Denverchick1983

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1. NICU training

   Denverchick1983 replied to livtek's topic in Colorado

   There are a lot of busy NICU's in Denver. Have you tried St. Joseph Hospital? It is one of the busiest hospitals for Mom/Baby. I know most hospitals want nurses to work in the Mom/Baby unit before going to NICU if they do not have experience and then...

2. Total cost to go to UCHSC

   Denverchick1983 replied to studentnurse3's topic in Colorado

   Actually this is the official cost per credit, you can link onto the website. http://www2.uchsc.edu/son/sonweb.asp?section=education&LNav=education/LNav/educationLNav.asp&content=education/content/tuition_and_fees.htm However, now there is th...

3. UCHSC supply list?

   Denverchick1983 replied to TemperStripe's topic in Colorado

   Some call us the "grim reapers" :) ... anyways, I also suggest not buying the scrub pants from the school, they are overpriced and fit horribly. The shop across the school on 9th avenue has some nice black scrub pants for around 15.00 and they are a ...

4. UCHSC Accel BSN?

   Denverchick1983 replied to pedroparramo's topic in Colorado

   I am in the traditional 2 year program at UCHSC, but I can share what I know- students in the accelerated program will graduate after 19 months. From what I hear it is difficult but definitely do-able and less difficult than a 1 year program. We are ...

5. How many hours per week do you study?

   Denverchick1983 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Students

   I will try to answer your question :) but it really depends on how you study and also what is going on that week in class. I am in a BSN program where you complete pre-reqs then 2 years of nursing school, I have gotten A's in all my nursing courses. ...

6. Colorado Wait Lists?

   Denverchick1983 replied to GirlCalledJack's topic in Colorado

   I am a student at the University of Colorado Health Science Center- there is not a waitlist, but is competitive. You can check their website for details on admissions and pre-requisites. No letters of recommendation needed mostly just transcripts and...

7. Clinical Outfits

   Denverchick1983 replied to Golden_Clover's topic in General Students

   Our school requires the school uniform...which is black scrubs and top with logo, I guess they are ok but people do call us the "grim reapers"

8. Accepted to UCHSC

   Denverchick1983 replied to michellemybelle's topic in Colorado

   Hey girl! I found out last week that I got accepted to UCHSC too :) I am also trying to find out more info about the program. UCHSC is the only school I applied to - so unless I change my life path- I will most likely start in June in the traditiona...

9. Would like to move to Colorado as RN

   Denverchick1983 replied to Flomee's topic in International

   Hi- I can try to help- I have lived about 15 minutes west of Denver for pretty much my whole life! I am not an RN YET but will be someday. As for life in Colorado- most people really enjoy it here- the weather can be a little crazy sometimes because...

10. How many schools are you applying to?

    Denverchick1983 replied to dream2nurse's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I will be getting a B.S. in biology in May- I was interested in different BSN programs but most were too expensive so I will probably be staying in-state and living with my parents here in Denver. I applied to only one BSN program here but I was abou...

11. Nursing school, competitive GPA and what else?

    Denverchick1983 replied to e_pigpig's topic in General Students

    Also - it helps if you can shadow a nurse or do some volunteer work. Schools want to know that you have an understanding of the nursing profession. Plus most schools require an essay asking why you chose to go into nursing. It is a good idea to have ...

12. Process for obtaining a state license?

    Denverchick1983 posted a topic in Travel

    I was wondering how difficult it is to obtain a nursing license in other states? Maybe I am just confused- but don't states have different requirements? Are there tests that travel nurse have to take or is it just a matter of paperwork?

13. Shadowing nurse in Burn Unit

    Denverchick1983 replied to suzy253's topic in Burn

    You should check out a book called "Burn Unit" I can get the author if you are interested- I was absolutely amazed by how much responsibility burn unit nurses have- there are so many factors involved with burns such as dehydration, infection, body te...

14. Acceptance letter to UCHSC Nursing School!

    Denverchick1983 replied to Denverchick1983's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Actually, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do until I was halfway through my junior year! I thought I wanted to apply to medical school but realized my heart was set on nursing- so that left me with about 4 pre-requisites that I needed to complete. I a...

15. Acceptance letter to UCHSC Nursing School!

    Denverchick1983 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am so excited because I was starting to get worried. The University of Colorado Health Science Center was my first choice. If anyone has gone through the program or has any advice please let me know. Congradulations to everyone else too!