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  1. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think so too, but I figure I better play nice. My fiance is still not 100% positive we will be able to get back to Dallas in Jan, so I have to apply to this school as a "just in case"

  2. Bookstore refuses to give out ISBN #'s

    sunnyjohn replied to happydz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yep, I use the title/author and find the ISBN # online. I will never pay full price in a college bookstore again!

  3. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good morning everybody! Fun2care, I just heard from one of the other schools I am applying to. They are saying I need to take another Chemistry class, because the umpteen Chem classes I am taking may...

  4. What happen to taking Vital Signs???

    sunnyjohn replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    They may well have forgotten or don't know how to take a manual bp. A skills refresher and check-off may be in

  5. Simple Spanish Phrases?

    sunnyjohn replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    Yes, the phrase are not enough, but at least you know enough to get the person into an exam room and have a seat. Working as a Tech in a Dallas ER I had no choice but to brush up on my Spanish...

  6. Is 52 to old for starting nursing program

    sunnyjohn replied to soiwanttobeanurse's topic in Nursing Career

    50 is the new 30. That would make you 32 years old. Is 32 too old to start a nursing program? Certainly not! All kidding aside, I say go for it! With Social Security and the economy being what they...

  7. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mike, I'm hoping for Northlake like Funnie, but I'm sure we will all get a chance to

  8. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, a photographic memory would be nice, I guess God planned it that way so we would forget the remember the really bad times that happen in life. It would sure help in nursing school though!...

  9. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Isn't it funny the thing we remember from childhood? I got chicken pox a couple of days before my eight birthday. I remember it all because my godmother gave me a storybook of Bible stories as a...

  10. Failed because of the HESI? Huh?

    sunnyjohn replied to jeepgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder what they are going to do if their NCLEX pass rates don't improve after removing students who don't pass the HESI? Will they come up with a new strategy? In every class there are weak...

  11. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got some of my vaccinations re-done at the El Centro Health Clinic for only $10 (which the scholarship covered). When they were limiting supplies of a lot of stuff, El Centro got supplies for its...

  12. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    sunnyjohn replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    NANDA? That explains it. I've been told that most experienced nurse think NANDA is a bit off. Is that true? Wll my parents always told me, "You've gotta get along to get on." I'll write the care plans...

  13. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hehe. I got exposed to TB in the Emergency Room of Children's. The whole family in the room (where I was tech) had it. OH happy

  14. Failed because of the HESI? Huh?

    sunnyjohn replied to jeepgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Fair standardized test are a good way to assure minimum requirements. My problem here, this school seems more concerned with improving its NCLEX first time pass rates than identifying students...

  15. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fun2care, I think you will do great in that Chem class. Mike1957, did you do the CST program at El Centro? LKG, is this for your

  16. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good Morning all you Dallas

  17. How hard was Organic Chemistry?

    sunnyjohn replied to DLS_PMHNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If they offer a health sciences version of Organic chem at your school, take it. The regular version for BIO majors is considered a pre-med weed out class. The class has been known to make baby...

  18. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fun2care, so much for taking a break this semester! Chemistry, wowee... Well you will be busy and that will help pass the time 'til October and the acceptance letters. My fiance said the music book...

  19. ONLINE Accelerated BS to BSN - Anyone See This Post???

    sunnyjohn replied to fry.girl's topic in Online Distance Learning

    So if you do this program you can't get a CA or FL license or you just can't do clinicals in your state? I'm a bit

  20. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ttt

  21. Any RECOMMENDED OR book?

    sunnyjohn replied to eezee's topic in Operating Room

    Berry and Kohn's "OPERATING ROOM TECHNIQUE" is another good one. The author is Nancymarie Fortunato Phillips and it is also published by Mosby. It is not as detailed as Alexander's, but many people...

  22. Science Major or Non-Science Major API & APII??

    sunnyjohn replied to ksparkman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you plan on transferring, call up teh transfer school and let them suggest the best one. I took Bio 2401 and 2402 because I wanted more options. Your nursing school advisor would also be able to...

  23. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    sunnyjohn replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Energy field disturbance? You gotta be kidding

  24. Dcccd 2006

    sunnyjohn replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Last I heard (which was July of last year) Methodist had (or ws going to start that fall) a satellite program with El Centro too. You had to be a Methodist employee. They paid for everything, books,...

  25. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

    sunnyjohn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know bottles were made of glass, but what was IV tubing made of before the invention and widespread use of plastics? What other common devices used in heathcare (latex gloves, syringes, needles,...