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  1. New PN student @ Gateway - do I need an Itouch/droid/smartphone?

    TinkRN8 replied to rzyzzy's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi, I am just finishing up block 2 of the PN program. We were not allowed to carry cell phones at clinical sites during block I. The LTC facilities we were at strictly forbid it. We did carry them...

  2. HESI Exit Exam

    TinkRN8 replied to mackenziec85's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Trina0606, you must be in the day program lpn program at gateway? I am in afternoon. We had ours Wed. I literally closed my eyes when I hit that button to get my score...LOL!:) Yes, there were a...

  3. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    TinkRN8 replied to AZmom's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Congrats on getting accepted! It will be a wild ride! I am graduating in 2 weeks. It went by so fast! It seems like just yesterday I was sitting in orientation thinking to myself, "what the heck...

  4. Question for lpn block ii graduates....

    TinkRN8 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi! I am getting ready to start block II of the LPN program at Gateway on Monday. Just curious to those of you who just finished block II. Did any of you get placed for block III at any of the...

  5. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    TinkRN8 replied to AZmom's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Ummm...that isn't correct. You don't have to work a full year as an LPN to apply for advanced placement into block 3. As long as you get the score on the HESI and entrance and have all the pre-req's...

  6. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    TinkRN8 replied to AZmom's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Ummm...that isn't correct. You don't have to work a full year as an LPN to apply for advanced placement into block 3. As long as you get the score on the HESI and entrance and have all the pre-req's...

  7. Question for lpn block ii graduates....

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Had 1st class (IV lab) today. Yeah there were a lot of block II students that are either repeats or coming from another state. The ones transferring from other programs/states were at orientation....

  8. Question for lpn block ii graduates....

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Congrats on getting in! I actually wasn't at orientation, as that is just for block I students. Are you in the day or evening class? Advice I can give is get a careplan book and hit the NCLEX book....

  9. Question for lpn block ii graduates....

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Yeah, I am trying to decided if I want to take the NCLEX for LPN or not. It is a good chunk of change. Again, good luck. I am kinda' scared to take it. Was the HESI horrible? I am taking the...

  10. Question for lpn block ii graduates....

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thanks! Good to know. I am excited for the semester to start. I am looking forward to clinicals in the hospital. All of January we extended lab hours for IV certification. Should be a fun semester!...

  11. Evit Lpn Program...

    TinkRN8 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Has anyone gone through this program? If so, how did you like it? And, if this is applicable, were you able to apply for advanced placement to the MCCD RN program? I am seriously considering this...

  12. Gateway community college controversy

    TinkRN8 replied to checker1981's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I am currently in block 1 at Gateway, and while there are some issues (as there are with any nursing program), I don't see this going on at all. In fact on our 2nd quiz this very issue came up. The...

  13. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    TinkRN8 replied to AZmom's topic in Arizona Nursing

    There is no weekend program, only morning, afternoon, evening. On my application I had marked as my ONLY option the evening program and even had a discussion with the person I turned it into that I...

  14. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    TinkRN8 replied to AZmom's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I am currently in block 1 in the afternoon program. It is what you make of it. It has been far more difficult than I ever expected. I applied to the fast track because I had been waiting on the...

  15. Lap assisted hysterectomy

    TinkRN8 replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to see this post. Hope you are doing well newtress. I am scheduled for a lap hyst 12/18. I have just under 4 wks from date of surgery 'til block 2 of my nursing program starts up, so have been...

  16. Fianlly, my dream come true

    TinkRN8 replied to bringtherain's topic in Pediatric

    Congrats to you! I am in my first semester, after 2 yrs of waiting to get into school, and I really want to do peds when I graduate. Glad to hear you enjoy what you are doing. When I tell people...

  17. CHM 130 on RIO advice?

    TinkRN8 replied to Mama2grlz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Oh, yes, there are essay questions on the midterm and final! However, they are NOT like the essay questions in the BIO classes. Mostly short answer, word problems and such. They were actually pretty...

  18. Rio Salado Anatomy 202

    TinkRN8 replied to rmlong2's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I took all of my pre-req's thru Rio, including 201 and 202. Yeah, not much to say on that. Rio's online 201 and 202 is AWFUL!! You are right, the mid-term and final are nothing like any of the...

  19. Cost of books....

    TinkRN8 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    i am starting the lpn fast track at gateway in august. orientation is not until the day before class starts and i kind of want to get an idea of what my out of pocket is going to be for books and...

  20. Anyone applying to Maricopa Skill Center?

    TinkRN8 replied to JessLP's topic in Arizona Nursing

    From other posts it sounds like the new applications will be out in September. It also sounds like they will no longer be available online and that you have to go to the advisor to pick one up. Just...

  21. CHM 130 on RIO advice?

    TinkRN8 replied to Mama2grlz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I took chm130 thru Rio, as well as all of the BIO classes. I HATED chem going into it and saved it for last as I really didn't want to take it. However, I ended up enjoying the class and learned a...

  22. Cost of books....

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Also, one of the books is the Saunder's NCLEX-PN review, 3rd edition. I already have the 4th edition, which I purchased earlier this summer. So, if any of you had already purchased one earlier like I...

  23. Cost of books....

    TinkRN8 replied to TinkRN8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Just FYI to those of you who are wanting to get their books early, I ordered the PN package online and it came today. The tote didn't come, as they are unable to ship so have to go in to purchase at...

  24. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    TinkRN8 replied to Glina's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Good advice! I have been going through the NCLEX-PN review and I can't imagine not having a foundation in A&P and even Chem, which comes into play with electrolyte imbalances and such. Not...

  25. NET scores

    TinkRN8 replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    According the nursing website minimum admission requirement is 50% on Math 60% on