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  1. Who recommends "Get ready for A&P" by Lori K. Garret?

    sunray12 replied to Blessed2beStressed's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    IMO the best preparation you can do for a&p is planning ahead to have time to study for it once the course has started. This means if you have kids, job, other classes, other responsibilities, or...

  2. Do nurses from big name schools get paid more?

    sunray12 replied to sawana's topic in General Students

    If you are a good networker then you can benefit by going to a big name school because it can give you access to career opportunities. But someone from a no name school can do the same and more...

  3. A pre-req of a pre-req of a pre-req

    sunray12 replied to teapot289's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Shop around in your community college or state u system. You'll find different schools have different policies. e.g. Some require gen bio before you can sign up for A&P others don't. Some require...

  4. When a patient is dying, am I expecting too much?

    sunray12 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a sad story. It sounds like the daughters were probably stunned and in denial. Without your guidance they wouldn't have known what to do, so it was very nice of you to direct this family...

  5. Denied Financial Aid b/c of Traumatic Event

    sunray12 replied to scrappymom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    sounds to me like she is talking about student loans. there is no pell grant refund for a student if you drop your

  6. "Atypical" Nurse? How discouraging...

    sunray12 replied to Darjeeling22's topic in General Nursing

    maybe having a child (or children) was the experience that got this particular rn to the point where she was empathetic enough to go into nursing. but she doesn't have to assume it works that way for...

  7. Burned out for good after 27 years

    sunray12 replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    Well 20 years = retirement for a lot of people so if you mean 27 (twenty-seven) years then you've more than paid your dues on the floor. Surely you can take your expertise and graduate into something...

  8. Discouraged- finished pre-req but too many applicants!

    sunray12 replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in General Students

    I dealt with your problem by applying to a community college LPN program. I made an appointment to meet with the counselor, turned in transcripts and received a letter of acceptance in about 2 weeks....

  9. Need Advice; No Grade...Can't Take RN Boards

    sunray12 replied to helpin_others's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand how this could have happened either but I suppose anything is possible. It sounds like OP was in an online cohort in a school that didn't have a good distance learning department....

  10. I think i'm making a huge mistake

    sunray12 replied to luckystudentnurseRN's topic in General Students

    It sounds like you have your mind made up but IMHO it is very short sighted to leave the lvn program when you can easily do a a lpn to bsn program in as little as a year. Remember nursing education is...

  11. I think my professor is making up stuff.......not sure what to do.

    sunray12 replied to katmarieRN's topic in General Students

    If you mean American Assn of Peds a 2 minute search pulls up umpteen articles that support your teacher's pov. It's not my research project so I'm not going to bother to trowel through them looking...

  12. Nurse Salary vs. Teacher Salary?

    sunray12 replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    Starting professor salaries are the same regardless of discipline. Pay increases based on experience. As for why teaching vs practice? Some people just want to teach. The end game is not always to...

  13. Nurse Salary vs. Teacher Salary?

    sunray12 replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    ^^A friend of mine, former special ed teacher left teaching because she was overwhelmed by demanding parents. When parents turn a disabled child over to a teacher they want improvement yesterday and...

  14. Im am being harrassed at work possibly because of my race

    sunray12 replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt that your manager is a RN/MBA or Economist and she probably has no idea what future hiring trends in your hospital will be - so it is not her call as to whether you'll be a NP in the hospital...

  15. really disappointed after my trip to the BON

    sunray12 replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    The ruling on case 1 seems a little harsh. But in reality life is harsh like that and you can miss the mark by just one small thing. e.g., You can fail an exam by one point (or less). It is possible...

  16. Are You Popular At Work?

    sunray12 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought it was about the patients. In a profession

  17. Reading alot of posts discussing "A" nursing students vs "C" nursing students

    sunray12 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    the only thing is that we see umpteen threads here about "i graduated magna cum laude and no one's calling me ...". i don't see an equal amount of threads saying "help - no one's hiring me because i...

  18. Please help Is 40,000 Enough

    sunray12 replied to pbaby1123's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what's usual and customary pay in your state. Whether or not 40K a decent wage depends on the cost of living in your state. There's a recent post here on this board that says starting...

  19. WAS I REALLY HIRED???

    sunray12 replied to snowyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Background checks can be a slow process and the Memorial day weekend might add to the backlog. You are not nagging to call once or twice a week about status. (But BTW if you want to be a successful...

  20. Will travel for work

    sunray12 replied to yelhsamarie's topic in General Nursing

    i think you can only make a determination on this based on your own personal experience. i.e. when the time comes you have to fill out your own apps and see what response you get. it can't just be...

  21. Should I go to Nursing School or stay at my Job?

    sunray12 replied to Noel1221's topic in General Nursing

    Stay at your job. Find a part time nursing program that you can do while you keep your job. If you decide that nursing is for you then you can transition to nursing after you get your license. I don't...

  22. $1x40x4x12=$1,920

    sunray12 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    It might open up other career paths for you. Some people want to move into different things. Other people are perfectly happy where they are, but they find themselves having to consider new options...

  23. Graduation and job offer

    sunray12 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! It sounds like a good

  24. constantly sick ever since I started working

    sunray12 replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Take vitamins. Get regular exercise. "Relatively healthy diet" isn't the same as the optimal diet for your physiology so you might do some research on that. Don't underestimate the effects of stress....

  25. Back up plans--anyone know about physical therapy etc

    sunray12 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A good place to begin your research on occupations/career paths is bls.gov. Here's the entry about PTA's - http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos167.htm . I think all nursing and allied health programs are in...