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    How important is regional accreditation?

    akulahawkRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Ideally you want your school to be regionally accredited. ACEN and CCNE are nursing-specific accreditations that are voluntary. Think of those as an accreditation that is "in addition to." Just...
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    Finishing program but very hurt and disappointed

    akulahawkRN replied to mrsnurse2014's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Not everyone gets a trophy. All of us in my program worked hard to get the grades and pass the program. In some way, we all should have gotten a trophy. Less than 10 (closer to 5) of some 40 of us got...
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    what laptop is good for nursing school

    akulahawkRN replied to nat_22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My own laptop is a Toshiba Satellite C655 and it's a little over 3 years old now. It runs the 64-bit version of Win 7 and currently has 6 GB ram installed. It still feels nearly as fast as it did when...
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    How hard is A&P really?

    akulahawkRN replied to crazyemtchic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've taken A&P twice. The first time was quite a few years ago and I got mainly B's and C's in the classes. After I decided to get into nursing, I took A&P again to essentially refresh my...
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    Quit nursing program to join another?

    akulahawkRN replied to onmyrnpath's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This certainly has been done before. You're not the first, nor the last to consider this. I applied to two schools, the only viable options for me. Had I been able to apply to the local BSN program, I...
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    Pearson Vue Trick 2014

    akulahawkRN replied to Mandy,GN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, tons of threads about this. They changed the process by which the PVT is done and it potentially puts your hard-earned $200 at risk every time you attempt it. If you get a bad result, you just...
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    4 days after NCLEX-RN and Result's not available

    akulahawkRN replied to Tired_of_NclexRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When it says that your results are on hold, it means exactly that. Something, somehow, caused your exam attempt to be flagged for review so they have to review everything about your attempt and they...
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    positive drug test

    akulahawkRN replied to chicharito's topic in General Nursing

    In matters such as this, the BON is not your friend or ally. Stuff bolded above because it's
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    positive drug test

    akulahawkRN replied to chicharito's topic in General Nursing

    I'll say this much: THC doesn't just magically find it's way only to the person that's smoking the joint. Any time you can smell (and sometimes when not) byproducts of combustion, you're breathing the...
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    Drunk and high students at clinical

    akulahawkRN replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    OP: YOU had a duty to report this stuff to your CI immediately as does your friend once you heard about this. You didn't do that. At this point, if you report this, you'll only come off looking like...
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    12 lead depression

    akulahawkRN replied to Paramedic51's topic in General Nursing

    ST Depression can also reflect a reciprocal change, in effect showing you that there's an MI on the opposite side of the heart from where the lead is. There really quite a bit to learn about reading...
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    nursing school vs nursing job

    akulahawkRN replied to karlsbad's topic in General Students

    You don't have to like nursing to be good at it, though liking what you do certainly helps in that regard. I'm a paramedic. Even though I'm very new as an RN, I'm not new to the fact that there are...
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    Lvn-RN 30 unit option CA

    akulahawkRN replied to tawnyalee's topic in LPN to RN

    The 30-unit option usually lasts right about 2 semesters + a short transition course. One of the "problems" with getting an initial RN license by way of the 30-unit option, your license will always be...
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    College: Do I Have a Chance with My Grades?

    akulahawkRN replied to ashleegarris's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One way that you can easily mitigate your HS GPA is to find your way into a Community College and take coursework to meet both your General Education requirements and some Nursing program...
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    Fixing past mistakes...

    akulahawkRN replied to JimJ's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You may or may not need to re-take Chem and/or Calculus. You likely will have to take the typical prerequisites for Nursing school. I would imagine that if your grades in those courses are...
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    How do prerequisites work?

    akulahawkRN replied to laschai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The way things are now, getting either an ADN or a BSN will take you about 4 years because it usually takes 2 years for prerequisite completion and 2 years for RN program completion. The BSN may or...
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    RN 30 unit options

    akulahawkRN replied to ae1021's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm not all that familiar with programs in the IE area. Universities may or may not have an active LVN-BSN program. The "Junior Colleges" are a LOT more likely to have an LVN->ADN program that is...
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    How do prerequisites work?

    akulahawkRN replied to laschai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Think of prerequisites as a specific sequence of courses. You must take class A in order to be allowed to take class B, after which you can take class C. You can not take class C then A then B because...
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    Update - Need 86 to Pass

    akulahawkRN replied to gReeNTwin1's topic in General Students

    :anpom: Congratulations! Sometimes you just have to take a second look at the material. It's a great feeling knowing that you're likely to pass and much less stress on you because of your good scores...
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    failing nursing school

    akulahawkRN replied to nevergiveup2016's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Having good self discipline is a step toward managing your time. If the computer is a distraction, then you just have to work on dividing your time between study and fun. It's all up to
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    failing nursing school

    akulahawkRN replied to nevergiveup2016's topic in Georgia Nursing

    People do feel sorry for you when you relate your stories of woe, but most of them know they still have to live their own lives. Because they have their own lives and their own priorities, they may...
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    RN 30 unit options

    akulahawkRN replied to ae1021's topic in School, College Programs

    To the best of my knowledge, all RN programs are supposed to offer LVN ->RN options. They don't have to offer a degree option, all they have to do is offer a 30-unit program that results in the LVN...
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    Professors fail everyone?

    akulahawkRN replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    A classmate (from my 1st cohort) failed out of nursing school by literally 2 points, not 2 percentage points, I mean literally 2 points. If passing was 470, he got 468. Nursing instructors present the...
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    failing nursing school

    akulahawkRN replied to nevergiveup2016's topic in Georgia Nursing

    While it's good to rant about things from time to time, you should call it quits and leave your pity party. It does you no good to do that to yourself. How do you get over not graduating with your...
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    Previous Bachelors Degree w/ low GPA 2.98, What to do! Help :(

    akulahawkRN replied to kcrom18's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The program I went to had an overall GPA requirement of 2.5 and a prerequisite GPA requirement of >3.0 to meet admission criteria. My Bachelors GPA is something like a 2.8 cumulative, but my upper...