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  1. acceptance letter for elcamino college fall2009

    dienne replied to youngdawg's topic in California Nursing

    I would take a pathophysiology class before entering 3rd or 4th semester. Second semester they don't really go in depth with patho so you won't really need it. El Camino offers a patho class during...

  2. acceptance letter for elcamino college fall2009

    dienne replied to youngdawg's topic in California Nursing

    Ok so here are the books I used (and be using again this semester) for Med-Surg: Med-surg Success: A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking by Kathryn Cadenhead Colgrove and Judy...

  3. acceptance letter for elcamino college fall2009

    dienne replied to youngdawg's topic in California Nursing

    You're very welcome. I like to help if I can!!! Try Amazon first, I bought my books online for cheap and they were in pretty good conditions. If you go to Barnes & Nobles they can be pricey........

  4. acceptance letter for elcamino college fall2009

    dienne replied to youngdawg's topic in California Nursing

    yeah I wanted to start with OB/Peds but I'm starting with Med/Surg ....oh well....as you said, nothing we can do about that! Actually I think it's better that you start with the hard one (Med-Surg)....

  5. acceptance letter for elcamino college fall2009

    dienne replied to youngdawg's topic in California Nursing

    So did you find out if you're starting with

  6. acceptance letter for elcamino college fall2009

    dienne replied to youngdawg's topic in California Nursing

    yep that's exactly how it works! btw I heard today our schedules for next semester will be posted on Thursday so you might want to stop by at El Camino that day and

  7. acceptance letter for elcamino college fall2009

    dienne replied to youngdawg's topic in California Nursing

    I had my clinicals for psych at L.A. Metro in Hawthorne (I love that teacher!!!!). Clinicals for psych are actually very easy, all you do is talking to your patients and playing cards or board games...

  8. acceptance letter for elcamino college fall2009

    dienne replied to youngdawg's topic in California Nursing

    Hi, Ok so let me tell you what to expect in second semester. Psych (N154) is an easy class, there is a lot of paperwork involved but the class and the material covered are pretty easy. You will need...

  9. acceptance letter for elcamino college fall2009

    dienne replied to youngdawg's topic in California Nursing

    Hi, it's normal to feel a little nervous!!!! But don't worry, as long as you study and give it your best, you will be fine. And even if it's a lot of work it can also be fun! Second semester was...

  10. acceptance letter for elcamino college fall2009

    dienne replied to youngdawg's topic in California Nursing

    Hi there, I'm entering my third semester this spring. The program is a rigorous program like most nursing programs are. It's a lot of work and you do have to put in a lot of study time but it's...

  11. El Camino College Spring 2009

    dienne posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hello there, anyone else starting at El Camino College in the Spring? I'm so excited and can't wait for orientation on December 3rd. Just thought it might be fun to get to know other students starting...

  12. Question about chickenpox vaccine

    dienne posted a topic in General Students

    Hello everyone, I am a first semester nursing student, I'm taking Fundamentals and in two weeks we start our clinic rotation at the hospital. Today I was informed by my CI that I might not be able to...

  13. Question about chickenpox vaccine

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Students

    Hi there, thank you again for your advice. I see that you're a nurse and this gives me hope!!!! Did you have to get this special test when you were in nursing school? I will be repeating the...

  14. Question about chickenpox vaccine

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Students

    I finally heard back from the hospital I will be doing my clinicals for first semester and they told me that they will allow me to go there because I have proof of vaccination. I am so happy and can...

  15. Question about chickenpox vaccine

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Students

    Thank you for your words. Today I got my second titers results back and I went from equivocal to negative . I did speak with the director of my nursing program and she was very sweet (the whole time I...

  16. Question about chickenpox vaccine

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Students

    So it looks like my nursing student career ends here. I won't be allowed to go to clinicals because I didn't develop immunity after receiving the chickenpox vaccine. I am very sad and still can't...

  17. Question about chickenpox vaccine

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in General Students

    Thank you this is great advice! I was not aware of this option. I'm afraid I won't have enough time though since clinicals are starting in two weeks and my school is on spring break next week. The...

  18. New entrance requirements at El Camino

    dienne posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi, does anyone know if the new entrance requirements for the El Camino nursing program in Torrance will be applied to the people starting in the Spring '09 semester. I just saw their website and...

  19. El Camino College Spring 2009

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in California Nursing

    hi there, i am not sure if you can apply with a pre-req in progress. i know that when i applied back in 2007 you could but i also know that they changed their application process. you can try to call...

  20. New entrance requirements at El Camino

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in California Nursing

    I don't really know what you're talking about! If you are talking to me, I wasn't being negative. I was just telling what happened to me last semester and I was sad to know that apparently it happened...

  21. New entrance requirements at El Camino

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in California Nursing

    Where did you take your pre-reqs? You can't take Micro or Physio without Chemistry at El Camino. I'm assuming you probably took your pre-reqs elsewhere. In any case, if you have completed Micro and...

  22. New entrance requirements at El Camino

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in California Nursing

    No as long as you have a 2.5 and you complete the pre-reqs, you are

  23. New entrance requirements at El Camino

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in California Nursing

    I applied in October 2007 for Spring 2008 so it took exactly a year. Actually, El Camino doesn't require Chemistry to apply. Chemistry is a pre-req for Microbiology and Physiology but if you already...

  24. New entrance requirements at El Camino

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in California Nursing

    This happened to me last semester when they called me and told me that I was going to start in the Fall of '08 and then I was told they made a mistake and was put back on the waiting list. I am now...

  25. El Camino College Spring 2009

    dienne replied to dienne's topic in California Nursing

    Hi there, I applied in October 2007 so I waited for 2 semesters. I think the waiting is not that long now. I spoke with Martha in the nursing department and she said that the wait is 1 semester only...