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Im currently on my third Term at West Coast, I start my Nursing Core Classes in January (I had a few pre-reqs left to do: Statistics, Critical Thinking, Cultural Pluralism, Lifespan Psych, and Pathophysiology). Some of the pre-reqs can be taken onlin...

When I first saw this video, my first thought was:

I find it intresting how much misinformation there is about E-Cigs, I am a huge E-cig vaper (e cig "smokers" are called Vapers). I've been vaping for about 6 months, and my self and a few of those who have close to me have completely quit smoking c...

I know this school as been brought up a million times in this forum, but I am in a bit of a sticky situation: I am signed up to start the April term which is coming up in a bout a week.. but my grades havnt came in from my online classes on my online...

Yeah I did, I actually postponed my start date to the June term instead of the April term (which helped me complete about 2 more classes). I was able to transfer in: Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, written communication 1 and 2, Biochem, college...

This is a great post! for me, I am a Tactile/Kinesthetic learner the most, followed quite distantly by visual learner. I 2nd Baxtell's advice on getting a whiteboard (for all you Tactile learners), I got my self a small portable whiteboard last year...

Well since a BSN from West Coast University is WASC accredited, alot of the Brick and Mortar schools like: cal states and UC's will accept it

I remember in my Anatomy class, we started off with about 35 students plus about a 100 students trying to petition into the class during the first week, at the end we had about 12 students left! Nursing Pre-reqs are not for the faint of heart, nor is...

nat.tang: I am going to be starting WCU soon, one reccomendation i have for you is to get all your general education and nursing-pre req classes done at a community college it will save you a TON of money for tuition at WCU.

First of all CONGRATS!!! on finishing!!! :) Im actually going to be going to the OC campus, but thanks so much for the advice! ill call up my advisory on Monday and tell her i am going to postpone it.. she gave me attitude last time i did, but hey it...

I am going to be starting West Coast University in April. A lot of people gripe about the cost, sure it is quite a bit of money, but the price is sigificantly reduced if you do all your pre-reqs done at a community college. My price dropped to about ...

Has anyone done pass/no pass for a pre-req for a nursing program, mine is specifically math Heres the situation, i cant get into any math classes in my college (they are full, and ive petitioned with no luck, usually there is about 50-60 people tryin...

The thing is with CNI is that they are not accredited with the WASC (regional accredidation). so if you wanted to go from ADN to BSN your options will be severely limited.. and considering that most places now a days are prefering BSN grads over ADN ...

if you get used to drinking coffee soo much that you dont need creamer or sugar anymore.. if you cant sleep without earplugs and blackout curtins when the days/nights become one big blur

In this country a scene all too common is happening over and over in this country: a deranged man enters a public facility and starts shooting everyone. Its found out later in the news that he was suffering from XYZ Mental Illness... I wanted to sta...

Ive been BLS Certified since I started my EMT course.. I had to be certified before starting my EMT course back in 2009, ive had to recert once already, just can get pricey paying 50-60 each time. I am also ACLS Certified, I didnt go for my PALS yet ...

Wow I didnt know this thread would blow up! Great comments keep them coming! This is a discussion that certainly needs to be had in this country I read an interesting article a few hours ago: America’s Failing Mental Health System: Families Struggl...

Im starting my BSN program in April.. I am hoping to go all the way to DNP i would love to become a ER/Trauma Nurse with the ocassional PRN Flight Nurse gig.. (same as the poster above) if that dosnt pan out, I am open to psych nursing as well as g...

Volunteers at saddleback memorial do have more connections and get kudo's points but don't have a special application to apply like internal applicants do I also volunteer at the ER at saddleback too as well as work there but expharma is right that ...

I work at Saddleback Memorial LH although im not an RN.. (im starting nursing school in April) I have to say its a great hospital system that is constantly expanding. Most of the nurses ive talked to there love their jobs and everything is digitized ...

Patients will yell at you, you cant make everyone happy! your doing your best.. some patients need to be taken with a grain of salt.. some times you just gotta nod your head and say "yes sir,yes sir uh huh, yes sir" and move on :)

If they are Regionally accredited and have NLN or CCNE accreditation then there is no worry i can see that there is a problem though if they arnt, as far as i know Devry and University of phoenix arnt edit: I looked up chamberlain (devry) and they ar...

I am going to be attending WCU as well in april, but right now i am working on finishing my pre-reqs.. i would reccomend taking as much pre-reqs you can before going there or you can try to go to a accelerated or entry level MSN after you do your pre...

In EMS if they are clearly dead the paramedics can call them on the spot (ie Rigor mortis or decapitation or whatevs) there is a saying in EMS: they are not dead till they are cold and dead i dont know how it is in LTC.. i would assume if they ar...

i work 8 hour shifts (although im technically office staff at the hospital) i would love 3x12.. going to the hospitla 4-5 nights a weeks if you think 12 hour shifts are bad try being an EMT and working 24 hr shifts.. although most of the time at nig...