C.J.

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1. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

   C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas

   kknud, hey I've been accepted to Odessa's campus for this fall too! Shoot me an email at [email protected]!

2. Do you like your job?

   C.J. replied to ginaw623's topic in Technicians

   HealthyFuture congratulations!!! I can definitely relate to you. When I got the call asking for an interview as a surgical aide I was intensely excited!! I just wore a nice button up shirt and khakis (I'm a guy). Just take a deep breath. The clinical...

3. Do you like your job?

   C.J. replied to ginaw623's topic in Technicians

   I'm not a CNA, but I'm a surgical aide and work mainly in pre-operative care/post-operative care and love my job! I just found out I got accepted to a BSN program and am excited to incorporate what I've learned. I will say this; it is HARD. It is no ...

4. Accepted in Nursing school....any advice

   C.J. replied to NSICU Clin Tech's topic in General Students

   You sure will be ahead of many! I have been an EMT since I was 18, and have recently been an anesthesia tech and surgical aide right before being accepted to my BSN program which starts in a few months. I have helped with sterile procedures, ambulate...

5. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

   C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas

   Has anybody heard any followups on orientation dates or if there is one big orientation or anything? If anybody's going to Odessa shoot me an email at [email protected]!

6. A&P....love it or hate it?

   C.J. replied to snow_bear's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I ABSOLUTELY LOVE A&P!!!!!! Micro....not quite so much. Still liked it but it felt like a lot more work. I loved pathophysiology too! Sad to see it go, but I'm happy to apply it .

7. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

   C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas

   @Hopeful_st I am actually going to the TTUHSC Odessa Campus! I know I've only heard of one other person who is going there....

8. Nursing classes are easy...

   C.J. replied to Brian's topic in General Students

   Like I said I haven't been to nursing school yet, but I am expecting it to be extremely hard and time consuming! Thank you very much! However, I don't see physicians superior to nurses, and I work with both parties all day in the OR as an anesthesia ...

9. Nursing classes are easy...

   C.J. replied to Brian's topic in General Students

   GingerRoot I get asked that a lot. I'm about to start nursing school and have a 3.94 GPA, and I never once thought A&P or micro were hard. However I don't want to become a physician because medicine and nursing are 2 totally separate different di...

10. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas

    Congratulations to everyone who got in! Has anyone received follow up emails or formal notifications of acceptance yet?

11. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas

    Hey haboukar thank goodness I saw your post! I was beginning to think the exact same thing! I am going to the TTUHSC Odessa Campus too!! I got my email on Sunday! So glad to find somebody else in Odessa! Shoot me an email at [email protected] or ...

12. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas

    LittleMissRedRaider and sml0432 I have been to the main Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Lubbock and can say it is AMAZING! It isn't with the actual university, instead it is on a campus nearby. It is pretty much connected with Universi...

13. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas

    Yeah I keep looking at my email in disbelief too!!! It is just so crazy to think that in August I will be a nursing student! I cannot believe it's finally came! Has anybody received any further instructions yet in follow-up emails?

14. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas

    I GOT MY EMAIL TODAY TOO!!!! I was driving when I got the email and saw "Texas Tech" and immediately pulled over. I was sooooo excited to see that I got in! Congratulations to everybody!

15. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas

    LittleMissRedRaider, I wasn't too fond of my teacher and it didn't help that it was ONLINE lol. I'm still taking gov right now, and of course the nursing classes, and that is it. Oh wow ok! I'm excited about it now! That totally makes sense. I feel l...