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    How much is school costing you?

    tokyoROSE replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    Tuition for 9 semesters for my BSN is roughly $24,000 at a public university. Luckily my parents take care of that for me, and I pay for books and supplies because I'd feel guilty if they covered...
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    Becoming a nurse in nj or pa with as a convicted felon

    tokyoROSE replied to r_nebs81's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Half of me wants to tell you to just move on to another field, and half of me wants to tell you to stick it out. I don't want to be completely negative and I don't want to give you false hope either....
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    Obsess with Nursing

    tokyoROSE replied to Mr I Care's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are doing all you can to prepare for school and I think you will do well. Its nice to have a head start. This is what I'm doing on my break to prepare for med/surg, psychiatric nursing...
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    Can you get into nursing school with a D for A&P1?

    tokyoROSE replied to ryangogogo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Of course the higher the grade the better. But the important thing is, what is the school's admission process? Are they looking at the cumulative GPA of all the classes? Or do they only look at the...
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    Chemistry skills relevant to nursing

    tokyoROSE replied to futurenurse93's topic in General Nursing

    I had never taken a chemistry class (even in high school) before I took A&P and I did fine. I did an accelerated chemistry class (chem 101 and 102 combined) my sophomore year and got an A+! It was...
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    Grades in nursing school vs. success as a nurse?

    tokyoROSE replied to MachThree's topic in General Nursing

    Your friend sounds a lot like me. I totally agree with all the previous posters that you do not have to get straight A's to be a great nurse. The reason I'm so crazy about grades is because I want to...
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    getting into nursing school

    tokyoROSE replied to HopefulNurse90's topic in Nursing Career

    Some schools require or prefer students with experience, some don't. Look into it. Mine didn't, thank goodness, since I went straight from high school to college. But regardless, any experience is...
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    During nursing school, how many of you had to retake a class ?

    tokyoROSE replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you're going through with this. Nursing school is stressful enough and when you have bad teachers, life is miserable. If I were you, bring it up with the administration asap. If the class is...
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    Hope I am making the right decision

    tokyoROSE replied to duke1010's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still in nursing school so I can't answer those questions for you.. but wow people are being very judgmental and rude in this thread. Who are you to tell someone, a complete stranger, that nursing...
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    Start nursing school with a newborn at home?

    tokyoROSE replied to nurse2B444's topic in General Nursing

    I would never have kids in nursing school. I know life sometimes throws you the unexpected, but if it was a choice, NO WAY! I am glad that I went to college young and will be done with ns young so I...
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    Ohio boards and past DUI

    tokyoROSE replied to smc09's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Good luck to you, I hope everything turns out well. I will say that you are very lucky, because at my school a DUI arrest is an automatic suspension of the nursing program! They don't even let you...
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    Question about NS w/previous misdemeanor

    tokyoROSE replied to Jen87's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Check UA's criminal background policy, call if you need it to be clarified. I know that for my school, one DUI in the past five years will exempt you from applying. Even if you get into the program,...
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    Criminal Background

    tokyoROSE replied to medeyez's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Only the ARDMS can answer that question.. however if that's all you have, I wouldn't really worry about it. Have you checked their criminal background policy? Also, you can look into getting your...
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    advice on becoming a nurse

    tokyoROSE replied to kayjayheartsu's topic in Nursing Career

    What concerns me most is you saying you can't handle "gross" things, like not seeing yourself wiping someone's butt. That's the first thing I learned in nursing school! And it also concerns me when...
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    Help getting accepted to GCC? Associates RN Degree?

    tokyoROSE replied to becca1461's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with Jules, meet with each school's nursing advisors. They should be able to answer all those questions you have. About your grades, 3.0 GPA isn't bad but you're right its not on par for...
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    to be or not to be

    tokyoROSE replied to Libby12's topic in Nursing Career

    Working full time, a single mom and with those type of hours... it will be tough. I know that for my program, you wouldn't be able to do it because those are the hours you're in class or clinicals. Do...
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    College requirements?

    tokyoROSE replied to TeeGuneys23's topic in General Nursing

    I was sort of in the same situation as you were, but instead of using the SAT score, they had a specific test (English and Math) that you had to take. I took it twice and the scores were not good...
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    Student Wrongfully Dismissed

    tokyoROSE replied to thinksdifferently's topic in General Nursing

    Are you this
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    He doesn't want her to work. Is it fair?

    tokyoROSE replied to mscgirl09's topic in General Nursing

    How is that NOT controlling? He knew what he was getting himself into -- it is well known nurses have wacky hours. Like another poster said, what if he starts abusing her? What if he leaves her? If...
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    Should student nurses be required to get the H1N1 vaccine

    tokyoROSE replied to Heather Molesworth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really think it is up to the school to set such requirements -- its the clinical sites. For example, I know all the hospital clinicals around here want you to get the regular flu shot, if not,...
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    texting at work

    tokyoROSE replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Okay, I admit it, I send a ridiculous amount of texts. Around 5,000 a month to be exact. I'm 19 and a student. When I'm in clinicals, my phone is in my bag at all times. I think it is so...
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    will it be hard for me nursing school?

    tokyoROSE replied to pandameow's topic in General Nursing

    English is my second language as well, but I've been in America for awhile now so it hasn't been a challenge for me. Sometimes I won't understand specific phrases or references, but my classmates are...
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    Scared and Cant Decide

    tokyoROSE replied to Gemini1's topic in Nursing Career

    First off, start looking at nursing schools in your area and see what their application process is. Your husband is right, nurses need to get good grades. Our school accepts applications with a 3.0...
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    to be or not to be

    tokyoROSE replied to Libby12's topic in Nursing Career

    How many hours do you work? I, along with many classmates, work all the while going to school. Many have kids as well. The challenge is scheduling your work hours around your class times, which can be...
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    Before nursing school I wish I knew.....?

    tokyoROSE replied to calinative84's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree! At first all I wanted to do was stay in and finish EVERYTHING and neglected my social life (and eventually my sanity). About mid-semester, I was so burnt out. I had been working so...