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    question on APA and program, etc

    chuckster replied to torymax23's topic in Ohio University

    As rninme says, MS Word was the required wp application. You may already know that Word has some built-in capability to format things in APA but it's pretty limited and I found it more trouble than it...
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    Cost of BSN

    chuckster replied to p.xochil's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Obviously, you need to do what's best in your situation and I wish you the best of luck. I think the point that most of the posters were trying to make is that $128k is very expensive for a BSN and...
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    Cost of BSN

    chuckster replied to p.xochil's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hopefully, you are not really serious about going ahead with this program. Ridiculously high tuition can perhaps be justified for a nursing degree from a highly selective and nationally recognized...
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    How are Schools getting away with pumping out so many new graduates for no jobs?

    chuckster replied to AlleycatLady's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    While he number of newly graduated nurses has increased significantly over the last decade, laying the blame on the nursing schools for the present nurse oversupply is misplaced. The institutions are...
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    How to make a career change into nursing?

    chuckster replied to pattylee1122's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Many nursing programs give equal or higher weight to your scores on the standardized admissions tests (e. g., TEAS or NET), so a relatively low GPA may not matter so much. In addition, you could take...
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    Can employer change job description and demands?

    chuckster replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    For exempt employees (i. e., those exempt from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act), job descriptions can be modified at virtually any time for virtually any reason. In addition, employment for the...
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    How to make a career change into nursing?

    chuckster replied to pattylee1122's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As others have indicated, getting a job as a PCT or CNA provides a huge advantage in landing a nursing position after graduation. In most parts of the country, hospital jobs for new nursing grads are...
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    Diploma RN to a Bsn

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

    Should also say that any difference in pay among diploma, ADN and BSN is likely to be
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    Diploma RN to a Bsn

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

    The trend in hiring for nurses in most parts of the US has changed from "BSN preferred" to "BSN required." While this does not necessarily mean that as a diploma RN, you will not be able to find a...
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    Excellence with Clinical now

    chuckster replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Ohio University

    Let me first say that this appears to be a poorly thought out change by OU and to all affected by it, my sympathy. OU seems to not be very good at adapting new requirements into the RN-BSN program but...
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    I have a BS Psychology 12 yrs ago & Want to ba a Nurse- Help!

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

    ADN is Associate Degree - Nursing and the associates level analogous to the BSN. Getting either degree qualifies you only to sit for the nursing boards (the NCLEX). Once you have passed the exam,...
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    I have a BS Psychology 12 yrs ago & Want to ba a Nurse- Help!

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

    The quickest and least expensive route to RN is through your local Community College. Once you are an RN, your options widen considerably. As you may have seen on this board, it now seems to be rather...
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    Fall 12 NRSE 4520 Assessment and Promotion

    chuckster replied to cincinursemary's topic in Ohio University

    And remember, page number references are used for periodicals but not for text books. You need to use a page number in your citation if you have a direct quote from any source
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    RN-BSN vs RN-MSN

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

    While some MSN-NP programs require the BSN, some do not, although those will require boith a baccalaurate of some sort and a number of bridge classes for the MSN. There are very few colleges that I'm...
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    Getting a Boost Because You Are A Minority

    chuckster replied to Clodhopper's topic in Men in Nursing

    My minority status as a male got me admitted to a highly competitive nursing program. That, and scores in the 95th to 99th percentiles of the standardized admissions test and a GPA in the science...
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    BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

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

    I think this describes the situation in many, if not most of the major urban areas. In my own sleepy suburb of NYC and Washington, DC - otherwise known as Philadelphia - "BSN preferred" is an...
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    Excellence in Nov

    chuckster replied to mtsteelhorse's topic in Ohio University

    Hope it stays that way for you. Good luck. Not much longer to go
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    EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    chuckster replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I was (and still am) a volunteer EMT and fire fighter. The patient care experience you get as an EMT is valuable in nursing however, as others have noted, the scope of practice between the two is very...
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    Advice Appreciated: Which career path to take?

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

    Many CCs offer evening/weekend nursing programs that allow you to work while you attend school. This is the path I chose and I was somewhat surprised to find out that about 1/3 of my classmates were...
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    Advice Appreciated: Which career path to take?

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

    Getting some experience as an EMT (or CNA) is beneficial in that you will get an appreciation for whether or not you like patient interaction and the role of care provider. It likely will not improve...
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    nursing retirement

    chuckster replied to kristen312's topic in General Nursing

    As others have already said, most workers in the US no longer have pension plans - in fact, only about 31% of workers are covered by defined benefit plans, the formal name for pensions. Right now,...
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    chuckster replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Gary Johnson (Libertarian). Don't agree with a great many of his views, particularly on the economy but in quite a few things - the war on drugs, women's choice issues and bringing our troops back...
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    New Graduate RN's at CHOP

    chuckster replied to hapahaole's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    It looks to me that many, possibly most, don't. From what I can tell, since about 2009, new grads are waiting anywhere from 12 to as long as 18 months to find jobs, with many not finding nursing...
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    Nurse Practitioner Program Admission

    chuckster replied to jblakex1's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The answer is: "It depends." There are quite few colleges in my region that accept RN's with non-nursing bachelor's degrees into their MSN programs. Usually, these programs have a requirement for...
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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    Excellence is a lot of busy work but it goes by very quickly.And speaking of quick, the grades for my section are already posted in BB, by far the fastest turn-around in any course I took at OU. No...