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  1. Bachelors Degree very low gpa advice

    If you plan to go back and redo certain classes, I would opt to take them at a community college due to cost because you will get NO grants as a matriculated student. Search for the reputations of...
  2. I wouldn't, mainly because I don't see pregnancy as requiring hospital treatment. I'd want to have my children at home, if I could with an experienced nurse midwife. That's my ultimate dream. What...
  3. So sorry that happened to you; I recall having nightmares about JUST THAT scenario in nursing school. When I was in school, I made spreadsheets (I am very good with excel) to calculate my grades for...
  4. Passed at 75, here is the secret (1st attempt)

    Congrats on passing. I didn't pray. I passed in 75, used Hurst, and treated every situation on the NCLEX as a life threatening one and applied what I would do in that critical situation. Had been...
  5. How can I toughen up?

    I was that way in nursing school also and had been previously all of my life - this is what I learned in nursing school: #1 Choose your friends wisely. You will likely see a lot of back biting. One...
  6. How to find a job in southern california - new grad

    I pulled up one of my old cover letters, so I could post what I'm saying to my potential employers. Dear Ms. XXXXX, The attached resume and documentation is in response to XYZ CARE CENTER's search for...
  7. How to find a job in southern california - new grad

    FLICURN and TiffyRN thanks for responding! The temp agencies won't take me because I don't have experience as a nurse, just as a brain injury specialist (my official title). My facility refused to...
  8. I realize I'm going to get quite a few replies of "stop looking! CA is HORRIBLE FOR NEW GRADS!" or "MOVE!" I'm actually licensed in two states with my BSN, (PA and CA), and I can't find work in...
  9. distance psychiatric NP program for new grads?

    I forgot to add that I've worked in a residential treatment home for individuals who survived traumatic brain injury (TBI) for the past 3 years, so I've a bit of neuropsych under my belt, just not as...
  10. Hi everyone, I always thought I wanted to do nursing research (and still do), but I believe that I want to specialize in psychiatric nursing first. I grew up with a mom who was a licensed...