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  1. It's really happening!

    mmgirlsmom replied to MermiesGreatGig's topic in General Students

    Awesome post and congratulations. Your post just reaffirmed everything for me as I am also 40 and just finished my first semester of nursing school. Like you I have wanted to do it for years but...

  2. Hessi Exam

    mmgirlsmom replied to JaimeC's topic in General Students

    I take mine on Saturday for Fundamentals. With ours you have 3 attempts if you do not pass it the 3rd time you fail the entire class. Doesn't matter if you have an A in the class currently if you do...

  3. OK Here A Kicker For Ya

    mmgirlsmom replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing

    This struck a nerve for me. I am just finishing up my first semester of nursing school as a "non-traditional" student. I am divorced with 2 children and have worked my whole life and still do and I...

  4. Amount of clinicals?

    mmgirlsmom replied to MissChloe's topic in General Students

    I am in my first semester and we have clinicals every other Saturday from 7-11. Next semester we do not have clincials but the summer semester we have full 8 hour days every other weekend. I am in a...

  5. What's your school's cut-off for passing?

    mmgirlsmom replied to cobee's topic in General Students

    I am in a BNS program and we have to have an average of a 78% to

  6. So frustrated and sad..

    mmgirlsmom replied to pdxmomazon's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a B in AP 1, and really had a B in APII but was so close to an A the professor bumped my grade up because I had never missed a class. I know each school is different and there is so much...

  7. Passing a test but not the grade you expected.

    mmgirlsmom posted a topic in General Students

    How do you deal with it when you take a test and pass it but didn't do as well as you thought? I am a non traditional student in a BSN program and my first semester of nursing classes. I have passed...

  8. I study a lot and I end up with B's...help -_-..how do you study?!!!!

    mmgirlsmom replied to gtrebyari's topic in General Students

    I just posted something similar to this. I have passed all of my test so far. Took a test last night and passed with B but though for sure I did much better than that. I studied, felt very well...

  9. Passing a test but not the grade you expected.

    mmgirlsmom replied to mmgirlsmom's topic in General Students

    I know I have to "get over it" I have no choice. I think deep down inside I am concerned as the test get harder I might not do as

  10. Ausculate the aptm

    mmgirlsmom replied to avery0603's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wow that is strange you aren't required to do Erbs, they told us that is where most murmurs are

  11. What is YOUR opinion on nursing school exams?

    mmgirlsmom replied to Frazzled_One's topic in General Students

    Wow, I guess I am lucky b/c I don't feel that way about our test. We have only taken one test in Fundamentals and I think the class average was about an 85% so that wasn't too bad for a first test. We...

  12. Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

    mmgirlsmom replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I sure hope not because I am 40, just finished my pre-reqs and start my 2 years of nursing classes for my BSN on August 23. Do not let anyone talk you out of your dream of what "they" think you...

  13. Ask for a grade increase in anatomy?

    mmgirlsmom replied to albacl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not to threadjack but -- I finished A&P II over the Spring 2010 and received an A, but my grade was really an 88.8 which is a B (which would have been rounded up to a 89). I had the same...

  14. question about evening RN program

    mmgirlsmom replied to onlyjesus99's topic in General Students

    I am currently enrolled in a weekend/evening program for a BSN. I am finishing my last 2 pre-reqs which have taken 2 years and will start the nursing program in August which is an additional two...

  15. Does St. Anthony's Train CNA's?

    mmgirlsmom replied to palemoon's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if they still do but St. John's does/did, that was really the only way to get a job. There were those that were already medical assistants but were required to go through the 6 week training...

  16. Got my acceptance letter - NOT excited

    mmgirlsmom replied to NYSstudent's topic in General Students

    I was extremely excited and still am but I am also scared to death. I question whether or not I am smart enough. I know I have it in me to be a nurse, the caring, the compassion that it takes but...

  17. I failed Statistics but passed every other class?

    mmgirlsmom replied to computer101's topic in General Students

    I feel your pain. I am finishing up my stats class right now, have one more class and one more test. I will probably get a C which will be the only C I have received in any of my pre-reqs. I got a...

  18. There seems to be no jobs for a new graduate nurse

    mmgirlsmom replied to expo4u's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry that this happened to you. All I can tell you is that from an outsider looking in, when my father was in the hospital one of the very BEST nurses that he had was a male. That nurse...

  19. Denied Financial Aid b/c of Traumatic Event

    mmgirlsmom replied to scrappymom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would be frustrated to. I get financial aid but in loans, I qualify for very little "grant" money so I will owe when I am finished with school. It is very frustrating because I work full time but am...

  20. Lpn schools in st.louis,missouri

    mmgirlsmom replied to AlisRGSmith's topic in General Nursing

    If it is something you want to do go for it. I wish I would have done it 20 years ago but I think I appreciate it so much more now. I am currently finishing my pre-reqs at Maryville University, it...

  21. Need some advice concerning nursing school....

    mmgirlsmom replied to Icemand18's topic in General Nursing

    It can be done for the pre-reqs. I don't start the nursing portion until the Fall. I am in a BSN program through a private univeristy that has a weekend and evening program that is geared towards...

  22. Hate being a CNA; will I hate nursing?

    mmgirlsmom replied to queenjulie's topic in General Students

    I guess anything is possible but those things are all part of patient care. Although I am not a nurse currently I am almost finished with my prr-reqs and am due to start the nursing portion of the BSN...

  23. Have you started to get nervous about becoming an LPN?

    mmgirlsmom replied to PositiveChica's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am wondering if all schools do not require the Teast test. I ask this b/c I have recently been accepted to a BNS program and am not required to take the Teas test. I do have to have all of...

  24. my school is allowing TEAS test retakes? ***! is my score good enough??? please help!

    mmgirlsmom replied to maybug's topic in General Nursing

    Is the TEAS only required for certian schools? I ask b/c I was recently accepted in to a fall BSN program soley based on my GPA and credits. I am not aware of any other testing required before being...

  25. Acceptance into Maryville Univ.

    mmgirlsmom replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Nursing

    Have you applied to the PCA positions they in the hospitals. Alot of the have training programs in house. You might have to apply several times and it could take a bit for them to get back to you...