BonnieSc

BonnieSc

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  1. Spring Admissions in California Nursing Schools

    BonnieSc replied to SimplyMeL3's topic in California Nursing

    Wow, that is a BRAND new program! No wonder it wasn't on the official lists yet! I wondered about that school, but when I didn't see it on the lists, I didn't check the school itself. What a great...

  2. California LVN/LPN Schools?

    BonnieSc replied to msdobson's topic in California Nursing

    Me again. It. Is.

  3. Spring Admissions in California Nursing Schools

    BonnieSc replied to SimplyMeL3's topic in California Nursing

    I can think of several reasons not to start with an associate's degree But I can't think of any BSN programs on the Central Coast. There're quite a few in the greater Los Angeles area, and a few...

  4. Any Western Career College Grads?

    BonnieSc replied to msdobson's topic in California Nursing

    At my school (a CSU), it's stated on the website that the prerequisites are acceptable regardless of date completed. I sincerely doubt they're going against anything the Board has said, though I...

  5. Any Western Career College Grads?

    BonnieSc replied to msdobson's topic in California Nursing

    That certainly isn't the case at my school (having to take all those courses over again). One of my classmates took most of her sciences about thirty years ago. But if you have the money, and are...

  6. Any Western Career College Grads?

    BonnieSc replied to msdobson's topic in California Nursing

    What's holding you back? Many people have found it easier to get into a BSN program than an ADN program. Also, have you checked out this thread?...

  7. Any Western Career College Grads?

    BonnieSc replied to msdobson's topic in California Nursing

    Consider a four-year college as well... it may be cheaper in the long

  8. Camp nurse regulations

    BonnieSc replied to Cindy74's topic in Camp

    In CA, it's a Board of Health thing--they regulate the safety of camps and daycare centers, and one of the things they look for is locked medication cupboards. Other states have different camp...

  9. Camp Nurses, I need some help

    BonnieSc replied to edgwow's topic in Camp

    I've never had a problem "enforcing" sunscreen use. You have to get the counselor staff on board. We invest in plenty of extra bottles of sunscreen--one in each group's first aid kit and others to...

  10. EL MSN in CA?

    BonnieSc replied to pmgamber's topic in California Nursing

    CSU Sacramento changed their program to an accelerated bachelor's, which, IMO, is still a good

  11. Is camp nursing an option for a brand new RN?

    BonnieSc replied to MS Kathy's topic in Camp

    Well, yes: there's always the potential for a bad outcome, or for the parent to be upset that their child was given medication at all (and let me tell you, I've had far more parents complain about me...

  12. Home birth vs. hospital

    BonnieSc replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, people who plan home births believe they are doing the BEST thing for their babies. To put them in a class with people who neglect or beat their children is extreme, to say the least. I'm glad...

  13. Camp Nurses, I need some help

    BonnieSc replied to edgwow's topic in Camp

    When I read the proposal I was thinking it amounted more to camp directors and staff being aware of the importance of and proper use of sunscreen, and I think that would be great--well within the...

  14. AED use at camp

    BonnieSc replied to kampnurse817's topic in Camp

    Sorry, I don't know anything about it... I would have thought you only needed to have people trained to use it--if that. After all, they are designed for the untrained person to use. Don't even know...

  15. Finding Camp Nurses

    BonnieSc replied to Dridge's topic in Camp

    Try sending flyers to local hospitals--I've seen them around and heard nurses talking about possibly going to camp. Yes, it is difficult! Camps can't usually offer the kind of salaries hospitals...

  16. Acclerated BSN programs in CA

    BonnieSc replied to saral_123's topic in California Nursing

    This is silly, and I'm going to drop it. The faculty are, after all, the ones who teach the course each time, as opposed to students who take it once (unless they should fail, of

  17. Acclerated BSN programs in CA

    BonnieSc replied to saral_123's topic in California Nursing

    Um, the nursing faculty who are teaching the classes? Apparently this rumor persists among the current ELM students despite repeated attempts by the professors to explain that it isn't true. The...

  18. Do you have to take ATI exams?

    BonnieSc replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    (Hey HeartsOpenWide, I don't know if you already took your test or not, but Fundamentals is one of the easy ones. Some of the questions are ridiculous, but overall it's common

  19. Acclerated BSN programs in CA

    BonnieSc replied to saral_123's topic in California Nursing

    (I don't know why I'm doing this... I guess because I dislike misinformation and rumor...) The regular class hours if you take first and second semester together amount to approximately 22 hours per...

  20. Acclerated BSN programs in CA

    BonnieSc replied to saral_123's topic in California Nursing

    This is simply not true. The workload and amount of class time is the SAME for both the accelerated/ELM program and the regular BSN program. I can't figure out how you arrived at your numbers, but...

  21. irish newly grad nurse interested in camp nursing

    BonnieSc replied to rahanhouse's topic in Camp

    I wonder where you read that? I mean, sure, it would be GOOD, because camp nurses need many of the same skills as school nurses, but it isn't the actuality at all. Most camps are absolutely thrilled...

  22. What do you think of Sacramento?

    BonnieSc replied to m_chatelaine's topic in California Nursing

    I don't think this is a fair comment without explaining what you mean; many student nurses have also been treated very well at Sutter hospitals. Student nurses, as a group, are not "scared of...

  23. Are students in the way?

    BonnieSc replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Even instructors sometimes believe this myth about "working under the license", but as others have pointed out, it doesn't really make sense. I would be surprised if any state does it that way--can...

  24. Acclerated BSN programs in CA

    BonnieSc replied to saral_123's topic in California Nursing

    I don't know what you mean. They take the exact same classes in ELM, as far as I've ever

  25. Do you have to take ATI exams?

    BonnieSc replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    We have to score in the 60th percentile to pass; we get three chances, then have to take the class over again, though that hasn't happened yet in any class since ATIs started three years ago. Some of...