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Hello Chemistry Fall group, I'm taking Chem 108 and Microbiology this Fall. I start Mon Aug 20th. Wish me luck!! I hope to stop on in if I have any questions.

Wow, this post actually got my attention. At the LTCF where I work, almost all the cna's and care staff have some degree of difficulty with english. It is very frustrating since all the lead/management staff speak english fluently and they (cna's and care staff) do not. I'm new to the facility (6 months) and I used to take offense to the staff because I speak english fluently. They have tremendous difficulty with the idea of infection control. When I brought it up with our nurse (whom I don't respect) she took offense to my suggestions. Hence the reason I no longer have respect for her. I'm only doing what I'm suppose to do and I get the bad reputation of thinking I'm better than everyone else. I'm hoping to move on to another facility where my attention to infection control/ washing hands/using gloves is appreciated. So yes, I totally understand with the frustration. Basically you can not change people and from what I learned at our LTCF the lead/management staff is totally dependent on their non-english speaking staff.

Saddleback College student here...Transferred from Riverside CC...moved down to South OC. I will be taking Anatomy in the Fall. I'm taking Eng 1A now (Summer) and I just took Bio 20 (Spring). I need to complete my sciences and then I can apply. Possibly Fall 07. Tessa~

Hello, I recently started working as a caregiver at a LTC here in S. Calif ( 3 months). Yesterday a family member of a resident that I provide care for, visited. This family member gave me in depth detail on how their family member had a raging staph infection last year and proceeded to tell me to take precaution when handling their family member. I was mortified because I was never told this. I was very careful in speaking with the family member and never showed any lack of knowledge to the information she disclosed. I am concerned now because who do I go to with this information? I want to speak with my ED of the facility and ask that she inform all the other caregivers of this information. What would you do in my situation? Thank You

I'm not sure where you live exactly , but I just got hired on with Sunrise Senior Living...they have LTC facilities all over the U.S. You will gain valuable work experience...believe me. Tessa~

Hello, After spending just over a year at Riverside CC, my husband is now having us relocate down to the San Diego area. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited about the move but I'm also looking into the schools down there. So far, San Marcos looks like a promising city for us.....Does anyone know about Palomar College?...is it a great school? I saw that they have a nursing program...I just need to transfer all my courses I have taken so far....well if anyone knows about the area...please let me know:) Thank You, Tessa

Hi There, Are there any Chaffey Collge nursing students on this forum? I'm currently taking my pre req's at Riverside Community College, but am thinking about switching to Chaffey? Tessa:)