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  1. tips for quality study?

    retread71 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am just wondering your tips for quality study and work time? I work FT and do my study and homework in bits and chunks, I am having a hard time. I think I have found the best time for me to...

  2. tips for quality study?

    retread71 replied to retread71's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I tried the ipod/earbuds/ and away from home at starbucks and amazingly enough, it worked. I didn't have a lot of classical on my ipod, I had to make do with Pirates of the Carribean, Enya and...

  3. synthroid question and Klor-con

    retread71 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I'm not a nurse but we've been discussing the synthroid question at my community (AL--not SNF) For the residents who are on synthroid, the Pharmacy labels/sends it with AM med pass and it is scheduled...

  4. Live Scan question

    retread71 replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in General Nursing

    I think where I work (California), the live scans are transferrable somehow. Perhaps you can contact HR or somebody who does a job like

  5. Scared about School

    retread71 replied to miksyrak3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am a caregiver and in my prereq's. I can tell you that bathing people, poop clean up, BP accurately is not that difficult and you will be able to do

  6. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    retread71 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've been reading awhile and cracking up. In my AL place, I've had three...twp funny one not so funny Did lunch round-up my demented lady told me she was mad, as shed been calling and calling and...

  7. Not sure if I should get all pre-reqs done first??? Advice?

    retread71 replied to Roxy0628's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I decided to do prereqs now, even if it takes me 2 years. Time keeps passing, I am taking advantage of that. Nothing will happen if I don't do

  8. a bit overwhelmed with classes and life

    retread71 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am taking 6 units, 2 classes. I am in psychology 101 and anthro 102. I have a hard time reading the text books. I am a good reader but the text reading is SO MUCH, I also work FT, have a very PT...

  9. Need some advice

    retread71 replied to tryingtobeanurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    you might have to go back and retake those classes or equivalent? Maybe you should go see a

  10. Need some advice

    retread71 replied to tryingtobeanurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I decided to not submit the transcript from one bad year. Its only a few

  11. Applying to schools and depressed

    retread71 replied to Quel19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    did you apply to MJC? I spoke with a counselor, she told me all 400 people who apply aren't all necessarily qualified to go into the

  12. oh darn: Chemistry

    retread71 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :bluecry1:I took Chemistry almost 20 years ago, I found out today that the D I got in chem 1B doesn't count as passing and without it my Chem 1A won't satisfy the chem requirement for a prereq class....

  13. Aides Passing Meds

    retread71 replied to PiperLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am not a nurse and I work in ALF, in California. We can pass meds but we have to have state sanctioned training and shadowing. The difference is we are assisting them with their medications. We are...

  14. how much time for AM med pass?

    retread71 replied to retread71's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    residential care facilities for the elderly title 22

  15. how much time for AM med pass?

    retread71 replied to retread71's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yes, its pre pouring. I believe its allowed in

  16. how much time for AM med pass?

    retread71 replied to retread71's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I preset because the med cart doesn't go in the halls, it stays in the medroom. I preset, grab my treatments, BP cuff and go. And the state is CA, and allowed under the DSS regs for Residental

  17. Course Syllabuses --> new student

    retread71 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Please forgive the dumb question but its been awhile for me. I am registered, I have my class list, I have to go buy books, I have to pay my reg. fees. Are course syllabuses usually given in class on...

  18. How many care staff per resident in ALF?

    retread71 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was wondering how many care staff do you have on your floor per resident? and what is the variety of level of

  19. GPA from school 19 years ago

    retread71 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I attended UC Davis out of highschool, 1990. I went one year. My average GPA was 1.62 or some awful number. However, I passed a number of courses that will aid me with pre-nursing classes. I also...

  20. GPA from school 19 years ago

    retread71 replied to retread71's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am in Ripon/Manteca area. I grew up in the foothills

  21. Can anyone give me some advice?

    retread71 replied to HopefulStudent86's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Stanislaus State has an RN to BSN program, perhaps there is one close to you that you could try the RN start working, then get BSN

  22. Anyone going to Modesto Junior College?

    retread71 replied to dvas00's topic in California Nursing

    Thank you so much for this post, I am also going to be at MJC and I am very nervous about getting into the program. I'm trying not to worry about that as I have a lot of time to wait before applying,...

  23. Interviewing at LTC

    retread71 replied to lou_tango's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At our community, it would be a bonus to say so up front. You would be a more valueable employee. I have helped interview and I tell you I'd rather recommend to hire an ambitious student than a...

  24. You know you are a CNA when....

    retread71 replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    this was a funny thread,

  25. Where did you work or type of jobs were you

    retread71 replied to LulaNurse's topic in General Students

    what about caregiving in assisted