C.J.

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  1. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    kknud, hey I've been accepted to Odessa's campus for this fall too! Shoot me an email at

  2. Do you like your job?

    C.J. replied to ginaw623's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    HealthyFuture congratulations!!! I can definitely relate to you. When I got the call asking for an interview as a surgical aide I was intensely excited!! I just wore a nice button up shirt and khakis...

  3. Do you like your job?

    C.J. replied to ginaw623's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I'm not a CNA, but I'm a surgical aide and work mainly in pre-operative care/post-operative care and love my job! I just found out I got accepted to a BSN program and am excited to incorporate what...

  4. Accepted in Nursing school....any advice

    C.J. replied to NSICU Clin Tech's topic in General Students

    You sure will be ahead of many! I have been an EMT since I was 18, and have recently been an anesthesia tech and surgical aide right before being accepted to my BSN program which starts in a few...

  5. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    Has anybody heard any followups on orientation dates or if there is one big orientation or anything? If anybody's going to Odessa shoot me an email at

  6. A&P....love it or hate it?

    C.J. replied to snow_bear's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I ABSOLUTELY LOVE A&P!!!!!! Micro....not quite so much. Still liked it but it felt like a lot more work. I loved pathophysiology too! Sad to see it go, but I'm happy to apply it

  7. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    @Hopeful_st I am actually going to the TTUHSC Odessa Campus! I know I've only heard of one other person who is going

  8. Nursing classes are easy...

    C.J. replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Like I said I haven't been to nursing school yet, but I am expecting it to be extremely hard and time consuming! Thank you very much! However, I don't see physicians superior to nurses, and I work...

  9. Nursing classes are easy...

    C.J. replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    GingerRoot I get asked that a lot. I'm about to start nursing school and have a 3.94 GPA, and I never once thought A&P or micro were hard. However I don't want to become a physician because...

  10. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    Congratulations to everyone who got in! Has anyone received follow up emails or formal notifications of acceptance

  11. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey haboukar thank goodness I saw your post! I was beginning to think the exact same thing! I am going to the TTUHSC Odessa Campus too!! I got my email on Sunday! So glad to find somebody else in...

  12. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    LittleMissRedRaider and sml0432 I have been to the main Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Lubbock and can say it is AMAZING! It isn't with the actual university, instead it is on a campus...

  13. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah I keep looking at my email in disbelief too!!! It is just so crazy to think that in August I will be a nursing student! I cannot believe it's finally came! Has anybody received any further...

  14. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    I GOT MY EMAIL TODAY TOO!!!! I was driving when I got the email and saw "Texas Tech" and immediately pulled over. I was sooooo excited to see that I got in! Congratulations to

  15. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    LittleMissRedRaider, I wasn't too fond of my teacher and it didn't help that it was ONLINE lol. I'm still taking gov right now, and of course the nursing classes, and that is it. Oh wow ok! I'm...

  16. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hdoty I heard the exact same thing about it being Late April via email. It would be a pleasant surprise to find out sooner! I don't know exactly....I know that on the website it does say that it must...

  17. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    248bwhite, LittleMissRedRaider is totally right! Tech treats students holistically :). It ain't over until the fat lady sings if I were on the admissions board, I would totally rather have somebody...

  18. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    Oh my gosh me too! This week is kicking my butt with the concept map and 2 quizzes! Yeah I think that there is a lot of work out there that could be applicable, not just medical work history! My GPA...

  19. All about OR nursing!

    C.J. replied to EmilyP8589's topic in Operating Room

    Not a problem, EmilyP8589! The OR is a great place to work, and when I graduate I am contemplating going back, at least to PACU/POCU. Like I said, it can be a bit scary and overwhelming at first, but...

  20. Phrases and puns unique to the OR (Tales of a new OR nurse)

    C.J. replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    I'm a male anesthesia tech and a pre-nursing student and I remember oh too well the first day one of the more experienced middle-aged scrub nurse looked at me and said "wanna dance?" I thought she was...

  21. All about OR nursing!

    C.J. replied to EmilyP8589's topic in Operating Room

    I am not an RN yet, I am merely an EMT who is working as an anesthesia tech in the OR right now working towards nursing school. Working in the OR is like stepping into wonderland...it is a place...

  22. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah, it definitely is nice, and you know I am glad they have made them prerequisites because with nursing school being difficult pre-nursing students should know what they are up against! It was...

  23. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    That's exactly what I am seeing in various regions of Texas, too, with the whole home-health=ADN/LVN pattern. I plan on going on in nursing, so why not cut to the chase and get my BSN, you know? Very...

  24. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm getting better at not checking so much :). You're right it just becomes depressing when you look 4 times the same day!! I agree. I thought the CAS was a bit difficult when I first opened it, but...

  25. Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

    C.J. replied to pgevedon's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey LittleMissRedRaider! Oh gosh I'm doing good if I don't check Merlin and NursingCAS once an hour!! I know but as it gets closer I'm getting more and more nervous! What campus are you applying