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  1. mccnp prereq changes?

    TinkRN8 replied to tobimikal's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Tobimikal, I am doing my pre-req's through Rio, but am listing CGCC and Gateway as my top 2 choices when I apply for the nursing program. I am also hoping to get into the Banner program. I am...

  2. mccnp prereq changes?

    TinkRN8 replied to tobimikal's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The new newsletter for the MCCNP will be out January 1st. That is when any changes will be announced. That is per my advisor. I was hoping that one of the changes would be that they would eliminate...

  3. Rio Salado CC questions.....

    TinkRN8 replied to AlishiaRN77's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I took BIO 156 at Rio last fall, and it was pretty awful. There was ALOT of work (essays, labs, quizes, etc). I took the regular 14 wk course, can't imagine doing it in 8. I didn't think it would be...

  4. Question regarding Dr. orders....(sorry, long)

    TinkRN8 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am a pre-nursing student. I have a question that has been bugging me for a while, and I hope maybe you out there in cyberspace can answer it for me. The end of May I had surgery to remove some...

  5. Question regarding Dr. orders....(sorry, long)

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in General Nursing

    Again, Thanks for all the responses. Was curious how the whole system worked. I can understand that even something as seemingly harmless as Tylenol can have devistating effect on someone with liver...

  6. Question regarding Dr. orders....(sorry, long)

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your responses. I figured it was just overlooked. I was NPO because when I came into the emergency room, I was vomiting and had diarrhea, and then had the drains put in and the blood...

  7. Immunizations

    TinkRN8 replied to sp1nter's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I just emailed my advisor, because I didn't see the requirement on the application anywhere. She said the immunizations aren't required until you have actually been accepted into a

  8. Chandler-Gilbert CC

    TinkRN8 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Is anyone out there currently enrolled in the Chandler-Gilbert nursing program? If so, how long was your wait to get in? I will be done with all my pre-req's in June and CGCC is my 1st choice. Just...

  9. Chandler-Gilbert CC

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Diznyfreak, Thank you! Doesn't sound like you are having a good experience. I have decided NOT to go with Chandler Gilbert as my 1st choice. I have been doing some more research and there are better...

  10. Blood pressures and IV sites ...

    TinkRN8 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, prenursing student here, but I actually had the "opportunity" of being a patient in a hospital for 2 1/2 wks this past summer. At one point, I had an IV in one arm and a PICC in the other. I was...

  11. Chandler-Gilbert CC

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    She didn't say. Also, it isn't definate. Just something the board is discussing. May not even happen. If anything changes, she said it would be in the January

  12. Chandler-Gilbert CC

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Kind of. She said that the colleges in the "high density" areas had the longest wait. She said that those were MCC, Chandler-Gilbert, Scottsdale and Gateway. I have heard that Glendale and Estrella...

  13. Chandler-Gilbert CC

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thank you for the reply HJS27! Yeah, I met with the nursing advisor on Tuesday and got all that info. I have ordered my fingerprint packet and will take the NET next month. She did confirm that they...

  14. Revisions to the MCCDNP.....

    TinkRN8 replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi! I met with the nursing advisor yesterday at Gilbert-Chandler. She did tell me that they are in the process of making some changes, which will be posted in the January 2008 newsletters. She said...

  15. Bariatric NP?

    TinkRN8 replied to Melanie_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi Melanie! I am not an RN yet, however, I do have experience with bariatric surgery. I actually had the LAP-Band 3 yrs ago. My surgeon is one of the top bariatric surgeons in the country. In her...