babs4u

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but I need some advice and/or direction! I am currently taking a medical transcription course through Career Step. I was initially very excited about it, but now after reading MANY posts of the fi...

What about me going for phlebotomy? I'm just trying to weigh my options and figure out what I want to do...I read a little on the web about phlebotomy being an extremely flexible (as in work hours) career. And with pretty good pay. So I'm thinking, m...

When you say this, do you mean that my MT training is worth it? Are you saying the reward after becoming an MT is worth it, or becoming a nurse is worth it? Sorry if I'm confusing this! lol

Does anyone here think it would be worth it to keep doing my MT training while also taking the pre-reqs for the RN program? There are quite a bit of them and it will take me awhile, plus the RN program is lottery based so there's no telling when I wi...

Ok, I LOVE babies! I would like to work with babies, but I hear that only RNs can be around babies. Is this true? I was planning on going the LVN route. I just dont know if I want to be an RN. Im in Bakersfield, California in case that matters. But I...

Well what about working in L&D? Do hospitals only like Rns over LVNs to work in that department?

Ok, Im a bit confused and am hoping someone on here can offer some knowledge and/or advice. I have been slowly working on the pre-reqs at the CC here in Bakersfield. Now Im not totally done with them yet, but thats ok cause I cant even apply for the ...

AT the CC I was talking about, the RN program is lottery based. I wonder how long it would take to get into that one? I just spoke with someone at that private school, and she told me that their lvn program is 12 months long! That may be harder on m...

I am still on the fence about whether I should go for lvn or rn. I have 4 kids and I would like some flexability to be here for them, to take them to school and pick them up. I have already decided that I would like to work nights. I heard that LTC f...

That is a good thought, thanks for the ideas and advice. There are so many different aspects and angles at nursing, its mind boggling sometimes. And I keep hearing that LVN's eventually start to work towards their rn. I am currently taking 3 of the g...

I have seen other posts on shift hours. Like I said in another thread, I would like to someday work in a hospital, and I understand that full time would be 3-12hr shifts a week. I can sort of see me doing that at night, but not in the day. I mean how...

I know this may sound bad to some of you. When I took my assessment test before I was able to register for my pre-reqs, I got such a low score on the math portion, that I have to start at the Ac Dv level in math, the lowest level! I have to work my w...

I didnt know you can do this! I will ask one of the counslers and see what they say about this. Thanks!

Ok first of all, I should give a little background on my self. I have been a stay at home mom since I was 17 got married when I was 18 and now we have 4 kids. I am now 31, never had a job, I didnt even finish high school. I just recently passed my G...

I managed to get on a waitlist for 3 classes Im gonna need, What exactly does a waitlist do? And one of them is online, (Antropology) and instead of a specific time, it says "TBA" what does this mean?

Well I did another search for available classes, just for the heck of it. And I found another Social Science class that has available seats! It one of the general education classes for the rn program, the class is called Hist B17B History of the Unit...

I am on the waitlist for 4 classes, This morning I noticed I moved up a few spots. WL #9 for the Meds B60/medical terminology WL #9 for Nurs B100/ fullfills the STDV requirment WL #15 for the Online Anthropology WL #8 for the Hist B1 Online These are...

Yeah, Im just gonna go ahead and take it...better to be safe than sorry! Thanks for all your help!

Actually I just got a reply from the advisor from the nursing department and he said that Nurs B100 fullfills the STDV requirment, so I guess this means I shouldnt drop the Nurs B100? But I could swear the student advisor I spoke with yesterday, tol...

Thank you all SO much for the great advice!! I was a little worried at first, and still am. But I made myself take the assesment test, and I enrolled. The CC that Im going to, the lvn program has a 2 year waitlist, the RN program is lottery based. SO...

Yes that does help! Thanks Mammato3! I might go ahead and drop that nurs B100 then, the rn program is lottery based, not based on gpa and how much you do, so I guess I will drop that one. Thanks again!

I sent the 2 online instructers my name and email, it was a form through the CC website, should I also send them a personal email asking for them to add me? I am also on a waitlist for 2 other classes, not online, the student service people told me t...

I am in the process of signing up for some pre-reqs now. Since the LVN program has a 2 year wait list and the RN program is based on lottery, I am just gonna go ahead and take the pre-reqs that either program will accept. My question is...the lvn pro...

Never mind abou the payment question, I figured that out by reading the paper they gave me, duh! I do still need help on the other question though...although now I have plenty of time, I just realized that all the classes I need are full, closed! I g...

Well, I took my assesment test today at B.C. i got the score I figured I would get on the math, gonna need to work my way up. I did pretty good on the reading and english. The paper work says that there are none required, (extra classes ) that I wou...