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  1. Question for ADN's

    casualjim replied to LADYFLOWER's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be done, (if everything woeks out alright) in just under 3 years. aloha

  2. ER new grad program questions

    casualjim posted a topic in California Nursing

    I've got a couple questions maybe someone here can help me get my mind right. I'm a student right now and my end goal on graduation is to get into one of the ER new grad programs here in San Diego....

  3. Red Cross or Heart Association?

    casualjim replied to smoke over fire's topic in General Nursing

    No worries. good luck aloha

  4. Red Cross or Heart Association?

    casualjim replied to smoke over fire's topic in General Nursing

    I teach both AHA and RC as a part-time job while going through school. They're the same thing except the color of the cards. Some places want one over the other but they're all the same. With the...

  5. Wearing scrubs home??

    casualjim replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in the Navy, I didnt wear that stuff home. I'm not going to start "commuting in uniform" now. Just me. aloha

  6. Paying for nursing school. Help!!

    casualjim replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

  7. Paying for nursing school. Help!!

    casualjim replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me there's more types of loans than you can shake a stick at. I dont know your situation, but if you can swing a part-time job it's worth it to keep the loan balance to a minimum. If you can't...

  8. How difficult are procedures?

    casualjim replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Were you born knowing how to drive a car, or balance a checkbook? Like anything else, you can learn whatever you desire to learn. good luck aloha

  9. wedding rings at work

    casualjim replied to tofutti's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my ring everywhere EXCEPT work. That's work of any kind. I've seen 3 people while I was in the Navy get their finger ripped off when the ring snagged on something. (my first and only...

  10. Nursing school-please help!

    casualjim replied to froggyb79's topic in General Nursing

    The thing that count as far as I can tell from everyone that I know and talk to about this is getting licensed. aloha

  11. Advice needed on Personality 'Fit' to Specialty Choice

    casualjim replied to RebaAdams's topic in General Nursing

    I got about 3 different kinds of surgery, the ER which is what I want to do. How very Nostradamus aloha

  12. Southern California Worries

    casualjim replied to kmeinhart's topic in General Nursing

    While I was taking Gen Ed classes at SD City college it actually got longer. Then I tried National Univ. They said that they didnt even have a waiting list. The catch is you can only apply once a...

  13. Jobs worked to get through school

    casualjim replied to nursethelma's topic in General Nursing

    Working as a CPR/BLS/lifeguard instructor for the Red

  14. Advice needed on Personality 'Fit' to Specialty Choice

    casualjim replied to RebaAdams's topic in General Nursing

    pretty cool test. was it me or does it ask the same question a bunch of times?

  15. Maric College in San Diego

    casualjim replied to Faeriewand's topic in California Nursing

    Good luck guys, try to get past the car-lot mentality of the admissions staff. It really is a good school. If it's for you ( and no school is perfect for everyone) you'll know. aloha

  16. Maric College in San Diego

    casualjim replied to Faeriewand's topic in California Nursing

    I dont doubt that one bit. It's a shame too because it's a decent school. I've never seen a school generate such strong negative emotion as Maric. I've been to Southwestern College, City college,...

  17. Maric College in San Diego

    casualjim replied to Faeriewand's topic in California Nursing

    I'm in the RN program at Maric and I dig it. 100% of the RN grads from the last 2 classes are all employed today, not a real shock there's a nursing shortage in San Diego. They are accredited by the...

  18. Is there a trick to this?

    casualjim posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Ok here's my story, I'm a student and currently I'm working for the Red Cross as an instructor. The problem is the schedule is hard with school. I'm an EMT with a good bit of experience over and...

  19. Stethoscope

    casualjim replied to ldarrington's topic in General Nursing

    If you search the threads, you'll find one or two (being sarcastic here) threads on the virtues of littmans ultras and all the rest. I think the thing to do is see which one works for you. I'm using...

  20. sorry, i have to vent, I am losing my MIND!!!

    casualjim replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    First off. Hang in there. I dont know how long you've been a military wife, but you have resources available to you that many others do not. I'm a retired Navy Senior Chief. I just got out last...

  21. Does Maric College's ADN program transfer to any 4-yr university for a BSN?

    casualjim replied to kjoy619's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Maric's ADN program right now. The credits will work at University of Phoenix (it's late it took me 3 tries to spell that) Cal state Dominguez Hills, National Univ. and Kaplan (which owns...

  22. Shift questions

    casualjim posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm moving this from the California Nursing forum, as it didnt' get any action there. Hi I've got a couple questions that hopefully one of you can help me with. I'm a student and an EMT. I've got a...

  23. Shift questions

    casualjim replied to casualjim's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Purple, I appreciate the response. Trust me I'm pretty hip to what I can and can't get away with as far as time. Nursing will be a second career for me as I just retired from the Navy. I'm...

  24. San Diego shift questions

    casualjim posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi I've got a couple questions that hopefully one of you can help me with. I'm a student and an EMT. I've got a part time job now that is fairly unreliable as far as hours goes. I'm thinking about...

  25. peds nurses...what a blow by for o2 delivey?

    casualjim replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    There is even a company ( I cant' remember which one) that sells "pedi-bears". it's a little rubber teddy bear with an O2 jack in it's back that supplies blow by O2 out the bear's belly. Works great...