chuckster ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-B

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  1. Generally not for an RN position however, the experience is valuable in other ways. For example, if you are working as a CNA or PCT while attending nursing school, there is a good chance that the...
  2. Have to issue a caution here with respect to net assets. This is the total of assets less liabilities and does not reflect profit of any sort. For this, you need to look at total revenues ($1,028.6...
  3. Enrolled 6 months after passing the NCLEX. Not really - there is an enormous oversupply of RN's in my region, and in fact in most major urban/suburban areas in the US. Positions for new hires, ADN...
  4. My situation is a bit different then for many. I decided to try nursing as a second career after 15 years of volunteering as an EMT with my local fire department. My original intention was to find a...
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    Is it easier for guys to get a job as a new grad??

    Nope - at least not in my part of the world (Phila area). I graduated in 2010 with an ADN (plus non-nursing Bachelor's and Master's degrees) and got two interviews that year, with no job offer. I...
  6. The short answer is "No" with respect to lining up a nursing job however, as others have pointed out, the prior degree can make your journey to getting a BSN a fairly short one. I completed an...
  7. Sounds to me like a distinction without a
  8. I would urge you to first see if you are comfortable in the patient care role before even thinking about nursing. Try volunteering at a hospital or getting your EMT cert and joining your local...
  9. There were at least 3 of us in my evening/weekend program who were considerably older than you are now. All of us successfully completed the program and are now RN's. The tough part is not nursing...
  10. I would urge you to first see if you are comfortable in the patient care role before even thinking about nursing. Try volunteering at a hospital or getting your EMT cert and joining your local...
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    Non-CNA Jobs You Can Work While You're a Student

    I know this is going to sound unbelievable but the postings in my part of the world for even these kinds of jobs all now state some variant of "exerience required" as a prerequisite. Don't know how...
  12. I'm a Drexel grad but Masters (Business), not nursing. The business program is pretty competitive though. I was accepted to TJU's accelerated BSN-MSN program, mostly on the basis of my grad school GPA...
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    Phi Kappa Phi

    ΦΚΦ is a legitimate organization and it's an honor to be invited to join. That said, it's far from an exclusive organization and seems unlikely to of much assistance in lining up a job. To...
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    Spring 2013 Graduation

    For all those planning to graduate from OU during the Spring semester, the time to file is limited to between 1 Feb and 18 Feb. This would be a shorter period than in the past and the message on the...
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    Spring 2013 Graduation

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  16. Frankly, I think that you would be extremely foolish to spend that kind of money for nursing degree from any school, let alone at one that apparently does not even have regional academic accreditation...
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    Spring 2013 Graduation

    Bump - since the system was supposed to be opened today, 1 Feb to an application for graduation. When I checked this morning, it was not yet open however. With the window to file just over 2 weeks...
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    Online RN to BSN Programs

    Look for both CCNE and regional accreditation (such as Middle States, New England, etc). Some of the for-profit programs have this (University of Phoenix is one) but most do not have regional academic...
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    Scrubs magazine article/BSN in 10?

    The situation described by DoGoodThenGo for NYC is very similar to that in the Philadelphia area. In 2008, the BLS data showed 42,740 RNs employed in the greater Philadelphia area, rising to 42,820...
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    Role Call, NRSE 4510 Spring 1

    Though I'm still waiting to officially graduate, I finished the program last year. As you can easily see, I've posted more than a couple of gripes about the program but on balance it is pretty...
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    Scrubs magazine article/BSN in 10?

    It is fair to say that an ADN with nursing experience will likely be hired when competing for the same job with new grad BSN. This is largely true nearly everywhere, and is even the case, for the most...
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    Scrubs magazine article/BSN in 10?

    While ADN programs still account for the lion's share of nursing graduates, the trend in many areas is "BSN required." In my part of the world, the metro Phila area, it is difficult, bordering on...
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    Move to Philadelphia area?

    Mel -- I'm a transplant to the Phila area myself, though I've been here for more than 2 decades now, and really love the city. In my opinion, Philly is one of the world's great cities - and I've...
  24. The Temple nursing program is a decent one, though neither better nor worse than Drexel's (or Villanova's for that matter).I'd say that in the Phila area, both programs are perceived to be about...
  25. My background was similar (previous bachelor and master's degrees), went the ADN route and then RN-BSN. At community college, I was in the evening/weekend nursing program and most of had full-time day...