Skippy97

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  1. do you think students who got kicked out of NS, were for a good reason?

    Skippy97 posted a topic in General Students

    If you or someone you know got kicked out of NS, in your opinion was it for a logical reason? i.e. Not getting high enough grades, putting a patient in danger during clinicals, being late to clinicals...

  2. Is it a bad idea to go to nursing school right now? (No more shortage)

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How long till you got your dream ICU job, was it after the 6-12 month period in Medsurg? Thanks for your

  3. Is it a bad idea to go to nursing school right now? (No more shortage)

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow awesome to hear, thanks for the

  4. Is it a bad idea to go to nursing school right now? (No more shortage)

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Unlike many I actually want a job working with older folk, in a nursing home like environment. I know most desire hospital jobs, but that wouldn't be my first choice, do you think it's a bit easier...

  5. Is it a bad idea to go to nursing school right now? (No more shortage)

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    AACN stated that in in 2008 the average age for a nurse was 47 years old and American nurses Association stated in 2014 that 53% of RNs were over 50. We cannot count on it but it's safe to assume that...

  6. Is it a bad idea to go to nursing school right now? (No more shortage)

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I read somewhere that the best states for employment as an RN for now are TX, FL, and PA. I would definetly consider going to a rural area in

  7. Is it a bad idea to go to nursing school right now? (No more shortage)

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes I am currently in the North East, Will be leaving

  8. do you think students who got kicked out of NS, were for a good reason?

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in General Students

    Those are very logical reasons, incrediable that they had the nerve to do all that my

  9. do you think students who got kicked out of NS, were for a good reason?

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in General Students

    Sorry about that! I meant to quote a user who said a fellow student admitted to forging a clinical professores

  10. do you think students who got kicked out of NS, were for a good reason?

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in General Students

    Omg did anyone report that! So

  11. do you think students who got kicked out of NS, were for a good reason?

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in General Students

    Yes I agree because a lot of times, I here stories and you are hearing one side of it so it's hard to think this person is totally wrong. But the schools all clearly state for example a minimum grade...

  12. What is the weekly schedule for PTs/PTAs, OTs/ OTAs, and radiologic techs?

    Skippy97 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry it doesn't exactly pertain to nursing but I figured some RNs may have worked closely with other allied health workers and maybe know, I've tried searching and cannot find much info. How many...

  13. How many semesters did you apply to nursing school before being accepted?

    Skippy97 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How many programs and semesters did you apply for before finally being accepted? What was your GPA/ TEAS

  14. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    Skippy97 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Seems like some people on here have had trouble finding their first jobs, some find them before they even graduated. News and articles frequently state there is...I'm very confused! What is everyone's...

  15. CT-CCNP 2017

    Skippy97 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Thank you so much

  16. CT-CCNP 2017

    Skippy97 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Good luck at UCONN and CONGRATS!!! Do you mind sharing your GPA/ TEAS? I would really appreciate the Info...

  17. How many semesters did you apply to nursing school before being accepted?

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is your GPA/ TEAS still the

  18. CT-CCNP 2017

    Skippy97 replied to fyrephish's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Good luck everyone! Let us all know how it goes!

  19. How many hours did you work during prerequisites?

    Skippy97 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have been living abroad but am returning to the US, to start my prerequisites, I already signed up for a CNA class for as soon as I get back. I would just like a rough idea of how many hours people...

  20. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info. Do you mind sharing what area in the country you are in? I heard Midlands have this type of shortage. My mom is head of nurses where she works in CT, and says she always has...

  21. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    It's still very odd to me to hear many nurses are out of work because the BLS government website states an unemployment rate for registered nurses at 1.1% across the nation

  22. How many hours did you work during prerequisites?

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, I guess I still have to figure that out! I will most likely take some though. You didn't take sciences online, did you? Bc I know many schools at least in my area do not accept sciences done...

  23. How many hours did you work during prerequisites?

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So you would deff recommend taking online classes if needing to work through prerequisites? Thank you for sharing.

  24. How many hours did you work during prerequisites?

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How many classes do you take each

  25. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    Skippy97 replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like some places have the complete opposite doesn't it? An ultra supply of nurses vs. jobs available. However, for the most part from what I have done my research on, it's new grads that...