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5 mistakes to avoid in your nursing education

• Avoid changing schools and leaving too much time between achieving goals

This “pitfall” may be very similar to the one above, but it’s worth mentioning separately. When, or if, you change schools during an educational path, classes and work experience that you might get credit for in one school may not be accepted by another — and most schools (even if you are two classes from your degree) will insist that you take a minimum amount of credits from them before you graduate with a degree in their name.  Be careful about choosing your school and diligent about completing a degree or certificate before moving on to the next.

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