Sand_Dollar

Sand_Dollar BSN

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  1. Denver CNA training

    I am taking mine through Front Range CC and with the COF, should run me about 500 or so. EDIT: Including fees (program, parking, malpractice, etc) the final total came to $693.75 I was able to sign up...
  2. Online classes hard?

    Online classes are great! I just finished my entire A.S. online and my daughter, who is a HS Jr, took her first online college classes this spring (Sociology and Western Civ) . She initially struggled...
  3. I took Logic this spring and it covered "rationality, logic, and critical thinking." I thought it would be somewhat relevant to nursing and perhaps teach me something useful as far as critical...
  4. Things you wish you knew when you were young?

    I am NOT stupid and CAN do anything I put my mind
  5. Staying awake to study?

    I learned long ago not to bother working when I'm sleepy, my work is garbage. Like previously suggested, I would go to bed at the normal time (I'm a 10pm bedtime person too) and wake up early. At...
  6. Im trying to start nursing school in January

    Personally, I would make a list of each school and what their nursing pre-reqs are. Then order the schools from most desirable to least. Also make note of admissions dates and any other relative...
  7. ccconline.org offers these as well. It's in Colorado, so it would be out-of-state for you as well. If you do a search on here for ccconline, you will find lots of threads. I took my entire A.S. online...
  8. HOW do nurses THINK?

    Can someone please explain to me HOW nurses think and how we are supposed to approach information? I don't believe this is (necessarily) critical thinking, but more basic than that. I was reading...
  9. Quirky Habits?

    I'm a picker too! I thought it was just me, so glad it's not. My hubby indulges me by letting me take a needle to any ingrown hairs he has. I recently stopped biting my nails (yay!!)... I constantly...
  10. Why not get the tattoo as a gift to yourself when you graduate? I am thinking about getting one on my foot or ankle... besides another meaning, it's meant to be a sign to myself of my hard work and...
  11. Online Pathophysiology

    That sounds like the Patho book I'm going to be using this fall, mine is by McCrance. It's intimidating, but looks really, REALLY
  12. University dropping class

    I haven't had this happen to me, but that is an easy class to take online; have you considered this option? That way you won't fall behind in your plans. I took mine through ccconline. Good
  13. Nursing prereq grade requirements

    The public University I am applying to this fall starts with the students who have 4.0's and works their way down, they ended at the 3.5's last year. They ask for a resume to be submitted, but it only...
  14. On vacation..can't stop studying!

    I feel pretty much the same way, MedicJohn! I just finished my AS and decided to take the summer (3 months) off. But, since I changed which University I will be applying to, I have a few additional...
  15. 12,000 nurses walking off for a single day in Minnesota, WOW! Minnesota Nurses Strike: Thousands of Nurses Union Protest in Minneapolis and St. Paul - ABC
  16. Laraloo, There is a long discussion under the Colorado Region section about CU. People who have been accepted or denied (me, for one) share their GPAs, so you will have an idea and can make an...
  17. Senior RN Student w/ Jealous Husband!!!

    I'm sorry you are going through this. And, although I can't offer much in the way of advice, I want to offer my support, and my prayers.
  18. I took both through ccconline. There are a couple of things that I recommend. Firstly, don't bother with notes... they take WAY too long. Use the text itself as your notes. Read actively and highlight...
  19. Laptop vs. Pen/Paper

    I'm a pen and paper girl; I am a visual learner and tend to 'see' where the information is on the paper when I am trying to come up with an answer. I couple my notes with coded highlighting and it...
  20. On-Line Anatomy and Physiology Accredited

    I just graduated with my A.S. this spring. All of my classes were online through ccconline and I haven't had any problem with them being accepted at two local state university BSN
  21. trouble with math

    I used yourteacher.com and so did my daughter. She had very little algebra but within one month was able to test into College Algebra. The site has not only notes and lessons, but step by step videos...
  22. Taking pre-requisite classes for the third time

    If it doesn't work out for you this time, you might be able to wait. After 7 years (in some of the schools I have looked at) the sciences 'expire', so you would have to take them again anyway. And, if...
  23. Tips for students taking A&P during the summer?

    I learned a trick when I took 6 classes at once. Make yourself a chronological spreadsheet. I listed every discussion, assignment, test, essay, etc and the due dates. Then did a date sort and had a...
  24. Help! What schools offer an ADN program?

    You could also consider online classes, just make sure your nursing school accepts
  25. Have anyone ever attended two colleges at once?

    I'm going to be attending two CC at the same time this fall. One is my home-college for my online classes which I will be getting a loan for, the other is closer to my home for my CNA classes that I...