Christine2009

Christine2009

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  1. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts or Institute of Medical Education??? help.

    Christine2009 replied to fireflies's topic in California Nursing

    First and foremost, if you have already started classes, they will not except you into the program. Secondly, they only will pay $4000 and want you to show proof of how you are planning to pay the...

  2. MedSurg Help!!!!!!

    Christine2009 replied to ahicruss's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Are you able to sit down with your instructor to go over the test and see where you went wrong? I did this and found that I need to strengthen my skills on questions that require critical thinking and...

  3. New LPN students, roll call, Jan 2011, 12 month program!

    Christine2009 replied to dmy222's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Mizzmean, I did the same thing as you...ordered my books on Amazon and Half.com and saved soooo much money! My school wanted $900 for the books and I told them "No Thank You" lol. That is a little to...

  4. Carrington College lvn to rn program

    Christine2009 replied to lpn36's topic in California Nursing

    First and foremost, living here in CA is not cheap! I do not know where you will find cheap housing for 8 months. Most landlords want a one year lease, but there are a select few out there that will...

  5. My nursing plan, any obvious holes in it?

    Christine2009 replied to Hotshot007's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Being that you are already an EMT, can you challenge some of the course for LVN to decrease your tuition? I also think that here in California there are programs for EMT to RN since you already have...

  6. Carrington College or UNR?

    Christine2009 replied to CaliJessXoxo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you go the route with Carrington, you have to complete the LVN program first then bridge over to their LVN to RN program. I would take the LVN program at Carrington and then when you are done with...

  7. Urinary System Disorders... ugh.

    Christine2009 replied to Coco1980's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I would look into getting Saunder's Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN. This is a valuable resource for understanding all this information that is thrown at us each day in lecture. Everything is...

  8. No confidence

    Christine2009 replied to Dyannap's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Did you leave the bed rails down? Or did you leave the bed in an upright position? I am confused on what go you in trouble. Anyway, we all make little mistakes in school...do not let it lower your...

  9. HELP! LVN SCHOOL?

    Christine2009 replied to Nena314's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I feel that if nursing is something that you REALLY want to do, then go for it. There are a lot of people in my class that do not drive or have a car and carpool with other students in class...I think...

  10. Sacramento LVN Unitek and Carrington

    Christine2009 replied to joel66's topic in California Nursing

    Merritt College's LVN program will not accepting any new students. The program is being canceled. Yes, it is cheap, but VERY disorganized and not at all througho. We started the class last fall with...

  11. How should i prepare for nursing school? What should i be reading in advance?

    Christine2009 replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in General Students

    I agree with the previous posters in brushing up on A&P, but you also might want to find out what Fundamentals book they are going to use and start reading that. This is where all nursing programs...

  12. HESI study guides

    Christine2009 replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Students

    We have to take the HESI also at my school also. I was told by my instructors that is the same as the NCLEX so I went ahead and bought Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN and going through...

  13. Do I need to know this for nursing

    Christine2009 replied to Darkpk55's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Cerda, When I was in high school I became a volunteer in the hospital to expose myself to the medical field...this is where you should start. At the age of 16, I suggest that you slow down and enjoy...

  14. I need help... ADN at city college or Vocational School at Unitek??

    Christine2009 replied to Kzxiong08's topic in LPN to RN

    You are so welcome! Best of luck in your

  15. Care Plan Question

    Christine2009 replied to chinacatSN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    according to my fundamentals book, Erickson's theory on psychosocial aspects on aging are defined as ego integrity (a state of being complete) for an aging adult and includes the following areas to...

  16. how would you answer this question

    Christine2009 replied to pinkfluffybunny's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Before I even looked at everyone else's posting I would of chosen B as the correct answer as well because it seemed to be the most logical answer to a question that really did not have a correct...

  17. Transient Student?

    Christine2009 replied to crazytonurse's topic in General Students

    Your Pell is only valid at your home school (the first school listed on your FASFA) so if you take another class at a different school it will not count towards the total units you are taking. The...

  18. Good ADN Programs with Waitlist

    Christine2009 replied to sweatpea23's topic in California Nursing

    Contra Costa College (San Pablo, CA), Chabot College (Hayward, CA) and Los Medonos (Pittsburg, CA) are all excellent programs with huge waitlists! All three of these schools use a lottery to choose...

  19. I need help... ADN at city college or Vocational School at Unitek??

    Christine2009 replied to Kzxiong08's topic in LPN to RN

    I strongly suggest goinig to get your LVN. I am starting an LVN program at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts in Concord, CA and so happy with my decision. I looked into Unitek and they are just to...

  20. GTPAL question

    Christine2009 replied to rngrad2011's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    G1, T1, P0, A0,

  21. Roll Call for Gurnick Academy Concord Campus LVN January 2011

    Christine2009 replied to Christine2009's topic in California Nursing

    I sent you an email with the books and supply list that I got from Ann. I have the book list for the 2010 - 2011 class, because I was planning on starting the program on Sept 27th, but did not work...

  22. NCP College of Nursing? help.

    Christine2009 replied to fireflies's topic in California Nursing

    NCP is a partime program in Hayward and costs $26,000 to attend there. There is no financial aid there so you have to pay for the program yourself in monthly payments. Yes, the school does have a good...

  23. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts or Institute of Medical Education??? help.

    Christine2009 replied to fireflies's topic in California Nursing

    I am planning on starting at Gurnick in Concord in January. I can tell you that from my research, Gurnick has a wonderful reputation. I spoke with a student that just graduate there and she had...

  24. New LPN students, roll call, Jan 2011, 12 month program!

    Christine2009 replied to dmy222's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Count down to January has begun...I can not wait to start school, but nervous also. The LVN program I was in previous to this was 18 months long and very intense. I hardly saw my husband or friends...

  25. Need help deciding on what to do!

    Christine2009 replied to Jen23's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It means that it is up for renewal. Just like you have to renew your nursing license every so often. Nothing to worry about. I would be more worried if they were losing their accreditation or on...