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    Celebrating being accepted into nursing program

    Rionoir replied to BlueBoxSearcher's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Went to McDonalds on my way home. haha But getting in isn't the hard part at my school - apparently finishing the program
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    ADN or BSN

    Rionoir posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sure this has been addressed but I'm not finding a thread at the moment- Anyway, I'm 40 and currently doing my prerequisites at a community college. I have a 4.0 including A&P I so far, and...
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    ADN or BSN

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

    So I was talking to my anatomy teacher about this topic after class yesterday, and he said the reason that all of the hospitals in my area still hire ADNs is because of the program I am in....
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    Paying for school

    Rionoir replied to scienceismyhobby88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am working on an associate's degree at a community college and did my first couple of semesters part-time, with one evening class and one online class. Plenty of time to work to pay the bills....
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    Being Gay and a Male Nursing Student

    Rionoir replied to RShieldsSN14's topic in Male Nursing Students

    *raises hand* That's
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    Being Gay and a Male Nursing Student

    Rionoir replied to RShieldsSN14's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm still in pre nursing school, but **** I find it easier being gay than straight with all the women around - they all know I'm not trying to hit on them when we are studying. LoL The guys that have...
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    Does age matters,when planing to become RN?

    Rionoir replied to Lovemy3boys's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I remember being in my early thirties and not going back to school because I thought I was too old. lol Now I'm 40 and going back and I don't feel old at all - I'm not even the oldest in ANY of my...
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    ADN or BSN

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

    That's not really an issue where I go to school - we were told last year they had about the same number of openings as they had people petitioning for them. Given my GPA so far in prereqs I would be...
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    ADN or BSN

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

    They call it a "nurse residency program", but it says ALL nurse hires that are new grads or have less than one year of experience are required to go through the program. They have a 6-23 week...
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    ADN or BSN

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

    According to their hiring website, they require a two year program for ER nurses. They have a pretty extensive-looking training program for new nurses though, I'm guessing one wouldn't be a...
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    Is nursing REALLY that difficult?

    Rionoir replied to lilythorburn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you have read online forums other than this one, then you will know that the fastest way to ruin your opinion of something is by reading an online forum about it. Most of the people who are...
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    How many hours did you work during prerequisites?

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

    I quit my full-time job and started doing GrubHub, Lyft, Uber, etc. whenever I had some free time. Best decision I ever made - about to finish A&P with an A and my friends in the same class who...
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    Kiss My Nursing Dream Goodbye?

    Rionoir replied to HanaJ's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is the community college where you did these classes, too? If not, why not just start over? Also, why not just aim for an associate's degree, start working as an RN, and finish your BSN as you work...
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    Need suggestions - Studying while driving

    Rionoir posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ok hear me out haha I am starting A&P next semester. Currently I am working full time while doing my pre-reqs, and my job involves driving for 6 hours or more some days. I thought it would be...
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    Anatomy and Physio Pre-Reqs

    Rionoir replied to Oyiwaa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm taking chemistry for the first time in my life at 40 and have found it pretty simple as long as your math skills are strong. At my school we have to take Chemistry before A&P though so I...