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  1. Older Nursing Students

    And probably retirement age will go up, or retirement will become unaffordable
  2. Been there, I have four kids and as babies they did not want to sleep without me Few suggestions: Very young babies fall in light sleep first (adults fall in deep sleep, so once we are out, we are really out). A baby takes about ten to fifteen minut...
  3. Applying @ OC nursing schools 2013-2014 entry

    Congratulations!
  4. Class of 2015

    Here a two year program starting in August too. Orientation is at the beginning of August. Paperwork meeting half of June, but I think I will ask for a head start due to traveling this summer and I want to be sure that all is in order on time. Shoes:...
  5. Hello Tom, It looks to me, from your posting, that you have a lot on your plate. Read through similar postings and see how others dealt with their stresses. Only you can decide what to do. I can only suggest what I would do in your case: I would see ...
  6. Left sided heart failure! HELP!!

    Hi Carolina, Thank you for your explanation. I still need more, I still can not wrap my head around the liters and pounds. I would say that 4 to 6 liters is roughly 1 to 1.5 gallons of fluid, which is a bit on the low side. Now how can I imagine such...
  7. Left sided heart failure! HELP!!

    Hello, I do not understand the 2 to 3 pounds being equivalent to 4 to 6 liters. I would think 2 to 3 liters would be 4 to 6 pounds. Conversion from liters to pounds, or kilos to pounds, is liters times 2.2. What do I miss?
  8. Saddleback Nursing School, Spring 2013

    Congrats to you too, see you soon!
  9. Saddleback Nursing School, Spring 2013

    I am in! Just got the letter in the mail.
  10. Applying @ OC nursing schools 2013-2014 entry

    I got the letter, I am offered enrollment!
  11. Recipes and snack ideas for school and clinicals

    Take muffin pan, line with muffin papers. Fry finely chopped onions, bell peppers broccoli in a frying pan until aldente, mix in beaten eggs, poor mixture in muffin pans and bake until eggs are solid. Take one or two in your lunch bag, cool de remain...
  12. Community Colleges have many online courses, so you can do some of the prerequisite at a time schedule that suits you. Also, they offer afternoon and evening classes as well, which again may fit your schedule better. I had young kids when I started b...
  13. Applying @ OC nursing schools 2013-2014 entry

    Hey, look at my prediction I heard from a friend who is in the other pharma class when they were meeting so that is where my estimate came from. Are you doing other classes as well at the moment? How is pharmacology going? I am glad I have that out ...
  14. 30+ club! Lets do this together.

    I am 49, have four kids and am waiting for a yay or nay letter this month. I started working on prerequisites a few years ago, when all kinds of hold ups happened. I persevered and hopefully the pay off will come soon. Now I need to go back to prepar...
  15. Applying @ OC nursing schools 2013-2014 entry

    Rumor has it that the committee did not get together for the final decisions yet. I would count on at least ten more days :)
  16. Applying @ OC nursing schools 2013-2014 entry

    I know for sure that Saddleback is not ready to send out let's yet. So, no, no letter here of any kind
  17. Applying @ OC nursing schools 2013-2014 entry

    Congratulations! What will you do if you get accepted at other places you applied to?
  18. SF Bay Area Speech Pre-req

    I would still contact the program of my choice, explain the experience with the speech and debate team and see what their reaction is. I chose not to apply to a program that is almost in my back yard and where I would have had a pretty good chance to...
  19. Saddleback Nursing School, Spring 2013

    It depends on the number and type of applicants. I was told by teachers that previous years the cutoff was somewhere from high sixties to low seventies. Again, it depends on the pool you are in.
  20. Saddleback Nursing School, Spring 2013

    Yes, I did. I only applied to Saddleback
  21. Tired of Pre-req classes!

    Kdrenee, this is how high schools in Europe work. You get real challenging classes, need to do a national exit exam on all of them en when finished, usually when you are about18, you can enter many programs straight from school. Most programs do have...
  22. Applying @ OC nursing schools 2013-2014 entry

    Anyone any idea about the number of applicants for Saddleback?
  23. Honest Advice Needed

    First of all: try not to be harsh on yourself. Being firm, as in, you have to do your homework, is needed, but being harsh, as in I should have done better, more, you name it, is demoralizing. Try you best and after turning in projects or finishing t...
  24. So how do you moms prepare for sick days when in lab or, hopefully soon, clinical days that you cannot miss? I am on my own without family support. From what age On could a sick kid be home on his own? How to find a sitter that wants to stay with a s...
  25. How do you become a volunteer?

    It may depend on the facility. It is best to contact the volunteer services department. I know from a hospital where I had to train a breastfeeding peer counselor that we had to follow a volunteer training, had background checks done, health screenin...