melissa.mcgovern

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1. insight needed on the pros and cons of sponsorship, please

   melissa.mcgovern replied to melissa.mcgovern's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Thanks, Elkpark:). I'm pretty sure I will go ahead and apply IF all goes well and I'm accepted to school. I can live with standard starting salaries for sure. I'm prior military, gov't and UPS, so...

2. insight needed on the pros and cons of sponsorship, please

   melissa.mcgovern posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   HI there. First off, I applaude and admire you all for choosing this specialty. I am in pre-nursing right now and looking really good for acceptance in the fall of '10 so long as my HESI goes well in...

3. Nursing Specialties

   melissa.mcgovern replied to futurenurseashley's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I am defininitely stilll set on LTC/Geriatrics. I don't have any other medical experience other than volunteer work at a Nursing/Rehab Center now but I love it and the plan is to pursue that w/home...

4. Anyone volunteer at a hospital?

   melissa.mcgovern replied to markuskristian's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   :redpinkheWow. That's awesome that there are so many of you who are really getting your feet wet in volunteering. I'm in MI and I too tried to volunteer with our local hospitals, but I guess since I'm...

5. Wait lists

   melissa.mcgovern replied to adavis4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I don't know where you are, but here in sad sad Detroit metro, there's a good ADN program @a comm college and I often hear people at breaks talk about being on the waitlist or OMG there's a two year...

6. For all pre-nursing students

   melissa.mcgovern replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I feel the same way; It's hard enough (at times) staying super-optimistic now with the economy and the competition. I too was in the military and then UPS for many years and I am completely used...