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i will graduate very soon from scc as an rn. when i started the waitlist was less than 4 months, last time i looked at the numbers there are just over 200 (there is no way to know your exact place, not every employee can access the list of names, i know this for a fact, i was a work study that had access to the number on the list, the college staff needs authorization to access the list, and it is not done just by asking! in fact is well 'guarded'). the school takes 70 students, twice a year, last fall they only took 60 due to budget cuts, they are back to 70. as of a few weeks ago, the expected wait is 18 months to 2 years for those on now, the list grows by 30 or so at the end of every quarter, as pre-req's are met. many years ago before the point system the list had grown to a 5 year wait, part of the reason they went to the point system, i hope they do not return to it! if you did not get straight a's in pre-req's, you didn't get into the program. i had given up after 3 trys and resturned once i heard the point system was gone. scc is the only college with an lpn to rn program in spokane, gonzaga university has a 3 year bsn program, but so far every student i have met states the school discourages you from becoming an lpn. there are 3 other universities that have bsn programs, but i think unless things have changed they are rn to bsn, eastern might have the door-to-bsn still going, but the cost never made me want to explore that as an option! and the universities have more pre-reqs and an extremely competitive admission process. scc also has a lpn to rn that takes 2 quarters. best bet is seeing amy or georgeanna, keep in mind they are the only 2 healthcare program counselors, they are very busy and only see people with an appointment unless you really luck out! i used to recommend an email rather than a phone call if going in was not an option! they can be reached through the scc website. www.scc.spokane.edu cna training/testing is done at scc as well. there are many local ltc facilities offering the training and paying for the test if you stay working for them as well, i used to work at a facility that charged $40 for the classes and of course the testing was done at scc for $100+. they paid fairly well, most of my nac's told me they made around $13 with the evening shift differential. sorry for the long post! like i tell everyone that asks, get the pre-req's done, get on the list and before you know it, you get 'the letter' saying you're in. in a few years you'll be in nursing school or sitting there wishing you were if you don't get started!

PLEASE help a confused student with too many choices! In a clinic, your patient has received an allergy shot, s/s clearly indicate an anaphylactic attack. What are the top three priority nursing interventions and brief rational? Keep in mind you're in a medical clinic. These are the choices....... a. Initiate oxygen at 2L/min per nasal cannula b. Administer albuterol (Proventil) via a nebulizer c. Initiate IV access with a large-bore (18 ga.) catheter d. Administer epinephrine (Adrenalin) 0.3 mL subcutaneously e. Obtain a full set of vital signs f. Initiate oxygen at 15L/min per non-rebreather mask g. Administer cimetidine (Tagament) IV piggyback h. Notify the physician i. Initiate an epinephrine infusion intravenously j. Administer diphenhydramine (Benadryl) orally k. Apply an ice pack to the site of the skin test l. Apply zinc & iron oxide (Calamine) lotion to the reddened blotches m. Open the patient's airway n. Attach the patient to the cardiac monitor o. Administer methylprednisolone (Solumedrol) intravenously