latonyad34 replied to thinkbe4youink's topic in General Nursing
I am a 13 year veteran of the navy and a single mother. I do not recommend the military. Contrary to popular belief, whilst the military offers a bit of stability concerning pay and benefits, the life is much more difficult and less welcoming to pare...
latonyad34 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Pre-Nursing
I'm not a nurse yet, however I did finish my first semester of nursing school in New Orleans after having left the military. The military life probably closest models that of nursing, with the unfriendly family hours and work demands. So I figured I ...
latonyad34 replied to 2bnursenikki316's topic in Louisiana
Redbeans you tell the good aspect of our semester, but failed to tell the reality of it.....only 53 out of the 220 finished. It was rough to say the least. But obviously possible to make it. I think they realized how much weight was put on us due to ...
latonyad34 replied to Donnuh's topic in Government
I'm a Sexual assault victim intervention advocate in the New Orleans area. We serve all branches in the region, sexual assault should be the least of your worries. Yes it occurs, but the awareness and prevention measures have been effective at red...
latonyad34 replied to Donnuh's topic in Government
I'm a Sexual assault victim intervention advocate in the New Orleans area. We serve all branches in the region, sexual assault should be the least of your worries. Yes it occurs, but the awareness and prevention measures have been effective at reduci...
latonyad34 replied to 2bnursenikki316's topic in Louisiana
Just finished basics this spring. I wanted to discount the naysayers and negative folks on here who droned on about how hard Charity is and blah blah blah. I can't lie, it was rough.Though not official we have lost over half of our class. I passed by...
latonyad34 replied to BlesterRN2be's topic in Louisiana
You can figure out your profile score yourself. Within the application packet there should be a profile sheet that assigns points for how many courses completed, the grade received, and the TEAS score. I applied knowing I had a 13. And yes the top pr...
latonyad34 replied to Donnuh's topic in Government
I have been in the Navy for 14 years and separated from active duty to attend nursing school with plans to return to the Nurse Corps. It is very lucrative; there is a $50,000 loan payoff incentive, and sign-up bonuses. There is the matter of learning...
Bless your heart. I have only a four year old son and raising him feels like overload. I also have a boyfriend who I am not really too much am not concerned with because my goal is to do well in school. Whilst I don't have as much on my plate as it s...
I am going into week 5 of my first semester of nursing school. My early assessment of NS is that the concepts of nursing are not that hard to grasp for some. It is the management of time that is difficult for most. There is so so much info coming eac...
latonyad34 replied to BlesterRN2be's topic in Louisiana
I'm in Basics Sec 319 and Pharm 305.......my anxiety is just now kicking in. I'm wishing everyone the best of luck and look forward to us posting all of our troubles here in the weeks to come.
latonyad34 replied to BlesterRN2be's topic in Louisiana
I went to the open house also. Was very informative and made me more comfortable. I'll be taking my clinicals at Oschner in Kenner. Haven't ordered books yet, but yes amazon seems to be the best place to purchase. The CPR course was easy to set up an...
latonyad34 replied to BlesterRN2be's topic in Louisiana
Thanks for the insight. Our tour guide also said she thought Pharmacology was easy. If we can get by without the text, that would be gravy............good luck this semester, and yes see you at orientation.....
latonyad34 replied to BlesterRN2be's topic in Louisiana
Apparently my advisor didn't submit a paper that we had to sign at the advising meeting for myself and some other students. We were locked out from picking our classes. I called the registration office to find out what was going on and was told I was...
latonyad34 replied to lele2be's topic in Pre-Nursing
I had to do exactly what you are considering. I was accepted into a nursing program and would currently be enrolled but I had to defer enrollment to finish my career on active duty in the Navy. So I will begin nursing school in January. I had taken ...