jrbakern

I faced a similar situation and chose the BSN route, so now I have two bachelor's degrees; and I feel like I made the right decision. At my school, I could have went into a CNL program which was a master's program. The CNLs took the same classes as ...

Good luck to everyone. I know the wait is excruciating. I have to tell you the morning I saw my status change was the most memorable & probably the high point of nursing school at UMB. And don't worry about breaking the system -- I know I easily ...

All of the RNs I know in the program at Shady Grove do work full time but none that I know of have tried to complete the program in one year. Community health for example requires two days: one for lecture and another for clinical. Nothing is impossi...

Most of us who applied in the past and used these threads must have checked our status a thousand times. It is nerve wracking and seemingly takes forever, and admittedly, the day I found out I was accepted remains one of the high points of my experie...

I will be finishing up at the end of this year. UMB is a great program. I don't really have anything to compare it to and I imagine all of them are just as hard. It's not hard conceptually; its the volume of information you have to learn in addition ...

Sorry you misunderstood me. IF you have worked then have a decent resume to back it up. UMB is a very competitive program so you have to sell yourself beyond the grades is all I am trying to tell you. Be clear that this is what you want to do and th...

The grades that matter the most are the core prereqs: anatomy 1/2, microb, chem. I wouldn't spin my wheels worrying about what happened in the past. The worst thing they can do is say no. My grades from the distant past weren't great and I got in. Yo...

There is an online form on their website, that if I remember right, just requires a fax with your account info and signature. As far as cards being thrown away or other problems, I wouldn't sweat about it now. You will receive endless regular daily e...

Hi there. Congrats to everyone that have been accepted and look forward to seeing you around this fall. I am a current student at Shady Grove, graduating this December. For the Higher One Card, you need to go into the account and set it up. I don't ...

3-6 pockets on scrub bottoms is ok - I think the point was not to have pockets all over the place. Students have worn full length and short labcoats so that should be ok as well. As far as vaccinations go, mail it BUT ALWAYS make a copy before doing...

Don't be in any rush for the clamp. The penlight you will use the first semester. The scissors I used during clinicals in the second semester though there were scissors around everywhere at the hospital I was at. I haven't used the clamp once during ...

For SG I think the bus is a great idea but just keep in mind on Mondays & Tuesdays you will have pathopharm from 500-730pm, so that may make for a very long day waiting for a bus especilly at night. You will have health assessment that starts som...

Whatever school you applied for is the one you are accepted to. They won't put you at the other school without talking with you about it first.

Congrats to the people who are no longer wait listed! The CPR cert should be completed before school starts (25 January) simply because you won't have time once school starts. You will get a few weeks once school starts to get CPR and immunizations b...

You are welcome. I know without allnurses I would been completely crazed by the whole application process and the waiting and waiting and waiting.....It was good to know there were others that were going through the same thing I was as well as people...

For those of you wondering if they have your deposit yet, one way to check is to log onto SURFS and see if it is posted. If you haven't set up your UMB ID to log onto SURFS it would be a good idea to do that as well. There are other things to fill ou...

Congrats again to those of you starting next month. Getting into the program is no easy task as most of you know by now :-) I too finished up yesterday (along with Dorkalicious!! yeah me made it!!) and can answer questions. It seems like most of them...

most people buy their own scrubs and sew the patch on. I used my labcoat from microbiology. If you aren't sure about where the patch goes its in the student handbook on the website or wait until school starts and get guidance from your instructor.

sorry didn't mention it before. mynursinglab.com is a place where you can buy it separately. it's an access code - there is no cd if I remember right.

Compare the descriptions & ISBN codes from the bookstore to Amazon. Amazon does sell the "complete" package and it is less money. That package may contain a workbook - the workbook is worthless in my opinion - the questions are the same that are ...

I would find a used pathopharm book (the previous edition would probably work as well) -- maybe buddy up with another person and buy it together as an alternative. You will have to look up things from time to time that won't be clear from the slides....

I am graduating Dec 2010. Whenever I get anything from UMB they list me as being from the class of 2010. Amongst ourselves we are usually called "The December Graduates". Congratulations to everyone who is in. For those who are still committee ready ...

For those of you finishing up classes, make sure you make a "B" or better in those remaining classes. They will rescind your offer if you make a "C" - no kidding - it happened to one of the people here on allnurses this past fall. If there is any cha...

Orientation is two days and you will have to attend both days. Last year it took some time to get anything in the mail - be patient and enjoy your last few weeks of freedom :-) Congratulations to everyone! JR

Hi future classmates - I have been reading and keeping up with most of the posts though i haven't had time to post anything this semester. I know the suspense is unbearable but hang in there. I know I must have checked online a million times to see i...