KimGau

I know this is probably a stupid question but when do you take the TEAS test at the beginning or end of the quarter? I wasnt sure if it was to find out what you know before your GEN ED classes or after? Ive been out of school for 5 years so Ive forgo...

I am currently a nursing student, and a mom. I went to my Dr about 5 months ago because I had not been feeling well and was suffering from severe fatigue. Well he immediately suggest Paxil and tells me the only down side is the possibility of weight ...

I dont have any helpful advice, but as someone who was going into nursing and is now going into surg tech, I want to thank you for sharing your stories because it helps me constantly remind myself of what to never do when I get into the field. I real...

Donald- In my area Pa is a masters level program at all schools and they are already discussing making it a PHD program at some schools. I want to become a CFA for personal reasons out of personal interests. Thanks for the advice. Mercys- You really ...

AWW, I'm Sorry I have that chart and I never even registered New York being on there because Im not from there. I live on Louisiana where there is no law against it, but Im thinking about moving to Texas (My husband could get a better job there as we...

Legal studies isn't a dumb major. My husband is 29, he got his bachelors in business after high school and then did half of the coursework for his masters. We agreed after I had my bachelors he would start on finishing his masters THEN he deceides he...

Ok the average salary for a CFA in NYC is going to be 24% higher than other parts of the country. The salary could change by the time you get out of school, but right now it is averaging $70,000 and going up to $110,000. You will have been working as...

Ok I am currently in CST school getting my associates degree, then going into a first assistant program while getting my BS, then on to PA school. So Ive done a LOT of research so I'll help you out. I chose to go the route I did after enrolling in Nu...

First a little backstory..I am a 22 yr old wife and mother of a beautiful 20 mth old son. 6 months ago I deceided that I REALLY wanted to go back to school. So I started looking at schools and figuring out where my passion was. My husband pointed out...

Thank you David, your advice was great. I finally really feel like I am doing the right thing for my personal interests. I want to go to CFA school more out pf personal interests than professional reasons. I will probably work on it will Im finishing...

OMG! I cant believe you were fired for that! Thats awesome that you want to advocate for your patients. My first love is surgery (hints the CFA school plans), but I also am very interested in PA school so that I can have more patient interaction. I w...

Ok my first comment is that at my school, missing one clinical without any kind of dr's excuse is grounds for dismissal. I really try not to give anyone a hard time on here, but Im having a hard time understand how someone was SO sick (mentally) that...

AWW Lbanks I am sorry to hear about the job situation. I am very worried about this same scenario, that is why I am trying to get as many credentials and certifications as possible, in the hopes that it will increase my odds of finding employment. I ...

Mercys- Thanks for the heads up, I had no clue if the LPN was worth it or not. Skyblue- You are completly right about making one decision at a time, Im a compulsive planner (it came with being a mother :) I feel the need to plan out exactly whats goi...

I definatly realize $50,000 dollars is a lot of money that is one of the reasons I declined to continue in that new program. It will only cost me $8,000 (after grants) to get my associates degree in surgical technology. When my husband and I first di...

Thanks Mercy I really respect your many years of experience. Argo thanks for replying so many times, I really truly appreciate the advice. I just feel so excited when I think about surgery, and when I was thinking about nursing I always felt unsure a...

I think I have made up my mind, I am going to get my associates degree in surgical technology and then go to the Meridian Institute at Vanderbilt for their First Assistant program. If I find the time after that its on to PA school. Thanks all for the...

I completly understand that, and I am truly terrified of making the wrong decision. The reason I am swaying towards ST is because in all honesty I dont think I have a passion for actual nursing. I have worried all summer about getting through nursing...

SO I am currently taking my prerequisites for nursing school. My school only does nursing so you take your prerequisites and nursing classes at the same time. WELL today they announce that they are getting rid of the Associate of Sciences Degree in N...

I have deceided to transfer because this is a private school that before today did not even offer a BSN program. The "new" BSN program will take 5 years and cost $50,000+ dollars. I'm a mom of a one year old and I dont feel it would be responsible fo...

4-5 years total. At my school pre-reqs are lumped in with the nursing classes you get a total number of semesters not pre-req plus nursing. For the ASN degree it was 2-2.5 years total and they didnt offer a BSN degree you had to take RN-BSN which was...

Bluegrass RN- you are right about that "majic pill" trend in America. I do understand why DR's prescribe the medicine so heavily. I am sure my original post was very angry (withdrawls), but I just felt so let down by my DR. He didn't even bother to t...

"Anyways, it is challenging. Is your tiredness related to depression or have you found out what the original problem was?" nopainnurse- Thanks for relating, you really hit the nail on the head. I did go to another DR that actually ran test and found...

If most people didnt have issues with it then their would not be multiple lawsuits against the makers of the drug and they would not have multiple hearings before congress to explain why they lied about the research and even encouraged DRs to lie abo...

I was mad at my DR because after the withdrawls started then he talked about how "common" this was (which is also when I deceided to google it and learned of the lawsuits, hearings before congress and sites like quitpaxil.org where one person describ...