I'm in it now. It is a 2 year commitment, with the official program lasting the entire first year. There is 2 weeks of orientation, then a ton of classes the first few month. Critical care has a 6 month preceptorship, Med/Surg 12 weeks. There is ...
You will probably be doing a whole lot of observing - legally they can't have you doing anything you aren't licensed to do yet or haven't been educated on first in a classroom. It is really important that if they ask if you want to do something you ...
UHC will start posting jobs for the March start date around Thanksgiving. You must have graduated within the last six months to be considered a "new grad".
Other diverse situations would be if you have ever moved across the country and learned to assimilate into a different culture within the US. They aren't just looking for "I hung out with people with different skin color". Think outside the box. F...
Just one correction - there is no nursing program at CU Boulder, it is at the Health Sciences Center in Aurora (on the same campus as University Hospital and TCH).
kasperas replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado
The provide grants if it is your first bachelors. You can apply for any scholarship. I also get alternative loans on top of Federal, and yes, it is expensive!
kasperas replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado
I am in the school now. It is a fantastic program - the best in the area when I was researching where to go, and thus it was my top choice. It is brand new, and shares the campus with the University of Colorado Hospital as well as Children's Hospit...
kasperas replied to Sand_Dollar's topic in Colorado
Also - thought I would clarify. Each semester is broken into two 8 week blocks. The first two weeks of each block you are on campus Tues, Wed and Friday and then after the first two weeks you have clinical two days a week and class on Fridays. I ...
To the RN I worked with this week on OB: You were AMAZING but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE start washing your hands and/or foaming in/out. I know you think the foam makes your hands feel gross but it is NOT OK to go from pt. to pt. without performing any h...
If you think you will want to get a MSN or higher than you might as well get your BSN now. Have you thought abotu UCD? It is a state school and much cheaper than DSN or Regis. Plus it is highly respected across the country in case you move outside...
I was taught for our exam that you do 30 sec at each site (3 sites in each quadrant) for a total of 5 min. Then our lab instructor told us that you listen that amount if you don't hear anything, but if you do hear something in your first 5 seconds at...
I just started at UCHSC and everyone I have talked to had A's in A&P, micro and stats (the main pre-requs). Definately re-take A&P if UCHSC is a top choice. Otherwise they only look at overall GPA and essay. They get plenty of applications...
kasperas replied to nikenike808's topic in Colorado
What did you all think yesterday? A little chaotic but I am excited. I am the girl with the broken arm if anyone wants to chat or say "hi" in person when classes start.
kasperas replied to dreams2bnurseco's topic in Colorado
You must be enrolled in the last of your pre-requs (8 hours left) when you apply and I believe only 1 can be a science class if you already have a bachelors degree.
kasperas replied to nikenike808's topic in Colorado
You can see the course schedules here: http://www.nursing.ucdenver.edu/current/schedules.htm I didn't get a schedule of my specific classes after - i just had to plug them into an excel spreadsheet to get a visual of what my week will look like. Ho...
For my first undergrad I used the bookstore and now I realize how much money I could have saved if I would have just gone online! Now I use amazon. That way I can decide if I want a new or used, and they have great prices. I have been burned with ...
kasperas replied to nikenike808's topic in Colorado
Did everyone get scheduled this morning?? I might be crazy, but I am doing all day Tues and Wed first block, and then all day Tues and Wed, and Thurs morning second block. Yikes!!
I work in administration for physical therapy and am going to nursing school next month. I thought long and hard about whether or not to go to P.T. school or nursing school. I prefer the flexibility of a nursing career over P.T., and also the 3 yea...
This reminds me of when I was growing up. My dad worked in a hospital HR department and my friends always called him Dr. because he worked in a hospital. Except in your case the mistake was made by grown-up professionals who have been trained in r...