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Is the $3500 for Subsidized and Unsubsidized loans? There are also "Alternative" student loans, which I don't really know much about, but do a search on this website for "Alternative Student Loans" or "Private Student Loans" Hope this helps!!

I worked 40 hours a week in Blocks 1 & 2 and got decent grades, but I was in the P/T program. In Blocks 3 & 4 I will only be working 1 day a week as an extern. I am taking out students loans to help pay for bills. I don't know what you fin...

Congratulations !!! :balloons: :balloons:

I believe the F/T program is a little more organized that the P/T program. I'm sure you do well there. Good luck to you. :)

Well, to be honest, the first semester was fine, but our Block II instructor left and this last semester was very disorganized to say the least. Are you thinking of enrolling in the P/T or F/T program? I did have a couple of very good instructors t...

Hi Jared, Welcome! I'm a Block 2 student in the P/T program at GCC.

Grand Canyon University has a Master's degree program, and UOP and NAU have on-line programs. There is a CNM on-line program offered through Frontiers College in Kentucky. Go to www.midwives.org. Good luck!!:)

We did NG's, Wound Care, Foley's, passing Meds, injections and IV's.

My clinicals are at Thunderbird. What about you?

For Process, I read the chapters and I taped the lecture. Later at work, I would listen to the lecture on tape, while I was working. (I got low 90's on my tests doing this). Many questions on the test were not covered in lecture, so you definitely n...

Hi!! Did the instructor give you Power point lecture notes? I had different instructors, but this is what I did. For Process, I read the book. Some people did outlines and did well with that, but I work 40 hours a week, so I didn't have time. Fo...

I live in Mesa. On a good day (no traffic), it will take about 45 mins to get there, but if the traffic is really heavy, it can take an 1 1/2 hours. I picked GCC because I work full-time and I would have to wait longer to get into the P/T program at...

Hi Keli, I am in the p/t GCC program and I live in the East Valley. There are times during the semester that you might need to come to school during the week other than Fri/Sat. I'm not sure how your program will be (they are switching instructors ...

I don't work in a hospital right now. I do know that the instructors write letters of recommendations for students that want to do an externship after the 2nd block. I think those that work in a hospital/healthcare facility have a slight advantage ...

Sorry to change the subject, but do you know which hospitals in the Phoenix area, offer to pay off student loans?

I applied last summer and I got into the Spring program. I think it depends on your lottery number and the availability at the schools that you've chosen. I think you have a better chance of getting into a program if you select more than a couple o...

No, there is not a review for the CNA skills and you are expected to know. At school there is a lab that you can practice taking blood pressure, and other vitals. I wouldn't worry about it too much. You can practice right before clinicals if you f...

The first few tests are scary because you don't know what to expect. The testing is a little different and I'm told that the questions come from NCLEX...critical thinking questions. So, getting a NCLEX book might not be a bad idea (like LuAnn sugge...

You can do this!! You will be anxious about all of your first tests (everyone in my class was). I think the biggest mistake that most students make is that they don't study enough. If you study, you will do well. Clinicals are getting better...th...

I guess that depends on when you are planning to take it. If it is during clinicals, I would say definitely NO...you will be too busy starting your care plan. If it is during the lecture, I think it would be doable, but then you still have your pat...

With my instructor, the careplan is started the night before clinicals (Thursday night). The majority of it should be done by Friday morning, but our instructor reviews it and makes corrections and then we take it home with us to try and perfect it....

Hi...I studied a minimum of 20 hours per week (I also hold down a F/T job) and about 30 hours per week for tests, which get to be 2 tests per week the month prior to Finals. I do not have much time for anything else. I take my books with me to work s...

You will need and use the books you buy in Block I throughout the entire Nursing Program. The workbooks are on the booklist that GCC sends you, but the only one that I really used was the Assessment workbook, although many of my classmates didn't use...

I would say if you bought an older edition, you would probably be fine. As far as the workbooks go, the only one that I really use is the one for assessment , by Jarvis (this for me was the hardest class). The good news is that you only have to buy ...

Lillian will mail you a book list or maybe you can call and ask her. Here is one tip that I wish I knew before buying books. The Lewis book "Medical, Surgical Nursing" is a really thick book. It also comes in 2 smaller books (2 volumes). I would h...