eljefe101

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1. Help failing block 1!!!

   eljefe101 replied to gilbertstudent's topic in Arizona

   I am currently getting ready to wrap up block II at MCC. There has been a lot of discussion on the best way to study. I would suggest elaborating on lecture power points with the book materials. Go thru your PP's for the week and relate them to th...

2. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

   eljefe101 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

   It is my understanding that the prescreen process basically consists of a combined score from your GPA + NET + essay questions. Based on the combined score from those three things you will either be selected for an interview or turned down. I have ...

3. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

   eljefe101 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

   From what I understand we are going to have two full days of lab/clinical per week. I am not sure about our breaks I think it will be something like 2 or 3 weeks, but at X-mas we should get a full month (at least according to a friend currently in t...

4. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

   eljefe101 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

   To Binzbee The NUR104AB class is not a required course it is an elective that Banner will pay for. My understanding is that the class will help you with critical test taking skills, so I assume that means they will help us learn how to test and note...

5. phoenix nicus

   eljefe101 replied to ladybuckeye7's topic in Arizona

   Keep in mind that everything is within probably an hour from Chandler, and only like 45 min from Mesa area at the longest, (our freeway systems are pretty good these days). Phoenix Children's at Good Sam in phoenix is a great NICU. I'm just starting...

6. The Sad Truth

   eljefe101 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona

   You know this recession is not the result of George Bush right? It is the result of financial plans set into motion way before his term as president, all the way back into the 80's when Reagan was president. It has everything to do with the credit ...

7. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

   eljefe101 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

   Congrats on your acceptance! All the info I have for Block 1 is what they sent to us on Friday. Unfortunately I don't know anything about the instructors, but I'm sure they will be great. MCC has a great rep! I think some of us that are entering ...

8. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

   eljefe101 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

   binzbee I think MessagetoRn is setting up a meet time and local. I'm at pecos and val vista right off the 202 freeway. Are you interested in carpooling?

9. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

   eljefe101 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

   My schedule is pretty open as well binzbee. Where are you located? I'm in S. Gilbert @ Pecos and Val Vista. I have also e-mailed a couple of times with MessagetoRn she is going to MCC as well, I'll send her an email and see when she is avaliable.

10. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

    eljefe101 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

    I submitted my application around October 9th the cutoff for submission was October 16th. Then I heard back from them about a week after cutoff asking me to come in for the oral board. I heard about my acceptance just 2 weeks after that. So all sa...

11. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

    eljefe101 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

    Hey just wanted to shout out to anyone who will be attending the MCC cohort. I would love to get together before class starts. I received my admissions packet today the schedule was included, so I will also be looking for some fellow students to ca...

12. Gateway Banner Nurse Fellows Program

    eljefe101 replied to ArborVitae's topic in Arizona

    Check the Banner Nurse Fellows thread, it helped me out a bunch when I applied. Lots of good info, going back a number of years. The biggest think to do is read over the mission statement for Banner and relate the goals back to examples from your l...

13. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

    eljefe101 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

    I haven't received my Admissions packet and I called MCC shortly before X-mas, they stated that they had not received the information yet from Banner. They also informed me that things would probably post and be updated sometime after Jan 1st. I wa...

14. Spanish for HealthCare Workers

    eljefe101 replied to MassagetoRN's topic in Arizona

    I took Spanish 117 this semester through CGCC. It was a lot of work, but that could be because I haven't taken spanish in over 15 years and even then wasn't great at it. The whole class is taken online and we have to contact the Instructor once a w...

15. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

    eljefe101 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

    To MessagetoRN thanks for the PM I cannot reply because I have not completed 15 posts. If you wouldn't mind sending me your email in a PM I would love to chat. Thanks and once again I would love to hear from anyone else who got in for March. Have ...