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I live in California, but when i lived in Utah I was "arrested on paper" as a promise to appear in court.. when I got there charges were dropped. DO i need to inform my nursing program about this?
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What is Nursing School Like?
Nursing schools tend to be impacted programs these days. This means that most students need to complete a list of courses and take an exam before being admitted to the major. This leads to the question, How hard is nursing school? The preparation courses are not major level courses, so most nursing candidates if they have done well in school should [...]
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Nursing Scholarships
Becoming a nurse is all about education. Getting started in nursing school can be a challenge for some. The jobs are readily available, because the nursing profession has been suffering from a shortage for quite a few years now. It is a very noble profession and requires a certain kind of person to step into it and do it well. You have to love [...]
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Name: jonna
Is 57 too old to become a nurse practitioner? I am a ADN finishing my BSN; am I too old to become an APRN?
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I work in a facility that has hired a new grad/charge nurse with limited experience. She has a great heart for nursing and good book skills. VERY limited floor experience.I see lots of issues in hiring a new grad. Frankly, they aren't experienced enough to recognize the subtle signs of an acute illness. This is not a slam against them. The rest of us who [...]
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I was in my very last class (clinical) and had completed all other book classes and clinicals on a part-time basis. I would have graduated this December. I was kicked out of clinicals half way through. I am now in bad standing. Does any know of any possibility of getting into another school (I will not be able to go back [...]
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I am in in my 3rd semester with one more to go to gain my LPN. I am having a hard time finding the will power to keep going, and find myself feeling so overwhelmed at times i have a "cry session". I have made excellent grades so far in school. But this semester, our teachers have added a pass/fail NCLEX style test that we [...]
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I just failed nursing school, as several of you have also posted at the age of 57. I really wanted to become a nurse for many reasons that I will not go into at present. I had a rocky start in a master's level nursing program and then had an injury which impacted my clinicals (with only three semesters left). I had [...]
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I am a freshman in college and also doing an internship at a local hospital. I have watch two IVs get put in and have either fainted or come extremely close. I have paced over other job possibilities and nursing is the only one i would truly love and enjoy doing. I want to help people but im not sure if i can get over [...]
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Hello everyone! About 2 weeks ago I sent in an application for a nursing program at a local hospital. For the question "Have you ever been accused or convicted of a crime other than a routine traffic violation?" I checked the "yes" box. About a year ago, my son and I were having SEVERE financial issues and yes, I wrote a couple of bad checks [...]
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