shumarka

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1. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

   shumarka replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

   1. Because I need a challenging job that I care about. 2. They'll have a really hard time outsourcing my job to India! Seriously, the money is a huge factor, because there's no way I'd be shelling...

2. Please Help Me with AccBSN Online Program

   shumarka replied to Airsanity's topic in California Nursing

   University of Wisconsin OshKosh has an on-line Accelerated BSN program, but you do have to do clinicals, of course. They hire a nurse in your area to do them with you, so you can be anywhere in the...

3. Future Nursing Student needs advice

   shumarka replied to PWnurse's topic in Colorado Nursing

   By the way, as a former programmer-- what do you think about the market for nursing informatics? I was thinking about going into it, but there don't seem to be any job ads out-- especially entry...

4. Future Nursing Student needs advice

   shumarka replied to PWnurse's topic in Colorado Nursing

   I've heard those same stories about schools here in California, and in Oregon. The community college in the town my aunt lives in (Eugene, OR) only lets in people with straight A's. Apparently with...

5. Future Nursing Student needs advice

   shumarka replied to PWnurse's topic in Colorado Nursing

   I didn't mean to make it sound like it's that easy. I was just talking about the options. It does get easier when you're able to go to schools anywhere in the country-- I don't have kids so I was...

6. Online pharmacology?

   shumarka replied to shumarka's topic in California Nursing

   I found a course through Canyon College. It's on line, I can take it whenever I want, and the advisor at the shcool I applied to says it looks like a great class. And it's about $2000 less than...

7. Future Nursing Student needs advice

   shumarka replied to PWnurse's topic in Colorado Nursing

   I'm also trying to decide between an Accel. program and a CC. I decided on the one year BSN because when I looked into the cost on online programs, they were still expensive (about $17k for RN to BSN...

8. Online pharmacology?

   shumarka replied to shumarka's topic in California Nursing

   Great web site, thanks for the info. No Pharm classes this summer unfortunately, but now at least I know I can stop wasting my time looking! I found a class that might fit through Canyon college;...

9. Online pharmacology?

   shumarka replied to shumarka's topic in California Nursing

   No, this one is Pennsylvania. I decided against Mt St marys because they required two religous studies classes (like I have time with all the other prereqs?) and I don't want to be a guinea pig with...

10. Online pharmacology?

    shumarka posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hello, I was recently accepted to a great Accelerated BSN program. I still need to take pharmacology, and had planned to take it this summer, but can't find a class! Does anyone knows of a 3 unit...