fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

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  1. Anatomy without a book??

    thanks for your help they just called me a couple hours ago. and I finally have the book... 200$ later Its shrinkwrapped so I cant look inside it till the teacher okays it. So relieved tehe. Thanks...
  2. Anatomy Jitters...

    Im a tad nervous because our teacher this year is brand new. I am unsure if its his/her first teaching gig or if shes just new to the school but I am sooooo worried he/she is going to have crappy...
  3. A&P I Spring 2007 Semster - Welcome!

    school starts in one week and my book is still on back order. mind you I ordered it back in november! what the eff. I am one of those obsessive students who gets the book early and goes all through it...
  4. I have about 4 years until I graduate with my BSN (IF I get accepted to CSU LB) otherwise it will be 5 lovely years. Do you ever find yourself intimidated and frustrated when you realize that you have...
  5. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    This is true. My boyfriends father was getting more stents put into an artery and then the surgeon nicked another artery. He specifically remembers hearing the md say "oh ****" and was awake while...
  6. money involved in becoming a crna

    Those are some high tuition costs. Im paying my bsn with a trust fund and Ill have some money left over for an emergency fund. Im going to work in the ICU not for just 1 year but until I save up 20...
  7. Its only 1 year in critical care for most
  8. What anatomy book are you using for Spring 2007?

    Yeah unfortunately my anatomy book is on backorder, although I ordered it the second you could. Too lazy to look it up but Ill let you know. I was looking forward to looking it over during break but...
  9. Staring into the abyss of education

    Thanks yeah Im sure once I get in there itll be better. But Im still excited just for the pre reqs hehe no more general ed that isnt related. Its just funny how I get ahead of myself. Already...
  10. Staring into the abyss of education

    Thank you all and good luck to you Busylady. It sounds like youve got a lot to do too :) Hopefully Ill only have to continue working part time. I just want to get there already hehe. Im glad to know...
  11. What's your schedule like next semester?

    Mine is a whole lot of time for two classes Mon Wed 8AM-12 Human Antomy Tues Thurs 10:30 AM - 1:30 Chemistry for Health
  12. tight job market in CA of all places?!?

    Thank you for your responses and
  13. tight job market in CA of all places?!?

    I live in Orange County. Perhaps I am not looking in the correct places. I am not a nurse practitioner, or I would be the world's youngest. I am exploring the field because I want to leave options...
  14. You'll never make it in California

    Ive heard rates like that for Kaiser. I was always quoted that and thought nursing was such a lucrative career, but its not and I still want to do
  15. A&P I Spring 2007 Semster - Welcome!

    Im starting Anatomy next semester too. I havent gotten my books yet (my book store always has problems) but I am reviewing basic biology like cell cycles, genetics, membranes, organelles etc. My...
  16. Any Kaiser nurses?

    yeah I am eyeing that sand canyon facility. Cant wait til it opens so I can see if its worthy. I live right by it so it would be perfect. Its funny with Kaiser you either hear really great things or...
  17. You'll never make it in California

    I did not mean to complain about california as a state. IF you read my previous posts on this thread you would have seen that I cant imagine living elsewhere; however, I find it mildly annoying that...
  18. You'll never make it in California

    you know what I think is lame... my mom is a new grad in nor cal and makes almost 40 an hr and her brand new home cost 450k but in oc you start at 28 an hr and the homes cost 650k and then there is...
  19. omg

    Im following about the same education path as you. Ill be transfering to CSULB in about a year then will get my BSN in 3 yrs 15,000 dollars later. Then I will get my masters AFTER working for at least...
  20. hey there...I am hopefully getting my bsn--applying to both adn and bsn and see where I end up--but I just wanted to insert something about pass rates. A friend suggested that BSN pass rates are lower...
  21. positive and negative about OC nsg schools

    I plan on either going to Saddleback's where I am now, or CSU LB if I get accepted. Never heard of your school, where is
  22. I'm teaching HS students via my nsg degree

    Congratulations on your new job. That sounds like the best of both worlds for me also. I am going to school for my bsn in nursing, but I have always been lured to teaching. Who knows, maybe that will...
  23. You'll never make it in California

    I totally disagree with you Cindy. I have lived elsewhere--in dirty, older towns and I love Orange County. My boyfriend has lived here his whole life and has the same feeling as you. It seems like...
  24. No teacher for ANATOMY!!!

    thanks for the support. I finally got a hold of the biology dept yesterday and the hired someone but she is new. :uhoh21: Hopefully she knows her stuff. And my bio dept would cancel a class even if...
  25. Education for a NP

    Becoming an FNP is my lifelong career goal and I was just confused. How many more years of school is it if you have to go into a program after your masters? I am just very confused. I was planning on...