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  1. Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2009

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck to everyone who has received

  2. Can't decide between Accl. BSN and D.E. NP program

    touchhealth replied to GraceXOBoards's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi, This is definately a hard questions to tackle, and one that is worth considering. Under the specialty section, there is a forum entirely devoted to NP's (and other advance practice nurses like...

  3. PRE-NURSING CNA - beneficial or harmful

    touchhealth replied to dwilhelm's topic in General Nursing

    I think getting a CNA cert. before nursing school definately has some benefit for students who have no prior experience in the healthcare field. I've heard too many stories of people getting into...

  4. CNA

    touchhealth replied to Yurushi's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! There's a entire CNA section in the students area with lots of information. I suggest you search around in there. I'm signed up to do a 8 week certification as a CNA & Home Health Aide this...

  5. Where are the CNA schools in the Bay Area?

    touchhealth replied to mfrancisco's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just signed up for the Nurse Aid/Home Health Aid course at Santa Rosa JC over the Summer. Its about 9 weeks, 5 days/week. I'm really excited!! I'm hoping I'll finally be able to do some work in...

  6. Is anyone applying to the DEMSN program at Sonoma State?

    touchhealth replied to Fiji Islands's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi Ahn, Good luck in your application! I've found it very difficult to find much information on this program beyond what's on the website. I did note that it had a 100% NCLEX pass-rate on the Ca....

  7. Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2009

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi All, So I had my interview today, and I think it went well. I did mine over the phone, and it didn't feel as stressful as I thought it would. The head of the program is really nice! They...

  8. Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2009

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks! I have to call and schedule the interview for sometime next week. I'm so nervous because I'm going to have to do it over the phone (I'm in northern california), and I feel like I'd do much...

  9. Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2009

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got an email for an interview

  10. Why is AACN developing new role " Clinical Nurse Leader"????

    touchhealth replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey NomadMamma, I just wanted to add that some NP/CNS programs allow entry if you have an associates degree and a bachelor's in another field. I know that UCSF allows that, and there may be other...

  11. A nurse should have at least 5 years exp before NP school

    touchhealth replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    My friend's sister did a direct entry CNS program. After getting her RN, she worked for a year at the university hospital to pay down part of her tuition and then started her 2 years of APN training,...

  12. Cost of CNA class

    touchhealth replied to colta's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The cost for your CNA class is the cost of the entire two-year RN ADN program at my local community college. That's totally a rip-off! I'm sure they know there aren't a lot of program options around,...

  13. Is anyone applying to the DEMSN program at Sonoma State?

    touchhealth replied to Fiji Islands's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi! So I officially mailed my application today! I'm curious why there isn't more action for this program? I ran a search, and there are very few posts about it. It seems like this program is a...

  14. Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2009

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No interview invitations yet. My fingers are crossed that we'll hear something next week...It's making me a wee bit crazy Happy Easter to all the MSMC

  15. Mother Ate The Placenta

    touchhealth replied to swimincatz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My mom had all three of us at home, and in the homebirth community the story of eating the placenta is definately passed around. It's supposed to be a great way to regain iron, and was a custom in...

  16. Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2009

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, 300 applicants this year? That's quite a bit larger than I'd heard in the past....Good luck to

  17. Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2009

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, I'm a ripe "old" age of 28, if you can really consider that old. At the community college where I'm taking my pre-requ's there are lots of returning olders students in their late 20's on up into...

  18. Is anyone applying to the DEMSN program at Sonoma State?

    touchhealth replied to Fiji Islands's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks so much for that helpful information. I didn't see any mention of the GRE, but all the nursing schools seem to have different requirements so I wanted to make sure. Good luck to you...

  19. Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2009

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Tinybiz: You should wait a few weeks until they've processed your materials into the online system. I know it's aweful to not know if your documents were recieved. I'm doing the same thing with one...

  20. What students should NOT do before,during, and after exams

    touchhealth replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I totally understand that each person has their own way of preparing and processing their exams. I personally think school is stressful enough and I don't like to aggravate that unless it's truly...

  21. What students should NOT do before,during, and after exams

    touchhealth replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I totally agree...right before an exam, I like to be a little quiet and take a moment for myself before plunging into the material (getting into my "mental zone" if you will). If my fellow students...

  22. Is anyone applying to the DEMSN program at Sonoma State?

    touchhealth replied to Fiji Islands's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi, I'm thinking about applying to this program as well. Like you, I am having trouble getting much information about it, and there are no more information sessions available. Do you know if the GRE...

  23. Why is AACN developing new role " Clinical Nurse Leader"????

    touchhealth replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a second degree student who has been weighing all the options for Nursing school. Ideally I want to complete a BSN, and to start working in the field. But it's just so complicated, and sometimes...

  24. Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2009

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just spoke with someone in the admissions office who told me it takes two weeks to process any mailed documents and get them into the online system. So for any of you who still have anything listed...

  25. Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2009

    touchhealth replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow! This thread has certainly seen some action since I was last here... So, I'm happy to say my application was sent a bit ago. I had some trouble with transcripts that were mailed back in early...