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I haven't gone there myself but I am really curious myself on what people think of Riverside's RN program.

Does anyone know when the start dates are for the NN campus? I'm considering for August time frame and would like to know if it is a start date of August or September. I'm trying to figure out before and after school care for my kids, etc. I think that will be the biggest headache is trying to work my kids care around the hours of the school.

Any MCI RN grads get hired by Sentara? I'm really looking at Sentara or Riverside for employment after getting my RN. Most specifically Sentara General as I would like to work in a Level 1 Trauma hospital.

ENFP here. Although I am very slight on the Extravert and have learned to adapt to the T and J ways of thinking due to being in the Air Force for 13 years. So am I gonna be too soft and squishy for nursing???? LOL Just kidding. I checked out that link in this thread to take the quiz again and it said that my personality was "Champion". I think that fits. Always the first to stick up for the little guys even if it meant being pummeled by the big guys.

2nd born but 1st born daughter. No etoh or dysfunction but many friends who had those kind of families when we were growing up. They gravitated towards my family and I always felt that since I had it so good I could give something back. Second career option for me. First was 13 years in the Air Force. I feel very service oriented.

I don't hear much about Riverside on this board. Is it extremely competitive? What is the program like?

Wow!! If a nurse did that to me they would have definately had an earful! I said the F word once during my labor with first dd and was definately apologetic after I could catch my breath enough to do so. The F word is NOT a part of my normal vocabulary but I did a 13 year stint in the AF and, believe me, I heard it a lot. It just sort of slipped out when my brain was not thinking because of the PAIN!!! Had any nurse chosen to lecture me at that moment about my choice of words I would have asked them to leave and not come back! Respect goes both ways and the only way that I could see reprimanding a patient in pain for slipping up is if they said "F*** You" to the nurse. Simply saying the word when it isn't directed at someone is not abusive. All of the nurses with me at the time said "don't worry dear, just work on getting this baby born!" Believe me when I say I was embarrassed though. My mom (who has never heard me say the word) was in the room too. I even apologized the next day to her and she didn't have a problem with it either.

Thanks for the replies! I'm currently 13 weeks but at 11 weeks my cervical length was 3.0 cm. I was told that it is quite short but still within range. It is shorter than with my previous two pregnancies, though and my biggest concern is that if I didn't have to push even once during my last delivery will that mean that my cervix is less strong than I need it to be. I've seen two doctors so far and I have had two different answers. One said it's possible and the other seemed to not worry too much. With this being my last baby and having had so many complications with my second (gestational diabetes, bed-rest, cystocele, short cervix, complications at delivery) I want this pregnancy to have as little neurotic worring as possible :roll I'll definately check out that website! Jodi

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Hi, I am a future nursing student (still working on pre-requisites) and also currently working on my 3rd child :yelclap: . I do have a couple of concerns that I can't seem to put to rest. I have had two surgeries on my cervix; a cone biopsy and a LEEP. This has of course concerned my healthcare providers in regards to a possible incompetent cervix. With my first child I had a shortened cervix but never enough to require a cerclage (sp?). I had a lot of scar tissue on my cervix and my nurse-midwife told me that in some ways it was good because it was helping to hold the baby in (my baby was 8 lbs 13 oz when she was born at 38 weeks) This of course became a bad thing when it came to labor because I was in HARD labor for a couple of days but kept being sent home because my cervix was not dialating (I was active duty AF and you never know what doc you are going to get in L&D). I went back in on the 2nd day because my water broke. Thank goodness the nurse mid-wife I mentioned was scheduled to come on shift. She came in to see me and saw that I was in a lot of pain. She checked my cervix and said "well that explains it.." swiped her fingers around my cervix and lo and behold I go from 3cm to complete instantaneously. Baby would have been born right away except for her shoulder being caught. With my second child I had a bad feeling that if I went into hard labor I would have her where-ever I was at. I know that some people don't agree with instincts like this but it was a very strong feeling. I went into L&D at about 11 pm and admittedly was not progressing quickly but was at 5-6cm's so they kept me just in case. I was so glad that the doc decided to keep me because my feelings were so strong. Early the next morning I went into hard labor and cervix was dialating slooooowly (darn stubborn thing). When I finally got to 8cm the doc said that it would be maybe a couple of hours before the pushing stage. About 30 minutes later the nurse in charge of my case came in and he let me know that they lost the baby's heartbeat on the monitor. Nothing to worry about, etc. He moved the straps around here and there while teaching a new L&D nurse but couldn't locate anything. He started working a little faster (I really liked him btw... he really knew his stuff) and went to reach for an internal fetal monitor. While this was going on I heard a very faint cry from beneath the sheets just before the trainee lifted it up. There was my daughter already halfway born with the cord wrapped around her neck. No one knew how long she had been there (I had an epidural and couldn't feel anything, which btw will not have again). The nurse had to finish delivering her just as the doc came in and the next thing I knew 3 peds docs and several nurses were working on recusitating her. She was a 3 apgar and ended with a 7. Now that I'm working on my 3rd I want to know how worried I should be about my cervix acting oddly. My last 2 experiences make me concerned about carrying full term (my 2nd was born at 37 weeks) or possibly having the baby so quickly that I am unable to get to the hospital. I do relay these concerns to my doc's but because I am at a military hospital you do not see the same doc every time, in fact it is not unusual to see 5 or 6 throughout your pregnancy. Each one has a different philosophy and range from very concerned to "don't worry, what we will in our head is what we usually get....". I again have a short cervix, a little shorter than last time. I have lurked enough :chuckle on these boards to know that I respect the opinions of most everyone here. Should I be concerned? Jodi P.S. I know this was a little long but I was hoping that my history might help explain my concerns and why I can't seem to shake them.

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Hi everyone, I was hoping that someone could tell me whether or not the nursing programs in SLC/Ogden area have large waiting lists or not. My husband is Air Force and we are looking to move from Nellis AFB (Las Vegas) to possibly Hill AFB (Ogden). Las Vegas currently does not have much of a waiting list issue at all and we have considered staying here for me to enter into a program but it would be much better for my husband's career if we did not stay here too long (we've been here 4 years already). Since we are a team we want to do what is best for both of our careers so moving would be best as long as there wasn't significant issues with waiting for a nursing program (We originally wanted to move to Colorado but I've heard that the waiting is outrageous! :smackingf ). If anyone has any insight, it would be wonderful! Thanks for your help!