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  1. Work and pets?

    muirite replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in General Nursing

    I have 2 dogs. I give them a GOOD walk before work and when I get home they get a basic walk. They empty their cans and they do well. Shepard are very smart dogs. My neighbors shepherd showed my...

  2. California student: is a $30k LPN "worth it"

    muirite replied to Charmander1988's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    No No Nooooo. 30,000 for LVN no I did my LVN in LA at the adult school in El Monte for 3000 everything included uniforms, books, lab fees ect. Cc and adult schools are typically respected much more...

  3. How am I going to pay for nursing school?? input pls...

    muirite replied to Socal_EMT's topic in General Students

    Not true of a lot of the so cal cc, everyone is different. Are you in LA county? LA county nursing you MUST take your general ed classes elsewhere. Trade Tech it doesn't matter where you take. If you...

  4. Dilemma: choosing between ADN vs ABSN

    muirite replied to koreanbraves's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That depends on location. In my state it is rare that a hospital will hire any ADN even the rural ones want

  5. Thirsty?

    muirite replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    My husband is from Mexico and the kids in his family drink coffee from a young age. The coffee they drink when we go to visit his family is soooo weak to me. My hubby thinks my coffee is way to...

  6. Disturbing things that I heard Dr.s say in the Labor room

    muirite replied to mamagui's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Ohhhh. Glad that wasn't said to me I would have said something terrible to the dr. I am also the one who kicked a rude mean nurse off my

  7. Traveling in California

    muirite replied to LIG4me's topic in Travel

    I have a MH with a toad. If you do go that route pick a car (toad) that can be towed 4 down (don't belive dealership they lie) a car dolly is a pain and adds a ton of

  8. BSN Online vs On Campus

    muirite replied to ColletteRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Beware of degree mills otherwise it's the same from what I

  9. M.A. and CNA a good idea?

    muirite replied to G_UNIT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CnA is a nurse assistant and MA is medical assistant. They are different CNA will get you more exposure to nurses while MA is almost always working in a clinic. I did the MA route in HS. When I...

  10. Evening RN Program Bay Area Sacramento ?

    muirite replied to silentgent's topic in California Nursing

    I thought they ended the pm Glendale

  11. LPN or BSN

    muirite replied to ahhlexxx3's topic in General Students

    Depends on where one lives. Where I live we have TONS of bridge programs but very FEW seats. The school closets to me had 1 bridge seat last year. California is so impacted that even people trying to...

  12. LPN or BSN

    muirite replied to ahhlexxx3's topic in General Students

    I am an LVN and I wouldn't recommend it IF you want to be an RN. It has ended up taking me a lot longer and in the long run costing more money. If you want to work in LTC go for

  13. LPN? RN?

    muirite replied to Belle92's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't do LPN again. I did that I had a heck time finding a BSN bridge. I ended up redoing a lot. I wasted a lot of time. I couldn't get a job in an LTC or SNF where I lived as a LVN because it...

  14. What are my chances of getting into nursing school?

    muirite replied to Darkacid's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You have an ok chance, some schools in so cal do a lottery if you meet the

  15. lpn or rn

    muirite replied to nurse2beomoola's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    👏👏👏 I agree. I did lvn to pay the bills. The bridge programs in my area have waiting list years long. My state has only a few lvn-bsn programs but they only have a small hand...

  16. A&P and Microbiology concurrently?

    muirite replied to Ioreth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I couldn't. I did well in both classes because I spent at least 2 hrs per day working on it. I don't know if you can. My school wouldn't allow you to take them at same

  17. School supplies for pre-nursing

    muirite replied to Kiyahr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For me I would get a binder for psychology only and another for all of the other classes. I would go 1.5 or 2 inch. The art class depends on the teacher. When I took it I did not have a lot of notes...

  18. Withdrawing From School...Can They Hold My Seat?

    muirite replied to Pumpkinn's topic in General Students

    I am so sorry. I hope your daughter goes in to remission very soon. As for your question I would not know. You need to check with your schools administration to ask every school is different. I had...

  19. Can English 113/114 replace the required Eng 112?

    muirite replied to lewbug's topic in General Students

    Ask the nursing department by email if

  20. Trade school vs community college

    muirite replied to Karlitripp's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know which you should do. Which do you want to do more? I wouldn't go 20000 for an LVN. That is a huge amount of money. If you do decide that nursing is what you want I would either wait on...

  21. New school nurse position, is it normal to pay for everything?

    muirite replied to samantha_sqbl's topic in School

    The preferred fingerprinting option in most of California. It's all digital the results return

  22. New school nurse position, is it normal to pay for everything?

    muirite replied to samantha_sqbl's topic in School

    It depends on the district they are all different. I think it's pretty common to pay your own live scan and

  23. GUYS I Decided after reading several posts here that Nursing is a Dream!!!!!!

    muirite replied to MSBREELEE's topic in Nursing Career

    😯 I can't do all of

  24. How was your first day of LPN school?

    muirite replied to soon2bnurse5's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Mine was just orientation, we got fitted for scrubs. They did nail hair makeup checks and book checks. The second day we started

  25. New help picking a school to go to!

    muirite replied to lilturtle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you and your husband for your service. How long do you stay in one