jennifergrant034

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1. ISU Indiana State University Program- All the Information

   jennifergrant034 replied to lpanic423's topic in Indiana (ISU)

   Also, if you do a search here on AllNurses.com, you will find a number of people who post comments saying that the course materials from the College Network did not really fully prepare them for the exams that they had to take! The College Network b...

2. ISU Indiana State University Program- All the Information

   jennifergrant034 replied to lpanic423's topic in Indiana (ISU)

   Thank you for researching all of that information! Wow, quite a good job you did. I'm just about to start the application process with ISU. Do you know how much they charge for their exams? Just to clarify. ISU does not "recommend" the products...

3. ISU Indiana State University Program- All the Information

   jennifergrant034 replied to lpanic423's topic in Indiana (ISU)

   Theone40, did you ever use StraighterLine? I looked at their website briefly, and it looks interesting. Can you share any more details on that, or is it just something you remember hearing somewhere along the line?

4. Help with cardiac physiology

   jennifergrant034 replied to 2bNurseCai's topic in Student Assist

   Think of a battery! Depolarization means that the battery shoots out an electric charge. Repolarization means that battery is recharging so that it can shoot out another electric charge. Perhaps it would help if you can come up with a list of very...

5. Certification (EMT or phlebotomy) before applying to ABSN programs

   jennifergrant034 replied to ElizabethH736's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Nursing schools are different today than they were 5 or 10 years ago. Seven years ago, one of our local nursing schools was offering a $5000 cash bonus to new students. Today, however, the list of applicants is so long, you feel like you need to han...

6. Any other students who are mothers?

   jennifergrant034 replied to goldenanchor's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have two daughters, and it can be very tough. I also struggle with chronic illness that makes me get more fatigued than other people. It is worth it, though. If you quit, you will always regret it. No matter how bad it gets, never quit, and never ...

7. Pre-nursing student...beginning clinicals. Very nervous!!

   jennifergrant034 replied to turkeyonrye's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I felt exactly the same way, and to be honest, still do feel that way to some degree. I feel that I have more book smarts than I have clinical skills. I did not have any experience prior to going to nursing school, and I envy those nursing students ...

8. I GOT IN!!!!! NOW WHAT?

   jennifergrant034 replied to mrsnurse2014's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I envy those students who already had a few years experience in the medical field, such as CNAs. It seems that most of the CNAs had a lot less difficulty when they finally got into nursing school. Despite straight A's, I flunked out of an RN progra...

9. Retaking Anatomy 1?

   jennifergrant034 replied to SMS1130's topic in Pre-Nursing

   If you are close to finishing your pre-requisite courses and have all A's, then you have more than 50 credits and your GPA is probably higher than 3.9? I've actually seen both sides of the fence. I was not accepted, and I had a 3.94 GPA. Yet, I kn...

10. Taking the next step in beginning my nursing career!

    jennifergrant034 replied to missemilyjane's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I was in my 40s when I started taking nursing pre-requisites. When I first started the RN nursing pre-requisites, I was getting D’s on each Anatomy exam. I found it overwhelming to attempt to absorb hundreds of facts each week. It seemed hopeless for...

11. Help! !!!

    jennifergrant034 replied to LpntoBsn2015's topic in LPN/LVN

    Hey LpntoBsn2015, wish you the best of luck on those exams. So, if I understand things right, you will have to take all four of these exams before being considered for the program? Hoping that your exam goes very well tomorrow! Thanks for listing th...

12. Help! !!!

    jennifergrant034 replied to LpntoBsn2015's topic in LPN/LVN

    Hello LpntoBsn2015, So are you still in the ISU program? I was wondering about the four transitional courses. Did you take the exams for these? Some of the other threads here on AllNurses make it sound like those four exams are really difficult. ...

13. College Network: Four Transitional Courses to apply to Indiana State

    jennifergrant034 posted a topic in LPN-RN

    Hi, I'm very interested in applying to the LPN to BSN program at Indiana State. I've looked into the College Network, and their fees are absolutely outrageous. Does anyone have the CN study materials for these four exams? Mental Health Aspects of Nur...

14. LVN or RN?

    jennifergrant034 replied to futureLVN40's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    There are other factors at play. I was in the same boat. No prior experience whatsoever. Another possibility is to bang out a CNA class. They had one at the local votech that was 8 weeks over the Summer, and it REALLY helped me a lot when I got into...

15. How do you deal with classmates disrespecting you?

    jennifergrant034 replied to quirkystudent's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    I went through the same thing at two different schools. At the first school, I turned the other cheek and tried to win them over with kindness. Eventually I realized that bullies perceive this as weakness, and it simply got worse and worse. I dropped...