lexy3227

Hello all! This is my first post....I have applied to 4 nursing programs-all accelerated-I just found out a couple days ago that I got accepted into NOVA and Shenandoah....still waiting on Marymount and GMU. I think GMU is my first choice...Marymount...

I was just wondering if your employer can fire you for having a medical condition, such as MS, which causes you to be immunocompromised. My best friend works in the same hospital and on the same unit as me and she was recently diagnosed with MS. She ...

Thanks for all the replies! My friend is part time so she doesn't qualify for FMLA. She has asked HR and our bosses over and over again if she needs paperwork/documentation but they keep saying no. But mgmt has been very sketchy and NEVER wants to pu...

I would agree with you but she's doing the exact opposite. Unfortunately due to the ridiculous attendance policy she is only trying to protect herself IN CASE she has to call out. Management keeps telling her to just take a leave of absence but she k...

Haha...how'd you know!!??

Agreed. Unfortunately HR is NO help at all....and most people don't trust them, at least at my hospital.

I WISH I could say what hospital it is!!!! I live in Northern Virginia. I called the corporate office and they didn't seem to think our hospital had to accept doctors notes. What's even more absurd is that management says if you have a doctors note i...

The funny thing is, our boss IS a lawyer! Not that that means she knows what she's talking about though. As for FMLA you have to work 1,250 in the past 12 months so if you're part time or PRN you don't have enough hours to qualify (unless you've work...

Well Marymount is about $500/credit while NOVA is $72/credit...not saying that this is a bad thing b/c if you've got the money then great. But I've heard it's not necessarily worth the money and the school tries to keep you in for as long as they can...

Okay, so I just had my orientation today for NVCC...and it made me more stressed...is 15 credits too much for a semester? I didn't even think to take any of the classes before I even start in August, besides my prereq's...duh! I could have taken HLT ...

I don't know what the prerequisites were a few years ago for NVCC but I know now that you have to have microbiology and human anatomy OR NAS 161, 162 done BEFORE you submit your checklist. I am now in my 2nd semester (1st year) of the program and I r...

What do nursing students wear as their uniform?? At least in the area of Northern Virginia...are they totally different by school? I was just curious to know if I'm going to look like a dork! :chuckle

Yeah, I just had my orientation today and you're exactly right! I guess it could be worse....but we do look like a maid service!

puffy sleeves??...dickey!!.....say it ain't so!!!! :uhoh21:

Oh no, wait, I can still choose Marymount or Shenandoah....who has the least dorky uniforms!?....just kidding...a smock????....seriously....I also heard that some student nurses wear skirts??...what's next, the dorky white hats!!! I guess I'll find o...

Well I don't need to worry about choosing between GMU and NOVA because I found out yesterday that I didn't get into GMU....oh well. I wasn't that upset. But I did get into 3 out of the 4 schools I applied to (NOVA, Marymount, Shenandoah). I think NOV...

When I went to the GMU info session I was told that they get 300 applicants for EACH of the programs--traditional and accelerated. They accept 120-130 people for the traditional program and only 70 for the accelerated program--YIKES!!! I hope to hear...

Thanks for the response. I am fortunate to have parents who will support me financially so I will not have to work at all while i'm in school. If I had to work there is no way I could do GMU or Marymount. However, since I'm not working I feel like it...