floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in Nursing Career
This is very good information! I appreciate it. That's quite a difference in the passing rate. It looks to me as if going to a traditional four-year college (as a junior or with an accelerated degree)...
floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in Florida Nursing
Thank you, I will call them tommorow! Do you have any idea how many students apply for how many slots? I do tend to get decent grades these days. (With my original bachelor's degree I didn't, but now...
floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in Nursing Career
Hey, I would be happy to get $3,000 more in pay a year! That's a lot of shoe shopping. I know the LPN degree is a roundabout way to get what I want, but the nursing school situation is very...
floridanurse2b replied to Butter1103's topic in Nursing Career
If they are that sneaky with contracts, I would suggest treating it like any other contract - not only read it yourself, but get a lawyer to read it. The little bit of money up front could save you a...
floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
The interesting thing is that most people who say that or think that probably could not tell you what the difference between an LPN and an RN is. Myself included. My mother is an LPN, she told me...
floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
I will! I will grill them mercilessly and pass along all their deep dark secrets. I want to ask them how many people applied for how many slots for this year's class, what the average GPA is of those...
floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in Nursing Career
That makes a lot of sense, actually, thank you for clarifying it. In a perfect world, I would get a bachelor's degree in nursing, as long as I don't have to wait until the 22nd century to get in...
floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in Nursing Career
What would a school do or not do that would affect the pass rates of their students? And are there programs, like Kaplan or whatever, that help you study for your boards? I think that is so odd that...
floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in Nursing Career
Will do! I live in Polk County, that isn't too bad a drive at all. Well, okay, I-4 is an evil evil commute, but for that nursing degree, I am willing to endure it. Tampa to Orlando, now THAT's a...
floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in Nursing Career
The problem is, in my neck of the woods anyway, there is a very long waiting list and massive competition to get into the ADN and BSN programs, and there is apparently less difficulty getting into the...
Another question, as I ponder whether I'll get into any school, LPN or RN, before I turn old and gray - does it matter where I go to school? Would my pay scale be higher if I graduated from a...
floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in Nursing Career
Unfortunately I can't move out of Central Florida - I have two elementary-school aged children and we only moved here about a year and a half ago, I would rather wait longer to get into school then...