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  1. Chamberlain College Of Nursing- FNP program

    sherri12 replied to Clevengood's topic in Chamberlain College

    I just graduated from Chamberlain Feb 24th with my FNP. I really liked the class format and the online learning. I passed my ANCC boards 3 weeks later. The entire last course is focused on passing not...

  2. Is it true that patho, pharm, and adv assessment are weed-out classes?

    sherri12 replied to nursejl1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just finished advanced patho and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I ended up with a 96% in the class. I actually enjoyed the class, even though it was a LOT of work. I am in my first week...

  3. Names patients call you other than your own name

    sherri12 replied to resilientnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've been called a "nurse beautician"...because I was also a hairstylist for 20 years and am regularly curling and rolling patient's

  4. Chamberlain College Of Nursing- FNP program

    sherri12 replied to Clevengood's topic in Chamberlain College

    Hi NV-RN, I had a hard time with Epidemiology. I had a 4.0 GPA until I took that class! lol. But, they are doable together. I work full time (40+hours) and there is a lot of writing papers in both...

  5. Chamberlain College Of Nursing- FNP program

    sherri12 replied to Clevengood's topic in Chamberlain College

    I am currently in the FNP program at Chamberlain and I love it. I chose Chamberlain because I wanted 100% online and the cost was much cheaper than the local college choices. ( I live in NH)....

  6. LPN license eligible?

    sherri12 replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    In NH, you can sit for the LPN boards if you have finished 600 hours of nursing school, including clinical. You must have finished Fundementals of nursing, Med-Surge, and Parent-child health also. I...

  7. Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

    sherri12 replied to txhopeful13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Actually, MunoRN... I haven't even graduated yet. I will graduate with my BSN in May of 2013 from a University in New England. So, no, the good ol' days are not gone, you just have to look

  8. Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

    sherri12 replied to txhopeful13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I go to a University in New England and I've never heard of a cost that high. For those who want to go to a private school and pay $90K... I wonder if their education was worth the extra $65k....

  9. A/S Nursing Program AND Work Full-Time?!?!

    sherri12 replied to dlsoler's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went back to school at 42. I also have a family, house, kids, and bills. I am in my last year of a BSN program and have worked 35-40 hours the entire time and still am able to make the Dean's list...

  10. Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

    sherri12 replied to txhopeful13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    $40-60K for a BSN??? I paid $24,000 for my entire 4 year BSN education at a University. My car cost more than

  11. ATI Fee

    sherri12 replied to breezy7's topic in General Students

    At my 4 year Universtiy we get charged around $250. a semester for ATI. So far it's not helping me, but we'll see. I'm in the second half of my junior

  12. burnout for this semester

    sherri12 replied to oklahomagal's topic in General Students

    I always get really tired the last two weeks of the semester. I just study what I can and do it and I've been fine so far. Good luck with next semester. We only get one week off and we begin second...

  13. Getting a C in Nursing

    sherri12 replied to Annachu512's topic in General Students

    I agree with illsince83. gpa is important. And for somebody else who had asked, the grading scale (for the nursing courses only) at my University is tougher. A 96-100 is an A. A 90 to 95 is an A-. I...

  14. Getting a C in Nursing

    sherri12 replied to Annachu512's topic in General Students

    I'm in my second semester of a BSN program. If we had a C in any nursing class, we would be OUT. We can't get below a 79 (B-). We also have to take a med calculation test the second week of every...

  15. I need some advice?

    sherri12 replied to disnurse91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got a B- in both A&P 1 and 2 and I'm an A student in the nursing courses. In my opinion, A&P are much harder than the nursing courses are. I'm in a BSN program and also working 30 hours a...

  16. Advice on managing full-time nursing school?

    sherri12 replied to Fenway1's topic in General Students

    Before I began my actual nursing program, I used to come on these threads to see how it was like for everyone else. I've realized that everybody takes it differently. We have 38 in my BSN program....

  17. Advice on managing full-time nursing school?

    sherri12 replied to Fenway1's topic in General Students

    You can do the full time schedule. Just be organized. I am in a full time BSN program, starting my 2nd semester soon. I also work at least 40 hours a week and have a family. (4 year old daughter). I...

  18. Can an ASN RN work in a Hospital?

    sherri12 replied to cjr2619's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It doesn't take $60,000 to get a BSN. I will have finished my BSN from start to finish in 3 1/2 years at a cost of about

  19. Cell Biology or Genetics

    sherri12 replied to Jsoled's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am in my last year of a BSN program and they required genetics and not cell bio. Hope that helps. I did find genetics

  20. Online Statistics Course

    sherri12 replied to woodsyny's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I took statistics online at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH. I was dreading it also, but I didnt find it too bad. I ended up with a B. I felt the prof did everything he could to help us...

  21. BSN to DNP with no nursing experience

    sherri12 replied to evpsych's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    My question may seem silly, but don't RN's get experience working as an RN while they are in the MSN or DNP program? I asked my nurse practioner about her schooling and she said she worked per diem...

  22. I am DONE :)

    sherri12 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    "In the back of mind I always thought I wasn't smart enough or competent enough. I would think of 1000 ways I would probably fail. I had so much doubt even to my last exam. I now have so much more...

  23. What career did you have before nursing?

    sherri12 replied to julibyrd's topic in General Nursing

    I started out in the USCG on the search and rescue team out of high school in 1986. In 1995 I graduated Cosmetology school. I had a successful career as a hairstylist for 16 years and loved it! I...

  24. How Soon To Specialize

    sherri12 replied to NearlyanRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi... I've been reading your posts. I'm in the Northeast and in my third year of my BSN program. I am also volunteering at a hospital to kind of get my foot in the door. I think it definately helps....

  25. How long did it take you to get into a program?

    sherri12 replied to willowita's topic in General Students

    I spent 1 1/2 years at a community college finishing pre-req's, then applied to thier ASN program and got in the first time. I also applied at a 4 year college to thier BSN program and got in the...