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  1. Are there ways around the dreaded waiting list?

    floridanurse2b posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hello all, I live in Florida and am currently working in a completely unrelated non-medical field - which I'm leaving out because I don't want my bosses to read this! I have a liberal arts bachelor's...

  2. Is there away around the nursing school waiting list?

    floridanurse2b posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, I hope I am not being repetitive here, I already posted this question in the Florida forum because that is where I live. I have a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from 20 years ago, (I am 41),...

  3. Is there away around the nursing school waiting list?

    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)...

  4. Should I get an LPN degree as a way to get an RN degree?

    floridanurse2b posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hello everybody, I live in Central Florida, I'm taking Anatomy & Physiology at a local community college. I am ultimately interested in getting out of my current career - I have a bachelor's...

  5. Are there ways around the dreaded waiting list?

    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...

  6. Does it matter what school you go to?

    floridanurse2b posted a topic in Nursing Career

    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...

  7. Does it matter what school you go to?

    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...

  8. Travel Nursing Thoughts

    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...

  9. Should I get an LPN degree as a way to get an RN degree?

    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...

  10. Should I get an LPN degree as a way to get an RN degree?

    floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

  11. Should I get an LPN degree as a way to get an RN degree?

    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...

  12. Does it matter what school you go to?

    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...

  13. Should I get an LPN degree as a way to get an RN degree?

    floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So how did you like working as an LPN? And how long did you work as an LPN before going for your

  14. Should I get an LPN degree as a way to get an RN degree?

    floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

  15. Does it matter what school you go to?

    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...

  16. Is there away around the nursing school waiting list?

    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...

  17. Does it matter what school you go to?

    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...

  18. Is there away around the nursing school waiting list?

    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...

  19. Should I get an LPN degree as a way to get an RN degree?

    floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Given the long waits to get into ANYTHING, I think once I finish Anatomy & Physiology this semester, I'll start applying to both LPN and RN programs that would start in fall semester 2006, and...

  20. Should I get an LPN degree as a way to get an RN degree?

    floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    God, 900 applicants for 40 spots - that is SO discouraging. Did you get into the LPN program on your first try? And was this a community college? I am hearing that the waiting list might not be as...

  21. Should I get an LPN degree as a way to get an RN degree?

    floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wow. I have heard LVN school can be very intense. 19 credit hours a semester, yikes. I am hearing different advice from different people here, of course, and I appreciate all of it. The downside of...

  22. Should I get an LPN degree as a way to get an RN degree?

    floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Couple of questions - I am in A&P 1 right now (which is using just about every available brain cell that I have...) But anyway...do I need A&P before I apply to an LPN program? Of course I...

  23. Should I get an LPN degree as a way to get an RN degree?

    floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks, that is helpful. Are you planning on doing a bridge program as well, once you get your

  24. Are there ways around the dreaded waiting list?

    floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thank you! Any recommendations in the Central Florida area? I'm certainly willing to look into all options. What do you think about the LPN idea? (Go to an LPN program so I wouldn't have to wait so...

  25. Is there away around the nursing school waiting list?

    floridanurse2b replied to floridanurse2b's topic in Nursing Career

    You know, the four year college idea is not a bad one if I could get in as a junior - that's definitely a good alternative and I had not thought of it. Thanks to both of you guys for your advice! I'm...