sweet_lime

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1. Info about St Francis College of Nursing

   sweet_lime replied to girly8208's topic in Illinois

   Hi, so far it is going great. We started clinicals two weeks ago and it is really great. I have learned so much from the patients. I will admit that at times I have been very overwhelmed and stressed... but I can handle it. Everyone is very supp...

2. Info about St Francis College of Nursing

   sweet_lime replied to girly8208's topic in Illinois

   Hey, just wanted to update you... I started classes this week. So far so good! Lots of paperwork, assignments and stuff to do right away, but everyone is very encouraging and helpful. In 8 weeks we will be on the floor doing clinicals! :) Let me ...

3. Info about St Francis College of Nursing

   sweet_lime replied to girly8208's topic in Illinois

   Hi! Yeah, its exciting, but I'm pretty overwhelmed getting all the paperwork in. Since it has been so quick, I've decided that we are going to stay here (about 1.5 hours away) and I'm going to commute and get a study room for this year and then we ...

4. Info about St Francis College of Nursing

   sweet_lime replied to girly8208's topic in Illinois

   Yay! I'm so glad that you decided to come to IL! St Francis offered me a seat this fall since I had all my prereqs done, so I'm starting in August! I'll definitely be there, whether you come to the meet and greet or when you start in Jan.

5. Did you start reading early?

   sweet_lime replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

   I would do it... I've got six months until my core classes start. My program told me they wouldn't release the book list until 3-4 weeks prior to the first day of class, because they wanted to make sure you had the newest versions of the books and i...

6. Info about St Francis College of Nursing

   sweet_lime replied to girly8208's topic in Illinois

   I think that Peoria Heights is a nice neighborhood and that they have a good school district. I have also heard that the north of War Memorial Drive in general is pretty nice. Otherwise outside of Peoria, there are quite a few smaller communities, ...

7. Info about St Francis College of Nursing

   sweet_lime replied to girly8208's topic in Illinois

   I decided to go! girly8208 what did you decide?

8. Info about St Francis College of Nursing

   sweet_lime replied to girly8208's topic in Illinois

   Hi! I've been accepted for the Spring at SFMCCON, too! I'm likewise trying to decide between Saint Francis or my local state university that is just starting their nursing program. So I'm looking for more info, too! I'm from IL about 1 1/2 hour awa...

9. I am PLEASED to say...

   sweet_lime replied to PurposebyDesign's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Awesome! Congratulations!

10. Maybe Im jumping the gun but.....

    sweet_lime replied to msdimplescsuf's topic in Pre-Nursing

    We have to turn in those kinds of things with our application at my school. To apply you have to have CPR training, updated Vaxes including Hep B and Tb skin test, background and some other thing done. But they accept pretty much everyone, too.

11. I GOT MY LETTER!!!

    sweet_lime replied to O2BNRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

    yay! I'm still waiting....

12. Which chamber pumps blood into systemic circulation?

    sweet_lime replied to JadenRN TO BE's topic in Pre-Nursing

    One of my friends taught me this: (RA, RV, LA, LV) Run Away! get an RV head to Los Angeles and then to Las Vegas! I thought it was cute and it has helped :)

13. Can anyone give me advice on studying for Anatomy Class?

    sweet_lime replied to NoSleepTil'...'s topic in Pre-Nursing

    Those are really interesting studies :) Of course I was just giving a quick generalization for an ex. on how to apply it to things you know or think you know already

14. Can anyone give me advice on studying for Anatomy Class?

    sweet_lime replied to NoSleepTil'...'s topic in Pre-Nursing

    Flashcards help me immensely! Try to concentrate on definitions and processes. In the first few chapters, different cell parts, action energy, different stages of protein structures, enzymes, carbs, lipids, etc. Its fun stuff... try to apply it ...

15. Changing Careers at 29 - Am I Crazy?

    sweet_lime replied to PreNurseKirk's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Nope, not crazy! Yes its possible. I'm doing the exact same thing - 29yo, graphic designer/nursing student, with young children at home. Do what your hearts leading you to do! :) Good luck!