Dennis88

I agree. In school, everyone tells you to do a year or two of med-surg and then you can transfer anywhere. But a lot very good nurses don't like med-surg. My psych clinical instructor told us that if we want to go into psych, we should still do med-s...

The clinical requirement for nursing schools is less than 800 hours, and up to 25% of that can be lab simulations. (I know of at least one school in the Denver area that is doing simulations in lieu of actual clinical time because they can't get the ...

I haven't seen anyone comment on the biggest issue - nursing school today does not prepare you to be a nurse, it prepares you to pass the NCLEX. The experience that you can get through a good residency or the six- or 12-week new grad orientation is e...

Yes, you'll get the class/lab schedule in orientation. The first clinical isn't until after spring break so you won't get the schedule for that until later. Most of the clinicals have been on weekends (usually Friday-Saturday or Sunday-Monday) but ...

I have had some minor adjustments to a couple of my clinical schedules - just a day or two that were changed and different start/end times, nothing too serious. It gets to be a bit frustrating that we don't get the assignments earlier, but it's the ...

The schedule in the course listings isn't accurate, so don't make any plans based on that. You'll get the full schedule at orientation. We're in third semester and we finish in May.

It will be tough to fit the martial arts class in. There are a ton of labs the first half of the semester and then the nursing home clinical is in the second half. It's only 6 days, but you're not going to know the schedule until shortly before it ...

Yes, that's a nice area to live. The buses from there to campus are very convenient. One of the school fees lets you ride the buses and light rail for free (aside from the fee). And bring your warm clothes for the winter :) It can get pretty cold,...

Yes, I'm in the current class. The clinicals are all over the metro area. Overall, it's been a very good experience. There have been some bumps in the road, but they really want you to do well and succeed. Ultimately it's like anything else - you...

Do a google search for "auraria campus housing" and you'll find several options. You do need a car. As for the accreditation, the faculty told us that the people who did the site visit said they are recommending reaccreditation. They'll get the off...

Regis is more expensive than CU and Metro, but it's also shorter. So you have five less months of not working, which more than makes up the tuition difference.

I am currently in the program. We are undergoing re-accreditation by the NLN, that's probably where the rumors are coming from. This is a standard process that every school has to go through every seven years, I think it is. There is no reason not...

I agree. There are two men over 50 in our class and they bring a great perspective. Of course, I'm 39 so I'm on the older side as well so I might be biased. And it's an accelerated program where everyone has previous degrees, so the "young" studen...

Sorry to everyone who didn't get in. I'm returning my form declining my spot tomorrow, so at least one spot is opening up for the spring traditional program.

I really like it so far. The teachers are really good, and they do a great job of working the curriculum so you hit the same topics at about the same time in different classes. Like we cover something in patho and foundations and then the related d...

That's exactly what I got. I'm turning it down because I started at Metro in January, so for those of you on the call list, at least one spot will be opening up. As for the questions: 1. cum GPA 3.1 - I have a master's so I don't know if that ma...

I was an alternate for the accelerated BSN cohort this May. They said about 35 people stay on the alternate list (the cohort size is about 45 people) and in the past they've had anywhere from 5 to 25 alternates get in. I dropped off the list becaus...

The sense I got is that Metro gets the fewest applicants of the three, probably because it's still a pretty new program. CU definitely gets the most applicants by far. The people I've talked to in the medical community were all very positive about ...

Yes, I took a lot of my pre-reqs through CCCOnline and Metro accepted them, as did Regis and CU. I'm on the alternate list for Regis, and I haven't heard from CU yet although I don't expect to get in with my GPA, and it's moot since I'm starting at ...

There's nothing on your transcripts that indicate the courses are online so schools have no way of knowing.

Jennacoh, read through this forum - there is a lot of information about all the schools.

I took it a few years ago. You buy a lab kit and do the labs at home. I thought they were pretty interesting.

From a purely financial perspective, you have to factor in the extra income you get from a shorter program. So Regis is $15,000 more, but if you get done 6 months or a year sooner, that's an extra 6 months or year that you get to work, which probably...

I am starting an accelerated BSN program in January and I was wondering what I can do to prepare in the next month or two to make the transition a bit easier. Should I review anatomy or anything like that? It's been over a year since I took A&P...

I guess it's good they haven't sent he paperwork yet as opposed to it having gotten lost. But I'm getting a bit anxious about it as well. Not that I'm worried about not passing it, but I need to give my notice at work before Christmas so I really w...