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  1. Finish school after health issues?

    rme999 posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I am a 60 year old male on disability and recently had a heart attack and some major back problems. I had to withdraw from school 7/8 of the way thru an ADN program. Should I try to go back or will...

  2. What Should I Specialize In?

    rme999 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi all, I'm an older guy (mid-50s) in my last semester of nursing school, getting an ADN after already having got a BS, JD, and MBA years ago. This is my second career, after early retirement. I am...

  3. Fall 09 - North Lake \ El Centro - Email from Kanora?

    rme999 replied to jpgmavs's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi Dammy, I don't know. I haven't joined SNA :-) There are different COMMUNITIES on ecampus for ECC and Brookhaven, but I would think NLC and ECC would be pretty much the same and NLC people would...

  4. El Centro/Northlake College Fall 2009 Class

    rme999 replied to modelmama07's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi again, The CD comes with the big hardcover book. I'm at ECC, by the way.

  5. El Centro/Northlake College Fall 2009 Class

    rme999 replied to modelmama07's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi Modelmama, There are three med-surg books in the books, all related to Ignatavicius 6th ed. The Big hardcover book is ISBN 978-1-4160-3762-0, the big paperback (Study Guide) is 978-1-4160-5479-5,...

  6. El Centro First Year - Buy book box or not?

    rme999 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi all, I'm starting at el Centro College in Dallas this fall and orientation is tomorrow. Do I want to buy the whole box of first year books or only Potter/Perry 7th ed. and Ignatavicius 5th ed....

  7. El Centro First Year - Buy book box or not?

    rme999 replied to rme999's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi Oneday, A lot of it is in the COMMUNITY tab. At El Centro I have the ECC-AD NURSING community in my Community list. There's also a Brookhaven Nursing Community listed but I can't get there. I...

  8. Fall 09 - North Lake \ El Centro - Email from Kanora?

    rme999 replied to jpgmavs's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi Mom35! I don't know about you, but I plan on going home each night after orientation, so I figure if we need a form, they'll tell us on Tuesday, and I can bring it Wednesday! I am obsessing about...

  9. Fall 09 - North Lake \ El Centro - Email from Kanora?

    rme999 replied to jpgmavs's topic in Texas Nursing

    There's definitely stuff that needs signatures but most of it seems to be left over from the Spring 09 classes. For instance, under RNSG 1423, Course Documents, the first thing is "ADN Forms" and...

  10. El Centro First Year - Buy book box or not?

    rme999 replied to rme999's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi guys, I can't wait to see us all in our non-flattering scrubs! Mine have been sitting in the bag from Majors since the day after orientation ... now I'm afraid to look! Of course, I'm a guy, but...

  11. Fall 09 - North Lake \ El Centro - Email from Kanora?

    rme999 replied to jpgmavs's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi Chickpea, We got an email from Kanora about a stethoscope sale by the SNA, but today the SNA Community posting says it's been cancelled. Should we all be thinking about getting new stethoscopes,...

  12. El Centro/Northlake students I have a question

    rme999 replied to mom35's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi All, This is sort of on topic, with all these hours that are not reflected in the number of credits ... I'm only taking 8 credits first semester because I already have all the support courses. Is...

  13. Fall 09 - North Lake \ El Centro - Email from Kanora?

    rme999 replied to jpgmavs's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes, i got them a while ago (at Majors) but i haven't really looked at them yet. I think I'll try to load the e-versions on my laptop this weekend. Are they running separate orientations?

  14. Fall 09 - North Lake \ El Centro - Email from Kanora?

    rme999 replied to jpgmavs's topic in Texas Nursing

    I haven't gotten anything from Kanora, but I did get an email from Dr. Branscome with information about RNSG1423 as follows: In Course Documents on eCampus check-out the classroom schedule. You will...

  15. Fall 09 - North Lake \ El Centro - Email from Kanora?

    rme999 replied to jpgmavs's topic in Texas Nursing

    HI all, No email yet, but when I went to eConnect this morning I was already registered for my RNSG classes, and I just paid my bill, which included about $20 in insurance. The two courses show up on...

  16. Fall 09 - North Lake \ El Centro - Email from Kanora?

    rme999 replied to jpgmavs's topic in Texas Nursing

    I haven't received anything ewither (ECC Fall 09). I thought that July 21 was the day we were supposed to see something on eConnect about registering for classes, getting insurance, etc. There is a...

  17. El Centro Orientation Today

    rme999 replied to mom35's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks!

  18. Online Patho at elCentro not accepted at Brookhaven?

    rme999 replied to tmcdaniel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know then. Good

  19. Online Patho at elCentro not accepted at Brookhaven?

    rme999 replied to tmcdaniel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took online Patho at ECC to have something to do while waiting to hear about admission to the nursing program. It was an HPRS course, and is not a requirement for the El Centro program, prereq or...

  20. El Centro Orientation Today

    rme999 replied to mom35's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah I'm really looking forward to

  21. El Centro Orientation Today

    rme999 replied to mom35's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yup, that was me. I'm at El

  22. Microbiology - Summer 09

    rme999 replied to Sand_Dollar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    mom35, who's your

  23. Nursing Book Nightmare

    rme999 replied to mom35's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi mom35, I broke down and bought the book box when I went to pick up my scrubs yesterday. After the $80 Majors coupon and the $10 gift card for picking up the scrubs, the box was only $791 after...

  24. El Centro Orientation Today

    rme999 replied to mom35's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi mom35, I'm at Parkland too! I picked up my scrubs yesterday and bought my book box at Majors with the discount coupon. I'm excited and nervous! Here is Ms. Beecham's page on...

  25. Scrub Fitting El Centro 6/16

    rme999 replied to mom35's topic in Texas Nursing

    We had the scrubs fitting for Fall 09 newbies on Tuesday. This year they're not using patches, the El centro logo etc are embroidered on. Majors has a contract with a local embroidery company. The...