L&DWannabe

I am currently in the Maryville WEC program. I don't know about the prereqs needed but when I applied I needed 32. I actually got a psych minor just to be able to enter the program. The difficulty of the classes is the same as other nursing schools, ...

mcalvin- you are so right. Most people in WEC BSN program already have previous degrees, so a BSN makes more sense. If you don't, and are starting from scratch, it makes more sense to do a RN. The schools are a little less fail-happy, and you can alw...

I'm pretty sure that the term "lay midwife" could still be used. Not all midwives get certification. A lay midwife would truly be someone who just goes around delivering babies with no documentation that she has the right to do so. Like a grandma tha...

my question is...if your driving force is to have children and you think that nursing would work well with the schedule...why don't you try something much more simple that gives you a schedule that works with a family? Nursing school consumes your li...

Re MOnurse: It depends on what we are doing academically with how many we lose. With our pharmacology skills we probably lost about 5 students. With our sterile field demos we lost about 6. Earlier losses were probably more like 1-2 per semester. But...

Hi...just wanted to let you all know a perspective about Maryville WEC bsn that's not so shiny. About every week at Maryville, there is a chance to fail out, and we usually do lose at least one or two students. You could be the best student with the ...

I have a question about withdrawing meds from an ampule. I am being taught that a triangular-stance method to stabilize my hands because we are not able to touch the needle anywhere inside the ampule...not just the rim, but at all. My question is: Wh...

Ya, I'm in nursing school (BSN) and if we touch the needle to the side of the ampule we fail the demonstration of that skill. And in clinical practice, we are told we would have to waist the med and start over?? I'm going to have to do it this way......

If you can't afford a lawyer, open up a credit card with a lower interest rate, they're pretty easy to find. Then just put it all on the card and make the minimum payments. It's not as painful as it may seem. No, it's not ideal. But this is your cur...

Congrats! I just got my letter too! Yay! Now we're official!

I agree. "Doctor" is not the technical term for a physician. I think that this is such a positive change for nurses. What a better way to earn the respect that we deserve? These advanced degrees are going to make the title "nurse" have so much more w...

What if the true purpose is to keep Health Care workers from getting sick so that we have enough staff to care for those who are sick? I think the government is freaked out about this pandemic, and they don't want empty hallways due all the nurses be...

Hmmm....I'm not sure about "just go for it"...but it does come down to the individual. I don't think it is unwise to worry about getting yourself really far into debt- You really have to weigh the pros and cons. Right now- I'm going to a private scho...

I had never heard of post-partum Psychosis- I had only heard of the Depression- so since I was SCARED after having my baby, not SAD- I figured I was just going crazy, felt like a terrrible mother, and didn't want to tell ANYONE for fear they would ta...

My HONEST advice? You're asking a bunch of Chevorlet fans if you should drive a Ford. Most people here are dedicated to this website- so getting a "go ahead" from this post, at least a possitive response, may proove to be difficult. There are MILLION...

Honestly, I don't think you're the only one all of a sudden realizing that the economy is bad and the medical field may be your only hope. In fact, we will probably see a huge growth spurt in nursing students, flooding the field with competition. Go ...

HOW are you applying? filling out online applications? You actually have to call Human Resources at the hospitals and ask to speak to the Nurse Recruiter. Getting hired from an online application is like bobbing for apples. Start networking yourself,...

Have you checked into your local community college? They are much cheaper and you will actually become an RN after two years. Don't let the waitlist fool you, because you will have to take some classes to get into the nursing program, and usually by ...

"Anything but a Nurse!"...that's what my family tells me. My mom was a nurse, and hated it. My dad, who hasn't been with my mom for more than a decade, said the same thing. He said I'll have a "dog's" life- or something to that effect, that I'll make...

Thank you all so much. I've told my mom that I know for a fact that there are nurses that love their jobs (my mom insists this couldn't be true)...Today my SIL gave birth... since labor and delivery is my forte it just strengthened my desire...I know...

When "morality" is left up to society- we will all be doomed. You don't have to believe in God, but the idea of having a set of what is "moral" and "immoral" is not a bad thing. Casual sex, drugs, violence, profanity, ... all are becoming more and mo...

I don't know the "technical" answer- but you can get fired for numerous reasons. It will not serve you well if you management found out you were stripping, trust me. Also- if one management finds out- everyone will find out. And you could have a VERY...

I think your answer should be obvious. If L&D is your passion- then why are you listening to the nay-sayers? At least- don't give up before you've even TRIED! No, you probably won't get 100% what you want in your first job- that would be a miracl...

Thanks! I think I might have to do that. It's a bit of a drive, but it doesn't look like there are many other options. My husband is the only one working and Half of his factory was let go yesterday due to the economy. SCARY! So I might just be looki...

No hospitals ever called me back for positions I applied for. I have an associate degree in General Ed and am going for nursing but still on the waiting list at Maryville U. From what I can see there really aren't any specialized classes for it aroun...