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  1. How should nursing schools pick students for admission?

    jlpsu replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    This is interesting to me as I am currently in the process of applying to several nursing schools. My first choice requires the standardized nursing school entrance exam first, and if you pass, they...

  2. UPMC and the PSB (panic!)

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. I am taking the test August 19th...we shall see. I've been studying a lot. The Barrons book and the PSB secrets book have me feeling pretty good...but the one Petersons...

  3. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is not another "should I be a nurse" question. I KNOW I want to be a nurse. My mother was a nurse for 40 years. I wanted to go into nursing back when I was in college in the early 90's, but my...

  4. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    "My first two degrees were not wasted and I am glad that I got them - and as I've stated before, I could write a book on why I don't use them anymore (children adopted from orphanages with...

  5. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried to end this many times. And people keep bashing me...and I defend myself. There is no 'baggage' that others have not thrown in the ring. Someone asked why I can't be a CNA - I answered....

  6. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    The reason I can't have four kids, go to school for my pre-reqs and do a CNA program is because the pre-req's are 4 days a week. I am taking a full college course load this semester, AS WELL as...

  7. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for your very candid input. All I will comment on is this...I will assume that you are on your first career. I certainly wish for you that this career is all you've ever wanted and that and...

  8. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to my frustration. I appreciate everyone's responses and I will chalk this up to a learning experience. I am sorry if my posts sounded...

  9. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    well...that's an interesting perspective for sure. although a very unfair one in my opinion. it's unfortunate that you believe that someone commenting that i should (and i'm paraphrasing) keep my...

  10. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    I am really sorry that you feel that way. Why do I want to be a nurse? Well, I've always loved medicine and am fascinated by the human body. That's probably a standard response, right? Still,...

  11. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Yes...after doing more than preliminary research I did find some less expensive and quicker options. However, I think I'm going to skip paying any more for school and just go directly to the hospital...

  12. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Yep...I'm heading over the "Grossest thing you've ever seen" thread. That will be a lot more fun than this one right

  13. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure that is going to be very true. I am sure that after a year of nursing school I will have learned a lot. But I hope that I do not become hardened to the feelings of others. Maybe that is...

  14. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Well that made me laugh, so thanks for lightening up this thread :) I was sitting here feeling a little sad, a lot peeved, and very misunderstood...but your post literally made me LOL....so thank you...

  15. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Boy.....nasty much? Did I ask ONE time if I should be a nurse in my post? No. I was venting. I'm sorry that you feel that I am not welcome on this site because I am not a nurse yet...so I am not...

  16. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Oh..and one more thing. My mother DID discourage me in the beginning...but after seeing how many years I've talked about it and being in a place where my children are older and I have some time to do...

  17. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh...Ok people. Thanks very much to the people that offered valuable advice. I will look into the CNA route..although a quick prelimary look shows that it costs nearly $1000 and takes several...

  18. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm...it never dawned on me that anyone would think I was looking for sympathy by simply explaining that I don't have to work for financial reasons. If I'd said that I wanted to become a nurse to...

  19. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    jlpsu replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    All good advice...except that I will say that "Someone Else" will not be paying for this degree. My husband and I will be paying for it with our joint accounts. See, this is something that bothers...

  20. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    jlpsu replied to hopeless romantic's topic in General Nursing

    Yep...I found that thread...and while I was initially offended - I came around to realize that you weren't actually talking about ME, lol! I get why people get all riled up. I've been here a month...

  21. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    jlpsu replied to hopeless romantic's topic in General Nursing

    I've only been posting for a month...but I learned very quickly that if you post something against the norm or current prevailing wisdom, be prepared to get skewered. All of that being said, I have...

  22. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    jlpsu replied to hopeless romantic's topic in General Nursing

    I've researched plenty. This isn't my first time at the rodeo. I interviewed about 8 of my nurse friends who are currently working, most at different facilities. All say that there are a lot of...

  23. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    jlpsu replied to hopeless romantic's topic in General Nursing

    I never said they PROMISED me a 100% placement rate in the future. What I SAID, was that they have a 100% job placement rate. Rate...as in....out of 100 students, 100 students found jobs within 6...

  24. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    jlpsu replied to hopeless romantic's topic in General Nursing

    Well then I will add that the many nurses that I know have also communicated to me that there are a lot of jobs. The school I am hoping to attend has 100% job placement as well. These things...

  25. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    jlpsu replied to hopeless romantic's topic in General Nursing

    The nursing shortage, (or over saturation) seems to be heavily location dependent. Do research in YOUR AREA to determine the likelihood of jobs when you are done with college. In my area, there are...