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1. Cypress college RN program

   guavaturtle replied to La Cubanita RN's topic in California

   no problem =) Feel free to ask anything!

2. Cypress college RN program

   guavaturtle replied to La Cubanita RN's topic in California

   I remember there was simple algebra and a lot of conversions such as lb --> kg, ounces in lbs and stuff like that. I don't know if they do TEAS 4 or 5 now, but there are a lot of forums on this website that you can utilize. A lot of people take th...

3. Cypress college RN program

   guavaturtle replied to La Cubanita RN's topic in California

   Hey guys =) I got in the program with 30 points. There isn't a "cutoff" but I think 27 points and above is competitive. As for first semester, the first month or so is pretty packed. It's literally 8-5 Monday through Friday. As the semester rolls on,...

4. Cypress college RN program

   guavaturtle replied to La Cubanita RN's topic in California

   Good luck to everyone who applied ! I am currently in the program, so feel free to ask me any questions =) Also, I remember getting notified around Thanksgiving last year, so I think that's when you'll get the notice. Best of luck!

5. Which Hospital is the best to work for in Orange County?

   guavaturtle replied to Nurse008's topic in California

   Weird stuff? Now I'm curious. And I heard that St. Joes just laid off about 20 nurses ..

6. Cypress College Fall 2011

   guavaturtle replied to NCamp's topic in California

   For 192 all u really need is the Taylor book. As for the iggy book, both single and double volume are fine, but I recommend getting it off amazon where it's around 140 instead ! I have 2 day shipping for amazon so let me know if u need me to get it ...

7. money

   guavaturtle replied to Anktshah's topic in General Nursing

   Haha true story indeed =) I think although nursing and bartending you're on your feet a lot, the physicality of it to me is very different. I'm working as a CNA right now while in school, and I haul some pretty decently heavy patients all day, but I ...

8. money

   guavaturtle replied to Anktshah's topic in General Nursing

   Ditto. I left the business because it wasnt a career. I can't do this when I'm 30+, it's a very physically demanding job! But the OP has the right idea. You can't solve everything with money, but without money you just get a whole new slew of issues.

9. money

   guavaturtle replied to Anktshah's topic in General Nursing

   Haha I worked at a very high end place and it was a madhouse every night. I made almost 100k one year. It's definitely possible . So quitting that to transition to nursing was rough financial - wise You can make awesome money in te restaurant busine...

10. money

    guavaturtle replied to Anktshah's topic in General Nursing

    I used to bartend, and made 300-500 dollars a night, 4 nights a week. I was also good at it. I feel like there's soooo much to learn in nursing, it never ends! Bartending...way easier, less stress, more money.

11. Cypress College Fall 2011

    guavaturtle replied to NCamp's topic in California

    A lot of the people who got in were 28 points or more from what i remember. Also for enrolling, if you're accepted, you're in. They will give you an add code, dont sweat!

12. Golden West vs. Saddleback

    guavaturtle replied to maddybee's topic in California

    Congrats on your acceptance! It seems like you already made your decision, but I would have recommended Saddleback as well! I goto Cypress right now, and I work at Hoag. All the nurses rave about how awesome the Saddleback program is, and I've notice...

13. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    guavaturtle replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    This post is awesome, it made me laugh so hard! I spit out my coffee when I read the "should I be a RN/LVN/CNA/NP/CRNA BLAHBLAHBLAH part =)

14. anyone applying to cypress this september for spring '12

    guavaturtle replied to cmai8's topic in California

    I'm in the Cypress program right now. Good luck to all of you! It's been a really good experience thus far, and I hope to see you guys with me soon!

15. How to NOT gain weight in Nursing School??

    guavaturtle replied to motheringheart's topic in General Students

    I eat SOOO much when I'm stressed out. I swear, every midterm/final I gain a good 3 lbs in one week easily, and then try to work it off during the "downtime." My first semester I gained 6 lbs total, but I'm one month into summer and I've lost 5 of it...