A Blooming Rose

Yes, but, obviously not everyone can get their top choice. So, what process should be used to determine who gets theirs? If she is straight A-s and top of her class then I think that she should have been the first one placed in her top choice. The best performing athletes get paid the highest salaries, etc.

The units arent considered when counting significant figures the answer should have. (the 1 sig. figure in the ML for example). Your answer should have 3 significant figures... without a decimal at the end of it 426000 has 3 significant figures. Hope this helps.

Are you SERIOUS?!?! I get it, thats just how the world works and you have to follow the rules....but I guess I just didn't actually believe people think like this!!!!! And at age 23...we tend to be a more accepting generation. ???? Im kind of in shock, I find this thinking ridiculous.

ahhhhh, and the 'get used to it' advice never fails to appear. Very helpful

[color=#0055bb]thought it was a good way to express the journey ive started, and where i hope to be someday. just getting started but it will all be worth it! [color=#0055bb] [color=#0055bb]blooming: achieving a state of healthful beauty and vigor, flourishing, etc. :)

I LOVE this!!!! Seriously probably some of the best advice I've ever seen, and I'm definitely going to use this whenever I'm uncomfortable around someone :)

Thanks ScottE. I have done that actually... looked at the nursing courses in a specific semester then searched the schedules for them online. I wasnt 100% sure that it was an accurate way to get an idea...plus you can't see when the clinicals are (they do give u an idea of how many hours/days I know).

Get a life! Its really irriating to see this stuff on this site. It makes you look like you are a miserable person who jumps at the chance to put someone else down and its a really ugly quality. You can't HONESTLY think thats appropriate advice to give the OP or that she was actually looking for a response a long those lines. Sorry, not trying to derail from the original topic but everytime I see stuff like this I find it more and more ridiculous.

I am also curious about tri-c's evening/weekend program...I am wondering what you can expect your week to look like. 4 days total with classes during the week maybe clinicals saturdays and sundays (just an example of what I mean) something like that. Thanks!

I dont think the OP was trying to say he worked HARDER than anyone else...but pointing out he does have life experience regardless of his younger age (by younger I mean younger than those of you having a melt down over some of these comments). UGHHHH can i just say that the grass isnt always greener on the other side!!!!!!!!! Those of you that have been in nursing for all these years and 'have the right to complain about it'...have u been in any other field of work? Y'all act like nursing is so horrible and until you've put in the time theres just no way you could understand. --News Flash-- other careers leave people burnt out as well. Imagine sitting in a cube for 40 or more hours a week doing data entry for 20 to 30 years. Can you say burnt out. No job is perfect! Maybe considering the OP has actually done other jobs he realizes they all have the crappy moments, and some of you with ALL the years of experience cant possibly understand THAT! Yes everyone is entitled to vent, but like I said...grass isnt alwasy greener....

Thats definitely only the base pay for a GS 7 step 1. Not including locality pay and other possible allowances.

I cant speak for other posters on this thread but I can say for myself that its not about 'what am I really getting myself into'. Nor am I complaining about nurses who vent and come here for support/advice from other nurses. I dont think anyone is trying to take that away from anyone... I just wanted to say how I feel on the site sometimes- and sometimes the truth is it gives me some anxiety! :uhoh21: Of course I get many many more positive experiences out of AN then I do negative!!! I just wanted to post something because it was a relief to see that others else felt the same way as me.

I feel the same way...thinking of not coming to the site anymore because it scares me a little!!!! I totally understand people are sometimes shocked by the realities and I also get the 'when theres somewhere to vent people will vent' thing... but i WANT to be excited right now :) There is so much interesting/useful stuff on the site though... I think im going to just try to avoid some of the negative stuff for now. Im sure years down the road I will be relieved to come here and vent and have other nurses relate to me, but right now...im ok with having my 'head in the clouds'. Im going through with this regardless so why stress myself out more.

Ya im planning on taking all the courses u mentioned before the program..but wanted something extra to keep me entertained and wondered if this course would be a good idea. Finishing those ones in spring semester and wanted to take ethics for the second 8 week session this fall bc im bored Thx again.

Im not looking for an easy class, I havent taken classes in almost 2 years so I am sort of itching to get back into the books I guess. I just want to make sure I'm not going to be lost due to my lack of science/health/med classes. I guess when I say 'lost' I mean are they going to be discussing things that I wont be able to fully understand because I dont yet have any other classes like this under my belt... Would it be smarter for me to take the course in a couple semesters instead of right now?? Thanks again! This site is great, so much more information at your fingertips. I really love the regional section for stuff like this :)