redhead77

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1. Just landed an interview in psych.

   redhead77 replied to MidLifeRN2012's topic in Job Hunt

   I just interviewed for a position in a neuropsychiatric hospital the other day. They didn't ask me anything about psych nursing at all. The questions were: What qualities do you have that you feel would benefit you in this position? What are two valu...

2. Nursing Student Having Quarter Life Crisis

   redhead77 replied to sjh4120's topic in Job Hunt

   From talking to people who have previously or are currently working in public health, I don't think it would put you at a disadvantage to begin in that setting. Not everyone dreams of working in a hospital after they graduate. I wouldn't let others d...

3. New Nurse Nervous

   redhead77 replied to sisafua's topic in Job Hunt

   Unfortunately, I don't have an answer for you because I am basically in the same boat. I was encouraged not to work by my husband while I was in nursing school. He figured this way I wouldn't feel overwhelmed by having to deal with school, our kids, ...

4. Any DATC Nursing Applicants?

   redhead77 replied to tpatte15's topic in Utah

   I really like DATC's program! We jumped right in with both feet and haven't looked back since. I know from talking to people that know both programs that they think DATC's program is more intense than Weber's. This includes one of my clinical instruc...

5. Any DATC Nursing Applicants?

   redhead77 replied to tpatte15's topic in Utah

   I am currently halfway through my second semester at DATC. In April I will graduate from the LPN program and I start the RN year through Weber/DATC in May. It took around six or so weeks after the application deadline to get my letter from the progra...

6. ADN class of 2013

   redhead77 replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

   I'm not scheduled to begin nursing school until Jan. 2012, with my first orientation on Sept. 12th. Earlier today I received an unexpected phone call from my program wanting to know if there was any chance I'd be interested in starting next Monday. T...

7. Just got accepted!

   redhead77 replied to misselena's topic in Pre-Nursing

   misselena & RoxanneBB, Congratulations to both of you! I just received my acceptance letter this past Saturday and I'm very excited about it! This site has been very helpful and I'm sure that it will continue to be after I actually begin NS in Ja...

8. ADN class of 2013

   redhead77 replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

   studentnurseCT It is a great feeling! It took almost two years of pre-reqs to get here. I took so many classes that I was able to get my associate's degree in health sciences this past April. My orientation isn't until Sept. 12th, so I have a while u...

9. ADN class of 2013

   redhead77 replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

   I am so excited to join in this group! Today I received my acceptance letter for a nursing program that begins in January of 2012. I am beyond thrilled! I will be graduating in April 2013 with my RN. Congratulations to everyone else that will be begi...

10. Has anyone ever thought - maybe this wasn't the right choice?

    redhead77 replied to redhead77's topic in Career Support

    allergyrn, good point and I completely agree. I know that every step of the process will come with both relief and nervousness for the next part of my journey. I am excited to be able to learn more about all of the various areas of nursing and to get...

11. Broadview University

    redhead77 replied to revolution's topic in Utah

    The only things I know about Broadview is what you can find out by Googling, so not much help there. What I would say is that if you have specific schools in mind for your graduate studies, talk to someone there and see if they will take the credits....

12. Has anyone ever thought - maybe this wasn't the right choice?

    redhead77 replied to redhead77's topic in Career Support

    So after doing some soul searching, I've decided to pursue the path of nursing. I mailed my application last week, but won't hear back about their decision until August. I really appreciate the feedback that you all gave me, It got me thinking even m...

13. Day 1 of waiting...check

    redhead77 replied to ICUchick's topic in Pre-Nursing

    From reading the posts on this site, it seems like the wait times vary tremendously. I have seem some of just over a month and some of several months. I applied to a program that starts January 2012 and they said we would find out in August. The dead...

14. Has anyone ever thought - maybe this wasn't the right choice?

    redhead77 replied to redhead77's topic in Career Support

    Thanks for the replies Jules A & enhiver626. I guess it is true that I don't have to commit the rest of my life to nursing if it ends up as a less than ideal fit. I just feel as if I've already waited so long for the timing to be right to do this...

15. Has anyone ever thought - maybe this wasn't the right choice?

    redhead77 posted a topic in Career Support

    Hello everyone, I am looking for some perspectives from people with experience in this field, whether you are currently a nurse or in the midst of NS. I have thought about nursing as a career for a long time and recently finished my associate's degre...