educalcu

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1. BOLC July 2012

   educalcu replied to mcd1126's topic in Government, Military

   Basically what everyone else said. Just remember, your an officer now, lead from the

2. Army: Active Duty vs. Reserves

   educalcu replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Government, Military

   In order to go into the reserves as a public health nurse you would first need to go to officer training school. That will take anywhere from 10-12 weeks i believe (not sure). From there they will...

3. exam rn in 2 days...

   educalcu replied to vegiemarsha's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   If you did all of what Kaplan offered to you, you should be fine. I typically scored in the 50-60 with kaplan and I did just fine. However I would say alot of it came from learning in school as well....

4. Education of nurses

   educalcu replied to PCU_RN9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   I know for sure that some states are seriously considering this. Current ADN/Diploma would be grandfathered in. This is a sensitive subject. Although studies have shown for many many years that BSN...

5. Army: Active Duty vs. Reserves

   educalcu replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Government, Military

   Hmm, depends if your in the reserve already or not. Are you currently in the Army? Or are you planning on going

6. Science courses for Nursing

   educalcu replied to j0628's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Generally Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) need a prereq of general chemistry. Some even need intro to biology as a prereq as well. I high suggest taking one of these two classes which may be in the...

7. Stuck in a dilemma, advice neeed

   educalcu replied to educalcu's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks guys, I hope everything goes well. Ill try to see if they will allow me to give an answer until early

8. How to get acute care experience?

   educalcu replied to Skykomish's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Have you tried nurse residencies? Most nurse resident programs hire new grads and nurses from LTC facilities. This is usually the best was to get into acute care

9. Male RN in maternity

   educalcu replied to lilcampy310's topic in Men in Nursing

   I believe it depends in the Hospital your at. I was at an Army Hospital for mine and their were a lot of males, so the staff and moms were very aware of the male presence. In terms of personal...

10. 3 Months until NS starts.. What should i be doing!

    educalcu replied to niqua8604's topic in General Students

    Enjoy the rest of the summer, because once you start school you will be wishing you were back on

11. what if you already have a B.S?

    educalcu replied to laurie121's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As far as online, i dont know, however the school I went too (PLU) offers and ELM program, which offers non nursing bachelor students to get a

12. New energy drink for students!

    educalcu replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Honestly food is the best help. Oatmeal, yogurt, sweet potatoes, salmon, eggs and berries are all exmaples of "power foods." Usually on the morning of a test I eat a bowl of oatmeal with honey, 2-3...

13. Stuck in a dilemma, advice neeed

    educalcu posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last week I was interview for a RN a Long Term Care Center. From what it sounds like from the recruiter, the RN manager is very interested in my application and may likely hire me. The online job...

14. what Bachelors degree can I earn besides BSN (from RN)?

    educalcu replied to janice_c67's topic in Nursing Career

    Sorry to hear you're not enjoying it as much as you thought you would have :uhoh3:Hmm, if you get your BSN you will have more opportunities in different nursing specialties, such as research RN or...

15. New LPN!!!

    educalcu replied to Kamilah Coney's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congratulations! Out of the text books and on to the real