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  1. What job be better while in nursing school?

    golson replied to WCSU1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went the CNA route because I see it as a foot in the door at an organization that I could work as an RN at someday. I partially lucked out, and partially sacrificed by volunteering to work third...

  2. 3.4 gpa-doomed?

    golson replied to iheartcells's topic in General Students

    Back on topic. 3.4 is probably fine, but its going to depend on the school specific application/admission process. The CC I go to just divides your TEAS score by 10, adds that to your GPA from your...

  3. 3.4 gpa-doomed?

    golson replied to iheartcells's topic in General Students

    I wish somebody would have told my microbiology professor about

  4. What are my options?

    golson replied to chloe247's topic in General Students

    Also, go swing by your post's ed center to see if they have any ideas for you. I don't know if they have one up there, but the one at Bliss was pretty helpful for a few of my guys. You could...

  5. What are my options?

    golson replied to chloe247's topic in General Students

    I know its not nursing, but have you thought about the PA program? I'm sure the AF has one (I'm guessing you're AF since you're at Holloman). El Paso isn't too far away; any chance you could hook...

  6. The two worst places to be a nurse

    golson replied to RNforhire's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Completely unrelated, but from your title I thought they made another episode of this and got excited. Catch this episode if you can find it somewhere. BBC Two - Toughest Place to be a..., Series 3,...

  7. New CNA has questions for RNs re: trauma-surgical floor

    golson replied to golson's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for the kind words. If simply being there and eager to learn are what it takes, I'm going to knock this out of the

  8. Help! I have to precept a new grad who already knows it all....but not really.

    golson replied to GOMER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse, but I've been in very similar situations before, training in new folks right out of the schoolhouse or in some cases even training in my new superiors who are new to the field. I...

  9. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    golson replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    If we cut summer breaks out, we could have BSNs in ununder 3

  10. Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    golson replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Its because we couldn't. My favorite was Rummy's quote on armored trucks, saying we had "to go to war with the Army we have, not the one we want", when it was an "elective" war and he had signed off...

  11. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    golson replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Hell, I've been looking at CNA openings here in the twin cities and most look like they require 6-12 months in LTC before you can hope to land anything in a hospital. Granted, this has mostly been...

  12. Books by Psych Nurses?

    golson posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I've been trying my best to feel out the environment, day to day norms, pros, and cons of several different fields of nursing, but I'm not having much luck with psychiatric nursing. I don't know any...

  13. Give an example of a difficult decision you've made

    golson replied to j0yegan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Coming off a stint in Iraq with the national guard I had to decide what was next, college or switch to the full time army. I really liked doing my job in the military, but knew I didn't want to do it...

  14. Rasmussen, Herzing, or Century?

    golson replied to Nurse Mars's topic in General Nursing

    You've probably already made up your mind, but here goes. I did one semester at Herzing and then switched to Anoka Ramsey afterword. Herzing seemed starved for lab resources and had no flexibility...

  15. I am shocked!

    golson replied to Josie72's topic in General Nursing

    If you call or get a meeting with an adviser at ARCC, they'll tell you what the composite cut off scores have

  16. Why are magnet hospitals bad?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Maybe we use that word in different ways? I meant it to mean upset or indignant, which is exactly how I expect somebody having their livelihood threatened to feel. It also seems to be the way things...

  17. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    golson replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Don't collective bargaining agreements prevent those willing to "work for peanuts" from "stealing

  18. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OK, final update. The lecture portions of the pre-req type courses were pretty good and I did learn a lot. The biggest sticking point was that their labs seemed starved for resources. I had to...

  19. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll try to keep this concise, since most of you probably interested in my life story. Also, if it isn't annotated in your profile, can you post whether you're a student or nurse in your response?...

  20. Why are magnet hospitals bad?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Getting the feeling that some are salty about having to go back to school, and maybe rightfully so. I'll readily admit that I don't know enough to form an opinion on that, specifically within the...

  21. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    golson replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    I've only read about half the comments here, but holy crap, is it really that bad everywhere? Is there a regional aspect to this? I look at the job openings for CNAs around here in the twin cities...

  22. CNA before RN?

    golson posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm trying to decide if I should become a CNA while a pre-nursing and later a nursing student. Right now I'm financially stable without working, so this would be solely for the experience. Is there...

  23. CNA before RN?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks for the tip. I was only looking at CC's and tech

  24. CNA before RN?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks for the responses. You could have easily told me to look up the myriad other threads on this very subject, but I wanted to hear it from nurses, not other students, and not CNA's. So it seems...

  25. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Update: as of 1 JAN 2015, Herzing is going non-profit. I'll continue dropping updates, especially at the end of the semester just in case somebody finds this thread through a google search (like the...