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  1. Clinical Nurse Leader Programs

    arciedee replied to *TK8's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am in a direct-entry CNL program, though not at the University of Maryland. I don't know how their program is set up, but I can tell you about my experience. We go to school full-time (well, more...

  2. LNA Training in Berlin/Conway area

    arciedee replied to RNWannaBe724's topic in General Nursing

    I can't answer specific to Berlin's program, but I got my LNA through educational equivalency, too. It's pretty simple, I simply had to complete a criminal background form through the state police,...

  3. Anyone know where I can find work in Manchester?

    arciedee replied to bobspainting's topic in General Nursing

    Are you interested in hospital or long-term care jobs? Elliot and CMC are usually advertising. I've had little luck applying through their website, but I know people have had more luck actually going...

  4. LPN or RN

    arciedee replied to mya1234's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Personally, I would go for the direct-entry MSN. It sounds like you want to earn the MS eventually anyway and as someone who is 11 months into a direct-entry MS program (with no income) I can tell you...

  5. Burnt out Housewife/Stay at Home Mom Excited and Scared to Death to Start School.

    arciedee replied to grad2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    dawnslight, every geographic area is a little bit different in what they require. Depending on what courses you took in high school you may need to take some preliminary courses (i.e. if you didn't...

  6. Accepted and Disappointed

    arciedee replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I agree with Cardiac-RN. I know this isn't what you had your heart set on, but it may be worth it to be able to have your tuition paid for, the time to invest fully in each of your classes, and the...

  7. Does Chemistry help with Physiology?

    arciedee replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I do think that you might derive some benefit from taking chemistry first. A lot of physiology is related to chemical actions in the body, so if you have a firm understanding of chemistry first I can...

  8. Advice on taking pre-reqs at MCC

    arciedee replied to Forester's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Seventeen credits is a pretty heavy load. Full-time is generally considered to be between around 16 credits, so you'd be at more than full-time and with a very science-heavy courseload. I think your...

  9. Thinking of moving to Concord

    arciedee replied to julesradio's topic in General Nursing

    The only community colleges I know of that offer LNA training are Laconia and Claremont, but there are many other options as irishdevil noted. A list of approved programs is here:...

  10. ABSN or MS??

    arciedee replied to Crouton2004's topic in Post Graduate Students

    It depends on what you want to do, both immediately and down the road. It sounds like you are unsure what area you'd want to specialize in as an NP, so I would think that either an ABSN or a...

  11. BSN to MSN

    arciedee replied to bsumo2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The short answer is yes, there are programs that will allow you to earn a master's degree in nursing with a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field. These are typically called "direct-entry" programs....

  12. Tax benefits for education

    arciedee replied to Cardigan2's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that diploma programs are eligible for the same educational tax credits as traditional colleges/universities. The IRS states the following regarding what is an "eligible educational...

  13. Can I Really Do This....?

    arciedee replied to staclyn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here's another voice of support. I was working in finance for nearly 7 years before I quit to start nursing school at 28. Right after I started my fiance and I split up, though thankfully nothing as...

  14. Taking Chem in a 6 week session?

    arciedee replied to tiarageek's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My question would be, are you better at algebra or memorization? Because I found chemistry to be a lot of algebra and A&P I to be a lot of memorization. Since this is your first college-level...

  15. A good Pathophysiology textbook?

    arciedee replied to Moondance's topic in General Students

    We use Porth's Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States (7th ed). It's another thorough but difficult read. But I've used it a lot as a resource and it provides good explanations. Porth also...

  16. Essay length - holy crap!

    arciedee replied to dilleweed's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Double-spaced or single-spaced? If double-spaced I would think that you'd probably be able to do it. That being said, I am somewhat surprised that the school has a minimum essay length. Most programs...

  17. Scared and anxious rolled into one!

    arciedee replied to AlishiaRN77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats! It sounds like you are well on your way to becoming a nurse. Now take some time before the craziness starts to do something fun for

  18. Nursing supply stores

    arciedee replied to Cardigan2's topic in General Nursing

    Manchester, Nashua, and Salem. None in central

  19. A&p

    arciedee replied to cassyandra00's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you gotten your test back? Did you know when you were taking it that you weren't going to do well or were you surprised? Try not to beat yourself up. This was your first test and you have time to...

  20. Nursing supply stores

    arciedee replied to Cardigan2's topic in General Nursing

    There's Uniformly Yours in Laconia. Also SuperShoes (formerly the Dexter shoe stores) sells nursing shoes and scrubs. There's one in Conway and one in

  21. How important is national accreditation?

    arciedee replied to babycakes78's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If your school is certified by the state BON then you will have no problems sitting for the NCLEX and receiving a license in that state. The state BON has already looked into the program and agrees...

  22. UNH Direct Entry

    arciedee replied to CapeJaz's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, an interview was a required part of the admission process. I'm pretty sure I received the invitation right around this time last year. Hope this

  23. ASN or BSN?

    arciedee replied to greygooseuria's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My $0.02? Go for the accelerated BSN... well, I would apply to both, but if accepted to both, I'd got for the BSN. You already know it had an excellent pass rate, so you can be pretty assured that...

  24. Considering a mid-career change into nursing - Yikes!

    arciedee replied to NHGUY's topic in General Students

    I did six and a half years in corporate finance for a mutual fund company before switching to nursing. So, I guess that's not "mid-career" but I did have an extensive experience in another, totally...

  25. prev bachelor grads: what was deciding factor?

    arciedee replied to neenja's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I chose the direct-entry master's route because: 1) Finances - with a previous BA it was easier to get loans as a grad student, including enough to cover living expenses... not possible with the ADN...