goldenanchor

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1. Allina or HCMC????

   goldenanchor replied to RNMidwife's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked for Allina for two years and it is a great company. I don't work in the hospital so I'm not sure what it's like there- thiugh I will say that the location of Abbott is a bit of a...

2. UMASS Amherst ONLINE RN-BSN?

   goldenanchor posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   Has anyone done this program? Were you in-state or out-of-state? I love that they have an accelerated bachelors program. I am done with my two-year in nursing in December and want to jump right into a...

3. WGU for BSN then where for NP?

   goldenanchor replied to Nurse.Gina's topic in School, College Programs

   Could you elaborate on the grading at WGU? I was considering their RN-BSN

4. Stressed about grading scale

   goldenanchor replied to Success89's topic in General Students

   In my program, 92-100 is and A, 85-91.9 is a B and a C is 78-84.9. Anything less than 78 is failing. It it really is frustrating! Even med students have regular grading

5. Online nursing program stigma?

   goldenanchor posted a topic in General Students

   I'm not in an online program, but some of my classmates are talking about looking into an online RN-BSN program. I am wondering if there is a negative stigma to online BSN or MSN programs? How do...

6. Moving to Minneapolis, need suggestions!

   goldenanchor replied to jj224's topic in General Nursing

   I've lived in Minnesota/twin cities area most of my life and know it well. What are you looking for in terms of where you want to live? Safe neighborhood? Good schools? Lots to do (and what type-...

7. Phi Theta Kappa - Haven't we all been invited?

   goldenanchor replied to SDChargersGirl#31's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I just received a letter from my school with an invitation to join PTK because of my academic performance. My husband thinks I should definitely join and that it will look good to future colleges and...

8. Any Minneapolis/St. Paul folks out there?

   goldenanchor replied to Skips's topic in General Nursing

   I grew up in MN, and now work for Allina. I have been with them for two years and they are great. Abbott or United would be the two hospitals closest to Eagan within the Allina system, however there...

9. SCSU vs Metropolitan State

   goldenanchor posted a topic in General Nursing

   Which school do you think has the better reputation, better nursing program/faculty/education? I am currently dually enrolled at Metropolitan state, but TBH even with growing up in MN, I had never...

10. School/Life Balance - How Do You Do It???

    goldenanchor replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Students

    It is hard, but I do agree that sometimes college is just hard in general (dependent on the degree, of course). I am a mother to a toddler, work PT (20 hours/week) at a clinic, and spend about 20...

11. how many of you actually read all the chapters?

    goldenanchor replied to gearedup's topic in General Students

    I read nearly all the chapters. We have so much assigned reading that while they request we complete all readings prior to lecture, I may have to prioritize reading and skim certain things to...

12. Shoe Recommendations

    goldenanchor replied to JackNikon's topic in General Students

    Our school requires leather shoes for the reason the TheCommuter mentioned; they don't absorb spores/bacteria and are very easy to clean. Skechers also makes fully leather

13. Best jobs for nursing students?

    goldenanchor posted a topic in General Students

    In your opinion, what are the best job options for nursing students? I have one classmate who is a pharmacy tech and it fits great with her schedule because she can work weekends or before/after class...

14. Hep B Booster

    goldenanchor replied to len1011's topic in General Students

    I had my hep b series about ten years ago, had the titer done for school and it was positive. I know with my school, if it's negative; you have to get the booster, then a titer Later on. But as long...

15. What backpack do you use?

    goldenanchor posted a topic in General Students

    Need a new one- obviously something pretty large and durable to get me through another three years!