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The school I will be attending has an NCLEX pass rate of 86%. Is that good or bad? State average is 85%. Thanks for the reply.

The fear of math almost kept me out of nursing school. I needed chemestry as a pre req, and took it without taking algebra. I had been out of school for a loooooong time and was terrified. I made a decision to give it a shot, and passed chemestry wit...

Good day all! I am going to start my ADN progrm next January at Quincy College, and would love to hear from any Quincy College graduate! I would like to know how you would rate the program. Thanks for your time! G

I would have to agree with Kora! finish your education, you dont want to regret it in the future.

Is it possible that hospital care will be so "specialized" that RN's will be phased out, or have a drastically reduce role in hospitals. With all of these techs that are in the hospitals doing what RN's use to do for a fraction of the cost, it seems...

What school did you attend? ADN or BSN.

Unfortunately I dont. It seems like if you are salaried, than you can get screwed that way (in reference to overtime). Have you been offered employment anywhere else?. How is the job market?

The VA Hospital in Brockton is salaried for nurses. They start at about $45.000 per for a new RN. Is that simular to what you were offered?

Hello to all! Waiting to hear from school. If all goes well, will start Jan 05 Good luck to all!

Its so nice to hear about a positive nursing experience! it gives me hope that this is worth the time an effort!

Good day to all of the hard working nurses out there! I really appreciate all that you do! I have read in many of the threads about management not caring about the staff. Are the managers nurses, or are they persons with degrees in health care admin...

Insecurities can pop up. my wife has incesurities about me going to nusring school, and is insecure about the women to men ratio of nusring in the nursing profession. I am going to try like heck to do what ever it takes to curb her insecurities. I k...

My brother put his wife thru school, and 4 months later she left him. It does happen sorry to say.

I am not yet a nurse (will start school Jan 05), from the various threads that I have read on this and other nursing sites, the nursing profession, it seems, has as many internal problems as external problems. Sure I imagine that the work is hard, th...

Welcome aboard Eric! I wish you well in your career. I am not a nurse yet but will be starting school in January. This site can give you wonderful insight on the nursing profession. Once again welcome. Gerard

Good day all, I am in the Coast Guard and have spent extensive time with the other DOD services in a medical capacity, and if given the chance, I would join the PHS (Public Health Service). You are a member of the uniformed services, and you get all ...

Good day to all! I am not a nurse yet, but from what I am reading, the health care coverage for nurses is not that good. Can a person ask for more money instead of the benefits? Gerard

Hello al! I will be starting (ADN) Jan 05. Retiring from the Coast Guard to start my second career as a nurse. Good luck to all. Gerard

Wow what a schedule! Last summer I took Chemisrty, and Biology. Worked all day (7-3:30), with an1:20 min commute, then went to class in the evening (5:30-9:00). Did for 2 1/2 months, but passed both classes! I know it may seem hard but you can do it...

I am a military Hospital Corpsman who thought that challanging the nursing board to recieve my RN license would be a piece of cake. About 4 years ago California did allow us to challange the board for RN if we went to independent duty school, which i...

I do agree, very scary and I am glad California did away with it. For years independent duty corpsman and certain Army medics were able to challenge the board. I had my application in and was ready to take the test before it was discontinued. I think...

Gomer, great point! I did not even think about the other beneys! Health care is only part of the bene package!

Thanks for the info! When I retire from the Coast Guard, all of my health care needs will be met by the governmnt to include my family. I would hate to be forced to pay for health coverage that I wont use!

The waiting game is frustrating! The school that I applied to has told me that I am in since I am on the waiting list, but I have seen nothing in writing. Every day I check the mail, and for the most part have been disappointed to find no letter. The...

My feeling is what difference does it make if you graduate with a 4.0, or a 2.7 GPA? Grades show an aptitude for learning in a controlled environment. I am sure that many 2.7 GPA RN's have outperformed the 4.0 RN's. And some people are better hands ...