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    When are you too old to start Nursing school?

    calinursestudent818 replied to bluedawg's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You're never too old! If you have the passion, desire and will you can do whatever you set your mind to! I have a relative who recently became an RN at 51. She's been working as a school nurse, she...
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    best anatomy and physiology aid?

    calinursestudent818 replied to mee9mee9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    E-Z Anatomy & Physiology (I just got this book and really like it) The Anatomy coloring book The Physiology coloring book Alot of people seem to like the Kaplan brand Anatomy
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    hi im a senior in highschool going for an associates degree as an RN

    calinursestudent818 replied to alondrap2003's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Math is not my strongest suit either but I'm determined to be a nurse and plan on working my butt off to do what it takes to get over the math hump. There is a fair deal of math in nursing but you can...
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    Is this volunteer position worth my time?

    calinursestudent818 replied to Bazi-preNursing's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Look for clinical care extender programs at local hospitals. The program is not in too many hospitals but it is a good program if you can get into it. It's basically a volunteer program for people who...
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    Some Advice for a pre-nursing student!!

    calinursestudent818 replied to rn2b8889's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you are already going for your ADN finish that and then go for a BSN. Going from ADN to LPN is working backwards why do that? And LPN to RN bridge programs don't really save you time if that's why...
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    Anybody else tired of taking pre-reqs?

    calinursestudent818 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    BTW I already have a BA in another field and I felt the same way when it came to my with general ed classes. Again I understand some of them and why they were important to take but the majority seemed...
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    Anybody else tired of taking pre-reqs?

    calinursestudent818 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I feel your pain and I haven't even started taking my prereqs yet! But for both the schools I am considering, they both have about 8 prereqs that I have to take....it will probably take about a...
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    ADN or BSN. Advice.

    calinursestudent818 replied to jnette2011's topic in General Students

    You have to look at the RN job market for your area and see what the job postings are requiring to get a realistic idea of what is the better route for you. For instance, in California where I live,...
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    Losing Hope for Nursing School

    calinursestudent818 replied to wanna_be's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't bother with an ADN program. BSN is probably your best bet. Check out your state universities nursing programs. They are often less expensive and are 2 year programs. And I have found that...
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    Work part-time or full-time while in nursing school?

    calinursestudent818 replied to Lukes089's topic in General Students

    I'd recommend part time for sure and then if you can manage (& afford) not working during the last 4-5 months of so of nursing school that would probably be
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    Doubting my ability to be a nurse

    calinursestudent818 replied to chiflavored's topic in General Students

    I don't think your struggles mean you are not cut out to be a nurse. Getting Bs is still a good job, those are not grades to be embarrased about at all. Seriously, nursing school is hard in general...
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    Just got into the Nursing Progam!

    calinursestudent818 replied to meglet's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats! Don't stress over the friend thing though. Making friends should be at the bottom of your priorities especially in the first year of nursing school---they can be distractions and that is...
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    2.7 overall GPA, hoping to get into an accelerated RN program

    calinursestudent818 replied to cmwww's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You have two choices here: retake 2-3 prereqs to raise that GPA OR leave your GPA as is and just try to get an amazing TEAS V score and just bite the bullet and apply. Some people still get into...
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    How To Get a Job As a New Grad Nurse

    calinursestudent818 replied to hakunamatata's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Great article. Alot of people just expect things to come to them...they don't know how to go the extra mile to get noticed when they really want something and its sad. If you want something you have...
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    Advice Appreciated: Which career path to take?

    calinursestudent818 replied to Garota's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm a pre nursing student myself and like you, I'm overwhelmed with what tough decision it is trying to figure out what the best path is to take that will work for me and not take me a decade to do...
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    Should I even bother going to West Coast University or is it a joke?

    calinursestudent818 replied to BK21's topic in California Nursing

    My GPA is a little rocky too but I am working on raising it through my prereqs. And I am going to work really hard at getting a good TEAS V score. I know SEVERAL people who went to WCU (I almost went...
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    Best/Worst Online Schools? Opinions PLEASE!!

    calinursestudent818 replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Check out WGU & if you want to get your masters you can get it through WGU too & University of phoenix has masters programs also that take WGU
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    Squeamish Students?

    calinursestudent818 replied to mofomeat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thats so silly. You are going to be a great nurse. I guarantee that half if not more of them wont make it through nursing school. I think alot of people get into nursing completely blind without...