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:balloons: CONGRATULATIONS!!! :balloons:

w00t! :balloons: I'm taking Chemistry now and Anatomy in the fall. I'm definitely gonna see if I can take my digital camera with me to lab! Good luck to all of us prerequisiters!

I've got an AA degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences and currently attend a California State University in a Liberal Studies Elementary Education program. In Fall '05 I will have completed the all prereqs required to get on the RN waiting list at a local community college, where I will wait for ~2 years. During that 2 years I figure I'll just finish up my BA degree and then go back and get another AA degree, but this time in nursing.

The young doctor told the woman she was pregnant so it would scare away her hiccups.

Thanks, Jay-Jay. I was originally thinking Break Room but then I saw that room is now reserved for premium posters! I didn't know there was a humor forum. I will look more closely next time.

A woman went to the doctor's office where she was seen by one of the younger doctors. After about four minutes in the examination room, she burst out screaming as she ran down the hall. An older doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was, and she told him her story. After listening, he had her sit down and relax in another room. The older doctor marched down the hallway to the back where the young doctor was writing on his clipboard. "What's the matter with you?" the older doctor demanded. "Mrs. Terry is 63 years old, has four grown children and seven grandchildren, and you told her she was pregnant?" The younger doctor continued writing and without looking up said, "Does she still have the hiccups?" :rotfl:

I'm also taking the LVN route as the waiting lists are too long for me to sit through without at least getting my foot in the door! I'm hoping to start late summer and am very excited. Good luck to all of us!

My community college explained that it is essentially the same core program as the 2nd year RN students without general education requirements. An LVN license, entrance testing, transition to professional nursing course, Microbiology, Physiology and an interview are required. Here is a list of the pros/cons that my college gives out: The advantages of completing the 30-unit option are: a) Less required courses b) Possible earlier admission to program The disadvantages of completing the 30-unit option are: a) Jeopardized ability to become licensed in some states b) Considered a non-graduate of College and its nursing program c) Ineligible to participate in the College nursing program pinning ceremony d) A less well-rounded education to meet the needs of clients e) Possible difficulty pursuing advanced degrees f) Not posted on your official College transcript I have heard that this option is looked upon as similar to diploma nursing and isn't a hinderance to working within California for positions not requiring a BS degree. I'm actively considering becoming an LVN to enter this bridge program rather than sit on the waiting list. However, I've already received an AA degree in Liberal Studies and have completed all of my lower division general education classes and the other required classes for the RN program, so I would actually graduate with an AS-RN, not just the certificate. A roundabout way to the AS-RN, but it just might work! :chuckle --------------------- SoS