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smoking on campus!! its a real problem at my school and I would imagine most schools...the student smokers congregate at the entranceway of all the buildings and the rest of us are forced to walk through all the second hand smoke bc we have to get into the building for class.

im suprised knowone has mentioned the online program at Excelsior? I believe if you have SOME nursing school done, you can transfer it and pursue their ADN degree...something to consider...

wow, I could have written your post! so many commonalities! Psychology is my 1st love but bottom line, a BA in Psych gets you nowhere and no $$. I would so love to counsel but it requires at least a Masters (lots of money invested) and after tons of research on a Masters in School Counseling, I learned there are no jobs to be had, its all political and the pay is only around $50k. Thats also the going salary for any other Counseling job w/a Masters. Thats not enough when Ill prob have a $600/mo student loan bill after I finish my Masters. I want Nursing school to work out but I am not grasping this format of testing AT ALL. I am struggling like crazy in the same way you are, came in w/a 3.9 GPA and am failing. Im not passionate about Nursing, not crazy about being around sick ppl in the hospital but Im doing it bc I like to help ppl #1 and I know if I hate one area of it, there are so many other areas of nursing to explore and lets be very honest, its a good salary for the time and tuition invested. I am in the same boat with you. Good luck!!

Im ready to give up. I failed another test. I have done what some have suggested and gone over tests during office hours. I feel like Im too overanalytical, at the time I can see the reasoning for at least 2 answers. Its awful. I am so bummed...:((

I am at a loss for words. I dont know what to do anymore. I came into the RN program with a 3.9 GPA. I am SHOCKED that I am on the verge of failing my 2nd semester of Nursing school. I study my class notes, Powerpoints, I have 4 NCLEX review books I study as well. I cannot pass the tests. I am begining to think it is my naturally 'overanalytical' mind that is keeping me from doing well on these tests. I think I overthink the answers. And if this is the case, how do I overcome that? As you know, these are not tests based on fact and one answer is right. I find it impossibe! What to do??? Any advice is appreciated!

nomad, how is the lab part included?? Im reading the catalog description on the website but it doesnt mention a lab portion

im looking for an online class called "pharmacology"

KNOWONE??

I wish I had researched my school a little better before I entered the program. They apparently have a HUGE fail out rate. Maybe thats why theyre not accredited?? I think they lost 12. In semester one, we lost about 10 people and semester 3 is supposively the killer when they are guaranteed to lose about 7 or so. Hate my program.

Sanddollar, my school requires the class and the lab? did you school require that as well and did the cconline.org satisfy that? how many credits was it?

wondering if anyone can recommend an online Microbiology class w/lab?

Wondering if anyone has taken Pharmacology online and could recommend one?

Im wondering how your school works....if you are in a 2 year RN program, how many times can you fail a semester before they kick you out of the program for good?

Im wondering if I can do an LPN degree online if I have my CNA license? does anyone know if this is a good idea? any reputable ones out there? do employers look at it the same as being in a classroom?

what happens if you fail out, come back a year later, pass and then fail out again the following semester? do you let you back in? how many times can you fail out and come back?

I dont know where you live but teh winters where I live you can def put your life in danger driving on certain days. Ever hear of black ice? Blizzards? Im scared to drive in teh rain much less when there is a major storm and Im being told I have to drive to work? no way. I wouldnt take a job like that. so yes my safety is #1 but I also wouldnt take a job that required you to be there outside of your normal hours and didnt compensate you for it. Ive never heard of that before. Def a Drs office for me.

this is why i will never work as a hospital nurse. I know ppl's lives are depending on our care but what about our lives? I will never put my life at risk for my job. Getting there 8 hours early so I can assure to make my shift and not get paid for that? no way, id never do it. here's to working in DRs office then!

just another money making scam if you ask me!

I was under the impression that after you complete 1 year of a 2 yr RN program, you can take the exam to become an LPN?? I looked it up online and some sites say yes you can but my instructors said they dont do that anymore?? Whats the deal?

So in the case of the storm that just came your way, you had to go in a whole day early???? and did they compensate you for those 24 extra hours?

Curious, when your state declares a weather emergency due to ice/snow as it just did and suggests only driving in the case of an emergency, what do you do if youre scheduled to work your hospital shift?

Im wondering if anyone can tell me based on their experience if they have come across any online RN to BSN programs that required accreditation by the National League for Nursing (NLN)???

Im about to go back to NS for my 2nd semester after doing horrible my 1st and was wondering if anyone has any tips/insight in regards to the way test questions are asked and answered in NS. I find their 'critical thinking' style of testing INCREDIBLY hard and I was wondering what tricks/tips those of you that are SUCESSFUL at tests use??? Ive heard people say ABC's, or if its an assessment question its an assessment answer, so on and so forth, etc..

No way, AP 1 and AP 2 was a cake walk compared to NS. I only wish it were like that. AP's tests are mostly memorization. NS is memorization PLUS critical thinking and the critical thinking part is the KILLER

Im going into my 2nd semester. I barely passed my 1st and whats scares me the most is they said 1st is the easiet and that 3rd (Med/Surg) is the 'weed-out' semester. If I was that stressed and barely made it through 1st, what is this next semester going to be like not to mention the most dreaded, 3rd?