cheesewhiz LPN

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1. Ivy Tech Fall 2011 Waiting on THE letter

   cheesewhiz replied to Rhubarb J.'s topic in Indiana Nursing

   yes, i see your point and the point of others that have responded. i re-read what i had posted and really decided it was a bad decision on my part, so i had the administrator delete it. thanks for...

2. Ivy Tech Fall 2011 Waiting on THE letter

   cheesewhiz replied to Rhubarb J.'s topic in Indiana Nursing

   hm, i wondered as well if this was HIPAA violation. isn't there an entire thread on emergency room stories that contain posts with as little information as mine about their 'funniest/most ridiculous'...

3. How much do YOUR scrubs cost?

   cheesewhiz replied to wannabanrnin2012's topic in Indiana Nursing

   at Ivy Tech-Bloomington the scrub top, pants, badge, and name plate were $55 total (for 1 set). in our orientation session, they also gave us the scrub brand name/colors/barcode (or whatever it's...

4. RN versus LPN

   cheesewhiz replied to TGrider853's topic in Indiana Nursing

   yes. you have to fill out an entire separate application for the LPN program. they do the RN applications first. then the LPN. so if you apply for RN and don't get in, then if you get into LPN you can...

5. Ivy Tech CertifiedBackground.com/ physical question

   cheesewhiz replied to tjwillis's topic in Indiana Nursing

   i took my confirmation email with me to bloomington ivy tech and that was plenty. our background checks/drug screenings are due august 8 and physical/immunization records are due by august 22nd. does...

6. IU Health Intern/Externship

   cheesewhiz replied to lilop's topic in Indiana Nursing

   yes, i agree. they do typically tend to hire 'their own', so i think it would be great to get your foot in the door. MOST of the nurse tech/nurse interns end up working as an RN on their unit once...

7. How much student loan debt and how much is it a month to pay back?

   cheesewhiz replied to sunshine100's topic in General Nursing

   Depends on where you go, how much you take out, etc etc. I am just starting my nursing program at a 2 year college (and not taking out loans), but for my 4 year degree from a large public institution...

8. ASN to BSN with another BS degree?

   cheesewhiz replied to cheesewhiz's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the info! I was thinking there would be "bridge classes". I think I was mainly wondering if I would have to receive the BSN before MSN, but from what everyone has said, the bridge...

9. ASN to BSN with another BS degree?

   cheesewhiz posted a topic in General Nursing

   If I have a BS and an ASN and want to also get a BSN, would it even require many additional courses since I have the general ed courses from my first BS already? If I wanted to go into an MSN program,...

10. Ivy Tech: Accepted for Fall 2011

    cheesewhiz replied to hduckworth's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Yes, I received my letter from Bloomington on May 24th. I couldn't believe how fast they were. It really took some weight off my shoulders. I also applied to Terre Haute, but haven't received a...

11. Ivy Tech: Accepted for Fall 2011

    cheesewhiz replied to hduckworth's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I received my Bloomington PN acceptance letter about 2 1/2 weeks ago!! I am very excited and also nervous about starting the program! I plan on transitioning to RN immediately after completing the PN....

12. Ivy Tech: Accepted for Fall 2011

    cheesewhiz replied to hduckworth's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I am currently working full time at the hospital, but am planning on moving to part time once nursing starts. I'm really nervous about trying to manage a full time nursing program with part time work...

13. Ivy Tech Fall 2011 Prospective Nursing Students

    cheesewhiz replied to DadOf2's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I never took TEAS IV, but I agree! TEAS V was extremely hard. I scored a 73% my first time, and then only an 82% on my second. I studied for two months from the ATI testing book! My score was good...

14. Ivy Tech Fall 2011 Waiting on THE letter

    cheesewhiz replied to Rhubarb J.'s topic in Indiana Nursing

    I received my acceptance letter a couple of days ago to the Bloomington PN program. I only applied to PN because I wasn't able to take the darn MATH136 last semester in order to apply for RN as well....

15. Ivy Tech Fall 2011

    cheesewhiz replied to absngirl's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I just received my acceptance letter for the Bloomington PN program