jcmoore07 replied to melissacrouseou's topic in Oklahoma Nursing
hey...you said that you know a lot of people who went through the OCCC program. Just wondering, what have they said about the program, as far as difficulty, quality, competition for entry, that sort...
I'm from Oklahoma, and you will find better deals out in 'the sticks'. Oklahoma has some very low housing costs compared to other states and very hot summers. Very republican state and pretty low on...
Hey guys, I wanted some input about the level of technical skills/people skills involved in nursing. I am someone considering nursing as a second career. I'm 31, and I have tried a few different...
jcmoore07 replied to jcmoore07's topic in Men in Nursing
Thanks for your replies guys. I think what has my wife concerned is that nursing is something I came across after considering Social Work for several years. I have read a lot of information about how...
jcmoore07 replied to melissacrouseou's topic in Oklahoma Nursing
Hi Dsteele, I am looking at the OCCC BADNAP course (that's quite an acronym) Anyway, I wanted to know how competitive the admissions are. I am in the process of doing my prerequisites at this time. I...
jcmoore07 replied to stormdanzr23's topic in Psychiatric
An MSW - Master's in Social Work could also be helpful to you if you are planning on being a case manager and/or psych nurse. Some schools allow you to do this part time and you could probably do your...
I am still researching if nursing would be a good fit for me. I am volunteering in the psychiatric dept. of a local hospital, playing games with patients. I have also been considering getting an MSW...
jcmoore07 replied to resilientnurse's topic in Psychiatric
So maybe I can ask you this...BSN Dec 2006, as someone thinking about getting into nursing. How would you rate the necessity to be technical versus having good interpersonal people skills. I know I...
jcmoore07 replied to jcmoore07's topic in Psychiatric
Thank you for the advice Kay. At this time I am planning on taking a CNA course soon to get an idea of what some of the gross side of nursing is and see if I can handle it, as well as to perhaps get a...
Hello, I'm a 31 year old guy, who's been trying to make up my mind about this for some time now. I am interested in the mental health field. I find it fascinating and I think it would be a great way...
jcmoore07 replied to resilientnurse's topic in Psychiatric
What do you think of psych nursing compared to psych social work? I know the two are quite different in job functions. I am trying to decide between the two as a major of study. I like the idea of...
jcmoore07 replied to jcmoore07's topic in Psychiatric
lovedillpickles - I have decided to volunteer in the psychiatric floor of a local hospital. I hope to get a better picture of what it's like to be a psych nurse and also a social worker in a hospital....
jcmoore07 replied to jcmoore07's topic in Psychiatric
IlliniGuy - so how did you make up your mind to pursue nursing at the time? Were you feeling unsure about social work and started taking nursing prereqs? Just wondering. I am currently taking a social...