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Hello, I'm trying to gather what my best options are for taking pre-reqs online. I need the following: Chemistry (general) w/ lab A&P I and II w/ lab Microbiology w/lab Pathophysiology I have found them for $215/credit hour @ Rio Salado Online. A...

Hi there, I live in WA and I know the DOH (we don't have a board of nursing, ours is thru the Dept of Health) takes the position that they cannot truly give you an answer until you actually go to apply for your license. That said I would probably sti...

I do not have an opinion to share but wanted to say I'm glad to see someone considering Seattle vs. Boston because I'm working on pre-reqs now & planning things out (financially speaking), and have pretty much determined I want to go to school he...

Hi everyone, Wow, I can't believe it has been six and a half years since I first joined this site. I ended up completing my BS in Sociology from Arizona State. But, I *still* want to become a nurse!! A lot of things happened over the last 6.5 years ...

Hi all, I am beginning to narrow down my school applications. I am looking for direct-entry PMHNP programs. Is there a comprehensive list anywhere? I have tried searching google, but to no avail. Maybe we could start one, and include details on if it...

Don't MDs have 4 yrs of undergrad + 4 yrs of med school? To be an NP, especially if you are doctorally-prepared, you have 4 yrs undergrad (more, if your degree is ABSN) and 4 years of graduate preparation? I don't advocate for equal pay for NPs and...

Hi all, Hopefully this is the right forum for this question. I'm finishing up pre-reqs in preparation to apply to direct-entry programs for summer 2014. I will be completing a BS in Sociology this summer from Arizona State University. I have been con...

I am looking at psychiatry. There are a few programs that offer a dual FNP/PMHNP track which I am interested in, because I feel that the FNP portion can help me be a better provider when it comes to the psychiatric side of things, but if a school did...

I know this thread is a little dead but I wanted to add a coment re: the South, cost of living, and low salaries. AZ and NM are both indy practice states with equally low, if not lower (esp. AZ) cost of living than the SE. Also high salaries. Sad, b...

Sandrabeth - thank you for the feedback. It is much appreciated. I have just accepted a position in DuPont where I will be working until I get into nursing school - hopefully Summer 2014. I've been thinking A LOT about this because I'm a planner/type...

Hi everyone- I am looking at Seattle U for a 2014 start. I currently live in Olympia, and am finishing pre-reqs at SPSCC. I also am finishing my last semester of my Bachelors degree at Arizona State. I'm interested in the Psych NP program. I know it'...

I am not a nurse yet (still taking my pre-reqs) but I just wanted to say kudos to you for being responsible and logical about everything, and I wish you the best of luck.

Hi all - as some of you may know, I'm a pre-nursing student at ASU, just moved down here from Washington state. Anyway, out of curiosity, I was wondering if anyone could tell me the reputation of the nursing schoosl in AZ, particularly the 4 year co...

Hi all - Just wondering if anyone knows of any CCs in WA that offer online sciences (the ones that are nursing pre-reqs) so CHM121, CHM131, BIO 141, BIO 142? Any help greatly appreciated. Also, if anyone knows which colleges offer an actual AA in pre...

Hi all - I was just wondering if anyone here is or has been a member of the student nurse association at ASU? I understand that it is a chapter of the National Student Nurses Association, as well as Student Nurses Association of Arizona? I'm conside...

You will more thank likely have to take out loans. There are federal loans for grad school (Grad Plus, I think?) as well as private loans to help with the cost of living expenses if necessary. Will your husband be able to support the household on so...

I can't help but laugh.

Thanks so much :)

Hi all - I have a question - it seems that when a nursing student, or pre-nursing student, exhibits an interest in CRNA school, they are immediately scrutinized, criticized, and condescended for their interest. I understand that many have an interes...

Thank you for your well spoken and civil response. Makes more sense when I look at it from that perspective. :)

I just read your post on May 26 about NCLEX, OP. I see now where your negativity comes from. Perhaps your drive and passion are gone, but do you really feel that trying to destroy other's drive and passion, are going to bring yours back and make you ...

Not all jobs that will accept or use a BSN require nursing experience. Pharmaceutical sales, you can get an MBA or a JD with a BSN - I have seen postings for RNs to work in wellness areas that say "new grads with an interest in health/fitness/wellnes...

ARGH!!! Doesn't it just wanna make you say "GO TO HELL, YOU *****!!" when someone says something like that to you. Let me give you a piece of advice: be your own favorite. As in, know that YOU can do it. Know that it will be hard but you are such a ...

Nursing degrees open up lots of doors. There are nurses getting a BSN just because they want to go straight into a MSN-JD or MSN-MBA program, or maybe there is a nurse who wants to go into Pharm sales. You never know and I just don't think it was ver...

If you're a new grad, and I'm guessing you are, I hope you have luck in finding a job. I think that being a new grad RN now is no longer just about passing NCLEX and holding an ADN or BSN in hand. It's about who you know, EXACTLY WHAT YOU KNOW, how y...