iPink BSN, RN

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    Financially Surviving an accelerated BSN program

    iPink replied to Zyrasmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Was the pre-program offered to your group? If so, please join it. I'm at the Newark campus and yes, there is plenty of work from just the first
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    This is why you should be careful what you post on facebook

    iPink replied to semester1kid's topic in General Students

    Just in case you didn't know there was a big discussion about it: Nursing student expelled for Facebook photo - Nursing for Nurses But with any social networking site, you have to be careful what you...
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    Life as a minority in nursing

    iPink replied to cookie91's topic in General Students

    As a minority myself, coming from parents who migrated to the United States, and who had not received a college education, they were determined to raise children who were going to get a good...
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    Do I Have to Disclose All My Previous School Transcripts

    iPink replied to HappyMeNow's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If they ask for all transcripts then I would send them all transcripts. I was in the middle of applying to an ADN program that wanted my high school transcripts. I graduated high school over 10 years...
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    Financially Surviving an accelerated BSN program

    iPink replied to Zyrasmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks. Not nervous at all. Yes, many students I met with said it's tough but doable. I will advise you be apart of the pre-program. I thought it was worth it to get a jump start before starting the...
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    Financially Surviving an accelerated BSN program

    iPink replied to Zyrasmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You may have to take out loans. They provide you with a "Cost of Attendance" so you know how much the maximum you are allowed to borrow. This cost of attendance factors in personal expenses, such as...
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    RN with unrelated BS degree

    iPink replied to guest112's topic in General Students

    It'll matter in regards to the hiring in your area. I'm a career changer who is going from a B.A. to BSN. Due to the economy, hospitals in my area are hiring BSNs and not ADNs. In short, go for the...
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    help with my admission essay

    iPink replied to Ghala's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Ghala. Just reading the first couple of sentences, I will advise you to sit with a counselor or English tutor because your essay is not up to par. It needs a lot of work as it is obvious English...
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    Skills Lab kit

    iPink replied to Yummy Chocolate's topic in General Students

    Same for my program. Ours was pretty expensive as well. But according to previous students, it was needed. OP, I've never heard of paying for a course outline and
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    how far do you drive for school

    iPink replied to tierra399's topic in General Students

    I'm about 20-25 mins. away depending on traffic. For my first degree I was 45 mins away and loved driving that far everyday. Of course, I didn't like filling up every other day. In your situation,...
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    Loans for personal expenses?

    iPink replied to KareBear0609's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in an Accelerated program where they "encourage" us not to work due to the intensity of the program. So they provide us with a cost of attendance so we can know the cap on what we are allowed the...
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    Would you marry a Doctor?

    iPink replied to fleurafor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not all doctors are rich. Would he still be appealing to you if he wasn't? There are plenty of doctors who actually treat patients for free. And of course there are those doctors who are married to...
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    social worker going to RN school

    iPink replied to Liz Luv's topic in General Students

    I have social workers in my accelerated BSN program, which doesn't require HESI, SAT, ACT, TEAS as entrance into the program. We do take the TEAS once we got acceptance, but it for your own
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    Annoyed by nursing commerical they keep running

    iPink replied to Missy77's topic in General Students

    I live in the NE too. And that J&J commercial isn't the only one that I've seen. What makes it bad is the song. If you're going to point out J&J point out all
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    Annoyed by nursing commerical they keep running

    iPink replied to Missy77's topic in General Students

    I don't recall in that commercial that they said there was a nursing shortage. And in my area the nursing programs don't have waiting lists. Lastly, nurses do make a
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    Nursing Job in 2014

    iPink replied to Mrssaba806's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have an IT & Informatics degree. I will be starting my accelerated BSN program in a week. Right now look into either ABSN or ADN programs. I'm in the NW and a couple of us have already talked...
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    Debt vs No Debt? ADN/BSN?

    iPink replied to cookderosa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would choose Option 1. In fact, I actually did. My ABSN program is around $30k for the 15 months. I graduate May, 2012. After speaking with a few nurses, they told me I made a wise decision because...
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    I'm 53 and want to be an LVN (Clock is ticking)

    iPink replied to Motivated grandma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Absolutely you can do it. That's the beauty about nursing. It's a career that can be done no matter the age, as long as body and mind can do the work. In my program, age range is 23-50+. For the...
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    UMDNJ Accelerated BSN Program

    iPink replied to 3Triages's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    It's a health related article. Please don't ask me what's it about, because I don't remember. There are no journalists in my group, so quick stressing. Yes, I'm on
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    UMDNJ Accelerated BSN Program

    iPink replied to 3Triages's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Congrats! Which campus? It's not a topic it's an article that you read. Please don't stress. It's just testing where you are and what you may need to work on. All the
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    UMDNJ Accelerated BSN Program

    iPink replied to 3Triages's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    When do you plan to take the TEAS? Yes I did writing and TEAS already. For writing, a score above 80% is good. For TEAS, the program average is
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    UMDNJ Accelerated BSN Program

    iPink replied to 3Triages's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    meaning they use version 4 and not the latest version, which is
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    Asking for a change of grade

    iPink replied to cookie91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OP, I remember your original post in another thread... Take the F and repeat the course. Good luck. You can still become a nurse. I got a D in Micro, repeated the course and got a B+ and it didn't...
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    Now with Changes in Ecomony which is better ADN or BSN

    iPink replied to proudmommy's topic in General Nursing

    In my area they are hiring BSNs. A few hospitals who have hired ADNs in the past have now made it mandatory for their ADN staff nurses to go back for their BSNs, with the hospital paying for a...
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    Is anyone else excited?

    iPink replied to heavenbound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My second career as well. I start my accelerated program Jan 4th. I'm actually on my last vacation right now before I get married to my program for 15 months. All the best to