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1. 2-yr PT(year round) vs 3-yr FT(standard semester) BSN program

   MRN717 replied to MRN717's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Thank you for your reply...the part time program is the one that is shorter in overall duration(2 years-year round). I was just wondering if the 3 year program might allow me to keep my sanity with a...

2. A&P lab test

   MRN717 replied to MsFutureNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   My A&P practicals were both anatomy and physiology. We would have a cat, fetal pig, sheep, cow or combination of those for the anatomy sections, along with detailed human models including bones in...

3. Lehigh Valley...still get positions with ADN?

   MRN717 replied to MRN717's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I have decided to enroll in one of two BSN programs. I intend on getting my advanced practice degree so I decided to earn my BSN now to facilitate that more easily. Now I juts need to decide which...

4. 2-yr PT(year round) vs 3-yr FT(standard semester) BSN program

   MRN717 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I have been accepted into several BSN programs. I have narrowed it down to two. One is a part time program(typically 2 classes per semester) that goes year round(spring, summer, fall and winter) with...

5. What to expect in traditional BSN nursing school ?

   MRN717 replied to MRN717's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I have worked myself into the type of time management needed for nursing school I believe as I have been in school while working, whereas once nursing school starts I will be PT at most. My first...

6. Lehigh Valley...still get positions with ADN?

   MRN717 replied to MRN717's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Re the job: Is PCA the most appropriate postion to appy for? Would something like patient transport to start be enough?

7. Lehigh Valley...still get positions with ADN?

   MRN717 replied to MRN717's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Still struggling with this choice. The ADN program said their students are still being hired after graduation, but I expected them to tell me that. After some leg work, the cost difference would be...

8. Junior in high school, interested in becoming a nurse but confused!

   MRN717 replied to lwang's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I have seen you post thoughtful comments before in my reading on here, but I am sorry if you think it will be worse...you should provide some "reasoning" behind your statement other than there being a...

9. Lehigh Valley...still get positions with ADN?

   MRN717 replied to MRN717's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Thank you for responding. Do you see it improving over the next five years or so like I do? With the bill going down soon, the economy very slowly turning around and the mean age still going up I...

10. Junior in high school, interested in becoming a nurse but confused!

    MRN717 replied to lwang's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They still hire new grads in eastern PA with BSN's rather quickly.(I believe Stony Brook U in PA is where OP is referring to) When the current bill gets voted down and as the economy slowly picks up,...

11. What to expect in traditional BSN nursing school ?

    MRN717 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will be starting my junior year and first year of nursing school in the fall. I have no friends who are nurses. I am wondering if someone could give me a heads up/short summary of some things to...

12. What is the hardest course you have ever taken and why?

    MRN717 replied to ginna121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    nguyency77...really? Intro to Biology was harder than A&P I and II? Those must have been some easy A&P professors even reading you had a difficult professor as far as Intro goes. At my school...

13. Lehigh Valley...still get positions with ADN?

    MRN717 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I know this forum is for current PA nurses, but I thought this would also be the ideal forum to ask this question. If it needs to be moved so be it. I am an early 30's student who was just accepted...

14. What is the hardest course you have ever taken and why?

    MRN717 replied to ginna121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1A. Physiological Chemistry(due in part to professor) 1B. A&P II(due to difficulty) ...A&P I was extrememly time consuming due to vast memorization as

15. Starting LCCC ADN program in January 2012

    MRN717 replied to clocke73's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Likewise! Hahaha I guess my LCCC isn't big enough