nolegirl8

Hi all. As I mentioned in my first post I am a Fall 2014 nursing hopeful. However, I just came across an article (http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/14/news/economy/nursing-jobs-new-grads/index.html) that infers that new nursing graduates are having a hard time finding a job. I know the article is old, but I think very relevant. After reading this article, I did a search for nursing shortage jobs and found a lot of articles saying about 43% of new grads haven't found a job within 18 months of graduating nursing school. Is this true? Is this expected to continue? Of course, if I were to get accepted in Fall 2014 I wouldn't be done for 2 years but is nursing a secure career at this point? I just don't want to spend money or go into debt and not be able to find a job (much like with the degree I have now)...

Yeah, you all are right. I guess it could go a little smoother since I already know what to expect, but my gosh it was like the world had been lifted off my shoulders when that class was over. I've never taken a class so hard in all my school career, high school included. And octobersongs, i'd be more aggravated in your situation as I didn't get an A the first time around, but I'm going to try this time. Is that why this is seen as a "weeding out" class, because it's so difficult? You mean the actually nursing courses are more easy than A&P?

Hi all. I am (or was) a Fall 2014 Nursing hopeful, until I just got some not so good and irritating news. Just a little background. I already have BS in a different field and was on the fence for a while with what I really wanted to do, but I finally decided that I wanted to be a nurse. I figured I would go for my ASN at my local college. So, I registered and noticed the pre-reqs for getting into the program. I saw (or thought) that I only needed Microbiology and lab, college algebra, psychology, and A&P 1 and Lab. I already took and passed the lecture A&P 1 but I withdrew from the lab, so I figured that I would only need the lab portion of it and I would hopefully be set for Fall 2014 entry (app deadline is May 14, 2014). After all my credits from the University and the college transferred over, my A&P was not counted. I immediately contacted my advisor who told me that because this particular college's A&P courses are integrated and interrelated, they are combined for one comprehensive grade, meaning I HAVE to take them together. Has anyone ever heard of that?? Even though they may be interrelated, it's essentially the same course, right? Why would it make a difference? A&P was a very difficult class for me and I passed through many blood, sweat and tears. This was a class that had me wanting to crawl up and cry a lot which is why I withdrew from the lab, it was just too much. Any advice on how to handle this? Thanks in advance.

Hello, all. I am new here. Let me first start by saying I am not a nurse, nor am I in nursing school (at least not right now). I am currently a forensics student but was referred to this website by someone on another forum because, according to them, this would be a good site to get information about A&P 1 and lab. My situation is I have registered for 4 classes this fall including the A&P lab, however, I registered for both the A&P and lab online, as right now there are no open campus classes. I work a full time job and have two little ones as well. I have no science background besides high school physical science and meteorology in undergrad. Is it a good idea for me to take A&P 1 online plus the lab? Both are online (I don't believe there is any dissecting, that I'm aware of). What should I expect from this class? Is it so difficult that I should take it alone? I hear it could be a lot of reading, and memorization. I would love to hear from people who have taken it online or in class. I like the idea of being able to not drive to campus, but after hearing from some people (who also said they too HEARD from other people that the class was hard) I'm not sure if online is best. Any ideas or experiences?