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I'm curious why OP wants to be a nurse. REALLY curious.

Sorry, but I just have to ask -- is this kid having any peer group or social interaction problems that would lead him to seek out positive attention at school? I know, I know, but humor the little voices in my head!

Yes. Our local community college refers to it as an "integrated" versus "blocked" program. Some refer to it as "horizontal" versus "vertical" learning. It's been around in one form or another for quite a while.

The BON website shows Cybertex's NCLEX pass rate stands at 40%. Perhaps your car did you a favor! Best of luck on the HESI.

If you will be living close to the I-45 HOV lane in Spring, check to see if the METRO HOV lane buses run down to the Med Center. It will save you drive time and parking costs. Otherwise, I know single-passenger car commuters can buy passes to use t...

T.R.O.L.L.

Jon Haws, the NRSNG Academy creator and owner, knows his stuff. No question. But you have to consciously shut out his constantly saying "Okay?" at the beginning, middle and/or end of every other sentence. Drove me nuts at first. And YES, the trans...

Yep. The BON intends to change the approval status to "Conditional," which means no new students allowed. https://www.bon.state.tx.us/pdfs/board_meetings_pdfs/2016/January/3-2-15-a.pdf (If this link doesn't work, everything is on the Texas BON web...

Lupe1984 -- If you come across any other ADN program in the Houston area with a night program (and isn't some for-profit start-up mall school), would you be willing to post it here? Thanks!!

The BON public website meeting agenda outline for the upcoming BON quarterly meeting next week shows that the HCC-ADN program approval status will be dropped to "Conditional" (no new students allowed), but it doesn't show that the HCC-LVN program los...

The Texas BON meeting agenda (available to the public on the BON website) indicates that the HCC-ADN program approval status will be dropped to Conditional as of end of January 2016. "Conditional" approval means the program cannot admit new students...

Just a thought -- your forum name is "WantToBeMidwife." Correct me if I'm wrong (truly!), but I believe midwifery is an advanced practice RN role. The LVN route would be a step in that direction, MA would not.

SG101 = MyStudyGroup101 LLC I love their audio CDs. I listen to them in the car while making my daily sitting-in-Houston-traffic ventures.

I can say only that the Texas BON's website shows that the HCC ADN program is being downrated from "Full Approval" to "Full Approval With Warning" due to low NCLEX pass rates. This change appears in the Board Meeting Agenda for the January 22-23, 20...

Love the "Mindset Stuff" -- so true, and so often overlooked.

Best of luck to you, Parakeet!

Nope, you cannot challenge the CMA test. CMA requires graduation from an approved program and completion of an externship before you can sit for the certification test. RMA, on the other hand -- a registered MA -- is through a different qualifying ...

Hugs and prayers, Esme! We miss you and wish you well. God Speed.

Yes, CONGRATS!!! So glad to hear there's a light! Now all I gotta do is find the darn tunnel. . .

You can find the same type of questions in readily-available study guides and free on-line sources. I'm leery of pay-for-use sites that have "fabulous" sample questions, then want you to pay for more. I did this for one site a while ago and not onl...

I read OP as meaning "the nitty gritty heavy duty stuff," which Med/Surg truly is. I'm betting she can already pour a mean cuppa joe!

Our pharm class had a clique that always sat in the back. They swore up and down they were not disruptive, but they were constantly glancing at each other, smiling or gesturing, texting back and forth, putting on makeup or combing their hair, writin...

Congrats on the BSN! And reaching the Big 5-0! And meeting both milestones at the same time! Your forum name suggests there won't be a master's degree in the works?

Age as a number may not matter one whit, but your physical fitness and ability to get through the demands of NS do matter. You've got to be able to make beds (thousands of 'em! I counted! ), transfer patients and help them with showering, toileting, ...

Englishgeek -- Your post is my new "happy place" to go to when the wolves come scratching at the doors. Thank you for the bright ray of sunshine!