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  1. Respiratory therapists switching to RN

    alissadancer posted a topic in General Nursing

    It seems like a lot of people who post here go from an RT career to an RN career. Can anyone explain their reasons why they chose to do this? I have a BA in English lit. I was going to apply for an...

  2. Respiratory therapists switching to RN

    alissadancer replied to alissadancer's topic in General Nursing

    Ha that's funny. It seems like there is one bodily fluid serves as each person's own gross out factor. Mine is poop. I figured I would try Respiratory because aside from wanting to work with...

  3. Poor nurses

    alissadancer replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness, if a nice house costs 180k, $18/hr is very good pay for your area. In my neck of the woods, a "starter" home would cost about 300k, and new nurses make about $30/hr. It's still...

  4. Good part time/night jobs

    alissadancer posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So I already have a BA in English and a desk job. But my plan is to apply to an accelerated BSN program. I'm still working on all my science prereqs, as my English degree did not require many science...

  5. Cost of Accelerated BSN: UMass Boston, Curry, MGH, Simmons

    alissadancer replied to azalea700's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes, Umass is the only place with reasonable tuition. There are no other state schools in Eastern Mass that offer an Accel BSN. They might have some out west or on the North Shore though. I think...

  6. Anyone who doesn't have a 4.0 get into nursing school?

    alissadancer posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    This is not meant to sound snotty, but it seems like almost everyone here claims to have a 4.0 or a 3.8 on their prereqs. Really? I consider myself a very intelligent person, yet I'll be lucky to get...

  7. Help with prereqs(Anatomy and physiology)

    alissadancer replied to tiffjh2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The absolute hardest parts are the Circulatory/Respiratory systems which are typically featured in A+P2. A+PI is much much easier, IMO. It's a lot of memorizing bones, muscles, etc. It's stuff you...