CCAC Fall 2009!

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nurs_1

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CCAC Allegheny Fall 09. Anybody starting the evening program? Watned to say 'hi' to my future class buddies :)

nurs_1

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HI. Why is the drug calc class important to take? Sorry, I am a first year and clueless :). Thank you.

nurs_1

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Hello,

LMax.....Question....Are the people that told you "bad" things about CCAC, people that didn't make it through the first year? Keep that in mind because less than half of your class will be there next May. CCAC is hard, but honestly do you really want to be in the hospital with a nurse that barely knows what their doing. Congrats to us all!

True, I wouldn't either, but have you ever had a bad teacher? If the instructor knows how to teach science then most of their students will be fine. I had a really bad experience with A&P. We were told to study one thing & the exams later covered something else. I think it is the intructur's job to do their job right! After all we are PAYING! Never forget that. I m not a nursing student yet but I heard a lot of crap about CCAC nursing. Students should demand quality! ( I don't meant to scream at you, just making a strong point ;)

nurs_1

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Ksusan, I will be happy to comare notes too :) I ll be in Allegheny

kacey0423

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We have to pass a drug calculation exam with a 92% or better in September. If we don't, we are out of the program. If you are not good at them, I would strongly recommend taking the class, although I don't think there will be another class before then. I would check. Also, you need permission to register(from someone in the nursing dept..)

Good luck to you!

I'm going to a dosage calculation seminar tomorrow at Boyce. I'd like to compare notes too.

Just a couple more weeks, guys!

kacey0423

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Great! good luck. Let me know how it goes. If you haven't already gotten the book, make sure you do. It will be a good reference, and our teacher told us we will use it often in the next two years. I couldn't do conversions at all before I took this class, and I got a 98 percent! It really helped me a lot.

KSusan1010

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Hello Nurs 1,

No offense taking to you "screaming" at me! lol My point was simply to say, do you really want a nurse taking care of you or your loved one that only get's her drug calculations correct 92% of the time? I don't.

I agree with you that having a "bad" instructor can affect your ability to learn the material, but from what I understand the percentages of students that complete the first year are pretty comparable throughout CCAC and since they are all not taught by the same instructor.....leads me to believe that this is just not for everyone (for one reason or another) and that it is the instructors job to weed these people out quickly.

Anyway, don't be mad at my "take personal responsibility" outlook. I'd simply believe more of what I read by students that have made it to the second year or better yet....GRADUATED! Whoo Hoooo!

nurs_1

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mochabean. Hi! I need my finger printing done asap :((. Can you please let me know how did u get urs? Thank you!

nurs_1

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Hi. I need my finger priting asap :(( Can you please let me know where you got urs done? Thank u much! :)

I was given the link to this website https://www.pa.cogentid.com/index_pde.htm

You have to register and pay $35 (I think), then you will be given some type of confirmation number. Print that out and take it to the nearest facility (see print location & hours) and your fingerprints will be done. It didn't take long to get something back in the mail, probably about a week.

nurs_1

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U r super fast! :) Thank you.

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