PauperRN

UTA is ranked! I rest my case

Pass on that offer! It's free yes, but what happens if they don't get certified? Take a cheap school that is certified, UTA seems to fit the bill for most. Don't take a meaningless risk. Goodluck.

Why do some of us think nursing is such a noble professional not to be awarded second chance? Why is it that nursing does not condone err is to human? Pathetic to say the least. If they committed murder, dd their time, it's a mute point if BON awarded them with a license. Am pretty sure BON looked at it keenly, if not then why does it exist? All am observing is emotions. People are not being objective. Nursing is not heaven.

Lol. Caught up in the Generation Y lingo. But I bet you* did not miss the point.

The variables are too many, therefore the longer u stay in that mortgage the higher your chances of defaulting or something happening is great. Now as a BSN floor nurse, ur chances of anything happening is always high. That is my rationale

Foreclosure and the housing industry happened because of $15.00 thinking they could own a house. What happened next does not need reiterating. That is a risk too big regardless of how u spend that money. Mortgage is not a piece of toy one can return. A higher education in the right field is safety net most of the time.

If you do not have a masters degree, and do bedside nursing,please do not buy that house. Call me naive or whatever but a BSN, single or not, too much risk.

You've already answered this question. Your sanity has no price.

I think the most formidable way would be performing highly on a GRE. That would definitely cover you. Since a program like the one @ UT of Arlington makes an individual take GRE if GPA is less than 3.5

That is wrong, esp for people of color. Dreadlock for people of color with nappy hair, the hair just tangles up and all you do is guide that process. You guide the process, you end up with neat dreadlocks, you ignore that process, you end up with rastafarian kinda dreadlocks- those ones, I think no one accepts them. Now I do not know lots of what white people do, but from the YouTube clips I have seen around, I think it will take time before nursing accepts them. That does not mean that black males with dreadlocks will get jobs that they qualify without a hitch, it is still very delicate. I know the sisters have no problem at all, but for the males- the first impression thing and what is associated with dreads very disappointing..

This just went from funny to hilarious...one reason am addicted to allnurses

From reading most of this comments on this thread, one can discern that nursing clearly is not close to being the hardest job out there. However, there is so much hype about it that never seems to end. So the question now becomes, is it overrated? I personally think it is.

Here we are in 2015, and as much as we all agree that this question might repeat itself over and over, it's in essence a comparison of the nursing environment then( could be last year and the years before) and now- 2015. So the question is, how is dreadlocks issue in nursing at the moment? Esp. In regards to getting a job, or working in the hospital sensitive areas like ICU? Is the environment more liberal now compared to yester years? Or is it still the same? Does having dreadlocks in nursing a big no no for a male regardless of the skin color? Does even skin color matter?

The kind of money being thrown here just makes me salivate and yearn so bad for an advanced degree already! The higher you go the cooler it becomes. Thank God for nursing as a job

All you have to do is search on this site. And u could do additionally outside sources that will prove am right. But to highlight real quickly, UT of A has an outstanding ratings of its program compared to EC. Secondly, UT of A is a university EC ain't a university. Thirdly, UT of A credits are transferable when heading for further education, that cannot be said of EC.

UT of A is reputable compared to EC. That is how I'll pick.

That would be a hard nut to crack. Once there is anything on that license, no matter how minor, the chances of getting hired is zero. (Learnt that today). But there are exception.

With 7 years of experience 18/hr?? That's an insult! Pure and simple.

Some, like me. Consider nursing as a job. Do I respect my job? I sure do coz it pays bills. Do I have a career- absolutely! Do I have to suck it up till I get there- definitely. So sorry it ain't like that in ur utopia.

I think you placed the cart before the horse here. Not even the CDC are sure that it ain't airborne. That's why the isolation. So technically, u could compare the two.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. Commit Baylor , leave UTA. If the email comes- good. If it doesn't come even better.

Plan A: EE/BoCE Plan B: ADN RN, BSN. Fullstop. Plan C: maintain plan B till plan A is achieved by trying different areas of plan B

What was plan A? Am curious

Am calling it quits pretty soon but not for the same reasons as you. Am callin it quits because I personally considered nursing a job and not a career. In addition, the fear of losing the license is involved to a certain extent, seeing the BON newsletter with all the names, esp. the ones w/ CRNA attached or a masters degree. Nursing is very volatile, human is to err but in this profession err is completely out of question yet the factors at times have nothing to do w/ u. As for u. If everything u saying is true, then nursing is going to miss an experienced nurse. However, u sound like u talking our of frustration. When u do calm down I think u'll stick in nursing. U know why? U've bn in it for 17 years. U breath nursing. So yeah, take a break and jump back on the horse.

4 hours commute? Jesus Christ! Is that one way or back and forth? I did 1 hour one way, so a total of 2 hours and after a while u don't notice u commuting. Then I had this old car that never let me down- god bless her soul. I would pass new cars stuck beside the road long way from home and I would tell my old car to be nice to me and never pull such a stunt on me, and gladly it didn't. With that said, 4 hours commute ur car better be in good shape and u too, coz there were times I would doze off- those nights when reports were due and u stay all night up. Good luck to you- u surely need it.