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  1. Is an accelerated BSN worth $87K?

    mrphil79 replied to KJet5's topic in General Students

    You mean is it worth spending $90000 to get a degree in 5 semesters when you can get the same degree in 6 or 7 for $20000 and start working after 4 semesters? I mean, how does this even remotely make...

  2. Advice needed! Should I bother with LPN?

    mrphil79 replied to fischek's topic in General Students

    Yeah I got what you were saying... correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it more time/work to get your lpn and then bridge to an RN than it would be to just get your RN in the first place? Seems like in...

  3. Accelerated BSN Options

    mrphil79 replied to lilfrank's topic in Florida Nursing

    Florida has a whole bunch of small state colleges that have an online RN-BSN for around $100 per credit (including SPC as mentioned) A school like Polk State College will let you start doing the BSN...

  4. Worried about my chances.

    mrphil79 replied to Jessica1019's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I mean, if you meet the minimum requirements, why the heck wouldn't you apply? I'm not aware of any nursing program that gives you a one time shot at applying... Worst case scenario, you don't get...

  5. What should I do when I ens up with a C in Anatomy ?

    mrphil79 replied to Sophia Bui's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ^^ This is exactly 100% truth. ^^ I am also dumbstruck by the "I found out that I got a C in Anatomy". You found out?! You didn't know how you were doing in the class all semester? Did the instructor...

  6. Advice needed! Should I bother with LPN?

    mrphil79 replied to fischek's topic in General Students

    The LPN jobs are fading away... Many hospitals haven't hired them for a long while now, and many are forcing the existing ones to have their RN by a specific date. That is a reality that will spread...

  7. Usf fall 2016

    mrphil79 replied to Kyla21's topic in Florida Nursing

    You gotta double that though... There are 2 programs - upper sequence and 2nd degree. Just looking at the interview spots open in the scheduler, there were around 160ish spots before people started...

  8. Use of cellphones while at work

    mrphil79 replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    I managed large grocery stores for over a decade before quitting to go to nursing school. I always had teenage/early twenty-something employees who had the hardest time going 7 minutes without...

  9. Use of cellphones while at work

    mrphil79 replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even have words for how perfect this sentiment is. Sums up the whole (f r i g g i n)

  10. Stanford Rape

    mrphil79 replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I have yet to see a SINGLE response from the "women need to cover up and not get drunk" people that addresses how children, nuns, and women in cultures that cover their bodies completely end up...

  11. Is this program legitimate?

    mrphil79 replied to webwayninja's topic in School, College Programs

    From that website: "Graduates are then eligible to apply and take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN)." This is different than "you will be eligible to take...

  12. Usf fall 2016

    mrphil79 replied to Kyla21's topic in Florida Nursing

    You've been through the process. The interview sounds pretty basic. What kind of dress do they expect - suit & tie? Just a tie? No tie? Business casual? They don't really say anywhere - I don't...

  13. Should I be a nurse? Fears, bodily fluids etc

    mrphil79 replied to sarahamelia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Im sorry - but what you've said here basically renders your original post moot. If you've already decided you want to go for it because you think you can handle the gross stuff, then why did you...

  14. A.A to A.S.N to B.S.N.? or A.A. to B.S.N.?

    mrphil79 replied to starlight95's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you get your nursing associate's degree and then pass the NCLEX - since you are in Florida, there are quite a few of the small state colleges that offer an RN-BSN online for around $110 a credit....

  15. Taking A&P 1 for the summer quarter

    mrphil79 replied to danyoon1019's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took intro to chem (with lab) last semester. I think you might regret taking a short semester of A&P - but I think you're going to be VERY busy taking it with Chem, as chem can have a good bit...

  16. PHSC Fall 2016 Hopefuls

    mrphil79 replied to LPNtoRN1day's topic in School, College Programs

    You know, I'm following 3 threads because I applied at 3 schools - there is not a ton of activity on any of them. When you look at previous semesters, they can get REALLY involved. USF sent out...

  17. PHSC Fall 2016 Hopefuls

    mrphil79 replied to LPNtoRN1day's topic in School, College Programs

    If I were you guys, I'd be in a bit of a panic mode. Everyone who turned in an app should have received a confirmation letter within a few days. I literally got my confirmation letter 3 days later. I...

  18. SPC Fall 2016

    mrphil79 replied to Mel3levelstudent's topic in School, College Programs

    I asked this question of the advisor - there is no time requirement. You just have to be able to prove that on the day you submitted your application you were officially a resident. He specifically...

  19. Polk State College nursing Fall 2016

    mrphil79 replied to nikki1018's topic in School, College Programs

    Well, I mean they were fairly clear that it was going to be the 3rd or 4th week of June. I understand waiting sucks (because I'm waiting too...), but those poor people are probably getting peppered...

  20. Usf fall 2016

    mrphil79 replied to Kyla21's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yup - got my interview email about about 11:00 this morning. I didn't fully expect I'd even get an interview, so I'm pretty happy about

  21. Failed nclex 10 times should i try again???????

    mrphil79 replied to ekb2011's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I guess I'm confused... I would think an awesome God wouldn't have taken an entire family out before finally somehow influencing the NCLEX questions to fall in your favor after a decade of

  22. What are my chances of getting in?

    mrphil79 replied to mdiiorio1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yup. They are lying. There is a drastic nursing shortage nationwide - and it gets worse as more and more nurses retire. Maybe a particular area doesn't have a nursing shortage - but entire states are...

  23. Men in the nursing field, is there a problem?

    mrphil79 replied to sroseo's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm actually quite happy (relieved...?) to hear someone say this. After leaving a very successful, but not very fulfilling and stressful, career in which I was working 70+ hours a week - I'm starting...

  24. Valencia Nursing Program 2016

    mrphil79 replied to abarreto's topic in School, College Programs

    I would have been hard pressed to turn down the opportunity to take a guaranteed seat a semester earlier than I even planned on. Come hell or high water, I would have been in that summer program. That...

  25. Best online education for BSN after ADN

    mrphil79 replied to cierarh's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Excelsior is on of the Cheapest?! Per their website - $510 per credit hour. Before you can even pay them that much, you have to pay $100 just to apply. Then after that, there's a $495 fee to graduate....