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  1. Kindle 3 or the Nook Color

    Mossback replied to heavenbound's topic in General Students

    It's a bit of an apples and oranges comparison. The Kindle is a dedicated e-book reader with a monochrome E-ink screen. The Nook uses a convention color LCD touchscreen, and can function as an...

  2. How many Clinical hours are CA BSN program students getting?

    Mossback replied to cacurlytop's topic in California Nursing

    At CSU Sacramento, students get about 785 hours of clinical. I don't believe the state has a fixed minimum number of clinical hours required for

  3. RN 2yr vs 4yr schooling?

    Mossback replied to sammy30's topic in New York Nursing

    There's no legal requirement to have a BSN in order to become an RN. An associate's degree is perfectly adequate. However, out here in California most of the new grad jobs are going to BSNs, simply...

  4. Nonreassuring/Reassuring FHR Patterns

    Mossback replied to Miley22's topic in General Students

    This subject is a good bit easier to understand if you can view FHR tracings, which are available online or in almost any obstetrics textbook. In the meantime, here's a thumbnail sketch of how the two...

  5. Golden Oldie Students?

    Mossback replied to echo56's topic in General Students

    I'm 60 and am entering my final semester of a BSN program. I am, by far, the oldest of my cohort of 80 students. Nevertheless, I've been able to keep pace both phyiscally and academically (although it...

  6. Sac/Chico State BSN Program

    Mossback replied to rks5295's topic in General Students

    Sac State looks only at the GPA for prerequisite and corequisite courses. If you avoided any of those in your first year you're in good shape. For more information on getting into the program go to...

  7. What are the chances?

    Mossback replied to kittycoco's topic in General Students

    CSU Sacramento posts statistics on those accepted to the nursing program, including GPA, TEAS scores, and points for optional criteria (speaking a foreign language, experience in healthcare, etc.)....

  8. Community college transfer to CSU for nursing

    Mossback replied to munkeyann's topic in California Nursing

    The source of the confusion may be an admissions freeze that was in place for the Spring 2010 semester. For that semester only, entry into most CSU nursing programs was limited to students already...

  9. All Nursing Students 50 and older! I need your feedback.

    Mossback replied to patientlywaiting2008's topic in General Students

    I didn't start walking seriously until I went back to school. I try to get as much walking out of the way early in the morning as possible. I find the college campus is a great place for walking,...

  10. All Nursing Students 50 and older! I need your feedback.

    Mossback replied to patientlywaiting2008's topic in General Students

    I'm 59 and in my second semester of a four semester BSN program. It's plenty challenging, but I find that maturity, good study habits, and decent organizational skils compensate quite nicely for all...

  11. Anyone at all willing to give any input? Please

    Mossback replied to FutrNurse123's topic in General Students

    i'm still a nursing student, so i can't give you any perspective on what things are like in the "real" world. however, i can offer a bit of advice about getting into an adn or bsn program. it's...

  12. IV math question- help...

    Mossback replied to Starfish1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i think the inclusion of the patient's weight may have thrown you off. note that the dosage is absolute, rather than being given in terms of mg/kg. like many medical math problems, this one contains...

  13. New Nursing Student, Needs advice

    Mossback replied to comanda_d's topic in California Nursing

    I started a BSN program in the CSU system last semester. At the time I harbored many of the same fears as you. Happily, most of them turned out to be unfounded. Perusing your textbooks before the...

  14. 46 too old to start nusring school?

    Mossback replied to cute2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 59 and in my second semester of a BSN program. So far I'm getting straight As. Going back to school is the best decision of my life, and I'd strongly encourage you to do

  15. Baby Boomer 1st Semester Nursing Student Feeling Discouraged

    Mossback replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

    I'm 59 and in the first semester of a BSN program. Like you, I'm substantially older than any of my classmates (about 25 years older, in my case). My fellow students have been pretty accepting of me,...

  16. Question for everyone who started this fall

    Mossback replied to Adams_Mama_07's topic in General Students

    At my school orientation was five days before the start of school. However, information and schedules were available on the school website for several weeks prior to the orientation. Clinicals start...

  17. Question about ADN in california

    Mossback replied to RN_stucky621's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Many community colleges are adopting admissions policies that put a greater emphasis on grades. This is being done in part to narrow down the number of applicants, and in part to lower the attrition...

  18. New selection criteria for California Community Colleges

    Mossback replied to maleprenursestudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The critieria you mention are the so-called "Chancellor's Formula." It's being used at a number of California community colleges. San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton is among the school's using the...

  19. Ages of male nursing students?

    Mossback replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I share the same dubious distinction. When I start nursing school at the end of August, the first day of class falls on my 59th

  20. OMG, I passed Lifespan Psych!.........

    Mossback replied to honeyblpn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but at the school I attended (a Northern California community college) micro was substantially more challenging than lifespan psych. However, the difficulty...

  21. Already have Bachelor's - what would you do?

    Mossback replied to 2ndLife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I was "shopping" for schools, I generally looked for NCLEX pass rates in the

  22. Already have Bachelor's - what would you do?

    Mossback replied to 2ndLife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd suggest applying everywhere once you've finished your nursing pre-reqs. Competition for slots at most nursing schools is intense, and good grades do not necessarily assure you of acceptance. This...

  23. W's on your transcript..opinions please

    Mossback replied to hushpupgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Whether or not withdrawals will be an issue depends entirely on an individual college's admissions policy. Some schools just ignore them, but out here in California many community colleges are using...

  24. Statistics

    Mossback replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Math was always difficult for me, but I really enjoyed statistics. It's a form of math with very apparent "real world" applications, which made it both interesting and relevant for me. From a...

  25. Anyone heard back from CSU Sacramento?

    Mossback replied to caligirl_heart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    UCD was my first choice. It's a teaching hospital and has a huge patient load, so I thought it would provide both a good atmosphere and an interesting range of experiences for a student nurse. As it...