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It is certainly possible to finish all of your pre-reqs and then have to wait two years to get into the program. In fact, if you get in after two years you should count yourself lucky! I graduated in December 2009 and had a classmate who applied to t...

My name showed up on the board website 3 days after I took the test. But with the holiday weekend, I wouldn't be surprised if it took a little longer this time of year. Good luck! :)

"People can get an associate degree in nursing and that is the same amount of time as an MA" Um...not even close to being true. The majority of MA programs are 7 - 12 months. (But yes, you can get a two year associate's degree as an MA. But during ...

Hi, I don't have a current list of textbooks from CCSF, but you can go to the website, then go to the schedule of classes. After each class there is a link to the bookstore which shows all of the books used for a particular class. Good luck!:)

Mika, During your first semester you will take Fundamentals, Pharm, and a skills lab. You will begin clinicals a few weeks into that first semester. CCSF students get a lot of clinical time, which is great, IMHO. CCSF also has excellent clinical sit...

Hi Vines, This is just my two cents, but if I were you, I would leap at the chance to go to CCSF. Of course I'm biased because I graduated from there last December, but it really is one of the best programs around. That, and it's nearly FREE! Textbo...

Hi Mika, I was a Spring-start RN student at CCSF, I just graduated this last December. If I could have chosen, I would have preferred to start in the fall, but I was just thrilled to be in the program at all. I wouldn't say that it's harder to start ...

Anyone have any idea how much Seton in Daly City pays new grad RNs? Or even pay for experienced RNs there? Any information would be helpful. Thanks!

Had a patient's girlfriend bring him chicken mcnuggets and feed them to him once. The only problem was that HE WAS IN A COMA! I caught her putting them in his mouth and then moving his jaw up and down to "chew" them. The best part? He was supine! So...

It's my understanding that the terms LVN and LPN are interchangeable. It's just that certain states, California being one of them, use the term 'Vocational Nurse' instead of 'Practical Nurse.' Good luck with your move!

Don't get discouraged! I had a similar experience recently where I was watching an epidural for a C-Section and I started to get all hot and sweaty. I knew what was coming so I stepped out of the room and got some air. But after that I was petrified...

If I were you I would start doing your core pre-requsites (Micro, Anatomy, Physio) at a community college or anywhere that you can get them. Unfortunately SF nursing programs and the pre-req classes are very much in demand so you may have difficulty ...

How about gloves that tape won't get stuck to? I can't tell you how many times I've wrestled with sticky, convoluted tape (especially the paper kind) during a dressing change or while taping a leaking foley! Grrrr...

Hi, I start my 3rd semester of an ADN program on Jan. 12th. I don't have much advice for you, other than to tell you that yes, it is intense and you will have to study, study, study! Do the reading and don't fall behind. You CAN do it! My program sou...

Hospice nurse here and I see this all of the time! The family steps out of the room and their loved one dies. Not only do I omit any stories of suffering, but I tell the loved ones that perhaps this is the dying person's last gift to them. To pass wi...

I think that the NCSBN practice questions are closer in style to the actual NCLEX than any other review. I did Saunders and Kaplan test bank questions too. Just my opinion.:icon_roll

Ok maybe a dumb question, but sometimes I'm asked to work Day shift (7-3) and then come back 8 hours later and work Noc shift (11-7a). My facility doesn't consider this overtime because I have 8 hours off in between shifts. But with the driving back ...

Hi Benya, I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with most of the previous posters. If you're thinking about getting your CNA cert. and then spending some time working before or during nursing school, then by all means do it. The experience would...

What about huffing? Lots of kids doing this nowadays and I'm not sure if there is testing for it...?

Exactly what poster Stacygirl said: "C" is short, sweet and to the point. Plus, answer "D" reads more into the paragraph than is actually there. Answer "D" calls the rain forests "interesting and valuable resources". While it may be true that rain fo...

There are different kinds of bags, but the principle is the same for all of them. Wear gloves, Place a urinal or graduated container on the floor below the drainage bag. Place the drain spout into the urinal securing it with one hand. With your oth...

I am in the same situation - 2nd degree, little or no subsidized loans available. (I was a UC student also, btw! BA in English Lit from Cal.) I applied for and received a loan from Sallie Mae called the Tuition Answer Loan. (I learned about it here ...

NCLEX pass rates are only one way to judge schools. Especially Community Colleges. Some CCs have a lottery system for admission and do not accept students by merit. This means that students must only meet a minimum GPA requirement to be eligible for ...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I do get OT if I work over 8 hours in a row, but not if there is a break in between. After 8 hours, the next consecutive 4 hours are time and a half, and anything more is double-time. And no, my facility does not re...

Well thanks everybody for your replies. I guess it's not unusual for a facility to do this. I guess I thought that in California anything over 40 hours a week or over 8 hours a day was overtime? Must not be the case...