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  1. What university did you attend after graduating from Western Governors University?

    schnookimz replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have seen several posts from grads going on to a variety of schools. You should contact the schools you're interested in and ask if they have a problem with the

  2. Schools that accept low undergrad gpa???

    schnookimz replied to HoopNurseMomo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oakton community college in Illinois looks at GPA only as a last resort to break a tie between two students who could both be admitted. If you score well on the nln, they will never even look at your...

  3. WGU (Western Governors University) - DPV1

    schnookimz replied to lillypad's topic in Western Governors University

    There's a Facebook group for wgu RN to BSN that you can join. It has tons of detailed

  4. When should I start looking?

    schnookimz replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    It depends where you live. Here, you cannot apply without a license number unless you are applying to a new grad residency program. I know in some areas people get jobs with nclex results pending, but...

  5. Failed NCLEX-RN twice, BSN grad, Should I challenge LPN exam?

    schnookimz replied to yellowandblue's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you can retest in just thirty days then I would focus on that. Were you close to

  6. Nursing School/Phlebotomist

    schnookimz replied to my4helpers's topic in General Students

    Yes, most likely. Why not apply as a CNA? It's much more relational to

  7. Nurses Being Made to Tech?

    schnookimz replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    As long as they're giving you nursing pay then isn't this a nice easy shift for you? Way less

  8. uic bsn advising for pre-req's

    schnookimz replied to nmteacherilnurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Lol bad news: I went to the university of Illinois and I was an English major and I had to retake both composition 1 and 2 even though I already had my BA in

  9. opinions on a nurse/patient interaction

    schnookimz replied to livintall's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You stated you didn't do anything malicious. You surely did!! If you don't believe this nurse is competent enough to care for anyone, including your family, then take that issue up with management,...

  10. Proud to be in scrubs??

    schnookimz replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Whaaaaaaat?! Try Greys anatomy or some of the dickies flex scrubs. They have tailored fits and aren't shapeless or baggy at

  11. Proud to be in scrubs??

    schnookimz replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Lol we also used to wear scrubs out for happy hour. And nurses who met up with us and weren't working that day would wear them too! We would ask them to wear scrubs so some people weren't cute while...

  12. Danskos hurt my feet :(

    schnookimz replied to alaina.barton's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm a normal size 8, but my danskos are a 40

  13. Dialysis or nothing?

    schnookimz replied to Don2014's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Did they offer you an acute or chronic

  14. Textbook Question

    schnookimz replied to katie_n's topic in General Students

    I agree, but you can pretty much google whatever you need to know for free rather than holding onto expensive books. There's excellent medical and nursing resources online if you know where to

  15. ADN vs. BSN

    schnookimz replied to tviveros's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The BSN route really seems to be the way to go these days. I wish I had done BSN first. I also have a previous BA and I did the adn degree first. Big mistake because then I immediately had to continue...

  16. Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

    schnookimz replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

    Updates?? How's it going for

  17. Wondering about books

    schnookimz posted a topic in Western Governors University

    Do most of the BSN and MSN classes require you to purchase a textbook? Or is most of the material online? Typically how much have you been spending on

  18. The american nurse

    schnookimz posted a topic in General Nursing

    Trailer for a new movie. Looks good!!!

  19. Scholarships for work commitment?

    schnookimz replied to notnursezelda's topic in General Students

    I think you would find that in many adn programs the majority of the students are only taking 1-2 classes per semester. Most everyone takes anatomy and other classes before starting the program so...

  20. Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

    schnookimz replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

    Not a whole lot of tips because it's only been 4 weeks for me, but I can share experiences. It's so different from working on the floor. Just be prepared that when you walk in, you literally won't...

  21. Scholarships for work commitment?

    schnookimz replied to notnursezelda's topic in General Students

    Actually I'm in a huge city with a very large metropolitan area--one of the biggest cities in the country and some of our hospitals are def still doing

  22. New job in home care...how fishy is this?

    schnookimz replied to givingitmybest's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One more bit of advice, no matter what area of nursing you go into you will experience this sense of "new grad panic" to some degree when you are on your

  23. Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

    schnookimz replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

    Yes! I've been grabbing a banana or even a couple slices of bread every morning as I am running for the door. I never used to eat breakfast, but i have every morning

  24. ADN Nurses Being Forced to go Back to School?

    schnookimz replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Greater than 10 years in?! And let all the working nurses 0-9years and 11months be out of a job? I think you just grandfather everyone in who is currently an RN and say it will change to a BSN only...

  25. Scholarships for work commitment?

    schnookimz replied to notnursezelda's topic in General Students

    Many hospitals in my area do this. They will pay for school if you work part time or full time while in school and then you are committed to working for the hospital for 2 years after