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  1. I believe the book list is just for the first semester. Some of them are for specific classes and others are just for nursing in general and can be used for the whole
  2. Hello future LPN's... I was at orientation last week. I found a company online that beat McGills prices. jascouniform.com I think the total savings was roughly $60 off an order for $163, big...
  3. Yes I did get my letter. Very much looking forward to it. Yeah the prices seemed reasonable. I was going to take some classes over the summer but I just started a part time waitressing job to save...
  4. Boston - Beth Israel Deaconess?

    Boston is a great city. Some people love it, some hate it. Depending on where in the south you're from, it would probably be completely different from what you're used to. The cost of living is...
  5. Erikalynn, I start in Sept f/t too! I'll see you then! I can't wait, I'm getting very anxious. What classes are you taking now? I thought about doing that too but I'm not really in a position to...
  6. Actually I joined in Dec 04 this was only posted a week ago. Brockton Hosp School of Nursing is a diploma school (no degree at the end) and they don't have any pre-reqs but I applied and NEVER got a...
  7. New gal interested in LPN career!

    The LPN program that I start in Sept is 10 mths full time OR 2 yrs part time. There is a nursing entrance test you need to pass before they will even give you the application. It consists of basic...
  8. Has anyone worked in any of the hospitals as a nursing student in the boston/south shore area? I see coop, nursing student, nursing tech jobs posted that you can be hired after your first clinicals...
  9. New bill for safe nursing standards

    Although this is a great start...what about LTC facilities? I don't see any mention in this bill about safe staffing for those
  10. Massasoit Applicants Fall 2005

    I see your thread was bumped so I figured I'd throw in my .02 I live on the S. Shore and looked into Massasoit, Brockton Hosp Sch of Nur and Quincy and all the application requirements, costs,...
  11. Snow Stinks!!

    I know I should have posted this in the The Break Room but I'm not a premium member so I figured I'd post this were people can actually appreciate it. Is anyone else SICK AND TIRED OF THIS FLIPPING...
  12. PDA Software packages

    Hey there, I don't have a pocket PC yet but I've been looking posts with all this info on it because I will be getting on. If you go to the search section and type in palm pilot it will bring of...
  13. Finding job while in school

    Hey there, I'm in the same situation. There are CNA and/or Phlebotomy classes that can be taken. My situation is that these positions pay a fraction of what I make at my office job and I wouldn't be...
  14. LPN's in Mass Hopsital

    I will be starting LPN school in Sept. at Quincy College . I plan on doing the RN bridge program immediatly afterwards but will be working as an LPN in between. So to my question is directed toward...
  15. Hello, I was just wondering if anyone knows the requirements for the LPN to RN bridge programs at the local colleges (other than Quincy College because I already know their requirements). I am going...
  16. Considering LPN school--Questions....

    Hey there, My circumstances aren't the exact same as you but they are in a way as I have mortgage etc to pay. I start the LPN program in Sept and I plan on going on to RN to BSN and so on. I decided...
  17. LPN to RN

    I am in a little different situation than you as I don't have a BA in another field but I looked at 3 different schools in my area (south shore of Boston) and found it to actually be quicker and less...
  18. I am an pre-nursing student starting LPN program in Sept on way to RN. Is it even worth going to the job fair as a pre-nursing student? I'd like to see if there's anything I can do in the Health...
  19. Allied Health Fair at Braintree Sheraton 1/25

    I am an pre-nursing student starting LPN program in Sept on way to RN. Is it even worth going to the job fair as a pre-nursing student? I'd like to see if there's anything I can do in the Health...
  20. Hospital jobs, CNA training, Nursing school

    Hey there, I'm not yet a nurse but just got accepted to LPN program (no waiting compared to RN) but I'm going through the same dilema. From what I have found there is CNA training through Red Cross...
  21. who all has taken the NET?

    I took the NET a week ago (required for admission). The math is pretty basic. Decimals (sp), fractions, percentages and converting from one to the other and multiplying, adding, subtracting and...
  22. The ADN nursing programs where I live are either already filled for the next 2 years or the competition is insane (700 applicants for 50 spots). For those reasons I applied to an LPN program and a...
  23. Any Diploma RN's out there?

    I don't have any experience with it yet but I applied to a diploma RN program in addition to an ADN program. There were no pre-reqs. The non-degree RN programs seem to be hospital based. I have...
  24. Best Florida city?

    I lived in FL for 6 years and LOVED it, I've been trying to get my husband to move there with me, we live just outside Boston now. Tampa, St. Pete, Sarasota, Jacksonville all are nice areas, the...
  25. Anyone attend Brockton Hosp Sch of Nur?

    It did seem more expensive but they don't have any prereq requirements. Did you get in right away or were you on a waiting list? Did you do f/t or p/t? Did you do RN or LPN? The next Quincy College...