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  1. Orange county hospitals?

    fishchick72 replied to Cookies234's topic in California Nursing

    I know that St Josephs only hires new grads on night

  2. Tustin/Irvine -Orange County - any advice??

    fishchick72 replied to angiebaby2's topic in California Nursing

    wow, that was a ton of great info on OC there! I'm not to far away, right on the border of Riverside

  3. Online MSN?

    fishchick72 replied to CRNAsoon's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am VERY interested in getting my MSN with Walden University. I just recently learned about them. But I am trying to find out if they are accreditted/recognized in the state of California.....how can...

  4. BSN/MSN question

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I went to my BRN website & they have no MSN programs listed for accreditation purposes, only BSN programs. And the only online BSN program listed is UOP, so does that mean it's the only online...

  5. BSN/MSN question

    fishchick72 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    ok, I am a RN with an ADN. My goal is to teach nursing, so I would need my MSN for that right? I would really like to do it online, so I've been looking at my options. My biggest question is: is...

  6. BSN/MSN question

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    well you say you CAN teach with just your BSN, but you also say that you have 5 years to complete your MSN, so you DO still need the MSN. My issue is not how soon can I teach, but that I want to...

  7. BSN/MSN question

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    but I want to do it online & have not found that offered by state schools............and most of them take much longer than the online ones offered by out of state schools............time is my...

  8. LVN programs in Orange County/LA

    fishchick72 replied to SashaO's topic in California Nursing

    All I know is that it's way overpriced & the teachers aren't very educated themselves. I used to work in an acute facility as an LVN & the concorde instructors would be asking me tons of...

  9. LVN programs in Orange County/LA

    fishchick72 replied to SashaO's topic in California Nursing

    there is no set percentage, they just take the 45 highest grades out of the 120 people that are taking the class, because there are only 45 spots in the nursing

  10. IV meds?

    fishchick72 posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I am currently in my last semester of the RN program. I have been an LVN for over 6 years, working in acute care. Now as an LVN in CA we are not allowed to give ANY IV meds. We can start IV's, hang...

  11. IV meds?

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in LPN to RN

    Thanks, good to know that I'm not over-reacting, which is how they make me

  12. What are you taking this Spring?

    fishchick72 replied to LindseyLou2222's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm in my final semester. I have critical care nursing theory for the whole semester, critical care clinicals for the first 5 weeks, a leadership class for the first 6 weeks, a careplan class until...

  13. Would you do it all over again?

    fishchick72 replied to DanaG524's topic in LPN to RN

    Yes, I would. It worked out exactly how I had imagined/wanted it to. I was able to do my LVN with no pre-reqs, then I went to work as an LVN in acute care (gaining a lot of knowledge &...

  14. LVN programs in Orange County/LA

    fishchick72 replied to SashaO's topic in California Nursing

    I highly recommend Citrus college in Glendora. It's in LA county. I did my LVN there, I am now doing my RN at Chaffey college, which I also highly recommend. They are both tough, but you learn a...

  15. Finishing my degree...

    fishchick72 replied to chame's topic in General Nursing

    I think taking a break will make it harder to go

  16. Anyone else have this problem?

    fishchick72 replied to Brigi23's topic in LPN to RN

    I agee, its a sacrifice now but it will better the whole family in the not too distant future. My stepkids dont appreciate that because l am not their mom but when we have more$ to spend on them I...

  17. Concorde Career College

    fishchick72 replied to registeredusername's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    l dont know much about chaffey LVN. I was recomending Citrus.not Chaffey for the LVN

  18. Anyone else have this problem?

    fishchick72 replied to Brigi23's topic in LPN to RN

    Oh it does bother me, A LOT, I have told her, but I can tell she thinks I'm just exxagerating. I am hoping that at some point she will run into some nursing students & hear from them how it...

  19. Concorde Career College

    fishchick72 replied to registeredusername's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I don't know anything about the RCC program, but to my knowledge Citrus is the only school that doesn't have the waiting list. When I was there I happened to live about 10 minutes away, but a lot of...

  20. CA LVN to RN difficulties

    fishchick72 replied to SanDiegoLVNdude's topic in LPN to RN

    There was no wait at all for me to get into the bridge program at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, but it's an ADN program, not a

  21. How soon after LVN did you start RN???

    fishchick72 replied to pink2blue1's topic in LPN to RN

    6 years for me, but I know plenty of people who do it right away & do well. If you are in a position to do it, go for

  22. Any have some info about the LVN to RN bridges in Cali?

    fishchick72 replied to StocktonNurse's topic in LPN to RN

    There is an LVN program at Citrus Community College in Glendora that doesn't have a waiting list. You take a class called Introduction to health occupations & what they do is out of the 120...

  23. Preparing for "transition" class for lpn to RN.

    fishchick72 replied to lpn2rnstudent's topic in LPN to RN

    Review your nursing math. Some schools will spring a quiz on you to see how prepared you are. What type of work have you been doing these 9 years? I've been an LVN for the past 6 years & have...

  24. I'm confused

    fishchick72 replied to EthnicBeauty's topic in LPN to RN

    Yeah, I still had to do tons of pre-reqs for my RN after I completed my RN. I did English, Math, biology, chemistry, nutrition, anat, phys, micro, & then all the ADN requirements

  25. New LPN Student....

    fishchick72 replied to Biti's topic in LPN to RN

    Congrats & hang in there. I went straight for my LVN & then worked as an LVN while I did my pre-reqs for my RN. I am now going to graduate with my RN in May of this year. It took me 6 years...