4boysmama

4boysmama

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  1. Finding time to exercise

    4boysmama replied to SSNS07's topic in General Students

    YES!!! So true. I find that when I'm not taking time to move my body, I am short tempered, feel awful, and just am not a nice person to be around. So, I carve out the time - even if it's just for a...

  2. Single Mother Starting RN Program

    4boysmama replied to KnK0809's topic in General Students

    First, congratulations on getting into nursing school! :) I am not a single mom, but I do have 4 boys, so take my words with that in mind. It's difficult to manage family and school, even with the...

  3. Hardest thing about nursing school?

    4boysmama replied to mariaberry19's topic in General Students

    without a doubt, time management and multi-tasking my school, family, personal, and "social" (ha, what social?!) lives. No matter what I'm doing, I always feel like I "should" be doing something else....

  4. DCCC Nursing Program 2013

    4boysmama replied to ChristinaCupcake's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    There's 32 seats for day program Chester county, and 96 for Marple day program. (that's because there's only 1 section/class at chester, and there's 3 sections/classes at marple) There's 32 seats...

  5. DCCC Nursing Program 2013

    4boysmama replied to ChristinaCupcake's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I would say that your chances of getting in are higher than 99% - there's 96 spots in the day program, and every year there's people who drop out before courses begin, nevermind those who can't pull...

  6. Clinical Preparation

    4boysmama replied to SuperWoman913's topic in General Students

    I've found that virtually every patient I've had is on one (or more!) of the following: digoxin (or some other anti-arrythmia and/or anti-hypertension med), lovenox/heparin, insulin, and a diuretic....

  7. I flunked out of clinical today..

    4boysmama replied to Student2001's topic in General Students

    I'm a bit befuddled as to how this one violation was grounds for dismissal. Doesn't your program have some sort of warning process? Or have you had warnings for other things, and this was a "last...

  8. DCCC Nursing Program 2013

    4boysmama replied to ChristinaCupcake's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Depends on what you consider crazy - in section 1, we're down to 29 (from 31 originally) and had an exam today that was make or break for 4-5 others in the group. Section 2 and 3 have also lost 2...

  9. DCCC Nursing Program 2013

    4boysmama replied to ChristinaCupcake's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    If you're accepted through the LPN advanced option, you come in as a 2nd year student in the fall. So, you follow the Nur 210 and 211 schedules. There's no separate courses; you just get to skip the...

  10. DCCC Nursing Program 2013

    4boysmama replied to ChristinaCupcake's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Have you looked through your entire application packet? The last page has the nursing course +clinical schedules for each section for each semester for the entire

  11. Questions To Ask When Registering

    4boysmama replied to jennaroo's topic in General Students

    besides everything already posted, here's what I wish I'd known before I started: retention rate (# of students the start with versus actually graduate) what NCLEX prep programs they mandate (Kaplan...

  12. Please Help )=

    4boysmama replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    if you can go during shift change, that might actually be a benefit to you - because you can listen (and take lots of notes) to the shift report on your pt, and then once they've given report you can...

  13. Trying to decide if it's worth it

    4boysmama replied to melc0305's topic in General Students

    Last year, I was in the same boat as you trying to make the decision between an accelerated BSN program (I've got a BA already) or community college ADN. I chose the cc ADN, because it was tens of...

  14. ANY advice on A&P

    4boysmama replied to havehope's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    thought of something else...since you're a visual learner, I'd suggest hading to youtube and looking for video/cartoons of the things you're struggling with. There are some seriously fabulous videos...

  15. ANY advice on A&P

    4boysmama replied to havehope's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Does your professor give powerpoints prior to classes? If so, I would read them over before that lecture so that you can anticipate the areas that you'll have questions in so you can ask during...

  16. DCCC Nursing Program 2013

    4boysmama replied to ChristinaCupcake's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Changeup, you should have no problem getting in with an 83! I'm in the marple day program now, and most of the classmates I've talked to had TEAS in the 60's and low 70's. For the first semester,...

  17. Delaware County Community College 2012

    4boysmama replied to rosebud1719's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    nsabby - how did your session go? Which section did you choose? (I'm in Sect 1, which lots of people on Monday were picking, so I think it might have gotten full quickly) Will you be going to the...

  18. Delaware County Community College 2012

    4boysmama replied to rosebud1719's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I was at the info session yesterday - it was long! Mainly it was going over physical exam/immunization requirements, the Math for Nurses class (and the challenge exam to try to place out of the math...

  19. Multiple pre req fails. should i still apply?

    4boysmama replied to lisab25's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Did you truly fail the courses, or did you withdraw? I ask because it seems to me that if you got F's in both courses seeral times, your GPA would be far lower than the (quite respectable) 3.2....

  20. Delaware County Community College 2012

    4boysmama replied to rosebud1719's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I've been told the same thing, and it's one of the reasons I'd go with Jeff even without the neonatal thing. That plus the automatic transfer agreement make it especially appealing. Is this your...

  21. Delaware County Community College 2012

    4boysmama replied to rosebud1719's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I got into the Marple day program, planning session is 3/5 @ 12:30. Letter said it'll be 4 hours, but that seems a bit much! Anyone else doing the day program? I'm shooting for section 3, as I've...

  22. has anyone been accepted to Delaware county CC fall 2011 with a low teas score???

    4boysmama replied to nikki61018's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    My app isn't completely in yet because i'm on a recommendation letter from my a+p professor about my current grade. I have average 97, but since i'm submitting before the end of semester us over they...

  23. Child abuse clearance for La Salle

    4boysmama replied to winterlights08's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Here's the website for the NJ state agncy that does the clearances; the details on how to request is towards the bottom of the page.

  24. WCU May 2012.... I'm going insane.

    4boysmama replied to tootsie2184's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I got an email with the app and instructions earlier this week, so you were right Tootsie they were waiting for the TEAS on Sat. The apps are no longer going to the nursing dept - it's the standard...

  25. Kind of Bummed

    4boysmama replied to kingdave's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't go with the accelerated schedule; you already had difficulties with the vast amount of material covered in a regular-length course so why set yourself up for trouble with an even faster...