Faeriewand ASN, RN

med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections

Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse and ONS Chemotherapy certified

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    Nclex Test Results

    Faeriewand replied to Malmal's topic in California Nursing

    Well congratulations TanTaz! :balloons: Good for you! I am graduating in January so I'm starting to read the NCLEX threads now. You really give me hope :) I would hate to flunk and have to wait 45...
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    National University San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to navyvetRNdreams2b's topic in School, College Programs

    Thanks mommalumps! (gosh love your name. How did you come by it?) :) So it's like your in class 12? (or13) is that it? The first class (cohort) was cohort one then? So they've had 12 previously...
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    Where Is The Worst Place To Work in San Diego?

    Faeriewand replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in California Nursing

    I'd like to know too. ergo the post here so I am subscribed
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    National University San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to navyvetRNdreams2b's topic in School, College Programs

    Thanks for the confirmation catzy :) The more I think about it the more I want to go to NU. I have some help in the financial department too. But I guess I can always get someone to car pool with me...
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    grossmont &/or city college waiting list

    Faeriewand replied to puresass's topic in California Nursing

    I've heard that City started an LVN program. The surest way to know is call and find out.
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    Know someone who did NOT pass the final?

    Faeriewand posted a topic in General Students

    I'm just wondering if there are students in your class that did NOT pass the final. My class is graduating in January and we just took the big final. Whispers are that as many as 10 did not pass! I...
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    Know someone who did NOT pass the final?

    Faeriewand replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    About the alarm clock thing..... I've made a few mistakes and then learned to set TWO alarms just in case. Then the flip side of that is that I learned to put those clocks outside or remove the...
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    National University San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to navyvetRNdreams2b's topic in School, College Programs

    Did your friend say where she will have to take her nursing classes? I'm trying to get confirmation from someone who is there where the location of the NURSING courses are and the NURSING lab is. I...
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    Last final - holy crap!

    Faeriewand replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Nursing

    Woot took my Pharm final and got a 94 on that too! (100% on the math portion) now it's time for the last bit of clinical and then off to graduation!
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    Age you will/were graduated?

    Faeriewand replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I'm graduating in January '08. I am 46 years old. Wish I had started sooner but I was busy raising a
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    Eww white uniforms??

    Faeriewand replied to jla623's topic in General Students

    Our uniforms have to be all white too except they have a wide teal trim on the arms so we can't bleach them! They look horrible! One student said we look like tools! I posted that on another thread...
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    Last final - holy crap!

    Faeriewand replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations everyone! :) We don't graduate until January 11th but we took our final on Monday. I got a 94! Then we take the Pharm final on Friday. After that there are two weeks of ERE....
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    National University San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to navyvetRNdreams2b's topic in School, College Programs

    Ooooo I just remembered..... today I saw NU students at Barnes and Noble at Grossmont Mall. They looked so cool in their blue scrubs and matching jackets. my uniform from my school makes us all...
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    National University San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to navyvetRNdreams2b's topic in School, College Programs

    Thanks catzy that is good to know. If there is anything else you can tell us about NU please post it here. :) Does that mean that you have to have taken College Algebra? :uhoh21: Just
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    National University San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to navyvetRNdreams2b's topic in School, College Programs

    Glad to have helped SDMamma :) I've heard that after you apply to NU that you could wait something like 9 months or more. Yeah that math testing scares me. Let us know what you find out for sure...
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    National University in San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to surromom's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah basically that's it. There are about 400 applicants each year. They only start once a year in the fall. Most applicants aren't capable of passing the test. So if you can pass you are that...
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    National University in San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to surromom's topic in California Nursing

    Oh hey Snowboardgirl thanks for all the info! Healthcare Essentials is a really a good class to take even if you are not going to get in the program at GHOC. It's just a really good introductory...
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    National University in San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to surromom's topic in California Nursing

    Another thing. If you are looking to get into it this next year you have to call or get over there quick because today they said only one Healthcare essentials class was open. (They fill up quick)...
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    National University in San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to surromom's topic in California Nursing

    18 months. They don't run thru the summer because they are with the Grossmont Union HS district so run on their schedule. They break in the summer. But that is a good time to get a job and build...
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    National University in San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to surromom's topic in California Nursing

    For the GHOC program the requirements are that you have to be a CNA and take their healthcare essentials class. A new requirement is you take the TEAS entrance exam. Cost is $2,700. That includes...
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    new LVN student

    Faeriewand replied to harvmania's topic in California Nursing

    I've seen some LVN's at Kaiser here in San Diego but most are in the clinics. Plus they want LVN's to have a year of experience. A good way to get that is go to a long term acute care. That is so...
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    new LVN student

    Faeriewand replied to harvmania's topic in California Nursing

    Hey SDmamma, did you get into Micro at Grossmont for Spring? I'm already enrolled. :) That is my last pre-requisite class. When I am licensed and my micro is over I'm going to apply at Grossmont....
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    I think I really screwed up choosing nursing

    Faeriewand replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    thrashej, I know you mentioned research nursing and I was thinking the same thing when you said how much you like learning. There are so many different avenues to take in nursing, why choose floor...
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    Fleet enema = NO results!!

    Faeriewand replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Asterixis: A hand flapping tremor-a sign associated with hepatic encephalopathy, a CNS manifestation of liver failure due to toxic levels of ammonia in the blood. We just finished a unit on liver...
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    Is Nursing for me?

    Faeriewand replied to joolia's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: