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  1. This is like my hospital. They pay $5500 per year (or whatever portion you work, .6 time gets .6 of 5500) toward any BSN, and in return, every year you get the payment requires a year of work. I...
  2. Debt vs No Debt? ADN/BSN?

    Thank you both for your thoughts. I'm still thinking it through- though I did have to give the 1st program a $100 deposit but it buys me a little more
  3. So I have 2 RN acceptances for fall. I'm hoping to get some feedback from those who are already CNMs or on their way. I want to make the best decision and get myself into the best position for...
  4. Debt vs No Debt? ADN/BSN?

    So I have 2 acceptances for fall. This is more a question of debt vs no debt? I'm planning on getting my MSN (specifically midwifery) and have a prior non-nursing bachelor's degree. I have 6+ years...
  5. I'm thinking about dropping out of nursing school...?

    I also think you should finish both. What if....fast forward.....you went on to become a nurse practitioner or other mid-level? Your accounting background would make you a ROCKIN self employed NP,...
  6. Pct interview for davita

    Congrats to you!! I just got hired without experience too! It can
  7. I got a J-O-B!

    It seems so! I went yesterday. I've had a hard time finding my childhood records, and my mom has passed away, so they asked me if I wanted them to give them all to me (plus another TB and a flu...
  8. Just had to share, I got a job! I'm pretty excited. I finished my CNA in May, and have been trying like crazy to get an L&D job. This is my 5th application (plus 3 outside L&D) but got the...
  9. Getting Out

    I feel your anxiety!! I'm not a nurse yet, but I'm starting a second career after 20 years in my previous field. So, what I can tell you is more based on my experience as an EMPLOYEE than anything...
  10. compact state school vs not

    Thank you SO MUCH! It absolutely clarifies it, I misunderstood the implication of the NLC. That's really good to
  11. What about self-employment options? I know 2 doctor's offices that use coders, and they both have self employed workers, one for sure an ex-nurse, other one I don't know. Seems to me that they can...
  12. compact state school vs not

    I have a decision to make. First, I live on the border of 2 states, Illinois and Iowa. Iowa is a compact state, Illinois is not. I live in the non-compact state IL. I've been accepted into 2...
  13. Considering "Crossing that Line"

    **BUT** you'd have to quit working full time. Make no mistake, accelerated means accelerated. Some schools may even require you "sign" something that you agree not to work. I just had my aBSN...
  14. Which online chemistry is best

    No it's not listed any differently at Ocean. You can (and should) call the registrar's office of the school you are considering and ask- they'll tell
  15. I know that a few examples does not make a rule, but I am 5 foot 5 and weigh 135 pounds. I birthed babies of the following weights: 8# 12 oz, 12#, 11# 10oz, 9# 11 oz all lady partslly. FWIW my shoe...