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  1. How to Pay for 2nd Degree?!?!

    I have heard that Tylenol offers up to $10,000 in scholarships for future nurses. I believe priority is given to ABSN programs as they will "produce" nurses faster. I am not sure when the deadline...
  2. Do you think nurses are a vulnerable population?

    My background is in Health Promotion and Community Health and for the most part nurses are a vulnerable population. Not in the normal sense of the word but they are vulnerable. Most nurses make a...
  3. not sure if getting a BSN is for me

    I feel your pain. I want to work in the ER and I feel that most of the things I learn will have nothing to do with the ER. I don't want to work in a doctors office or just general things like that so...
  4. Cal State San Marcos, CSUSM, Accelerated, ABSN 2011

    Thanks for the clarification guys! My Aunt works there and she gave me the heads up right after I applied. I am so sorry to hear what
  5. Cal State San Marcos, CSUSM, Accelerated, ABSN 2011

    If the SDSU you are referring to is San Diego state University their accelerated program just had their license pulled. They would be admitting their first cohort in June but also have September and...
  6. Best way to go back to school for Nursing after 1st BS

    To get your BSN in a traditional full time manner its 4 years. 2 years of gen ed's and prereqs and then 2 years of clinical work. In the ABSN its just the clinical portion without any gen ed or...
  7. Best way to go back to school for Nursing after 1st BS

    To get into an accelerated program you will need to have your prereqs done prior to applying to the program. MOST BSN programs include the sciences etc and all ADN programs do. I have a previous...
  8. Bryant and Stratton and Cardinal Stritch

    Amandabell- if you are still interested in Stritch contact Stacey Wegener about their program. She gives great informational sessions and tells you which classes you have taken will transfer over....
  9. MSU Moorhead RN-BSN vs St. Scholastica vs UND vs Mankato...

    St Scholatica and Morehead have great reps all around MN. Not sure about Mankato though, I went to Winona state and Mankato was kind of a joke there. I would advise that you got to which ever school...
  10. CPNE in Racine

    Hi guys- Just as a clarification it is called All Saints now that the Wheaton Fransician system has absorbed all the catholic hospitals. It is still known by most locals or people in the area as St....
  11. Ridiculous book vent

    That really sucks. It has happened to me before but not with nursing books. When it happened to me I called the manufacturer and just asked if I could purchase the CD as I already had the books. I...
  12. CPNE in Racine

    Its a nice area and you will have no problems there. St Mary's is a little on the small side for Milwaukee area hospitals which tend to be enormous. I do not know if there is a pediatric unit there...
  13. Community Health at UIUC or Nursing at Lakeview?

    Sure! I went to Winona State University in Winona MN. I loved it and was able to complete my whole major in a year of classes and then a 1 semester internship. I interned at a corporate wellness...
  14. Community Health at UIUC or Nursing at Lakeview?

    I started out as nursing and switched after I couldn't get into the program at my school. I changed my major to Health Promotion for the community or basically community health. I had no problem...
  15. CPNE in Racine

    I live in Racine so if you need info on the area, hospital reputations etc I would be happy to provide
  16. I have no immunization records... what do I do?

    Contact whomever your doctor worked for at the time. IE Aurora Health care, Humana, something like that. Your medical records dont just vanish into thin air when the doctor leaves the practice so...
  17. The north face Recon backpack has a ton of room and is really light on the back. It wont fit all the books necessary but of you just need something for general notebooks and the occasional haul to the...
  18. Cardinal Stritch ADN program & tuition?

    Cardinal's program is pretty straight forward. Its a 2.5 year ADN degree and you can sit for your NCLEX after. There is a bachelors program as well but you must first complete your ADN. I went to an...
  19. University dropping class

    Does your school require you to take all your prereqs at their school? Mine did and when this happened to me I went to the department that taught the classes I needed and explained the situation. TONS...
  20. futrldnrse- Can I ask what school you are going to for the ADN RN TO MSN bridge program? It sounds very interesting and I would like to find out more about programs like this.
  21. Cardinal Stritch ADN program & tuition?

    Thank you SydneyJo! You are so sweet! I have a 3.5 GPA and I typically can do decent on a general test like the NLN but I am still nervous. I cant wait to start at
  22. Cardinal Stritch ADN program & tuition?

    SydneyJo: I am applying to Cardinal for the January admittance. If you don't mind my asking what was your NLN score and GPA? I have BS in Health Promotion, a 3.5 GPA and take the NLN in August. I am...
  23. Got kicked out/ failed out

    I was in a similar situation and I decided to finish my degree with a BS in Health Promotion. Its a growing field, easy to find a job and you can still work in the medical field. Hope this
  24. Hi Everyone! I totally love this site and have found lots of helpful information so far. Has anyone else applied to Cardinal Strich in Milwaukee for their ADN program? I already have a BS in Health...