studentgolfer

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1. Anyone waiting on Acceptance/Rejection Letter '2012

   studentgolfer replied to PedsHopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   What really sucks is when the letter is actually sitting on your kitchen counter and you are dreading opening it because it's not thick enough in your opinion. I was accepted to a spring 2012 program...

2. What to do in the mean time of not getting accepted into RN program?

   studentgolfer replied to thiscatscheesy's topic in General Nursing

   You are talking about getting accepted straightaway into a post bacc at St. Kates thats probably more difficult....in my experience it is easy to get into the ADN-RN program that they have...all you...

3. Inver Hills/ Century College hopeful

   studentgolfer replied to Sweet_Li's topic in General Nursing

   congrats

4. You paid HOW MUCH for nursing school??!!

   studentgolfer replied to NSGstudent12's topic in General Students

   Also the difference in starting wages here in MN is $0.25/hr ADN-RN vs.

5. You paid HOW MUCH for nursing school??!!

   studentgolfer replied to NSGstudent12's topic in General Students

   I didn't mean to offend you, I am speaking mainly of the situation here in MN as that is really the only system I have first hand experience with. We have waiting lists here as well for every CC...

6. You paid HOW MUCH for nursing school??!!

   studentgolfer replied to NSGstudent12's topic in General Students

   I have never been in the armed services I don't know where you got that VA bit. I didn't say I get money from the VA. I work and pay for my education myself, with a LITTLE help from my

7. Does it pay to know spanish?

   studentgolfer replied to KCRustin's topic in General Nursing

   This is in the minnesota forum for a reason, the OP is probably from MN. Your guys' posts "it may be different in different regions" is irrelevant since she posted this in the MN forum. I bet you...

8. When working in the hospital Which Floor is the Best Floor

   studentgolfer replied to cscott123412's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   Since you are a NEW Nursing Assistant, the best floor in a hospital to work on will be any floor you can get hired on. Hospitals don't like to hire new pca's with no experience. I really doubt you...

9. Does it pay to know spanish?

   studentgolfer replied to KCRustin's topic in General Nursing

   My two cents, coming from a CNA that's worked med/surg in a hospital for 5 years, is no it will not benefit you that much. I can;t speak from a hiring manager's point of view but I think it would...

10. Minnesota LPN vs BSN program-can't decide which to choose

    studentgolfer replied to mbmn's topic in General Nursing

    Great to hear this I took classes at AR, as well as Century and it's good to hear that I can still go on to CRNA (I'm sure his grades were great). I totally agree with saying NO to an LPN as it is a...

11. I survived Microbiology Summer II

    studentgolfer replied to working2b#1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is her text smaller since she's speaking from atop that

12. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    studentgolfer replied to KimmbaFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yea I don't think you're going to have to worry about

13. Guys, do you wear your wedding band to work?

    studentgolfer replied to JaredCNA's topic in Men in Nursing

    Can you explain why you would feel the need to chime in on a post that was made 3 months before you even read it? Having a bad day are we? :lol2::lol2::yeah::yeah: made me laugh though

14. You paid HOW MUCH for nursing school??!!

    studentgolfer replied to NSGstudent12's topic in General Students

    My hospital pays $1,500 / YEAR. I was talking about every single class. All of my pre-reqs (Chem, Bio, Micro, AP 1, AP 2, AND ALL OF MY AA work so Speech, Geography, etc. except math because who...

15. Textbook nursing vs. real world nursing.

    studentgolfer replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like this is a saying that catches on with the students in your class that you know aren't going to be a good fit for a nursing career. The ones with little or no patient care experience but...