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  1. Spring 2014 New Grad Residency Programs -Denver

    Congratulations that is such a huge
  2. Congrats sep71114. I can't believe interviews are coming up so quickly. I'll be brushing up my interview skills this
  3. Nurse216, My status still says route. Donnya has been my point person and would know if you've been selected for an interview. Give her a call and let her know that you haven't heard anything back....
  4. Nurse216 You might want to call HR to see what's up with your application. I think no news is good news. But interviews are starting up next Tuesday so if you're interviewing, you'll need to get...
  5. I'm interviewing on 1/14. In all my excitement, I forgot to ask about what units but I applied to NICU, PICU, and ED. Good luck
  6. How long for ATT, test date, license.

    It took about a week and a half from dropping off transcripts at DORA to getting ATT. By the time I signed up at PearvsonVue there were still test dates available from the second week out. I dropped...
  7. Metro State Accreditation

    Does anyone know why Metro State has a warning on their NLNAC accreditation? I'm planning on applying for the next start group in Spring 2012 and am worried about their
  8. I've finished my first year at CU. I've taken a nursing research class that references statistics but didn't actually use it for calculations. You have to be able to read research articles and...
  9. You'll be amazed at the number of people in class that do not apply to nursing schools because they change their minds about careers, have to work full-time, families, etc. Only four of my fellow...
  10. My prereq GPA was 4.0. My previous bachelor's was 2.87. I know that they look heavily at your pre-req GPA. I'm finishing up my first semester at CU. I'm taking pathophysiology, pharmacology, and...
  11. What makes a good tech?

    What kind of hospital tech? Do you mean CNA? If so, being successful is about safety for the patient and yourself. Making sure that the needs of the patient are taken care of (ie ADL, ambulating,...
  12. CU Spring 2012 Applicants

    Since we're getting close to the end I thought I would start this thread. Please introduce yourselves and add any updates as you get them from CU. I'm a non-traditional student making a mid-life...
  13. CU Spring 2012 Applicants

    I got my textbooks yesterday. Holy crap. I don't know how we are going to take them to class every week. Some of them are huge. I hope that we don't have to lug them around to
  14. CU Spring 2012 Applicants

    I ordered my books and should get them on Wednesday. After speaking to a nursing student from Regis last week, I also bought a medical dictionary, nursing diagnosis book, and pharmacology cards. She...
  15. CU Spring 2012 Applicants

    Yup, I got mine in the mail too. Read everything last night and getting everything pulled together. Luckily, I've got all my immunization information at work; I'll ask employee health to fill it out...
  16. do you have to be strong to be a transporter?

    I did one day of orientation in transport. Wheelchairs (patient room to radiology, new admit, etc.) ICU transfers to telemetry, ED transfers to patient room. I would personally think twice about it....
  17. My pre-reqs GPA was 4.0. I applied to the accelerated but got into the traditional which will be better for me in the long run. Good
  18. I got into CU on my first try. I had a cumulative GPA of 3.1. Based on that, the essay is key. I have very little healthcare experience so used my personal experiences in my
  19. CU Spring 2012 Applicants

    Thanks for the
  20. CU Spring 2012 Applicants

    Congratulations on getting called. YAY. If you are on facebook please add me as a friend. We would love to meet as many fellow students as we can before school starts.
  21. CU Spring 2012 Applicants

    Same here. Sent in my deposit and am anxiously awaiting more
  22. CU Spring 2012 Applicants

    rs0824 - I'm excited to be meeting someone closer to my age. I'll be 47 next week. If you are on facebook here 's my link. http://www.facebook.com/lkanayama. I'd love to get together before school...
  23. CU Denver Nursing Spring 2012

    Hope you don't mind but I'd like to add you to my facebook too. I also did my pre-reqs at CCA. Maybe we had a class together at some point.
  24. Metro State Accreditation

    Thanks for the updates. I was just accepted into CU's nursing program and will be going there. I know that Metro is a good school and I'm sure that they will satisfy the NLN's
  25. CU Denver Nursing Spring 2012

    I applied to accelerated but got into the traditional. Finally read my acceptance letter late last night and realized that I was accepted into the traditional and not accelerated. My overall GPA...