jackhensy

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1. Social media and nursing don't mix

   jackhensy replied to jackhensy's topic in Nursing Career

   I cannot afford the accelerated nursing program at

2. Social media and nursing don't mix

   jackhensy replied to jackhensy's topic in Nursing Career

   I'm here because I wanted the truth!! I come here to be nice and honest and ask innocent questions. Yet I see posts that saying "Nursing sucks! " "Don't do it!" " You will be a whipping boy!" You will...

3. Social media and nursing don't mix

   jackhensy replied to jackhensy's topic in Nursing Career

   JustBeachyNurse- Have you done your research? I have. A friend of mine just became a LPN in Florida...and he said there were plenty of LPN jobs in Tampa, Orlando, and Miami. I'm iOhio and I see many...

4. Social media and nursing don't mix

   jackhensy posted a topic in Nursing Career

   Social media sucks. Seems like many people on the nursing forums(not all) hate nursing. Yet when I visit a real hospital with real nurses they seem to love their jobs and tell me they enjoy it. Why is...

5. Go into nursing for the money?

   jackhensy replied to jackhensy's topic in General Nursing

   I thought of accelerated BSN. The problem is I don't have many science or math classes since I was social science major. How long would it take me to complete? LPN I can do it in a year and start...

6. Go into nursing for the money?

   jackhensy replied to jackhensy's topic in General Nursing

   Going to do

7. Go into nursing for the money?

   jackhensy replied to jackhensy's topic in General Nursing

   I have a bachelor's degree and many high schools want a master's to be a teacher. (20k out-of-pocket for master's, 40k to start, lack of stability, lack of jobs. Nursing is 8k out-of-pocket, salary...

8. Go into nursing for the money?

   jackhensy posted a topic in General Nursing

   Lets face it, the economy is bad. I barely got into my studio apartment on my measely hourly wage retail job --- and life basically sucks. I got laid off twice as a teacher and never found a living...

9. Cost of LPN program?

   jackhensy posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I am in Columbus, OH and want to attend Columbus State Community College LPN program. The cost of their LPN program including books, scrubs, classes, fees, clinicals, medical equipment, NCLEX,...