hon918 ADN, RN

I was in a similar position. I had a B.S. in biology, was working full-time, and was faced with the same dilemma. I took my missing prerequisites at a community college and then decided to go the ADN route. It cost significantly less money and the sc...

What specialties are interested in? I feel like I've seen a bunch of new grad postings in the last few weeks.

I'm a new grad too. I think this is really going to vary from unit to unit within every hospital. Even in a hospital that generally has a good sense of community, you can still have units with a not so great culture. That said, I had clinical in a nu...

You can try the trick after you get the email from Pearson saying you completed the test, usually an hour or so after you finish.

Are you sure you mean NCLEX and HESI? The TEAS and HESI are entrance exams and basic knowledge tests; the NCLEX on the other hand is taken after you complete nursing school.

Yes, you'd want an RN to BSN program. So you did an associates program to go from LPN to RN, correct? And I'm guessing you took all sorts of prerequisites - English, math, bio, anatomy, microbiology, etc. You can transfer the prerequisite and nursin...

It is pretty confusing, but no, in most cases you don't need an AA to enter a BSN program. If you are not already an RN, you want to make sure you are looking for a BSN program, not an RN to BSN program. A RN to BSN program would be for someone who h...

I'm just finishing up at CCBC, I am doing ATB at Frostburg and have worked full-time. Most people in my evening/weekend class managed to work full-time throughout the program. I don't have kids, but a few people did and made it work. Having some sort...

Close, you lost a 0 converting min to hours, should be 0.017 hr. Here's how I would set this up: (0.008 units/1 min.) x (1000ml/ 10 units) x (60 min./ 1 hr) = 48 ml/hr

Try searching for bifocal readers.

They also offer the TEAS at PSI testing centers. I just looked and the one in Sacramento has testing slots available in January.

If you are doing that poorly, I would withdraw from the class. You don't want a failing grade on your transcript when you go to apply to nursing school. Make an appointment and talk to a professional about the depression and anxiety. See if you can t...

I would suggest doing focusing more on the powerpoints and then doing practice questions. I'm guessing you are in a Fundamentals type course, if so, there is a book, Fundamentals Success, which has lots of nursing style questions based on that conten...

Start by calculating the flow rate in ml/min.

Frostburg offers the same program with many of the CC's in central MD. I'm halfway done my program at CCBC and am in the Frostburg program. I've taken one class through Frostburg a semester (plus winter), and two over the summer. I finish at CCBC nex...

I don't think you need an MSN to get into a DNP program, just a BSN and maybe experience as an RN. If you go with option 2, you will still end up needing most of the prerequisites that you would have needed for the BSN. Option 2 probably is a lot che...

I'm in ATB currently with Frostburg and am in the evening/weekend program. I work full-time, 5 days a week at a 9-5 job. I selected Frostburg for reasons similar to what you stated. I'm starting my 3rd class at Frostburg now, but the workload hasn't ...

I did Essex evening/weekend and we were e-mailed on 3/16 last year with decisions.

I think you need to have the application filled out and paid for by the deadline. They allow some extra time for the transcripts to be received and processed because it can take a while if they get backed up. Mine did not get processed until the firs...

Do you already have the transcripts? If so, you may be able to attach the forms to the sealed transcripts and send them yourself. I would just call CAS first to verify this is acceptable. If not, just take the form in when you request the transcripts...

The CAS stuff can be a pain. Give the registrar at your school the form (you may be able to do it online) and they put it with the transcript to send it. Don't wait too long to do this though, it can take a while for CAS to process them.

Most of the study guides have content or questions for all the CLEP exams they offer. The public library in my area had a few different ones.

I would check with the school/instructor before signing up. I was surprised when I took A&P two years ago at the local CC that we were going to do zero dissections. Nothing but models for both semesters.

I don't think you need to take AP1 and chem before taking the test. I took the test in January, and found the science questions to be very general, and likely covered in high school science classes. I would just give yourself a bit more time to prepa...

Me too! Congrats guys!