n1cktm

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1. Quick Tip for ANYONE considering nursing in the military

   n1cktm replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

   Just to clarify, if you are enlisting in the navy nurse corps with a BSN degree, will you be enlisted as an officer and doing more RN-type work or does the above statement regarding doing CNA work and...

2. UPenn nursing school admissions question -- please help

   n1cktm replied to n1cktm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   thank you :) I am actually glad that they request it because I don't have any prereqs done except for general bio/chem/psychology. I'd prefer to do all of my prereqs at the nursing school rather than...

3. UPenn nursing school admissions question -- please help

   n1cktm replied to n1cktm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Thank you for your replies. Paco69, I followed up on your advice and actually talked to a person at admissions today, she told me that as long as my transcript doesnt have any red flags on it or...

4. UPenn nursing school admissions question -- please help

   n1cktm posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Hello everyone, I am applying to UPenns ABSN nursing program that begins in September 2011. I have a question on my application which asks: "Have you ever been placed on probation or dismissed by a...

5. B.A. student looking to go into nursing and then specalize. Help please!

   n1cktm replied to n1cktm's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Thank you for your replies llg and GM2RN, I asked about this a while ago just forgot to mention that it does not show up on the transcript. My transcript looks just like everyone elses. The only...

6. B.A. student looking to go into nursing and then specalize. Help please!

   n1cktm replied to n1cktm's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Honestly, I would be very happy to go to either UPenn or NYU and its something I wanted to do out of high school but I only had a 90 average (didn't do my hw and talked a lot in class). But in college...

7. B.A. student looking to go into nursing and then specalize. Help please!

   n1cktm replied to n1cktm's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Gotcha. How about taking the nursing program at the school where I am enrolled. Or are the 65-75% passing rates for first time takers on NCLEX too daunting. Especially if some schools have 90%+. Means...

8. B.A. student looking to go into nursing and then specalize. Help please!

   n1cktm replied to n1cktm's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Hey GM2RN, the school where I am getting my B.A. degree now also offers a B.S. degree in nursing. However, when I looked up the passing rates it was 65-75% between 2005-2008 on the NCLEX. Should i...

9. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

   n1cktm replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Some interesting reading in regard to my previous post. Sources: New Graduate RN's and the Nursing Shortage: Recession and Jobless Registered Nurse Unemployed New Graduate RN's - Jobless in 2010:...

10. Does it matter what school I get my BSN from?

    n1cktm replied to n1cktm's topic in Nursing Career

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11. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    n1cktm replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Nothing new, but everything that I have read so far points to the recession causing an artificial meeting of the nursing shortage. The shortage of nurses is real and getting bigger according to...

12. Does it matter what school I get my BSN from?

    n1cktm replied to n1cktm's topic in Nursing Career

    I thought I would be able to get the ADN done in 1.5 since they want you to take English classes and certain elective, I thought those classes would get transferred from my history B.A. I heard many...

13. B.A. student looking to go into nursing and then specalize. Help please!

    n1cktm replied to n1cktm's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Thank you for your response! GM2RN there are second degree BSN programs at NYU & UPenn that will let me take all the prereqs as part of the program and it takes 2.5 years to complete the whole...

14. Acute/critical care requirements

    n1cktm posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi everyone, I am currently an undergraduate student who has not yet begun nursing school but I have a question as I eventually want to pursue a career as a CRNA. The requirements are typically...

15. B.A. student looking to go into nursing and then specalize. Help please!

    n1cktm replied to n1cktm's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Also a question I had was in terms of getting a job nowadays, will it better to go for the ADN or BSN option. I *definitely* plan to get a BSN as soon as I am hired. Also CRNA programs look for 1-2...