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  1. Funny dreams about your job as a nurse

    I used to always dream I was sleeping in someone's bed or hear call bells. And wake up all freaked out and disoriented not knowing where I
  2. Frustrated with Clinicals Feel like Giving Up

    I don't know if anyone has suggested this but have you tried applying at a local hospital as a Nurse Tech/PCT... you don't get to do all the skills ( like meds ) but things like wound care and foleys...
  3. Nursing and the economy...

    I'd say yes because people see healthcare as a job void of the worry about getting laid off when the economy starts to go sour... because as they say people always get sick. However those people don't...
  4. fall 08 at central az college

    Did you just go this past Tuesday? I think my interview went fine. Can't wait for letters so I know whats up. I wonder how many people applied? She started talking about how they rank the...
  5. :balloons::yeah:Congrats to ALL of the Spring Admits.:balloons: Still waiting here... letters go out before Thanksgiving they
  6. Oncology rotation

    I was a CNA on a meg/surg/onco floor a while back. I actually loved it and thought this is where I want to become a nurse. The meds, the patients, everything about it appealed to me. It is sad to see...
  7. Spring 09 Hopefuls

    :balloons::yeah:CONGRATS TOO ALL THOSE NEWLY ACCEPTED !!!:balloons: Letters go out in November!! I am a planner and not being able to plan the next part is killing me. I just want to know already if...
  8. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    What do you mean HESI and NET? Like the HESIA2 test? I took that one for another program and I thought it was a much better test than the
  9. How long are you clinical days?

    I'm just curious how does it work with clinicals picking pts? How do you know where to go and who to pick? Do they give you an idea or
  10. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    Didn't the MCC programs drop the LPN exit option as a part of their RN
  11. Rio ~ Chem130 & BIO156

    They only let you accelerate with instructor permission. You still work at your own pace ( kind of ) as there are certain assignments due each week. The essay parts they will not grade until they are...
  12. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    I took mine at Central AZ College it cost me $426.00 = 6 credits at $71 each
  13. "This too shall pass and NS doesn't last forever" However, If you want to be a nurse you know how much stress its going to be. Have a family meeting with everyone even the little ones and let them...
  14. Phlebotomy or CNA while you wait for NS?

    I have previous experience working as a CNA from being on staff at a Rehab facility, to float agency CNA work at nursing homes, to working on a med/surg/onco floor at a hospital. ( then took 8 years...
  15. Congrats!! Where are you
  16. First day of nursing school

    congrats!!!
  17. Spring 09 Hopefuls

    Wow those are quite the questions. Some hot topics in the media as well. I wish I had gotten those type of questions I think they require a greater amount of critical thinking. My interview was...
  18. Spring 09 Hopefuls

    Congrats to those that have received letter and good luck to those of us still waiting. I had my interview on Monday and they said placement letters will go out around
  19. Starting Prerequisitions in January

    Speak to an advisor at your school about which program you want and based on your placement tests, scores etc and the pre-reqs she/he will tell you which ones you need to take first. A full course...
  20. Maricopa Community College Questions!

    MCC programs have a very long wait where as there are some other programs for second degree students that are accelerated that you may want to look into even ASU, Chamberlain College of Nursing. Pima...
  21. Making the best of my wait

    At least volunteer 1 day a week at the hospital or a nursing home or something and continue in school by taking the co-reqs for the program if there are any others than the core classes. Take...
  22. Which order should I take my science classes?

    A&P I and II were the same class for me. I took A&P I in the 16 week format and A&P II in the 8 week format. It does help I think to learn where everything is and what it does and how it...
  23. How to find place that pay for schooling?

    9 times out of 10 they only pay once you are actually accepted into the nursing program... a good way to start is to have a CNA at least, then if the hospital won't hire you directly, they do allow...
  24. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    Well I for one did not place all my eggs in the Gateway bucket. I applied at Central Arizona too and had my interview with them on Monday as well. They told me if I was not placed in Janaury it would...
  25. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    I was finished at around 10:30 and there couldn't have been more than 15 people behind me. The hall was kinda small but I'd say it would have looked crazy crowed if there were much more than 50 do ya...