lovingmytwins replied to kattvenus73's topic in Arizona Nursing
i just finished block 4 at Gateway - most of the students in my class had full time jobs and or have kids. it can be done, just stay committed, focused and know theres a light at the end of the...
pre reqs are required to get into the program - anatomy, psych, chem, bio. co reqs can be taken with your nursing classes - micro bio, eng 102. take your pre reqs first and get your name on your...
i took some pre-reqs online and some in person. i have to admit though, that i felt the online classes were actually harder. there seemed to be waaaaaaaaaay more info to leaf through. it can be done...
wow! thank you soooo much!! that was a lot of great advice and i will def take all into consideration. one big thing that you brought up was nursing skills. even though i'll be going into block 4,...
Hi! Im starting my last block in nursing next week. I'm nervous about my preceptorship experience, and of course I want to get as much out of it that I can, especially since i've heard how hard it...
lovingmytwins replied to checker1981's topic in Arizona Nursing
if you have 40 students in your class, groups of 10 go to a clinical site. block 1 had 1 friday group, 3 saturday groups, same with block 2. block 3 had all saturday groups (one of them had a few...
lovingmytwins replied to checker1981's topic in Arizona Nursing
twins -yay!!! my boys turned 1 the weekend before i started. it has been hard to find a balance with home life. if anything though they arent feeling the effects as much as my husband is! we...
lovingmytwins replied to checker1981's topic in Arizona Nursing
- I am still wondering if I have to take CRE101? you can test out. i took a test at Rio and didnt have to take the course. - How long is GateWay's nursing program waiting list? 18 months seemed to be...
lovingmytwins replied to checker1981's topic in Arizona Nursing
ok, so the short version of my reply.... : ) i think we started out with the lab portion....if that was the case - we used the Kozier text - you'll need to memorize vitals, and the head to toe...
lovingmytwins replied to checker1981's topic in Arizona Nursing
i was the same way ...super excited to FINALLY get in! just a warning on the cost of books - they are $1200.00!!!! it was a shock for me when i was told i HAD to buy their books. ive seen some books...
lovingmytwins replied to checker1981's topic in Arizona Nursing
wouldnt want to discourage anyone from going to nursing school....however, dont let the 'part time' name full you. it is NOT part time. you have an extra 2 or 3 weeks added onto the regular semester....
lovingmytwins replied to checker1981's topic in Arizona Nursing
im currently in block 3 at gateway and agree with your friend. some things arent black and white, so depending on how you view the situation vs what the instructor was thinking, it can be a battle....