holli_80_73

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1. Medical Terminology class--useful?

   holli_80_73 replied to sKris's topic in General Students

   I took it in school even though I didn't have to have it and the professor was a nightmare--It ended up being harder than my biochem class at that time. She gave 2 exams the entire time and one was...

2. Why can't you get Financial Aid with a Bachelors Degree?

   holli_80_73 replied to thewoods4's topic in General Students

   Sure..I totally agree..better education the first time around and a job to go with it when

3. Can we have a punching bag in the break room?

   holli_80_73 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

   Wait...there is a break

4. Student loan taking forever to pay off...

   holli_80_73 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

   I agree with you and not just because I was in the same boat. I had a 3.9 gpa as well in high school and worked hard to maintain a stellar image..thinking I might get something..anything but was only...

5. Student loan taking forever to pay off...

   holli_80_73 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

   Add to this the difficulty in finding work and the penalties of having no credit and it is a nightmare---I feel that student loans are a bit unfair in the way they do the interest up front thing...I...

6. Student loan taking forever to pay off...

   holli_80_73 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

   I have been paying mine for 7 years now. I borrowed a total of 25,000 for my bachelors and masters..so that was not a huge amount...BUT...I can tell you that after 7 years of 400 a month..I still owe...

7. Am I wrong for calling off? Please help!

   holli_80_73 replied to np2b4me's topic in General Nursing

   I really dread ending up in a situation like this because I am shy to demand this or that..even if I was not new. Someone replied that you should write it up as an incidence report and keep...

8. Nursing Student (R.N. Program) but Interested in being a CNA for a Summer Job

   holli_80_73 replied to rmkieft's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Oh--BTW...I would wait on the BSN just to see if a hospital will pay for it once you get hired..or if money is not an issue then go ahead and get it done...once you are not a student for some years it...

9. Nursing Student (R.N. Program) but Interested in being a CNA for a Summer Job

   holli_80_73 replied to rmkieft's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I know some people become patient care techs and they make around 10 an hour. I am not sure if you have to go through anything/test because I have never looked into it but my mom offered to hire me...

10. How did you get financing for the Associates Degree in Nursing program?

    holli_80_73 replied to snowiebella's topic in Excelsior College

    I know I thought the same thing but I am just going on what they emailed me recently. I emailed the fin. aid dept. and they said no you can't get any since you already have a degree. We do not...

11. How did you get financing for the Associates Degree in Nursing program?

    holli_80_73 replied to snowiebella's topic in Excelsior College

    Yes...there is a nursing scholarship program and it is great...but....you have to have a EFC of zero, good credit and answer 3 essay questions. They choose 450 winners from the entire nation...

12. How did you get financing for the Associates Degree in Nursing program?

    holli_80_73 replied to snowiebella's topic in Excelsior College

    I too am facing this problem for next semester. Since I have been out of work going to school I have exhausted my savings because of things coming up/fees here and there. I wanted to take out a loan...

13. "Just" an LPN

    holli_80_73 replied to lgail's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    agldragonRN...I feel ya--I faced an uphill battle with everything I wanted to do. When I was in school majoring in public health/spanish...my father and grandmother used to berate me daily on how...

14. "Just" an LPN

    holli_80_73 replied to lgail's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I know some LPNs that have bachelor's degrees and masters degrees in other subjects that are equally difficult as medicine that simply wanted a career change in less time than a RN. With or without...

15. Switching careers at 42...I have to re-take Mircrobiology???

    holli_80_73 replied to SopranoKris's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know how you feel. I had a MPH before applying and they made me take stats even though I had an A in grad level biostats because the title didn't say stats and instead it said Biostats....ok....and...