DesertRain

DesertRain

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  1. Chemistry 2006/ 2007 Club***

    DesertRain replied to dreamBIG's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe we should start an A&P II Spring 07 club with a

  2. Who else is entering a nursing program that . . .

    DesertRain replied to EthnicBeauty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, actually $538 is not so bad -- I think that's the app. cost at my CC as well but is better than the private institutes that ask for over $1500 to get it done in like 3 weeks--I did the shopping...

  3. Who else is entering a nursing program that . . .

    DesertRain replied to EthnicBeauty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school doesn't require it but entrance into the RN program goes by points and the cert gives you an extra point if you have it. If you ask most RN's that did the CNA first, they will tell you that...

  4. NLN Pre-Entrance Exam

    DesertRain replied to euglena's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh my goodness your school needs 120? My school needs a score of 100 composite but they did say that the people that are admitted on average score 120 or above What cd do you

  5. Delaying Children until after nursing school.

    DesertRain replied to mydee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you, it's always nice to hear words of

  6. Delaying Children until after nursing school.

    DesertRain replied to mydee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just a bit of an FYI to support this, my grandmother was 42 when she started having children. She had 5 within 7 years and lived until she was 97! And that was back in the 40's! As a young child I...

  7. NLN Pre-Entrance Exam

    DesertRain replied to euglena's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll be taking it in February too. I have the book right beside me as I type this. From my classmates that I have spoken to that have taken the exam they said that there were weird things on there...

  8. Delaying Children until after nursing school.

    DesertRain replied to mydee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I see this topic often on these boards. I tend to reply to these type of quotes because I love my children so much and don't believe anyone else loves their children any less than I love mine. What I...

  9. How hard will this be?

    DesertRain replied to RN2bemommyof3's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm on a similar boat as you! I am a former SAHM also a single mommy to two (a 7 year old and a 3 year old) and I am a pre-adn student. Next semester I have 1 3 hour lecture, 1 3 hour lab and 1 8 hour...

  10. ADN--should i just give up?

    DesertRain replied to kasia87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am no tsure I understand if 4 years is supposed to be alot? I am in CC full throttle (for example this past semester I was taking A&P I, Micro and Political Science plus my two biology labs) and...

  11. How to become bilingual

    DesertRain replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Check your local college schedule/catalog. My college has Spanish for Health Professions. It's two semesters to finish and each class is full credits. Full credits usually indicate to me it's not a...

  12. Community College vs Private College

    DesertRain posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What's the difference? A new private college opened up in my area and they offer an ADN program which is where I'm headed in my Community College's School of Nursing. The difference is they are full...

  13. A&P and Micro together

    DesertRain replied to want to be a nurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm doing it right now and although the knowledge compliments each other for example there are things I learned in micro that applied to a & p and there are things I learned in a & p that...

  14. Community College vs Private College

    DesertRain replied to DesertRain's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As far as private in General their tuition is usually considerably higher then CC I would take a look at their program see what they NCLEX pass rates are and decide from there. Do you think that is...

  15. What are your core classes?

    DesertRain replied to Lexystext's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well these are mine: English 101 Math (can be health math if you only want an ADN) Psychology 101 Biology 189 (not sure what that equivalates to in other colleges but that's in Nevada) Biology 223 (A...

  16. Have you ever wanted to Quit?

    DesertRain posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Today I want to QUIT. I am sitting here crying my eyes out as I just received a D on my A&P exam that I was certain I had only made 5-6 mistakes at the most on. How do I do so well on my first...

  17. Microbiology Fall 2006

    DesertRain replied to DaughterofRuth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And GROW it will! Hooray for the new Micro thread! LOL, I actually wanted to start one myself. I have my second Exam tomorrow, I didn't do super hot for the first one because it was on the same day as...

  18. And now we wait!!!

    DesertRain replied to Worthless_Nut's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey if it makes any of you "waiters" feel any better: My application deadline is March 1st for Fall 2007 and guess what? Nobody finds out ANYTHING until mid summer! How's that for waiting! Good Luck...

  19. Have you ever wanted to Quit?

    DesertRain replied to DesertRain's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Even though I don't know until tomorrow what happened to my exam, I had a Micro mid term practica today and my professor said I had one of the best gram stains he's ever seen! LOL, the things I find...

  20. PREGNANT while nursing student???

    DesertRain replied to lovinla23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just posted about how I got a D in my A&P exam and one of the things I didn't mention was alot of the reason for all my tears was because I spend so much time away from my kids studying and to...

  21. Have you ever wanted to Quit?

    DesertRain replied to DesertRain's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks guys! The teacher didn't go over the exam in class, he feels it is a waste of class time for all the students who will want to complain etc... I think he is a wonderful professor, and his...