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  1. Feeling desperate to get into ANYTHING...

    soxgirl2008 replied to ShellyE's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know how you feel. I couldn't get into the extremely competitive public university (they only let in 26 people a year. It sucks i wasted 2 years there with no gurantee of graduating) so I looked at...

  2. adn or bsn

    soxgirl2008 replied to dcw132003's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Look at how the market is where you live...I live just over the border in Wisconsin. The hospitals around here hire ADN and BSN and don't have a preference. I believe the majority of our ER nurses...

  3. How hard is it to get into a BSN program?

    soxgirl2008 replied to MissNancy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well if your parents are paying for it and money isn't a problem I'm sure you can find a BSN program somewhere....Around here all the public university programs are super super competitive. The...

  4. Smart and Poor: What Should I Do?

    soxgirl2008 replied to AniLMT's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would hardly consider an ADN degree useless....today's economy is bad all around. There are ADN nurses AND BSN nurses who can't find jobs. The hospital I work at recently hired 5 new grads on our...

  5. Working while in school

    soxgirl2008 replied to ginaw623's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will be working part time. I don't pay rent, but I do pay for everything else and have since I was 16 because my parents have been tight on money, so not working isn't an option. I plan on working...

  6. Why be a CNA first?

    soxgirl2008 replied to Mama_Cashew's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, the scopes of practice are different, but you are working around nurses and seeing what they go through on a day to day basis. My scope of practice may be different from the RNs i work with, but...

  7. holiday pay this year-what??

    soxgirl2008 replied to orla's topic in General Nursing

    Heh. We don't get any kind of extra pay for holidays or weekends

  8. CNA in Labor and Delivery?

    soxgirl2008 replied to LetLive's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Our L&D unit used to have CNAs, but now they're switching over to surgical techs instead so you have to have a 2 year degree. Just to warn you, even though there are CNA jobs out there in...

  9. BSN program that only looks at pre-req GPA, not overall?

    soxgirl2008 replied to ChattNurseHopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you sure UW-Milwaukee looks at both? I go to UW-Parkside which is the consortial program for UWM, it's the same program as UWM, same requirements and same professors and your degree says...

  10. Trying not to be a whiner.... but

    soxgirl2008 replied to dingoatemybaby's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't think writing a letter to the department head is going to do anything...Teachers have the right to arrange tests how they see fit. Sorry, but I'd say just get used to it. At my school its...

  11. looking to get BSN, preferably an accelarated program

    soxgirl2008 replied to free2speed's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Most of the accelerated BSN programs require you to already have a bachelors. With an AA you may get advanced standing in a traditional BSN program. I would definitely apply to multiple schools....

  12. BSN vs. ADN really does it matter these days?

    soxgirl2008 replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    I never thought of it this way, very interesting

  13. BSN vs. ADN really does it matter these days?

    soxgirl2008 replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on where you live...In some areas of the country a lot of hospitals are only hiring BSNs. In other areas it doesn't seem to matter as much, but for a lot of management positions you'll...

  14. Should I get my CNA?

    soxgirl2008 replied to sjalv's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know a lot of students who didn't get their CNA who wish they had. I've heard from a lot of people that (especially in today's economy) getting a CNA job in a hospital definitely boosts your...

  15. ADN to RN-BSN or straight to BSN?

    soxgirl2008 replied to SerenityToAccept's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Research your area...In some areas it's harder to find a job with an ADN, but around here it doesn't matter...ADNs don't have a problem finding a job in my area. Hospitals hire them all the time, and...

  16. What are the advantages of being a BSN over ADN?

    soxgirl2008 replied to Whitneylou01's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Some hospitals pay you more for having your BSN, and some hospitals are mostly hiring BSNs now...However it depends on where you live. Around here there is no difference in pay and I have rarely seen...

  17. Which Specialty Do You Have Your Eye On?

    soxgirl2008 replied to palemoon's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ER/Trauma. I'm learning about the nervous system right now though in A&P and I find it really interesting so maybe a neuro unit? Ha who knows I'll probably change my mind 2 years from now! I...

  18. BSN program that only looks at pre-req GPA, not overall?

    soxgirl2008 replied to ChattNurseHopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    UW-Milwaukee in Wisconsin only looks at your pre-req GPA. Also consider looking into Accelerated BSN programs since you already have a bachelors, it'd probably take less time. I think UW-Oshkosh...

  19. ADN or BSN (suggestions please):)

    soxgirl2008 replied to Ready-Set-Go's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had my CNA certification, but at our hospital and a lot of other hospitals I know of once you start clinicals you can apply for a student nurse intern position. I didn't have any experience other...

  20. ADN or BSN (suggestions please):)

    soxgirl2008 replied to Ready-Set-Go's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you can I'd say go for the BSN, but that isn't the practical route for everyone and there is no shame in getting your ADN first! This is what I'm doing, because the only public BSN program around...

  21. PCTs - How many patients?

    soxgirl2008 replied to honeymylovely's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Omg! I couldn't imagine having that many patients all the time...I work evenings on a surgical floor and we usually have 4-6 patients per tech. Sometimes 7 or 8 but that's when we're shortstaffed....

  22. BSN only hospitals

    soxgirl2008 replied to luckystarRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why does it matter to you if a hospital is BSN only....? I know of very good magnet hospitals that may say BSN preferred, but they still hire ADNs. If you're looking to work in a BSN only hospital,...

  23. rn to bsn help

    soxgirl2008 replied to horef's topic in California Nursing

    I'm not sure about those specific programs...but most of the RN-BSN programs around here you don't have clinicals...You already did the clinicals in your RN program, and around here a lot of the...

  24. Looking for friends along the application process

    soxgirl2008 replied to bduck's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's nice you guys are able to apply to so many different schools...Around here it seems like each school has certain pre-reqs you have to take at their school only, or they have waiting

  25. New CNA's in the hospitals

    soxgirl2008 replied to sander1x's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was hired at a hospital with ZERO cna experience. So it IS possible. I'd suggest getting your BLS because most hospitals want you to have it. Some hospitals are more likely to hire CNAs that are...