scootersuz

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  1. Increasing number of dialysis catheters

    scootersuz posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have worked in our dialysis clinic for over four years. We run 24 patients each shift. Two nurses with 12 patients each. We have had an increasing number of vascular accesses clot off and now we...

  2. Increasing number of dialysis catheters

    scootersuz replied to scootersuz's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hmm, we aren't giving less heparin. If anything our doses have increased. Same manufacturer. Maybe the quality has changed or inaccurate. Even our catheters are clotting more frequently so we...

  3. How hard is Chemistry if you are not good in math?

    scootersuz posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have taken A & P and am in Chemistry starting next week. My math skills are poor and I need help with pre algebra level math. Am I doomed in Chemistry?? How much of it depends on your math...

  4. I need an online Human Development class for summer

    scootersuz posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just need one more class for my LVN Pre reqs and will need to take it this summer online. I am in California but I dont mind paying for out of state units as long as I get the class done this...

  5. Is it easier to get your RN by getting your LVN first.

    scootersuz posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I am a 46 yr old single mom of two year old twins and I am wondering if it is kinder and gentler to get your RN by first doing your LVN and then doing the RN bridge step up program. I am interested in...

  6. Is it easier to get your RN by getting your LVN first.

    scootersuz replied to scootersuz's topic in LPN to RN

    Thanks for the info. I will definitely keep this all in mind. I am wondering where you are located? it seems your area uses more LVNs and is set up better to do the training as an LVN first....

  7. Shortage?? No new hiring and 4 yr waitlist for Shasta College in N. Calif

    scootersuz posted a topic in California Nursing

    I just spoke to the woman in charge of the wait list for the Shasta College Nursing program in Redding and they now have over 260 people on the wait list on their program. She said it was a four year...

  8. Drowning in chemistry

    scootersuz replied to Jenpea's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am actually in a similar situation but without the stress of an ailing father. I am a 46 year old single mom to 22 month old twins and am going to school fulltime with 12 units and working part...

  9. Can you get student loans after a Bankruptcy

    scootersuz posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am a single mom of 16 month old twin girls with no support at all. I may have to file bankruptcy and am worried that I would not qualify for any student loans to go to nursing school. Anyone have...

  10. Can you get student loans after a Bankruptcy

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

    I Agree , Of Course, I Would Not Make Any Decisions Without Talking To An Attorney Which I Have Done On Two Different Occasions With Two Different Attorneys. The Next Time I Talk To Them They Will...

  11. Can you get student loans after a Bankruptcy

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

    Thanks So Much For All The Feed Back. I Have Not Done Anything Yet. I Certainly Helps Me Get An Idea Of What Some People Went Through. There Are No Wages To Garnish But My New Question Is Does Anyone...

  12. How hard is Chemistry if you are not good in math?

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

    Thanks for all of your support. I am wondering if anyone has any good pod casts for chemistry that I could listen to as well??

  13. Can you get student loans after a Bankruptcy

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

    I just wanted to thank everyone for your input. It has really put me at ease that there is some hope out there.. although not absolute....... a chance at anything puts me at ease. Thank you, Thank...

  14. how long is typical wait list for shasta college

    scootersuz posted a topic in California Nursing

    Does anyone know or have some experience of applying to Shasta College in Redding and getting In. They say the wait list is three years. Is that really the case? I am from Redding and would move back...

  15. how long is typical wait list for shasta college

    scootersuz replied to scootersuz's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks for the info. Do you know what the criteria are that determines your place on the waitlist. I just talked to the counselor last week and she did not mention that to me. Any

  16. Unassisted birth on GMA this morning!?

    scootersuz replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Ok I have to add my two cents worth here. I wanted to have a home birth with a mid wife. I was pregnant with twins and the pg went perfect. My girls were in the head down position, ready to go but I...

  17. Is any one familiar with Meric College in San Diego?

    scootersuz posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am thinking about doing there course since it is accelerated but you do not get regular college credit for the classes. You do get to sit for the test and get your RN. Do you know if the hospitals...

  18. Can you get student loans after a Bankruptcy

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

    Thanks so much for the advice. I have never been in this situation before and I always had excellent credit but with the housing market and the economy the way it is and the fact that I am a single...

  19. Is the LVN program as challenging as the RN program?

    scootersuz posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am a 45 Yr old single mom of 16 month old twin girls without any financial support from the father. I am doing my pre req's right now and have finished anatomy and am just finishing Physiology. I...