Keith Anderson About Me Page at Helium

My passion is ...

Whatever my current hobby is...

I know too much about ...

A little of everything, and not enough about one thing

My parents always told me ...

I should have been a doctor

My childhood ambition ...

to be a reseach chemist or biologist

My favorite memory ...

Skiing in Austria

Why I write ...

to help people learn how to learn

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

anything science fiction, and Terry Pratchett

My first job ...

Other than mowing lawns, was selling wine in a off-license in England

My best moment ...

The night my son was born

My inspiration ...

The first time I saved a life in the ICU

Education > College Courses & Majors How to succeed in nursing school: 2 of 3

I've been an RN for almost 14 years, and an NP (nurse practitioner) for close to 5. I have a different take on nursing school. For one thing, I didn't go to a traditional nursing school with a 4 year bachelor's program. I already had a degree in molecular biology, so I attended the Combined Degree Program (CDP) at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York. They gave me credit for all the core curriculum and only taught me nursing for a year straight, including the summer. I had to maintain a B or better (not a B average, a B in every course or better), and some of the courses were graduat...
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