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  1. SHORTAGE OF NURSES

    happyinmyheart replied to shermainenevels's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know there is not a shortage. But I have seen the shortage rumor in my nursing book, on Facebook, on the news, on the flyers that my old high school posted... Pretty much everywhere. Also folks in...

  2. Nursing School Horror Stories

    happyinmyheart replied to MR-RN15's topic in General Students

    Thanks GrnTea, I am excited for Nursing School!! I will try my hardest to embrace it

  3. Nursing School Horror Stories

    happyinmyheart replied to MR-RN15's topic in General Students

    Thanks springchick1 :) I definitely understand what you

  4. School during summer?

    happyinmyheart replied to WindSwept's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on the school and the program you're in. However, if there are no nursing classes over the summer, you can always just take extra classes and pick up a minor or finish your gen eds

  5. Northern Illinois University Fall/Spring Cohorts

    happyinmyheart replied to happyinmyheart's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Bump.

  6. Nursing School Horror Stories

    happyinmyheart replied to MR-RN15's topic in General Students

    This thread just terrifies me I know that Nursing School is extremely emotionally and intellectually challenging.... But I hear so many drastic horror stories that I'm scared all nursing schools are...

  7. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    happyinmyheart replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I do so love this video!!!!

  8. Some people are too smart for nursing

    happyinmyheart replied to Careerchange88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My bad :) I didn't even think about the engineering thing haha

  9. Diploma in Nursing VS BSN

    happyinmyheart replied to Ayanna93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I didn't even know diploma was offered anymore. I would definitely go with your BSN. If you want to graduate sooner, you could always get your ASN instead as

  10. What do you think about Anatomy & P Minimester?

    happyinmyheart replied to futurenurse93_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took statistics in a 10 day Minimester. We had 15 students as well, and I'm pretty sure 2/3 of us passed. Most people who enroll in a Minimester are determined to do whatever it takes to do well.......

  11. Some people are too smart for nursing

    happyinmyheart replied to Careerchange88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think the OP was trying to say that he thought Nursing was easy, but that's what people were telling him :) Also I have heard about how difficult Nursing is (Yes I'm absolutely terrified for...

  12. Northern Illinois University Nursing Fall 2015 Applicants

    happyinmyheart replied to alliace's topic in School, College Programs

    Congrats!!!!

  13. New Grad feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless

    happyinmyheart replied to MedSurgRN193's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Wow.... Threads like these are why I love AllNurses :) So much support and advice going to the

  14. Northern Illinois University Nursing Fall 2015 Applicants

    happyinmyheart replied to alliace's topic in School, College Programs

    Anyone who is in Spring 2016 will be in my cohort!

  15. What kind of RN do you want to be?

    happyinmyheart replied to guest798886's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My goal is to be an employed RN :) I would love to go back and get my masters someday too... But I haven't even made it through nursing school yet. So we'll see if that works

  16. What should I do?

    happyinmyheart replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    In this situation I would sit tight and see how your two pending offers pan out :) Keep applying to places you want to work or obtain some certifications to amp up your resume! If you can live at home...

  17. Northern Illinois University Nursing Fall 2015 Applicants

    happyinmyheart replied to alliace's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm part of NIU's Honors Program as well- I love it!! I actually don't have my orientation for another three weeks or so :) It's a little weird, but they want to wait til after school ends. As far as...

  18. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    happyinmyheart replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    So true!!! I guess I should leave it to the REAL experts

  19. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    happyinmyheart replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    On my Instagram account the other day, a girl was talking about how there was a huge nursing shortage all of the USA. She made of list of reasons to become a nurse that included 1. The demand for new...

  20. NICU vs. Peds

    happyinmyheart replied to nperks's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow you're so lucky!!! What did you do to score those offers? :)

  21. Northern Illinois University Nursing Fall 2015 Applicants

    happyinmyheart replied to alliace's topic in School, College Programs

    I submitted my application in August 2013 and found out in May 2014. This is not the normal guidelines though. It is only this way for the 20 high school students they accept. For traditional...

  22. Northern Illinois University Nursing Fall 2015 Applicants

    happyinmyheart replied to alliace's topic in School, College Programs

    For those who aren't accepted "early", they still have to apply in February and find out with everyone else. We found out if we were accepted early or not last summer. Not sure why NIU has early...

  23. Northern Illinois University Nursing Fall 2015 Applicants

    happyinmyheart replied to alliace's topic in School, College Programs

    Honestly I've heard that they really only care about GPA. If you have 4.0, I would say your chances are pretty dang awesome!!! I'm not sure on the number of transfers they take, but your GPA is very...

  24. Northern Illinois University Nursing Fall 2015 Applicants

    happyinmyheart replied to alliace's topic in School, College Programs

    If you apply to NIU straight out of high school and declare your major as Pre-Nursing before February 15 of your Senior Year then you get entered into the "early acceptance consideration". They take...

  25. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    happyinmyheart replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    But there's a nursing shortage so in sure that they'll hire me into my dream speciality so I won't ever have to do that icky stuff. ITS MY DREAMMMMMM *Note the