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  1. grossmont college waiting list

    SDMamma replied to katilynn's topic in California Nursing

    Craziechiq-- Yes I got in through Scripps. From what I understand, if you completed all youe prereqs---just the sciences I think , (u can still have general ed unfinished) you get on the waiting list,...

  2. grossmont college waiting list

    SDMamma replied to katilynn's topic in California Nursing

    Congrats on City, Fairewand!!! So proud of you. I just finished my first semester of nursing at Grossmont and boy was it tough. I got a high B in fundamentals and an A in Pharmacology. Woot!!! 1...

  3. Bordeline illegal interviewing process hospitals are getting away with n this economy

    SDMamma replied to NEWGRADNURSE75's topic in General Nursing

    Im sorry but on what planet and in what scope of practice is an RN EVER allowd to remove a cyst an suture them up??? I sincerely hope you are grossly exaggerating. As for your clerical experience, I...

  4. grossmont accreditation?

    SDMamma replied to craziechiq's topic in California Nursing

    Just to update, Grossmont got back their accredidation with the National League for Nursing (NLN) as of FALL 2008. We also just got CA-BRN approval for 8 more years!!!

  5. National University San Diego

    SDMamma replied to navyvetRNdreams2b's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi Bubbles! I am not in the NU program, I am in the 2 year ADN (RN) program at Grossmont College. As a mother of a 4 year old and a 20 month old, I can tell you that Nursing school is difficult, but...

  6. Grossmont nursing program, san diego..what should I expect?

    SDMamma replied to Cupcake619's topic in California Nursing

    Thank you! I know what you mean about the balancing act of work/kids and school. For the first week of school, I worked nearly every day after class just so I could rake in hours for these first 4...

  7. If you have taken the TEAS test please post back.

    SDMamma replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Hi Fairewand! Grats on taking the TEAS!! Were you asked to take it...perhaps that means you are getting close to getting in!! About the Science part. Do not stress. I scored about the same as you on...

  8. Grossmont nursing program, san diego..what should I expect?

    SDMamma replied to Cupcake619's topic in California Nursing

    It has been soo long since I have even had the time to log on to allnurses. The reason for this is obviously that the Grossmont Nursing program has been eating up 95% of my time between work and kids....

  9. Grossmont nursing program, san diego..what should I expect?

    SDMamma replied to Cupcake619's topic in California Nursing

    Sure. To be considered, you have to have the following: 1. Scripps employee for at least one year, with a "satisfactory or higher" annual performance evaluation on file. (they do this once a year to...

  10. GPA from school 19 years ago

    SDMamma replied to retread71's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can completely relate to your situation of not taking college seriously the first time around. But fear not, there is hope. Most colleges have whats called an "academic renewal" policy where you may...

  11. Grossmont nursing program, san diego..what should I expect?

    SDMamma replied to Cupcake619's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks. I plan to cut back to only 12 hours a week, but I too have a family to feed and do all the the cooking, housekeeping, and child care so I will be pretty busy in either case. I can't wait...

  12. Grossmont nursing program, san diego..what should I expect?

    SDMamma replied to Cupcake619's topic in California Nursing

    Thank you so much for the advice....especially the "come humble" part. I hear all too often that students with medical experience show up to Nursing school acting like know-it-alls, and then they get...

  13. LPN Programs @ Community College in SoCal Area

    SDMamma replied to PLM311's topic in California Nursing

    Here in CA and in Texas as well, we call LPN's, Liscensed Vocational Nurse's, or LVN. The following community colleges offer LVN programs at around $2500 for the entire program, or $20 per unit Mira...

  14. I Contracted HIV

    SDMamma replied to sarahwv's topic in General Nursing

    You are in my prayers and those of many others on this site. I just wanted to reitorate once more that your life is not over and many triumphs have been made for those with HIV. You can still marry...

  15. grossmont accreditation?

    SDMamma replied to craziechiq's topic in California Nursing

    They have acheived candidacy status with the NLN according to their website through spring 2010 and after that time, I would assume full accreditation. When I graduate, Dec 2010, I really hope they...

  16. Grossmont nursing program, san diego..what should I expect?

    SDMamma replied to Cupcake619's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, I agree. One must be assertive and act on their own behalf to discern how this new partnership will affect their

  17. Grossmont nursing program, san diego..what should I expect?

    SDMamma replied to Cupcake619's topic in California Nursing

    I'm sorry, maybe I missed something; You feel that its MY responsibility to ask Grossmont to update their website about the Scripps thing and how it will affect the

  18. San Diego Hospitals

    SDMamma replied to TorontoGrad2009's topic in California Nursing

    Well it depends. At my hospital, Scripps, we get 12 hours of straight time, so they must be applying the "anything over 40 hours per week" law. Either that or I'm just getting screwed,

  19. Goodbye, LTC

    SDMamma replied to opradiva's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks. My program is 2 years long, so I will graduate in Dec 2010. As a CNA in the hospital, your job will still include they typical CNA duties, q2 repositioning, bathing, bedmaking, etc. But you...

  20. San Diego Hospitals

    SDMamma replied to TorontoGrad2009's topic in California Nursing

    I worked at Sharp back in 2003-2004 and at the time, new grads made $24 and up so I am sure it has gone up significantly since

  21. Grossmont nursing program, san diego..what should I expect?

    SDMamma replied to Cupcake619's topic in California Nursing

    Thank you, that means alot. I sure will

  22. Grossmont nursing program, san diego..what should I expect?

    SDMamma replied to Cupcake619's topic in California Nursing

    Well at orientation on the 5th, a question was adressed to the class by one of our professors, "Can I see a show of hands how many of you are Scripps employees"? And when 22 hands went up, I heard...

  23. OU San Diego Prerequisites

    SDMamma replied to bonnieblu02's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well if you dont have a previous degree, you can get a Cal Grant for school which you don't have to pay back...or call up a rich uncle or something, lol it will be worth it to finish that quickly....

  24. OU San Diego Prerequisites

    SDMamma replied to bonnieblu02's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    National University in San Diego offers a 2 month Chemistry course that transfers to OU. I took my nursing prereqs here and had many classmates who went on to the OU problem that had to take Chem at...

  25. Medical Assistant or Nursing Assistant

    SDMamma replied to coonsey1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the patients are great, but the patient to cna ratio is awful. At my first hospital job on the 3-1130pm shift, the ratio was 14 pts to 1 cna, and that was because we did not have to give baths....