BYUI's program is very very very very very very very very hard to get into! ...and that goes for any of them (they have 3). If you are looking for the same general area in Idaho....ISU is fairly...
Ony one I know if is Excelsior. You do realize that you HAVE to get your LPN though, right? Be nice if nursing could be completely online, but not realistic.Gotta get the clinicals
momof3heathens replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Students
ADNs learn all the same actual nursing coursework that BSNs do. TH eonly difference is some more generals and a couple of nurse management classes. If you think the ADN program may be right for...
Couple options to look at...the University where I used to work in the Nursing Dept had a couple of things available for generals...Depends on how many semesters you need to get rid of....They have...
Hi- One class that I plan on taking if I ever get any "extra" time is Spanish. I took it in high school (don't remember much) and its one thing that will ALWAYS come in useful in nursing in the...
momof3heathens replied to Stitchie's topic in General Nursing
Idaho Falls has its pros and cons.... I grew up smack in the middle of New Jersey, so I have to tell you there is some culture shock! I think you mentioned Swan Valley....ABsolutely beautiful there!...
momof3heathens replied to Angie_Baby's topic in General Nursing
I don't know how stable the fasttrack program is now, but over the last few years they have had a terrible time retaining faculty, and have had a lot of turnover in administration there too. Honestly?...
momof3heathens replied to grasshopper1972's topic in General Nursing
I don't know where you have looked, but there is actually quite a pool of nursing programs here. (Idaho Falls area) Right in Idaho Falls, is Eastern Idaho Technical College. (This is where I am...
Hi there- I too, have a similar situation. Different though, because of the time frame. I had a dui about 14 years ago, and have been paranois about how that would affect licensure. I finally talked...
momof3heathens replied to Joru110's topic in Men in Nursing
I have definitely seen male nurses treated differently around here, but if anything I've seen them as victims of reverse discrimination. Where I live our community has very high numbers of people...
momof3heathens replied to Faeriewand's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
It's not even a matter of "considering" an LPN to be a nurse. LPNs are nurses, period. We have to be licensed by the Board of nursing in each state. I know I'm not struggling through 2 semesters of...
momof3heathens replied to tattooednurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I'm still in school, but I am working nights as an aide now, and plan to continue working nights once I'm licensed. Main reason is that I have young kids. I can work nights, 3 -4 a week while they are...
momof3heathens replied to Faeriewand's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
I too, am going through an LPN program. Wea re definitely REAL nurses! As healthcare is changing, so have the responsibilities of nurses. Most LPNS are required to do what only RNs did 20 years ago....
momof3heathens replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency
Believe it or not, we got into a big discussion about this in A&P...my prof started it by giving us this weird visual of a chef in the kidneys "cooking" up urine...I forget what the original point...
momof3heathens replied to lizzychica02's topic in Psychiatric
I'm in Idaho Pink...but it I believe that quite a number of states require psychiatric disclosures. Not your full med. records...psych only. And they specifically ask about any instances of...
Hi all- You may want to check further into the schools' requirements that you are looking at. If you are looking at doing a straight through BSN, then it should be pretty straightforward, and if it's...
I was attending one university part-time, while I was working in the nursing dept. In the 2 years I worked there, they changed the entrance criteria 4 times. (THis is for the BSN program) Currently,...
momof3heathens replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric
I know in our area, there is always a shortage of treatment centers and methods. SInce mental health courts have now been introduced in our state, there will definitely be a growing service area in...
momof3heathens replied to lizzychica02's topic in Psychiatric
I too, am looking to go into psych nursing, and I was diagnosed as bipolar about 10 years ago. I too, like krissy, am a recovering alcoholic. (Isn't self-medicating wonderful?) I get the point about...