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    BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

    chuckster replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am familiar with Temple - I'm an alum and my daughter graduated last year. Temple is less than half the price of Jeff or LaSalle, not to mention Penn - at least for PA residents. And Penn certainly...
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    BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

    chuckster replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Rickbar - I agree some of what you write but frankly, I don't think that there is an organized conspiracy here. I believe it, along with many other things such as the tax code, is simply the result of...
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    OK, I guess it's time for me to come clean: I'm one of those who got a perfect grade on the midterm. The secret is to get a hold of some NZT-48. I got mine from a guy by the name of Vernon Gant, who I...
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    NP boot camp in PA, reviews?

    chuckster replied to ktshamek's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There may be a very slight grain of truth in that since there are a variety of colleges offering MSN-NP programs and differing state regulations. In my home state of PA, there is at least one...
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    Changing Careers to Nursing as 35 year old man

    chuckster replied to DB7721's topic in Men in Nursing

    Perhaps, but if so it's virtually imperceptible. Unlikely. The BSN is the new holy grail of nursing. Though this varies somewhat across the US, the trend is toward the BSN as the minimum...
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    Assuming that those who got perfect scores were a small minority, they won't necessarily affect the curve, if the basis is the normal statistical bell curve. This would mean that the curve would be...
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    You are not alone . .
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    Loans just for living expenses

    chuckster replied to Doyelfamily75's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You really, really should try to not take any student loans at all and if you do, keep them as small as possible. Student loan debt is the largest form of indebtedness in the country, nearly $1...
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    I could not agree more with this assessment. There were very, very few questions that got at the key concepts from the readings. Nearly every question asked about some marginal or trivial aspect of...
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    Start to finish becoming a male crna? Military vs Civilian

    chuckster replied to rncharlie's topic in Men in Nursing

    I do not believe any branch of the armed forces will accept you as nurse with an ADN. The basic problem is that you cannot get your commission into the nurse corps with an ADN - a bachelor's degree is...
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    You don't get extra points for getting your assignments submitted early . . . just
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    Minimum OU credits required for BSN

    chuckster replied to lostinthecountry's topic in Ohio University

    I can only answer the question about the minimum number of classes needed based on the existing program, before the switch to semesters from quarters. The RN-BSN program consisted of 12 courses for a...
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    This was from the announcements posted this week, so either the syllabus is wrong or her announcement is. It is really not fair to subject students to this kind of conflicting information. Is there...
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    Male Registered Nurse will work for food

    chuckster replied to Jasano's topic in Retired Nurses

    Sorry to hear about your difficulty. Down here in the Phila area, while the job situation is very poor for new grads it is quite good for experienced nurses, especially for BSN's. With your...
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    does anyone else find it disconcerting that the instructions for the midterm state: and yet, the test is not available until friday? also, can anyone tell me what this means? it certainly seems...
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    Community college has a 7% graduation rate...

    chuckster replied to Kadambari's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Keep in mind that there is essentially open admission into most community colleges, though not necessarily into the specific programs at those colleges. This, along with the many transfers, results in...
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    I was looking through the rather ambiguous study guide for the upcoming mid-term. From the wording in it, it appears that this is not completely a multiple choice test. It's hard to tell but the...
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    NCLEX passing rates

    chuckster replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would second what steffuturelpn says about the weeding-out process occurring prior to the NCLEX. In addition, quite a number of nursing schools do not let their students sit for the exam unless...
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    chuckster replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I maintain my professional demeanor on Face Book by not having an account
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    I just posted my response to this week's case study and was shocked by the format. It's set up like a quiz and timed! What's the reason for that? My bet is that at one time, it was a quiz and just has...
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    The lack of clear direction in this class is frustrating and hugely disappointing. It is almost as if this is the first time the class is being offered. Our TA has not responded to the questions...
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    New Grad Advice

    chuckster replied to krocks1218's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    wow, that's a commitment. on the other hand, it really cuts down on the number of volunteers needed.seriously, should that be per month or per
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    OK, I'm truly lost in regard to the case study. The message from the instructor early in the week urged us to work as group and even suggested that we parcel out the questions. My group did this and...
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    Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

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

    i think the trend toward bsn's is well entrenched in many parts of the country and given the current nursing surplus, is likely to strengthen. in my area, there are roughly 2,000 new rn's produced...
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    Family Nursing (NRSE 330) summer 2012

    chuckster replied to mo2rn's topic in Ohio University

    Does anybody have a feel for how long each answer is supposed to be? I've been dinged in other courses for having an overly long response but I don't want to be too