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  1. Driving distance to nursing program

    bigboi replied to cljonesfuturenurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If I wasn't accepted to my local state school, my commute would've have been 30 mins. However, I'm glad I did considering the price of gas

  2. how do you feel about group projects?

    bigboi replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    Haven't started nursing school yet, but group projects are going to be my single most dreaded part of

  3. CNA/LPN/RN Pay in Georgia?

    bigboi replied to chesara's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I live in illinois and have worked as a CNA for 3 years. I make $11.20 right, but after nursing school plan on moving to Georgia. The rates I'm reading in this thread are discouraging. I've never...

  4. A&P 1 what would you do?

    bigboi replied to southphilly_chic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you are confident you can get a higher grade then go for it. I know I wouldn't be able to settle for a C, but thats just

  5. Retake a class that I got a B in?

    bigboi replied to buttons93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a perfectionist myself but if it wouldn't help in any major way, I would settle for the

  6. Cheating pre-nursing students

    bigboi replied to buttons93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow! people cheating in human development? In my experience, psychology was one of the easiest pre-regs for nursing. It is really sad to be in such a toxic environment like that. As aforementioned...

  7. Double standard for men?

    bigboi replied to grpman's topic in Male Nursing Students

    One any given shift that I work on, I am the only guy. I heard about women periods and all kinds of language that would make the average man who doesn't work with me gasp for air. At first I had to...

  8. BS to RN to CRNA...more difficult than I thought?

    bigboi replied to smf5083's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you finish your bio degree, I know my state school does have an accelerated BSN program that takes a 1.5 years to finish. Couple that with 1 year ICU experience and I believe you are able to apply....

  9. So I didn't get in. In comes the downward spiral [@SDSU]

    bigboi replied to Distraught_Concerned's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm guessing your area is extremely competitive because with scores like that you can get accepted to almost everywhere you apply where I'm from. I may be mistaken but it sounds like you only applied...

  10. CNA now or wait for nursing school

    bigboi replied to jbhvbc's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Its funny you mentioned that they teach you to be CNA in the first semester of nursing school. I see a lot of nursing student come to my hospital, who have never been CNAs and they are terrified of...

  11. racism?

    bigboi replied to dcw132003's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Chicago can be a segregated city, but I've never really heard of racism in any nursing program though. I believe if you do the work and stay away from the garbage, you should be o.k. Hell I...

  12. agency nurse asks..how to deal with difficult staff nurse

    bigboi replied to Kashia's topic in Agency Nurses

    She is a bully! The is first thing I would do is go through the proper chain of command. If that doesn't work, then you'd have to result to more confrontational methods. Theres a reason why she is...

  13. Dont think i can do this anymore

    bigboi replied to MyMystudentRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    waiting suck, but there is nothing you can do. If your grades are good enough, you'll be

  14. Wahoo! Finished with Pre-Req's!

    bigboi replied to GirlDotson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    congrats!

  15. If I could go back to when I started college, I would have choosen nursing.

    bigboi replied to MissNancy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are 19! Nothing is too late. I know many people just starting pre-regs at 40. Your problem is, you're measuring your success by others achievement, which is never a good thing. We all have our...

  16. CNA now or wait for nursing school

    bigboi replied to jbhvbc's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work at hospital and I can honestly say that I'm really not a fan of nurses who weren't CNAs before. I know thats a little brusque but I work with a few of them and its frustrating. I honestly...

  17. Getting a CNA license with a misdemeanor

    bigboi replied to kh1990's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't know where you're located but I have a couple of misdemeanors. I got a wavier and I was able to get a job as a

  18. Married Male Nursing Students

    bigboi replied to exit96's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm married and work around women all day. My wife urged to enter this field and so far I've loved it. Being the only guy, there are comments make about me being desirable but that goes in one hear...

  19. Why did you become a nurse?

    bigboi replied to guest042302019's topic in Male Nursing Students

    My initial plan was to go to med school, but after evaluating my situation, I figured nursing was a better fit. I hate explaining it that way because I do think more of nursing than being an...

  20. A&P....love it or hate it?

    bigboi replied to snow_bear's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&PII several semesters ago and I still miss it. I have a deep obsession with the way the body works, all the way down to the cellular level. I wanna what and how things happen and...

  21. Pharmocology course

    bigboi replied to nurseboat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it depends on the teacher. I took it last semester online and it was one the easiest class I've taken so

  22. Anyone make it into nursing school with below a 3.0 GPA?

    bigboi replied to Dre2416's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a buddy who got accepted to a good bsn program with a 2.9. It rear but it

  23. i hate micro

    bigboi replied to momtojosh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Micro is one of those subjects that depend on teacher in my opinion because it can get real dry at

  24. I got my acceptance letter!

    bigboi replied to heroldbe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    congrats! It such a great

  25. If I don't get accepted, what should I do in the meantime?

    bigboi replied to NaomiD's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    work on your GPA, or whatever it is you feel didn't make you competitive this year. A CNA doesn't improve your GPA, but admission is about considering the whole package of an application. Being a...