vicki429

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1. BSN/ASN confusion!!

   vicki429 replied to mggjo's topic in General Nursing

   Diploma schools have not been phased out as I am in one now. It combines a Diploma in nursing with an Associates degree in science if you choose. I already have a BA, so I'm just in the Diploma program. They have excellent standards and students land...

2. Huron Road School of Nursing...

   vicki429 replied to Mommaofallgirls's topic in Ohio

   It's not really an interview. It's more of a informational session. If your grades are fine, you have nothing to worry about. All they ask is to write a statement of why you want to be a nurse. They don't interview you one on one. They just give you ...

3. Huron Road School of Nursing...

   vicki429 replied to Mommaofallgirls's topic in Ohio

   The teas test is taken after you are in the program already. They are test-running the exam to see if they'll use it in the future. As of now you just go in and take it for fun. I never even saw my results from it. It's a big waste of 4 hours....

4. Huron Road School of Nursing...

   vicki429 replied to Mommaofallgirls's topic in Ohio

   I'm there now and it is challenging, but very doable if you stay on top of your assignments. I would not say the communication is worse than any other university I've attended. I'm actually really enjoying it there. I think they've pulled it together...

5. What to do while I wait 2 years to get into the Nursing program?

   vicki429 replied to RN_waitlister's topic in General Nursing

   In Cleveland, I applied 3 months before the program started and they still had MANY seats open. It's a Diploma program. I already have a degree in something else, so I'm pretty much just taking nursing classes. Another school I looked into here also ...

6. Nursing Student who needs some help!!!!

   vicki429 replied to hlhohs21's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I would label your header to something related to OB's so it attracts their attention. ...Just thinking it'll get you more answers/traffic.

7. What nursing jobs are available to one with no experience?

   vicki429 replied to Lala27poodles's topic in General Nursing

   I have no experience either and I'm starting nursing school next week. Part of me hopes that nursing school will be enough of a experience because I have a family as well and don't think I can squeeze work into the picture. I'm sorry you hate your c...

8. I Finally Did it...I Wrote to Oprah!

   vicki429 replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in General Nursing

   If it does get on Oprah, can someone post it on youtube bc I don't watch television unnecessarily...or own a TV for that matter. :-)

9. Are there nursing jobs or not?

   vicki429 replied to Lala27poodles's topic in General Nursing

   What was it like when it was a good time for nursing grads? Was everyone getting their dream jobs left and right? Was everyone lined up with a job before they graduated? Just wondering what a decent economy means for nurses because I wont be graduati...

10. Job market prefers BSN , turns away ADN

    vicki429 replied to aromarn's topic in ADN/BSN

    I'm doing a Diploma program that has an agreement with a Community College here...the nursing classes are taken at the nursing school and the side classes at the other college.

11. Tri-C accelerated adn

    vicki429 replied to dollsdc2rn's topic in Ohio

    Random question: I'm taking microbiology with Jared LeMaster this fall....I'm taking it concurrently with nursing classes at Huron NS. Has anyone had him? What do you think of him...? I'm super nervous to take this class alongside everything else (nu...

12. Looking down upon LTC nurses?

    vicki429 replied to vicki429's topic in General Nursing

    So is it easier to find a job at a LTC facility? Would that be a good way to start and then enter the hospital environment with experience? Are LTC nurses looked down by hospitals as well?

13. Job market prefers BSN , turns away ADN

    vicki429 replied to aromarn's topic in ADN/BSN

    Okay, that makes me feel slightly better....I'll get whatever job I can get and then slowly work towards a BSN because I do eventually want a MSN. It's just impractical for me to spend another 3 years getting a BSN at the moment. I've already wasted ...

14. Looking down upon LTC nurses?

    vicki429 replied to vicki429's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I'm worried about....I'm starting a Diploma program in a few weeks (I already have a degree in something else) and this site is making me worried that I'm making a big big mistake by not going straight into a BSN program. Apparently, hosp...

15. Job market prefers BSN , turns away ADN

    vicki429 replied to aromarn's topic in ADN/BSN

    You guys are making me worried because I'm just starting a Diploma/ADN program in a few weeks (I already have a degree in something else). I hope I'm not making a mistake....if this is already happening now....what's going to happen in 2 years from n...