meanmaryjean DNP, RN

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    Brookline College - Graduates not hired ?

    You want your BSN to have CCNE accreditation and also for the entire university to have 'regional' accreditation. There is actually a very straightforward Wikipedia article about university...
  2. My best and first advice for people like you is this: Spend some time shadowing a nurse. If he/she does not sit down/ pee/ eat in that 12-14 hours, then neither do you. THEN decide on a path moving...
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    LPN wanting to obtain RN

    College Network and Achieve Test Prep are NOT schools, they are scammy ways of separating you from your hard-earned money. Avoid as you would the Plague (bubonic OR
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    Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    You will have to find a place to do your practicum that does not require vaccines, which there are plenty. No, actually there are not. And the science supporting vaccines is about 1.2 million...
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    Struggling Pre Nursing Student

    What is your GPA? TEAS/ HESI score? What is the typical accepted student getting on those two metrics? You need more data so you can target your interventions instead of just hand-wringing. Don't...
  6. Universities typically pay much less than hospitals. I took a substantial cut to move to academia. The other consideration is that with an MSN, you will be lower on the totem pole for FT positions, if...
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    Pediatric CCRN Study Materials

    I used the online prep course directly from AACN. It was video modules, had a wonderful printable study guide and covered all the essentials. I passed first attempt. I then ran a Boot Camp for my...
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    Brookline College - Graduates not hired ?

    Your best next step is to call local employers and tell them exactly what you were told: That this school's grads do not get hired. Ask them if they hire grads of this program- all other things being...
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    Going back to school...

    Yes, that's what straightforward
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    Should I do this?

    Pro tip: spend some time shadowing a nurse. 12 hours. If they don't sit / eat / pee - neither do you. Then look for an INexpensive ADN program while.you pay down some of those loans and...
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    Going back to school...

    A is the most straighforward
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    University of Phoenix

    U of P is a for-profit, WGU is
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    Finally Finished

    Congratulations! All your hard work has paid
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    Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

    I would be really interested to know who among you are on WebSleuths and (if you're ok with it) your WS name. The cases that tend to draw me in are those involving missing persons (Charley Project...
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    Low GPA and losing time to retake classes

    Why don't you apply to an LPN program? The admission requirements are usually not as comprehensive as most RN programs (fewer prerequisites), the cost is lower, and the completion time faster. You...
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    Explaining Low GPA

    Community college.costs $90k?
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    Med Math Question?

    Was it something along the lines of or was that the exact question? (Math is precise) Why don't you show us what you think first- and then we can help you VS. just doing it for
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    Explaining Low GPA

    You keep focusing on being rejected- but when you WERE accepted you turned it down? Makes no sense to
  19. Click the yellow triangle and alert a moderator. And do some reading about social media and
  20. You REALLY REALLY REALLY want to edit out the name of the facility, the date and change your screen name if that is your real name. Seriously- this is viewable by over a million members AND anyone in...
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    Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

    Thank you.so much! Now I want to know who you
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    Disorderly conduct charge

    Lying is never good. Re-think
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    Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

    You all seriously need to join me on Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community for all your true crime
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    Options

    Go somewhere else. Post-licensure does not have the same barriers to previously unsuccessful students as pre-licensure does. Look at Online College - Western Governors University - WGU and see if it...
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    Taking a Graduate Course in another school

    Why do you want to do this? Most schools do not allow transfer of graduate credits - esp. so close to completion. What 'filler' course is