carbon86

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1. pittsburgh- applying without nclex?

   carbon86 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Pennsylvania

   You should start applying now. I graduated in December and was offered a position before I had a license (with a certain major hospital system in Pittsburgh).

2. CCAC Spring 2015 Hopefuls

   carbon86 replied to HotLipsHoulihan's topic in Pennsylvania

   Do you realize you're openly bashing your course facilitators on a public forum while using your face as an avatar?

3. CCAC Boyce Fast Track Fall 2014

   carbon86 replied to pillarofsalt's topic in Pennsylvania

   No, its just a regular physical. If there is an apparent physical disability the practioner is not going to sign off on the form but otherwise you're fine. Deep breath, you're freaking yourselves out.

4. CCAC Boyce Fast Track Fall 2014

   carbon86 replied to pillarofsalt's topic in Pennsylvania

   Its been a really great experience. I am very happy with the program as a whole. Nursing school is very time consuming and if you want to do well then you are going to have to dedicate yourself to it. We have definitely lost a lot of people. We start...

5. CCAC Boyce Fast Track Fall 2014

   carbon86 replied to pillarofsalt's topic in Pennsylvania

   They don't actually have you lift anything, its more just being healthy enough to deal with the physical aspects of nursing care. Also, don't waste your money on the lab jacket. I'm entering the second half of the third semester and it has never left...

6. CCAC Allegheny Evening ICU clinical opportunities?

   carbon86 replied to wmr5's topic in Pennsylvania

   I love CCAC's nursing program. The instructors that I have had thus far are excellent. Each and everyone brings something new and unique to the table. You are not going to have much say as far as where your clinical locations are as its pretty much l...

7. CCAC Allegheny Evening ICU clinical opportunities?

   carbon86 replied to wmr5's topic in Pennsylvania

   Your best bet would be to get a PCT position at UPMC. You may not get a position in the ICU but you will at least get your foot in the door.

8. CCAC Nursing Hopefuls for spring 2014 start

   carbon86 replied to mrsralph's topic in Pennsylvania

   This entire process is going to cost you a small fortune, it's best to just come to terms with that now. The two step TB is basically 1 test one week and then a second 1-3 weeks later. You HAVE to use the certified profile platform to upload all of y...

9. CCAC Nursing Hopefuls for spring 2014 start

   carbon86 replied to mrsralph's topic in Pennsylvania

   They will not except any backround checks that were previously done, you have to use the certifiedbackround.com platform. Your TB test will also have to be redone if it was not the 2 step. If you have not already done so start looking for healthcare ...

10. Upmc question!

    carbon86 replied to frawaed11's topic in Pennsylvania

    If you're on the do-not hire list I don't think you can even do clinical's at the facility (if you decide to go the RN route). That would seriously limit your options in regards to the nursing programs you can apply to in Pittsburgh. I may be wrong ...

11. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania

    I was wondering the same exact thing.

12. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania

    Orientation is from 4 until 7 in the Auditorium (S440) Performance hall.

13. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania

    I'm taking a notepad and a pen, I would consider anything else to be over-kill. That's just me though.

14. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania

    I guess the book lists must be different depending on the campus, I wish I had your book list lol. What campus are you attending?

15. CCAC Spring 2014 Applicants

    carbon86 replied to steelersgirl86's topic in Pennsylvania

    Don't always believe everything you hear about previous classes. It seems like admissions at CCAC are very ebb and flow. I know when I first started pre-reqs two years ago about 75% of my AandP1 class was already in the nursing program. The following...