norlns24

norlns24

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  1. Youngest person in your cohort?

    I applied to 2 programs and one of them required all prerequisites be completed prior to the start date (but no CNA license was required), and the other program was the exact reverse. I had A&P...
  2. Math rage

    LYNDAA, your stats final post cracked me up. I do that all the time -- figure out what I need to score on the final to keep my grade in a
  3. Math rage

    I feel the OP's pain. I ended up taking a remedial (now called developmental) algebra class, then college algebra, then finite math (was originally an accounting major), and then calculus for biz and...
  4. Grade in Anatomy and Physiology

    At my local community college, several successful applicants got a C in either AP I or AP II; many got Cs in chemistry (low Cs at that!). As another poster already mentioned, many colleges now adhere...
  5. I got curious about St. Joseph of Cupertino and found this on a Wikipedia page about him: Joseph was beatified in 1753 and canonized in 1763. He has been declared the patron saint of air travelers,...
  6. tatoos & piercings, part 2

    Love both pics
  7. Most Challenging Prereq?

    Chemistry. Definitely. My professor used canned, unedited test questions from the textbook test bank and the questions were often very unclear. I have an English degree from a while ago and I was...
  8. Could they have found out that you were seeking counseling? This should NOT have mattered..I'm just curious about this since you (the OP) mention this in your post. Were you seeking counseling...
  9. Can't get into nursing school!

    I agree with the others who suggested moving. Where I live in rural NW IL, the local community college's ADN program is far less competitive than it used to be. Part of the reason is that ADNs are...
  10. Sucide lies: is it CYA or blaming?

    This is a great thread. Each company/ hospital will inevitably develop its own culture, and apply standard, industry-wide rules in slightly different ways w/ varying interpretations. My thought in...
  11. Yeah, the part about not over sharing. Goes for any job, not just "professional" jobs. Goes for school, too. Heck, I even practice that advice in my social/ private
  12. Nursing Student in Recovery

    Congrats to the OP and kudos to all the responders, too. As I read the original post, I was thinking, "uh-oh, here we go!" and expecting some kind of backlash. I am happy none has occurred as yet....
  13. I believe if you deem a situation to be serious/ potentially life-threatening, you need to strongly advocate your position. This is the exact phrase used in Crew Resource Management lingo. "I am...
  14. Did I deserve this?

    Is there a way to appeal the write up? I would try to appeal it if at all possible. This whole situation is pretty goofy. At a company I used to work for (not health care related), write-ups became...
  15. 60 visits a week quota ?? sound possible?

    This made me
  16. "Why does a nurse have to go to college?"

    Just because the state boards of nursing choose to establish higher standards than those that might be set by the government, does not mean it is not government regulated. By your own words, there is...
  17. "Why does a nurse have to go to college?"

    I agree with some of your post, and understand where you are coming from, and I support the right to home school, but I do not believe that someone who is home schooled is necessarily "far better...
  18. "Why does a nurse have to go to college?"

    Sorry, this may sound harsh, but I'd say you need to make new friends. That guy sounds like a kook. You are against the idea of his daughter going to a third world country with no regulations to...
  19. I believe some people are well meaning when they ask this, but for others, there might be a little envy at play. No better way to squelch feelings of envy than to try to one up a person, even if...
  20. This just shows you how different people have different perceptions about things. 24 too old? Wow. That's like an actress in her 20s getting a face lift. 24 is an excellent age to begin nursing...
  21. Should this surprise anyone? NPs are a threat to their hegemony. NPs have taken over many roles in health care once solely filled by physicians, and have affected the salary dynamics of the...
  22. I kind of hesitate to say I told you so, but...um... I told you so!!! I'm happy you took the initiative to investigate this issue w/ the powers the be -- very constructive and proactive. This puts...
  23. CrazierThanYou, That nurse has a friend punch her in? That is a fire-able offense at most work places from my experience. Even one time, even for one minute. That's a form of employee theft in the...
  24. How many Prereqs will I need for my BSN?

    I would like to re-iterate what others have said. Check with the programs you are interested in and go from there. Here in IL, I am amazed at the prerequisite differences. Northern Illinois U's BSN...
  25. er..I meant "unemployment offices are tasked w/ bringing down unemployment numbers, not employment numbers..." Also, I would ask about time limitations on these restrictions, such as when they...