have seen banana peelings on tables-- yuck). I think common sense is no longer common. I prefer to study in my car (if I need to) or at home.

Goodness gracious. I would've told her off (and effectively killing the silence of that floor) if she came at me like that. You were not a "smart @$$". She was an idiot. You did more than I would have. I would've left b/c I know my temper with stupi...

That would be nice. But how will the patient know unless they are told of the colors...some people don't know who "techs" or RTs are. I was a volunteer and I did not on any scrubs..a patient still thought I was a nurse. Verbal identification is the k...

Hey everyone, I keep looking at Kent's program...and I have a few questions for those currently enrolled or that have graduated: - What type of volunteerism are they looking for? - How intense is it? - Where are the clinicals? I figure the Clinic and...

Thanks barleany :) Good luck with your application to the program!

No, I am not. I am a hard worker and my grade is all me. Whatever I get is a reflection of me. I am not worried about the next...we are in this together, but comparing percentages on exams - no. I work hard for myself and for future lives that will ...

OP...you seem competitive. I would not have answered you if you asked my GPA, that is a personal thing. Plus, you seem defensive since you said you didn't have a 4.0 like the others you asked. Nursing school is not a competition...seriously...do you...

^ (pointing to above post) ....and there you go! :) Good luck, OP, with your schooling.

..."I!" :) Good luck and congrats to everyone!

I am 10 minutes from school. But...I was thinking about going to a school an hour away, everyone dissuaded from doing so (I was trying to get out a year early). I thought about our crazy winters and being late!

Hi ysin. I think nursing is a good idea. Just because the economy is bleccchh now...it doesn't mean it would be bad in 2/3/4 years when you graduate. I have other academic degrees, like you. I went the traditional BSN due to my location. It goes fast...

But if not...he brought up points of why many of my classmates are in the field.