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  1. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know you definitely need to be at least 18 to be licensed (in any state), but I think you may be right, in which case, this whole thing is a moot point. And it is certainly true that grades dont...

  2. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. My. God. You evidently havent been reading a word I post. Thats wonderful that your mother accomplished so much, but by your own admission, she did that as a result of joining the army (which no...

  3. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    [emphasis mine] This is really the core of it. Many people want to defend the GED route saying, "oh, I did it, and it worked out for me.". But these people almost always struggled for a few years...

  4. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    You're confusing the issue. I never made the statement that higher learning is a direct sign of intellegence. Please remember the original context of this discussion. I was merely commenting on the...

  5. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps I should have phrased things a different way. What I meant was, someone who cannot pass the ninth grade has little or no chance of completing a nursing program and should therefore cross one...

  6. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thats a really uninformed statement. Most people believe Einstein failed out of school, but this is inacurate. He once failed an enterance exam for the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich,...

  7. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    This was my problem, as well. I know everyone wants to be supportive and tell this person that everything is ok as long as you believe in yourself, but as far as I'm concerned, if you're skipping out...

  8. Pharmacology and math

    OC85 replied to OnlyByHisGrace's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The pharmacology class I took inloved no math at all. The class was all about understanding the different drug classes, their mechanisms of action, drug interactions, side effects, contraindications,...

  9. Enrolling in Concorde *PLEASE HELP ME OUT!!!*

    OC85 replied to silent ninja's topic in California Nursing

    Honestly, if you got an A or a B in Alg II/Trig, then I don't know why you're freaking out. As long as you have a decent grasp of algebra, then you should be fine. Private LVN programs dont really...

  10. Microbiology - Fall 2008

    OC85 replied to PreRN Katie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm gonna disagree, a little bit. Gram - vs. Gram + is really simple (thin vs. thick peptidoglycan), and morphology is of minimal importance (as you cant really identify many bacteria just by looking...

  11. Microbiology-Spring 2008

    OC85 replied to Scooter321's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck with the class. Honestly, if you don't think of it as scary or super difficult, it can be a really cool class, and the lab portion is waaaaay more interesting than physio (probably because...

  12. A Call for Help. Nuuuuurse!

    OC85 replied to thmpr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think thats part of it. Also, you can't really blame people for a lack of response when you simply posted a statement with no question and no request for

  13. I seem to know less the most

    OC85 replied to Javeed's topic in General Students

    If you are financially able to do this without stressing yourself out, then its a great idea. However, I would also look into ADN programs as well, because, in many cases, you can get your employer to...

  14. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Finally, someone with realistic/sensible

  15. anyone been to weight watchers?

    OC85 replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    The "core diet" is nothing like Atkins. Aktins was a rediculous and dangerous plan that completely ignores the imortance of a balanced diet in overall health. The core diet is more like saying, if...

  16. anyone been to weight watchers?

    OC85 replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    Weight watchers is actually a really solid program. It should be common knowledge by now that fad diets don't work (at least not long term). The good thing is that WW isn't really a "diet" plan, per...

  17. What's the deal with black?

    OC85 replied to SCUnursie06's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Serious. I'd rather look clean and professional (if a little bit gloomy) than be walking around with some kind of cartoon print any day of the week. I always felt like those "fun" prints look really...

  18. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    OC85 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    Aw...that make me sad, a little bit. (heh, and look where a "C" president had gotten

  19. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    OC85 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    I was having the same thought, actually. I know everyone wants to say "There, there, its ok that you're getting Cs.", but I think nursing school still needs to have

  20. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    OC85 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    This really bothers me, as well. Why can't people accept that someone was able to outperform them? The whole thing feels like an excuse to me, as in, "Oh, well if I had no resposiblilities and a bunch...

  21. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    As in, skipping high school. Also, some people attend GED programs, but all that is required is to pass an exam (which doesn't really require much), so yes, this would involve skipping years of...

  22. What Lvn school do you recommend?

    OC85 replied to 213jingle2bells's topic in California Nursing

    Try checking out Pacific College in Costa Mesa. The price may be an issue ($26,900), but most all private LVN programs are this much or higher. You'd be suprised how you can break this down though....

  23. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is not about a lack of desire to attend school, the OP admits to trying , but failing. Also, a hectic home life won't change simply by attending college (the person is 16), as someone who has...

  24. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, does no one else see a problem with failing the ninth grade and thinking you're somehow going to complete a nursing program (or even the pre-reqs, for that matter)? I wasn't aware that...

  25. plz answer my qestion about GED

    OC85 replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry, but i'm tired of this ridiculous assumption that nursing school is something that just anyone can walk into despite little or no academic skills. are you honestly able to say that someone...