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    Student Loan Reform

    metal_m0nk replied to Anoetos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's a grand scenario, but what you haven't considered in your doomsday scenario is the nature of free markets. Now that the Fed will be providing student loan dollars that banks once provided,...
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    Did anyone take the ACT for RN

    metal_m0nk replied to jnkrek2006's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school requires the ACT for the RN program. My scores: English: 31 Mathematics: 22 Reading: 27 Science: 24 Composite:
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    Are they trying to get rid of me? Will I make it as nurse?

    metal_m0nk replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    /popcorn
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    The culture of nursing - Professional behaviour & conduct

    metal_m0nk replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in General Nursing

    One last last thing. It's probably wise to go into it with the understanding that what you perceive as a cut-throat environment now may very well be that. Save yourself the heartache of expecting...
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    Student Loan Reform

    metal_m0nk replied to Anoetos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It isn't the same concept if the borrower actually understands the terms and conditions of the loan forgiveness program. The term is 10 years, 120 payments, and 10 years of working for a non-profit....
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    The culture of nursing - Professional behaviour & conduct

    metal_m0nk replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in General Nursing

    I'm no seasoned nurse, so I can't offer you any constructive advice about how to behave in a clinical setting specifically, but I can offer you my perspective as a person who is accustomed to...
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    Student Loan Reform

    metal_m0nk replied to Anoetos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've always received my federal and state tax returns in a reasonable amount of time, so long as I submitted the appropriate paperwork on time. Vehicle tabs too. Also, I've never had to wait in line...
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    Student Loan Reform

    metal_m0nk replied to Anoetos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Whoops! Misread the bit from FLmom about teaching requirements. But, I echo what others have said about curricula changes based on new policy. Highly
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    Student Loan Reform

    metal_m0nk replied to Anoetos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The program the OP is referring to requires 120 (can be non-consecutive) payments before loan balance is forgiven. That is 10 years worth of payments. It also requires that the borrower have at least...
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    Who's Ready for Graduation?

    metal_m0nk replied to graceomalleyRN's topic in General Students

    I'm ready! Oh wait, I start my program in August
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    I got fired.

    metal_m0nk replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    You're being baited, darlin. I know you're eager to prove yourself, but it's not something you can do in text over the internet. No sense in exhausting yourself trying. Learning to ignore hecklers and...
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    Want to have a baby

    metal_m0nk replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    Don't feed the
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    Taking Anatomy and Physiology I this summer, should I be so nervous?

    metal_m0nk replied to ajstegall's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's a sink or swim kind of thing. If you can swim in that fast paced, demanding environment, then you're
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    Taking Anatomy and Physiology I this summer, should I be so nervous?

    metal_m0nk replied to ajstegall's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Or study 5 nights/week from 8pm to 2am. That's what I had to do with my 8 week course to maintain an A. Started studying right after my son went to bed. Weekend nights were reserved for catching up on...
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    Taking Anatomy and Physiology I this summer, should I be so nervous?

    metal_m0nk replied to ajstegall's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I go to a school that doesn't allow taking anatomy and physiology at the same time...So in order for some students (mostly nursing students) to get them both done in one semester, they split A&P...
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    Who's starting (or hoping to start) this fall?

    metal_m0nk replied to nocheapones's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Program starts in August for me. I started co-reqs in January and had some courses transferred in from my B.Sc. in Biology. Trying to decide if I should spend the summer getting personal affairs in...
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    How often do you get sick?

    metal_m0nk posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I think of nursing and other professions in the healthcare industry that deal directly with patients, I often imagine that getting sick is sort of an occupational hazard. So, I wanted to poll you...
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    HELP!

    metal_m0nk replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Hoping for the best for you as you move toward a resolution. Hang in
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    What should I wear...

    metal_m0nk posted a topic in General Nursing

    To a volunteer interview at my local hospital? Business
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    Bullying in nursing

    metal_m0nk replied to garro's topic in General Nursing

    I have yet to meet a bully who wasn't - despite all bravado and appearances, beneath all secondary psychoses, at their very core - afraid of at least one of three things: Losing the status quo. Being...
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    Bullying in nursing

    metal_m0nk replied to garro's topic in General Nursing

    Wrote this up for another thread, but I think it's worth repeating... People who bully and abuse do so out of fear. Fear of losing their job. Fear of losing the respect of colleagues, subordinates,...
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    What should I wear...

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    oh my... two things: 1) you have a gift for descriptive writing. 2) i'm going to need a paint scraper to remove that image from my mind. *chuckle* i was thinking, some nice closed toed crocs,...
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    What should I wear...

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    Haha! I like the way your evil twin
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    What should I wear...

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    Any other
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    How often do you get sick?

    metal_m0nk replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    True that! *Wipes face* Counting Crows fan, eh? My fav is Anna Begins