203bravo

203bravo MSN, APRN

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  1. Should I apply next semester or wait?

    203bravo replied to Nurseynurse2019's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A&P2 AND planning a wedding AND 1st semester nursing.. personally I would recommend to wait. But keep in mind that life happens every day and sure enough something else will come up -- there...

  2. Failed CNA in MA test holding up progress of BSN and CNM: already have a BA

    203bravo replied to billiepw's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If it's not required... I would simply move

  3. Grades not good but want to persue a career in nursing

    203bravo replied to Youngandinterested's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you considered relocating to a less impacted area? cast a wide net.. apply to as many nursing schools that are feasible.. it is possible... best advice is just not to limit yourself.. the more...

  4. Paramedic to Nurse?

    203bravo replied to Andreaa_e_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are indeed paramedic to RN bridge programs.. generally they are 1 year programs that will result in your ADN degree... In my experience they are not usually easier to get into since there are...

  5. Paramedic to RN program(Online?)

    203bravo replied to Racer1600's topic in General Students

    Are you going to move to complete this

  6. Advice - would this lead to a lawsuit?

    203bravo replied to shortjm52's topic in General Students

    Was there any patient detriment as a result of

  7. Chances of getting into nursing school

    203bravo replied to Jessecor's topic in Online Distance Learning

    According to information on their website the min GPA is 2.75 both in prereqs and overall. So you would need to take and/or retake some of your course work to get the GPA requirement. That being...

  8. Expired biology courses - must re-take

    203bravo replied to shelby901's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Can I infer by your user name Shelby901 that you are in the Memphis area? If that is the case then you really should have no problems finding employment at any

  9. Looking for NP in Fort Mill/Rock Hill, SC area

    203bravo replied to ngiam12's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You should expand your search to the Columbia area, much larger area and many more providers... Not a bad drive and only about 2 hours each

  10. Re-applying after dropping a different program

    203bravo replied to luceroc66's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's really going to depend on how these credit appear on your transcript and how the colleges that you are applying to view prior attempts. Most colleges that I'm aware of do not like to see prior...

  11. How many times were you rejected before getting into nursing program?

    203bravo replied to gp14's topic in General Students

    BSN - only program I applied to and accepted 1st

  12. How they evaluate prerequisites points?

    203bravo replied to Christ25's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Doing a quick search for FSCJ - I find Florida State College in Jacksonville. While they do only require 11 hours to apply to their program (44 points for all As) there are a total of 30 hours of...

  13. Liscense in Illinois help!

    203bravo replied to aglaze33's topic in General Students

    You can apply to the IL board and still actually take the test in WI (or any state) if you wish.. there is no reason to apply (and pay the fees) to WI if you know that you will never actually work...

  14. Liscense in Illinois help!

    203bravo replied to aglaze33's topic in General Students

    You need to apply for your RN license by examination: https://www.continentaltesting.net/ProfDetail.aspx?Entity=2&ProfID=10

  15. HELP! BS degree, trouble with accelerated BSN programs

    203bravo replied to kyleegillen's topic in General Students

    The limit on the number of times one is able to write the TEAS exam is set by the university/college and ATI has no such limits. So when researching schools that do require the TEAS make sure to...

  16. Looking for legal advice

    203bravo replied to Ameel15's topic in General Students

    That's what caught my eye as well

  17. I made an 843 on my fundamentals HESI exam...is that bad??

    203bravo replied to wdyer's topic in General Students

    Do you have to retake it to get a higher score? or did this drag your course average down (below

  18. HESI study help/recommendations

    203bravo replied to emilyp05's topic in General Students

    Use the HESI review book for the NCLEX and pay attention to the HESI Hints :) You'll do

  19. Can I Explain My ADN Grades to Schools I Apply to?

    203bravo replied to zoa190's topic in General Students

    Gotcha.. and that's makes more sense. My only advice would be to no consider what will happen if you don't make the required 3.0 rather look for ways to assure that you have a 3.0 or higher. If it...

  20. School and sterile gloving

    203bravo replied to XalieHealbot's topic in General Students

    Good point.. hadn't considered that since I never use the gloves that are included inside any of the kits... they are the first thing that gets tossed.. they don't fit me anyway.. so I also bring in a...

  21. Can I Explain My ADN Grades to Schools I Apply to?

    203bravo replied to zoa190's topic in General Students

    First off -- the grading scale that you have posted is pretty common for any nursing school... I was a bit luckier than you since mine had a 7 point grading scale instead of a 6 --- 93-100 A etc. and...

  22. School and sterile gloving

    203bravo replied to XalieHealbot's topic in General Students

    I've never opened a pair of sterile gloves and had them "stuck together".. however, if this ever did happen I would discard those and get a new set... If it were to happen again during testing, I...

  23. Can I apply to a regular BSN having another bachelor's?

    203bravo replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a prior Bacc degree and went through a regular 4 semester BSN program. After they did the transcript, I had to take a total of 5 pre-reqs that my prior degree didn't

  24. Petitioning Exit HESI scores?

    203bravo replied to southernbelle32's topic in General Students

    I also went to a school that required you take an Exit HESI as part of a senior level course and the requirement was 900 or higher or you failed the course and thus didn't graduate. You have said what...

  25. one class!

    203bravo replied to ChristiHamm8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a similar situation while taking my pre-reqs and ended up taking courses at both the University and a local community college at the same time. It worked perfectly for me, so you may see if...