ERvik

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1. Midlife Career Change to Nursing - Advice, please

   ERvik replied to mcgocara31's topic in Career Support

   Wow, such negativity! While a lot of what has been said is true, I passed my NCLEX at 45 and got a job right away in my chosen dept in Northern Calif, and most of my classmates did the same. It is tough out there and nursing school is awful at times,...

2. Just want to share

   ERvik replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Students

   Glad you're getting good experiences but just a heads up, at my school this would be considered a violation of HIPPA and could bring serious consequences so be careful :)

3. Scared of graduating...

   ERvik replied to sunyata's topic in General Students

   I'm graduating in December too and I know exactly how you feel. I would really love to work in the ER and even contemplated starting out there, but this semester I feel so inadequate that even starting on a regular med-surg floor scares me to death....

4. My NCLEX experience!! :)

   ERvik replied to Seraph928's topic in NCLEX

   Thanks for the info. I graduate in December and am nervous about NCLEX already. Best of luck to all!

5. Nursing school starts Tuesday!!

   ERvik replied to capemay5143's topic in General Students

   Starting first semester ADN Wednesday in California and I'm still trying to complete all the pre-class assignments. They really want us to hit the ground running, but they've got a great success rate so I guess it will be worth it. Happy studying e...

6. Freaking out soon-to-be first semester nursing student

   ERvik replied to ajulian87's topic in General Students

   I'm glad I saw your post. I start the program on the 20th and feel totally overwhelmed too! I actually had a nightmare the other night that I showed up for the first day of class totally unprepared, and I had forgotten to do a quiz that everyone el...

7. how long is typical wait list for shasta college

   ERvik replied to scootersuz's topic in California

   Part of it is based on grades, prior experience, foreign language, financial need, learning disabilities, etc. It's a point system like the ones found at a lot of other colleges like Chico State. It's really a much better system of determining the ...

8. how long is typical wait list for shasta college

   ERvik replied to scootersuz's topic in California

   I am currently on Shasta College's wait list and am looking at about two years. You know, the governor recently changed the rules though don't you. Shasta College used to be first come first serve basis only, now there is certain criteria that puts...

9. Brilliant in lecture, Horrible in LAB....

   ERvik replied to Kundera's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I can really sympathize with you. Last year I was really worried about the lab tests in anatomy class because I'm a much better book learner. I did find one trick that worked for me though, I took pictures of all the models, charts, and even the ca...

10. Physiology Before Anatomy?

    ERvik replied to Kensington's topic in Pre-Nursing

    The courses are separate at my school as well, and I took physiology first. It wasn't a real problem for me or the other people in my class, and it made anatomy seem a lot easier. One thing that I wasn't prepared for was the amount of chemistry in ...

11. Does anyone do Medical Transcription?

    ERvik replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm an independent MT and find it works really well with going to school. I went through PCDI too and even though it wasn't the best schooling I could have gotten, I think experience is the best teacher. I started out working under another MT who c...