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    Career Point College? Austin

    NurseGirl525 replied to JonayCroyle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If the first class is just graduating, I'm going to say they are not accredited then as they have no NCLEX pass rates. Also, they have bad ratings? Why would you want to go to a school like that?...
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    "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    NurseGirl525 replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    They probably mean it as the tech who is assigned to work with them that night. I hear it used in clinical that way all of the time. For that matter I will say my nurse as in the nurse that is...
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    Dried blood

    NurseGirl525 replied to yeezimiller's topic in General Nursing

    It kind of worries me that you said in another thread that you are a new nurse but you don't seem to understand how blood-borne diseases are transmitted. Did you not learn that in nursing school? I...
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    Begining to feel like I will never be able to return to nursing

    NurseGirl525 replied to Cricket183's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It's hard to not feel useful anymore. I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2001 and it controlled my life for almost 10 years. I ended up ondisability back in 2009 because it looked like I was never...
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    Certificate of nursing?

    NurseGirl525 replied to avictoria's topic in General Students

    Ok, from what I am reading, you will not be issued a BSN. You are issued a Certificate of Nursing which allows you to sit for the NCLEX and become a RN. This certificate is what is needed by the...
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    Certificate of nursing?

    NurseGirl525 replied to avictoria's topic in General Students

    I have never heard of a certificate of nursing that tells you that you can only work at places that know about their program? That sounds shady to me. You need to go to a properly accredited school....
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    renting vs buying ebooks & online access texts

    NurseGirl525 replied to NeoNatMom's topic in General Students

    When you buy the hard copy of the book, most publishers give you access to the ecopy. There are a lot if online resources that go with each book that you can utilize. I personally don't use a...
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    Approved VS Accredited

    NurseGirl525 replied to cocobrotha's topic in General Students

    Let me guess, you are currently a sales person at one of these non-accredited for profit schools and are losing students due to that fact. So much more goes into accreditation than just the...
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    All Schools require AA degree for ADN to BSN?

    NurseGirl525 replied to elained166's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would verify that with the school. I'm thinking it may be a typo somewhere. Most associate nursing programs are ASN. I would have no idea why they would want an AA
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    TEAS Freak out (Ivy Tech)...

    NurseGirl525 replied to AshleytobeRN's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    You have to understand when looking at the Teas, do not look at the percentage necessarily. Look at proficient, advanced, or exemplary. A 69.8 on the Teas is not the same as say a 69.8 on an...
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    Death of a Dream

    NurseGirl525 replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I see this as a bump in the road for you. I was in school for my prereqs when I got married. My ex did not want to pay for me to go to school so I ended up dropping out. I worked in many different...
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    HELP: How Extensive Are Hiring Background Checks?

    NurseGirl525 replied to khaleesikitten's topic in General Students

    Just so people understand, there are sites where you can get any kind of info on anyone. Anything. So yes, if an employer wants to go that route, they can. Anything and everything. One of the...
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    HELP: How Extensive Are Hiring Background Checks?

    NurseGirl525 replied to khaleesikitten's topic in General Students

    OP, what is going to happen at some point is either a future employer is going to find out and you won't get a job or they will find out at some point after you get the job and will get fired....
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    ADN or BSN PROGRAM

    NurseGirl525 replied to Roz10's topic in General Students

    It honestly depends on your area. Certain areas have way too any new grads so they can be picky about who they hire. Others are in need of nurses so they hire ADNs and BSNs. There is never a...
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    What are my options?

    NurseGirl525 replied to chloe247's topic in General Students

    From what I have seen, there are very few states that accept Excelisor credits. It's because of the absence of the clinical component. I know there are several people on here who are nurses that...
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    I'm terrified

    NurseGirl525 replied to MeiDei's topic in General Students

    What are you exactly terrified of? Failing? I think most people are afraid of failing in life to an extent. Being a nurse or nursing student does not define who you are as a person. People put way...
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    How much do you know about other medical professions?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Mthom17's topic in General Students

    It's pretty simple actually. A physician focuses on the disease and treating it. A nurse focuses on how that patient responds to the disease. You just need to look at the medical model vs. The...
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    need some advices -future nursing student

    NurseGirl525 replied to cassmarie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, you need to be very detail oriented. When being responsible for someone's life, you need to pay attention to all of the details. Have you researched what a nurse does? That might be an...
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    Struggling at a four year

    NurseGirl525 replied to AbbyJones's topic in General Students

    Dropping credits too low may affect your financial aid. You are 18 with very few responsibilities right now. I would drop the summer classes. Those are more intense because they are compressing 16...
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    LVN w/ 8.5yrs...dying for RN school

    NurseGirl525 replied to Junebug903's topic in General Students

    One word, NO!!!! First, you and your husband are a team. This big decision needs to be made together. Second, don't even give a school like Kaplan the time of day. They just want your money and...
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    Liking members at AN

    NurseGirl525 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I have never had to block anyone. Although I did have someone send me pms calling me lots of horrible names and telling me what a vile person I was. I asked them to never contact me again and they...
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    Need Advice in Deciding between LPN or RN

    NurseGirl525 replied to annabellarose77's topic in General Students

    If you got your LPN you would bridge to a RN. They are called transition programs. You would have to finish the prereqs required which usually entails several A&P classes and a micro class....
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    LPN vs MA

    NurseGirl525 replied to srowell's topic in General Students

    The red flag for me is they do not participate in student loans. I looked on their site and they are not accredited by the ACEN. They stress they are not accredited by them. Which tells me that yes...
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    What are my options?

    NurseGirl525 replied to chloe247's topic in General Students

    I never told you any education is worthless after getting your bachelor's that you already have. I'm well aware of what excelisor is and I simply did not want you to waste your money. I think you...
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    Better off single?

    NurseGirl525 replied to westcounty's topic in General Students

    I'm 39, a single mom, and starting my third semester in August. I've had my boyfriend for 4 months now. He lives over an hour away from me and we make it work. It's all about balance. My boyfriend...