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  1. Does your state require you to have your CNA to get your LPN

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

    It's not required in my state. Some community college programs give you points in the application process if you have a cna or other health care license. Some four year colleges/universities in my...

  2. Scared of exam

    sunray12 replied to Dani3176's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised you did not go over this in school. Check out your state board of nursing website for the legal distinctions between LVN and RN in your state. Basically RN - someone who completes a...

  3. Overwhelmed!

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

    A lot people here have ft jobs and young children so if you have neither then there's no reason why you can't manage your course load. Many people who go to nursing school don't have 4.0 gpa's but you...

  4. LVN's-how do you find a job after grad?

    sunray12 replied to Mom/Nurse2b's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My story is similar to yours. To find a job I plan to do what I can to make a good impression and network during clinicals. Get a summer job or internship as a nurse tech. During final semester come...

  5. RRT or LPN need advice to decide

    sunray12 replied to Melissa1226's topic in General Nursing

    If money is your initial consideration I believe RT's make more money than LPN's. It seems lot of RT's move on to other health care occupations but that might be my personal perspective since the RT's...

  6. A nurse should have at least 5 years exp before NP school

    sunray12 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    The only PA program in my state requires two years of paid health care experience. It does not have to be direct patient care experience. Many "direct entry" NP programs have a gap year between the...

  7. New LPN students to start soon !! Come share your experiences :)

    sunray12 replied to Ericad85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I just found out I'm in for the fall. I'm excited but it still feels a bit unreal. I plan to take this one step at a time, but my main reason for wanting to take the LPN route is that I want to do the...

  8. school choice advice... thanks for reading!!

    sunray12 replied to nurse2B444's topic in General Nursing

    If I had your background I'd probably want to jump on the Hopkins offer but I agree that 90K is a lot to spend on a nursing degree. Have you researched funding options? If it isn't something you can...

  9. school choice advice... thanks for reading!!

    sunray12 replied to nurse2B444's topic in General Nursing

    If I had your background I'd probably want to jump on the Hopkins offer but I agree that 90K is a lot to spend on a nursing degree. Have you researched funding options? If it isn't something you can...

  10. Need a loan but already have a BA in Comm

    sunray12 replied to phottovy87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    She misinformed you. You should be eligible for student loans unless you are maxed out, in default, have outstanding debt with the feds, or convicted of a drug related felony. - You can check your...

  11. My Dilemma...What would you do??

    sunray12 replied to Princessluvv's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on your MPH. A lot of ADN programs have a pt option. So maybe if that's something you can do if you don't feel comfortable about giving up your day job just yet and keep it for a while as you...

  12. how are you and will you pay for school?

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

    I will pay with savings and student loans. And to answer your question if you get federal loans you'll need to remain enrolled for a min of 6 credits/semester in order to keep them in deferment. So if...

  13. RN to??? Suggestions on where to go from here

    sunray12 replied to RN6768's topic in General Nursing

    an opportunity you like might come up in a "bsn only" - or "bsn preferred" hospital - and with a bsn you'd be eligible. keep in mind that more and more hospitals are moving in the "bsn only/preferred"...

  14. Hiring Freeze and New Grad

    sunray12 replied to natrgrrl's topic in General Nursing

    But the point is that you have a job and in a year you'll no longer be a new grad and then you'll be golden.

  15. Nursing Student admits online doing Ectasy and encouraging another how to do it .

    sunray12 replied to lillypad274's topic in General Students

    Yep. Just show me the straight A's. I'm in favor of eliminating all background and clearance checks for the folks with the 4.0's. Just show up with the raggedy, dog eared transcripts, if they say 4.0...

  16. should i become a cna before taking prereq's?

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

    I started with academic prereqs but if I could do it over I would have started with a cna course. In my area it's not easy to get a cna or emt course in the summer so I'd have to wait till the fall...

  17. how many non-traditional students are here?

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

    I get the impression that a majority of people who post on all nurses are non-trads. In fact I found this board because I was researching the issue of "older" people switching careers into nursing....

  18. So Many Students! Will Shortage Now End?

    sunray12 replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Students

    Nursing cohorts are very small as compared to law cohorts. Many of the nursing programs in my state accept between 15-25 students/year. Your average law school class is ten (or more) times that size....

  19. Bigger is not always better!

    sunray12 replied to ruralnurs's topic in General Nursing

    I seldom think bigger is better. Good

  20. Is a NP also a " Physician?"

    sunray12 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I thought MD and DO (like RN) were the protected legal terms

  21. If you make over 100k/year as a nurse

    sunray12 replied to amie1169's topic in General Nursing

    ^^I like the sound of your job not because I think 100K is the end of the rainbow, but because it sounds like decent compensation for a specialty field and the number of hours/week you're putting in....

  22. Career Advice

    sunray12 replied to acdante's topic in General Nursing

  23. Bare minimum prerequisites

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

    Depends on the school. Are you looking at 2 yr, 4 yr, accelerated BSN, Direct Entry MSN? The school will let you know on its admissions checklist what courses you must have completed in order to...

  24. Youngest NP?

    sunray12 replied to tfleuter's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Some people are RN's by the time they're 20/21. It only takes 2-3 years after that for a MSN - NP specialty. So it's possible to be a NP under the age of 25. I'm thinking a lot of young nurses might...

  25. IV certification/ACLS in Sterling? Help

    sunray12 replied to 222mom222's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Check NVCC. I recall seeing these courses in the catalog for this semester. Not sure what they'll be offering for the summer semester. You have to sign up in order to see what's