rduterte

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1. Good offer or keep on moving?

   rduterte replied to rduterte's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the responses; I ended up accepting the job today. Some notes: westieluv - Thanks for the advice. Rural health just means healthcare in a rural area. It faces slightly different issues since the population is lower and there are fewer ...

2. Really nervous about applying

   rduterte replied to rduterte's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Dear 2008 Ramon, This is yourself, 4 years later. I decided to answer your post, because no one ever got around to it, and I'm sure a lot of people are in the same boat as you today, and have similar anxieties and questions. So here's some spoiler a...

3. Good offer or keep on moving?

   rduterte posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm getting a job offer in rural health that pays about $25/hr. I'm a new grad, and it's my first job offer. It seems low, but people from my class seem to be getting similar offers.Does this sound right to you? It seems to be on the low end of the m...

4. Take LPN board halfway through nursing school?

   rduterte posted a topic in General Students

   A classmate of mine (we're in an ASN nursing school program) said that to make more money he was going to take the LPN boards, hopefully become an LPN and then work throughout the school year as an LPN instead of what he does now (he's not specific, ...

5. TEAS scores; do I have a shot?

   rduterte replied to rduterte's topic in Pre-Nursing

   It's been awhile - I honestly can't remember exactly how many questions there were - I think two sections had 20 questions and the other two had 40 or 45. The prep book was specifically for TEAS, make sure it's the one with the practice tests.

6. TEAS scores; do I have a shot?

   rduterte replied to rduterte's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hey everybody, thanks for all the positive messages. I got notified about a week ago I got accepted! @Junebaby - my school's bookstore had a prep guide for the test that I thought was really helpful. It had a practice test in it that I did a bunch of...

7. TEAS scores; do I have a shot?

   rduterte posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I just got my TEAS back and I got a 91.4%, and am in the 98th percentile. My scores were: Reading 97.5 (96th percentile) Math 84.4 (87th percentile) Science 93.3 (99th percentile) English 89.1 (91st percentile) I'm a little worried since I know the s...

8. Really nervous about applying

   rduterte posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I graduated Rutgers College with a BA in English in 2004, but have gone back to school to pursue nursing. Unfortunately, I'm terrified about the odds of getting into a nursing program, mostly because of horror stories. Right now I'm attending Middles...

9. Nursing School Explanation

   rduterte posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm not sure if this is the correct section for this - apologies in advance. I'm having trouble understanding what I'm supposed to do as far as my nursing track is concerned. I've enrolled in a community college (Middlesex County College in Edison, N...