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    How important is regional accreditation?

    WookieeRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    CCNE/ACEN is important for a nursing program to be accredited. Regional accreditation is important if you want ANY of your classes to transfer to another school or for post-graduate programs. Any...
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    Duke University Nurse Residency

    WookieeRN replied to LJM5593's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you talking about this one? http://www.dukenursing.org/new-graduates/nurse-residency/ I believe they post residency (clinical nurse I) around January and May? You apply the same way you would a...
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    Caution: gripe post!

    WookieeRN replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What was their reasoning for taking back the grant? Is there a process to appeal
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    Watts School of Nursing - January 2015

    WookieeRN replied to WookieeRN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    For me: I applied early April and got my acceptance August 1st. Others have had a shorter turn
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    Why are Nurses paid so low in the south ??

    WookieeRN replied to Michigann's topic in General Nursing

    I just moved south from the northeast (Philadelphia). My dump of an apartment outside the city was a tiny 1br and it was $775/mo. I didn't even have a living room. It was one heck of a rundown...
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    Previous Bachelors Degree w/ low GPA 2.98, What to do! Help :(

    WookieeRN replied to kcrom18's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Honestly, even if a school has a lower GPA requirement as a minimum, you're still stacking up against those students who have a much higher GPA than a 2.9 (I.e if the minimum requirement is a 2.5)....
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    WookieeRN replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a family friend name their daughter Jewelieyanna (Julianna). Not an unusual name (when spelled correctly) but a ridiculous/idiotic spelling
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    Other than BSN

    WookieeRN replied to JenKnowles's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The point is that you lack trustworthiness. You cheated in school. You hired people to write your papers for you. That's fraudulent and you earned your grades under the false pretense that you wrote...
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    Complete RN Program from Scratch

    WookieeRN replied to msdee's topic in General Students

    Agreeing that all of the St. Joseph's online degrees I've come across are RN to BSN. You will need to have a nursing license in order to enter the program... As for the one-day-week program... Are you...
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    New graduate job

    WookieeRN replied to Cathytd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    SE PA is so so so so so saturated with nurses. Have you looked to other more rural parts of PA or moving out of
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    Complete RN Program from Scratch

    WookieeRN replied to msdee's topic in General Students

    You cannot do clinicals online so there is no way for an RN degree to be completely online. I've heard of hybrid degrees but I don't think they are that
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    Best questions to ask AFTER the interview...

    WookieeRN replied to Jen_Loves_Nursing's topic in General Students

    Oh, I also asked what they thought their ideal student would be and how many of their graduates were working as nurses 6 months after
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    Calling/Walking into HR while job searching?

    WookieeRN replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    I work in HR. Nothing is more aggravating than someone walking in without an appointment expecting to be seen about their application. We receive, at times, hundreds of applications to weed through....
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    Best questions to ask AFTER the interview...

    WookieeRN replied to Jen_Loves_Nursing's topic in General Students

    During my interview I asked them what they thought the best quality of their program was/what they liked the most. I also asked how they personally felt the program prepared it's students (I got some...
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    ASN Transfer to NYC?

    WookieeRN replied to MYarr's topic in New York Nursing

    Honestly, I think each school would take nursing program transfer applications either on a case-by-case basis or not at all. Your best bet would be to start calling schools and asking about their...
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    ACT or TEAS V?

    WookieeRN replied to AriesRNSoon's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Well, that depends... Are you going to be applying to any other program at another school besides this one? They may require that you take the TEAS V. The ACT is more like the SATs than the TEAS V. I...
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    Volunteer for experience?

    WookieeRN replied to mannina's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The only way to get the experience they are looking for is to work as a nurse, not a
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    Online application

    WookieeRN replied to RNhere's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Ditto. They're the only ones that will be able to answer your
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    HELP!!

    WookieeRN replied to addylpn's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Echoing Computer's advice: get a lawyer. You're going to need one anyway and they will be able to advise you re:damage control when it comes to your current and future
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    Implementing a new policy without informing students?

    WookieeRN replied to love.live.laugh's topic in General Students

    Were you required to sign anything stating that you have received said handbook and understand its policies? Regardless of whether or not you did, as a student it is your express responsibility to...
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    Best Schools to consider in the NE

    WookieeRN replied to Miewn's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure you would find a school that would fit all 3 criteria. Most likely you would find one that meets 2 of the 3,
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    NEW GRAD Having a hard time getting finding a job.

    WookieeRN replied to newbiegrad1's topic in California Nursing

    Correct. They are also posted because they do not intend to hire anyone into the position currently, but do not want to "lose" the option to fill it in the future if needs on the unit
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    Unemployment Benefits/CTB for LVN to RN

    WookieeRN replied to AlexandraGiang's topic in LPN to RN

    In PA I was permitted to receive full unemployment while in school, however, I had only decided to go back to school after being laid off. They specifically told me that if I quit my job for school...
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    overtime laws in PA

    WookieeRN replied to nursing123455's topic in General Nursing

    I am not 100% sure that PA has restrictions across the board for mandatory rest periods after a certain amount of hours, except for the required 30 minute break for workers under 17. Anyone over 18 is...
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    Crowd funding: Yay or Nay?

    WookieeRN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    This is not about requiring help for essentials. This is about requiring help for things that are not necessary in order to survive, i.e: nursing school, a new handbag, a new car, a house,