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  1. El Centro Spring 2015

    We've had to go one Monday for a wound conference and 2 Fridays but that's
  2. El Centro Spring 2015

    They recommend that you study 3 hours outside of class for every credit hour you are taking. So if you are taking 9 hours that would be 27 hours outside of
  3. El Centro Spring 2015

    We are now at Ft Worth. You will go to Arlington for skills and
  4. El Centro Spring 2015

    Congrats! I'm in the first semester right
  5. El Centro Spring 2015

    I'm in the first semester of the THR/El Centro program and have worked 36 hrs the whole time. I also have a family (2 kids under 3 and a husband). I think all in my class work at least 24 hrs. I work...
  6. First week of Nursing School

    My first week finished today, although it is just orientation still. My head is already spinning! Hoping to be all organized and up to speed on everything before my first actual class on Tue. We do...
  7. Already got hw!!!

    I've already been expecting all this but now I'm nervous! We had one orientation the week before last. We officially start next week but it is 3 days of more orientation, now I'm expecting
  8. manikin names?

    My school has one called Ima
  9. Does your school discourage working?

    The traditional program at my school discourages working, however, I'm in a partnership program through my work with the same school. Everyone in my class is employed by my hospital system. We all...
  10. El Centro Spring 2015

    No
  11. I start my program the week after next and there are 20 of us in our class. At our first orientation last week our clinical instructor told us our clinical schedule. We go every other Thursday, 10 one...
  12. El Centro Spring 2015

    No problem, good
  13. El Centro Spring 2015

    Hi! I think it was 4 hours. I feel like that is what most places are but I don't know for
  14. How many classes?

    I start the my first semester the 26th, yay! Mine is broken up into 5 classes, 3 are lecture, one is clinical, and one is skills/lab. They total 9 hours. Mine is lecture on Tue, Skills on Wed, and...
  15. El Centro Spring 2015

    I took it twice at Prometric but it is $50. The one I went to is off
  16. Fall 2014

    Congratulations! I found out a couple of weeks ago that I was accepted to my program. I start August 26. Excited but nervous
  17. Me too! So
  18. Thanks for all the advice! I was accepted for
  19. Notes: Laptop, Tablet, or Paper?

    I prefer to write notes personally. I'm planning to write notes in class and then type them up later. I will probably ask to record lectures
  20. I hope it goes well! Good
  21. That's great that they are online! All mine have been until this summer and then nursing school next month. Just try to stick to a schedule and I think it will work out. I also think it's good if you...
  22. I'm currently a CST and work Fri-Sun nights 7-7. I start nursing school in a month and my plan is to study in the evenings after the kids are in bed during the week/nap times, Fridays while they are...
  23. To all the parents, yes YOU can do it!

    Thanks for the inspiration! I start my program next month and I work FT and am married with a 2.5 and 1 yr
  24. Finally IN after 3 tries!!!

    Congratulations! I too was just accepted to my program for Fall and the 3rd time was the charm! Good luck with your
  25. El Centro Spring 2015

    I haven't decided if I will apply for Spring yet because I have no time to get anymore points before the July deadline. I applied for the partnership program with THR for Fall also but won't know...