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Hello everyone, I recently completed the NCLEX exam and I'm requested by the Arizona Board of Nursing to take a board approved refresher course in order to start practicing as a registered nurse. I've already selected a refresher course program and will need to select a clinical site and preceptor in Arizona. As part of the curriculum, I will need to complete 80 clinical hours at a clinical site with a preceptor. At the moment I live in Houston, Texas and will come to Arizona to complete my clinical hours. I wanted to know if there's any nurse willing to be a preceptor and who's willing to take me on as a preceptee? I'm a quick learner, hardworking, and dedicated person. I have my resume on hand along with my degrees from both schools. I little bit about myself. I moved to Arizona in 2019 and I completed my ADN at Phoenix College in 2021 then my BSN at Arizona State University in 2023. Any questions, you can email me at [email protected] Also, if anyone has any additional advice, tips, guidance feel free to comment here. Thanks everyone!

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is having a great day! I just wanted others opinions on a predicament i'm facing right now. I have a Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Science/minor in Biology and I'm planning on pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. I decided on nursing based on my adolescent experiences helping people of poverty stricken communities local and international. My volunteering experiences in hospitals solidified my decision to pursue nursing as a lifelong career. I graduated with a not so great cumulative college GPA 2.7 (nursing pre-requisites below) due to many hardships at that time (switching to different universities/personal family issues). I have over 200 hours of volunteer hours at a local hospital (nursing units/cancer center units) and volunteered/shadowed around different rehabilitation hospitals. *Human A&P I: C Human A&P II: A *General Chemistry I: B Microbiology: A Life Span/Motor Development: B *Statistics: B *Nutrition: B *General Psychology: B *Expired (completed 5-10 years ago) One of the problems I face with applying is the nursing prerequisites. Most of the classes I've taken are expired, meaning they were completed 5-10 years ago. This actually hinders me from even applying to a Nursing (BSN) school altogether since they have to be retaken. I don't mind retaking all the courses, but I'm afraid it will be a waste of time if I end up applying to a BSN program and being denied admission due to my academic profile and competition. I was thinking if its normal/possible to apply to an ADN program (2yr) as a college graduate to become a nurse? Just a thought. I wanted to know from all current nurses or nurses in school, what would be the best path to becoming a registered nurse? Any advice or recommendations is strongly appreciated! Thanks to all who reply in advance.