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Hi all :-): I was enrolled in a traditional, brick and mortar program this year. Long story short, I finsihed most of my year 1 ADN clinicals, now have to wait another year before I can repeat 1 class and move on to my 2nd year. I'm really getting ...

Missy and MissingMyErica: That's wonderful! I am so incredibly excited and cannot wait to start now! MissingMyErica: Congrats, wow!! I'll be doing all my exams in York since I live in Harrisburg, that's so encouraging!!! Excelsior is really lookin...

Deteremine2b: God bless and thank you so much for sharing your experience. Wow, halfway done already, congrats!! It seemed to good to be true, but you're right- Excelsior IS a godsend! I'm sorry you had to go through so much at your traditional prog...

Lax Nurse, That's great! I'd love to hear more about your path through excelsior if you have the time. When did you graduate and how long did it take you to complete? Your words mean alot to me- I was scared shirtless when I heard the rumors abou...

From what I heard they are, well, how do I say it...b*ll breakers? My friend was in their program and her grandfather died and she had to go to the funeral, missed a clinical day and thus failed her clinical assignment for the semester and had to wa...

Not to mention the loans, ack! Go NP/CRNP. By the time you get there, the terminal degree will be the DnP anyways, which should satisfy the level of practice you are looking for. I think what you mean is that bedside nursing might be "too much" fo...

Eesh, makes me wary. I am just beginning nursing school. I am happy you are sharing your story, though. It needs to be heard. *No you ARE NOT Norma Rae!* I will keep this in my head whenever the powers that be attempt to treat me like an indentured...

Thx to KeeperMom for sharing! If we have good reason to, are we allowed as nurses to tell the pt's mom to close the door herself?

Hi guys! Can you relate? I am about to enter NS in the fall and have been providing pt care for 7+ years now as a tech in various capacities. Lately the pts have really been getting on my nerves and I am wondering what the heck am I doing furthering...

You're a motivator! Now I'm excited! Thx TG!!

Thanks, That Guy! How has NS been for you? Are we expected, as students, to take as much crap (figuratively, LOL) as possible from the pts? Do you feel overwhelmed yet? Thanks in advance for answering my 20 questions :lol:!

Thanks again, katebean. Feel free to email me as you go through NS and encounter problems like this or of any kind. It really helps to talk w/a fellow student. I almost dropped out of NS before I even began! I hope the knowledge we have of our re...

Hey Moogs (may I call you that?). That's exactly why Im going the ADN to BSN to MSN track...money savings! Also, I need time to suss out what I want as an NP specialty. I think this is a great way to do things. Those pricey DE programs just want ...

That first NP job may be just as elusive, esp w/out clinical experience. I'm going ADN instead of direct entry MSN so I might be a little biased I know someone had mentioned about PAs getting hired right out of school w/out experience, but they ge...

I'll be happy to step it up to doctorate level! Who knows, maybe they'll start an ADN to DNP program for 2nd degree students. There are so many different flavors of nurses, yet we all seemed to get lumped in with the lowest common denominator.

Thanks katebean and Moogie :-). Youre both correct and katebean, you hit it on the head- I CAN'T STAND addicts. Most have a very "me-me-me" personality that I have a very hard time stomaching. I am sympathetic, but they often try to elicit sympath...

I have a Bachelors in Bio and am starting my (long) pathway to MSN. Sorry to say there are no shortcuts. You will need two years to do your RN clinicals because unless you are in an accelerated program, they schedule these classes only once a year,...

Hmm...well you would need a BS/N to get into the DO prog. I havent decided yet myself- im going for an ADN this fall even though i have a BS in bio...i might just do the ADN-MSN iafter i graduate if the GPA requirments arent too crazy.

Cheers, MC1906! This is the pathway I choose! I already have a BS, now going back for my ADN. After that I plan to do RN->BSN, and then MSN. If you get a job right after ADN, they should pay for all fo the subsequent steps, so it would be cons...

:yeah: Three Cheers!! Well said hombre!!! ~Rae

You could consider working in a sleep lab until a suitable RNI position opens up. It's not as in depth as Nursing, but sleep labs are always clamoring for techs. If you have HCE, they will usually train you, and if its a sleep lab in a large health...

Thank you, OP, you have inspired me not to quit! I start an ADN in Fall 2010 and I was getting a bit scared re: the current employment market. If we need help with resumes and cover letters, can we contact you? -Rae

It's good to hear words of encouragement. I start an ADN fall 2010. Si se puede! (Yes, we can!) )...

Maybe she knows more than you are giving her credit for. There is much lost in translation.

Good luck, prayers are on their way! I would still go on the sleep interview on the off chance that you don't get the job you want, just so you can pay the bills until the right job opens up. I know things are tight, so I am keeping my sleep regist...