jamie0110

I'm in nursing school and yesterday I was poked by a needle from a patient who was Hep C+...I am freaking out. Another student left an uncapped needle on the med cart and I put my hand down on it, it didn't actually poked me but scrapped my skin. It wasn't deep enough to draw blood but deep enough to see that I got scraped. The needle was freshly used and it was a insulin syringe that she just gave an injection with in her abdomen. What do you think my chances are of getting Hep C...my teacher didn't seem worried but I am so any help would be appreciated thank you.

I am currently about to graduate my LVN program and I am now looking to do the LVN to RN bridge program but everywhere I look there is a wait list. Does anybody know of any schools in California without a wait list? Also I have two prerequisites classes to take and I need them done ASAP does anybody know any online schools that I could get them done fast? Thank you for your help!

Has anyone gone to Unitek College in Fremont? I am having the hardest time finding loans. I am already enrolled in the program and put my deposit down but I am having trouble finding loans. I DO NOT want to do Sallie Mae because of their 14% interest rate and every bank that I have tried to go though they say that Unitek does not participate in their student loan program. How the heck am I supposed to get a $30,000 dollar loan without going through Sallie Mae?!?!?! If anybody has any suggestions I would appreciate it...thank you.

I am currently applying for the loans right now. I have to decide which way to go...the private or the federal student loans. I put my deposit down so I am starting the program on July 28th in Fremont. I'm going to be applying for the loans within the next couple of days so I will let you know how it goes :)

They are charging $33,000 or $34,000 I don't remember which one it is and the RN program is $38,000 but you get $4,000 off of it if you go through their LVN program. The start dates are July 12th for the Santa Clara one he told me that there were only two seats left and July 28th for the Fremont location and there are seats available for this start date. And the next round of classes are in October. He said that you can apply for FAFSA but he said it was really hard to get. He said that you could get federal or private student loans. I am going to start applying for loans next week I am going to go for the federal I think. But if you want I will let you know how the FAFSA and loan applications go. I have my appointment to do my application and to take their admission test on Tuesday.

I am currently looking into going to Unitek but it is soooo expensive. I am meeting with a Unitek adviser tomorrow for the second time because I have more questions and I want to go over the whole loan process...I'm scared I won't get approved! The reason I am choosing Unitek over Western Career College or any of the other private schools is because they offer the LVN to RN bridge program and you don't have to work as an LVN for a year first and I have not found another private college that offers that. Another good thing I found out about Unitek is that it is shorter than the other nursing programs I looked into, the LVN is 11 months and the RN is 8 months. Western Career College offers financial assistance and Unitek doesn't so that is definitely a pro. My opinion would be to definitely go for your RN they make more money and I hear they are phasing LVN's out of hospitals. The cheapest route would probably be Merritt College but they might have a wait list for the program. Good luck

I am considering going to Unitek college in Fremont, CA which is a more like a western career college kind of school and is not a community college or state school program. I am considering going to Unitek because of the long wait lists for all the other nursing programs in my area. My biggest fear is that my future employers will take candidates from other colleges over me because they have their RN and have their AA or bachelors. Does it really matter where you go to school? Any feedback would be appreciated.

I am searching for an RN program in the bay area without a wait list. I am willing to go to a vocation/technical school. Does anyone know of any programs without a wait list or with a short wait list. Thank you!