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...
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...
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, ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
redhead77 replied to Hibbzem17's topic in Pre-Nursing
I absolutely love online classes and take them every chance I get! That being said, some people don't manage their time well enough to stay on task when taking online classes and they easily fall behind. If you're disciplined and motivated and can fi...
Hi, I also applied to DATC for Fall 2011. I am anxiously waiting to receive a letter from them telling me whether or not I have been accepted. Have you heard anything? I did get an email back in the middle of March that said it should be around the f...
redhead77 replied to tnearthmama's topic in Pre-Nursing
Hi Mentalageis16, I would talk to your advisor at your college or someone at student services to see what they can do at your particular school. Below is the data that applies specifically to my school, WSU in Utah, copied from their website. Academ...
redhead77 replied to tnearthmama's topic in Pre-Nursing
Does your school have any kind of academic renew program that you can use to clean up your transcripts? My husband went to college right out of high school and did more messing around than studying and it tanked his GPA. When he finally decided to co...
redhead77 replied to VannVann2008's topic in Pre-Nursing
Hello everyone, I am new here. I have been lurking around for a bit, but this is my first time posting. It has been oddly comforting to read the thoughts of so many others who are in the same boat as me. I am also anxiously awaiting the decision of m...