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Has no one else experience this??

I agree that it's wrong of them to try and flip on you and I'd decline after that experience. I'm thinking she meant she can't offer you more as a new grad because although you have nursing experience, you're new to NP practice? I have no idea if that logic is reasonable or not since I don't have any experience, but that's probably how they're justifying themselves. But if you're offered more elsewhere there's no need to allow this place to be cheap with you. And they're allowed to just switch your pay status around like that?

I'm not sure what you mean. You want to join for 3-5 years and within that time become a nurse? Sounds like you don't want to be a civilian at all during this time? If that's what you want try to get a medical MOS in the Army: you have to do well on your ASVAB and then it's all about availability. You will have to work on school in your spare time while you're in the Army. After you've got enough classes done apply to a nursing school; once you're accepted you can apply for the enlisted to nursing program (it's called AECP). Once accepted you will go to school while the Army pays you, once you're done you will be a nurse in the Army. You would be looking at serving at least nine years this way. It'll be three years before you are allowed to apply for the AECP. If you're accepted you go off to school to get your BSN for two years, and then you will be required to serve in the Army for four years as a Nursing Officer. This is the route I've looked into and other branches may or may not have something similar. I see you said you ARE going to join the military: have you spoken to recruiters and what branch? If you seriously want to get your BSN (that's what you need to be a nurse in the military) try to get a medical job in the military. Army has more enlisted medical jobs. Study hard for the ASVAB though, if you don't get at least a 110 GT score you can't have a medical MOS or apply for the AECP. If you don't want to do school while you're in you can always use your Post 911 Gi Bill after your 4-6 years to go to nursing school.

The formatting is odd. I'm sorry. The OP reads like some type of article or blog post. Who is "us"?

I took and passed the TEAS V at a school I was interested in, but when I log in to ATI it says my results are blocked; although it does give me the option to send the transcript to other schools. Will I ever be able to view the results if I don't go with this school? I was shown my results right after I took the test, but I was not given a copy.

I see! I realize now OP wants a nursing job where she won't be "running around" or "pulled in all directions" and would like "one patient at a time" as well a 6-figures. I really do have nothing. School nursing: you can move at a slower pace, focus on one kid at a time (until another one vomits all over your office), but it's one of the lowest paid.

I must join the "careful" chorus; some schools don't even accept A&P taken as one course.

I wouldn't even say anything to him about it unless he says something similar again. The first thing HR will try to figure out is if you tried to handle the perceived issue between the two of you rather than running straight to them. If he makes a habit out of referring to you as "sweet" or "sugar" that is inappropriate and you should tell him and then HR if it continues.

Looking for insight and the positive points of military nursing! I know that military nurses have extra duties and at a certain rank you kind of move away from nursing. I'm considering doing ROTC for nursing, but I'm not quite sure if I want that commission. I eventually want to go into pediatric nursing or become a nurse midwife.

Anyone in the San Diego area that is currently attending or has graduated from one of these schools? Was/is the classroom experience positive/helpful? Did you find work after graduation? I've done my research and explored my options and my best bet seems one of these two. I do know that the courses won't transfer, but I'm just trying to get my LVN while I work on LVN-RN pre-reqs. I'm just worried that it'll be a huge hassle going there as I've seen some negative reviews and a couple of years ago I was going to go to PIMA Medical Institute for Veterinary Technology, but I could not put up with the unprofessional staff. I've worked in the veterinary field and a lot of vet techs working in San Diego have graduated from there. It's a for-profit school, but in San Diego at least, it works. I've heard similar things about the LVN programs from for-profits here. I'd appreciate some feedback and recent experiences :)

Try being a Vet Tech or Veterinarian if you can only find it in yourself to truly like animals. Warning: you WILL have to interact with people in these professions, but at least you're not expected to care for them. Or I don't know OP, if you truly harbor hatred for most people I think you should work on yourself or find a job where you don't interact with mammals much. I'd still recommend some personal work; literally hating other humans in general the way you describe is not healthy or productive in society. You can get by, but it must not be very fun. Have you ever taken a personality-based aptitude test? I'm curious as to what your results were/would be.

Sorry mods I'm new here and didn't realize that there is an LPN/LVN Student Corner!

I know if I get my LVN I don't want to stop there, but right now the college credits I have get me nowhere in the nursing world. I was focusing on Fine Arts at the community college and at this point I can't even start on nursing pre-reqs because I don't have the pre-reqs' pre-reqs cleared I've been looking at the LVN to RN or LVN to BSN programs and it sounds like a good route. Except I'm worried that I'll run into more road blocks if I don't get my LVN from the right school. Does anyone have experience going the LVN-RN/BSN route? What school did you get your LVN from? Did a decent amount of credits transfer over? Also, how much did you pay for your LVN program and how long did it take you to pay off your student loans? I'm worried I'll just keep stacking on the debt if I go that route because all the LVN programs around here are for-profit. At the same time at least I can have a foot in the door and get a feel for nursing, and also be working. Instead of just going to community college and working for $9/hr now. I know I have a lot of questions! Big thanks to anyone who can help me out with this decision.