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  1. Need advice regarding pre-requisites

    Benedina replied to JamieA0321's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi, Jamie. I wasn't recommending FRCC so much as the online option--which you say *would* be better for you. Dennis88 who posts on this board just got accepted at Metro, and did CCCOnline classes, I'm...

  2. Non-nursing degree (low GPA/stats) to accelerated BSN program?

    Benedina replied to excbsn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Jamie wrote: "I am just getting ready to finish my pre reqs, I'm really hoping to go there, when I contacted them about pre reqs they gave me sheets for what courses to take at each college they...

  3. Need advice regarding pre-requisites

    Benedina replied to JamieA0321's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi, Jamie. I'm finishing up my prerequisites right now. I've been to the counseling sessions at CU and multiple sessions at UNC, the school I think I'd like to attend. CU is not stringing you along:...

  4. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    Benedina replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    CU's nursing school puts on their website the transfer courses they accept from each Colorado college. You can go to that website and find out exactly which courses from University of Denver they'll...

  5. Has anyone taken BIO at CCConline?

    Benedina replied to tlt0616's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Nurse2bNichol wrote: "I have applied to the program, I also applied to Regis, Metro, DSN, UNC, University of South Dakota and University of Wyoming. In all of my advising meetings...they've always...

  6. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    Benedina replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi, Sand Dollar. Yes, AR as a professor, both halves. I have had to work hard to keep my 4.0 but I look on that as preparation for nursing school. If I apply to UNC this January, then I need to take...

  7. first CNA job

    Benedina posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm pleased to say that I just got offered the CNA job I wanted most of all. It's my first CNA position, and it's at an excellent hospital, on the medical unit, with limited hours so I can learn at a...

  8. Concorde

    Benedina replied to tanner98's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I'm speaking only to the question of which school is considered better. The University of Colorado nursing program is generally considered the best in Colorado. Furthermore, it's ranked as one of the...

  9. first CNA job

    Benedina replied to Benedina's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Jess, I really don't know. I feel lucky more than deserving of this opportunity. I can tell you that the interviewer let me know that she liked this about my application: * I had my BLS for Health...

  10. Other careers in CO besides nursing??

    Benedina replied to hope3456's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I have a master's degree and worked in publishing for more than 20 years, until this August. I thoroughly enjoyed my job, my colleagues and my terrific manager but I finished what I set out to do in...

  11. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    Benedina replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Thanks, Sand Dollar. I actually owe you two thanks--because your study group postings for CCConline's A & P classes helped me know what I was in for. (I was one semester behind you and I finish up...

  12. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    Benedina replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I can't help notice how many of you are beginning your new programs soon! Congratulations on getting in and getting started. I hope all your future patients will be lucky to have you one day as their...

  13. My dream is turning out to be a nightmare!

    Benedina replied to dddduncan's topic in Colorado Nursing

    " DSN (or DSON) has their ACCST accreditation." But that's exactly why I won't consider DSON. That accreditation is a *national* accreditation for trade and proprietary schools. Credits earned there...

  14. What is a "Situatioin phone interview"?

    Benedina replied to JuLeSx7d7's topic in Colorado Nursing

    To help you (and others) prepare a little better for the next interview you might want to take a look at this book: "What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here?" by Cynthia Shapiro. It has...

  15. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    Benedina replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    University of Northern Colorado in Greeley accepts applications between January 4 and January 27 for a May or August start date.

  16. Suggestions to prepare for school

    Benedina replied to Dennis88's topic in General Students

    Congratulations on your acceptance and quick start date! My favorite A & P review is the A & P coloring book by Marieb. Very little coloring, plenty of on-target review, and VERY oriented to...

  17. Quit after first day of orientation!

    Benedina replied to FLg8r's topic in General Nursing

    Apologies if this is a double post. My response seems to have vanished. OP: If you decide to take your nurse manager up on the offer of a second try, I wanted to share that my first shift of CNA...

  18. Where to start?

    Benedina replied to Confused_future's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Actually, the only night/weekend program I know of in Denver is a BSN program, not an associates degree. It's offered by Regis and called the CHOICE program, intended primarily for people already...

  19. change in RN programs in Northern Colorado

    Benedina replied to Benedina's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi, Hope. It will be interesting to see what the long-term implications are for the change in policy, but from what two instructors in two different schools affected told me--having a BSN is going to...

  20. Anyone overly sensitive that over came it?

    Benedina replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Kittyhawk. Just a few quick thoughts. *Any* trait we have, whether it's strong sensitivity, a hair-trigger temper, you name it, has a kernel of strength in it we can use to support our work and...

  21. How to pay for Nursing school: Student Nursing Scholarship + Financial Aid Links

    Benedina replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Students

    First of all, congratulations on your acceptance into a program that offers what you're looking for! I don't think you should settle for a program you're not interested in, and I hope you find a way...

  22. Acceptance Rate for UWyo (Traditional BSN)

    Benedina replied to WildFlowers84's topic in General Nursing

    Are you thinking of transferring from UNC, then? I've been hoping you could update us on what that program is like!

  23. Hospitals Hiring only Nurses with BSN Degree

    Benedina replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with IIg's take on this issue: an employer acts responsible when s/he acts to meet the needs of the organization. Until now, Poudre Valley Hospital, in northern Colorado, has offered contracts...

  24. Traps, stumbling blocks and cancer scares defeated...end is nigh.

    Benedina replied to Bortaz's topic in General Nursing

    A big thank you, first, because your nursing student posts have been so helpful and, yes, inspirational to me. But far more than that, congratulations on every piece of this good news: your...

  25. Anatomy Review Websites??????

    Benedina replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    Two sites I like: www.getbodysmart.com http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/ap/saladin/ For the second site, click on the fifth edition of the textbook. Then click on the Student Edition of the page you reach....