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  1. UCCS Accelerated Program

    saraCOS posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Anybody else applying to the ACC BSN at UC-Colorado Springs? It's almost interview and decision time. I was just wondering if anyone has heard anything, or is dying in anticipation. Also, interview...

  2. Unsure of wanting kids

    saraCOS replied to j0yegan's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I guess I can add something from the child-free community. I'm 31, happily married and have never really wanted kids. I've entertained the idea on occasion, but as I have gotten older, progressed in...

  3. Uniform Inspection

    saraCOS posted a topic in General Students

    I have the good fortune of starting nursing school at a program that has existed for over 100 years. I love the history (our campus was once a TB sanitarium!) and the old class pictures in the halls....

  4. Any Advice for New Nursing Students?

    saraCOS replied to jrabbit0811's topic in General Students

    No horror stories here, I'm 4 weeks into an accelerated program (so ending semester 1 in a regular program) and actually like it much more than I thought I would. It's hard, but that's what I signed...

  5. Private loan and no co-signer

    saraCOS replied to Davis.M's topic in General Students

    That's how I understood it. She's looking for about 32k in a lump sum? This sounds like a scammy for-profit set up, or the craziest out-of-state tuition ever. Going to nursing school is not an...

  6. Accepted to two nursing programs...What to do?

    saraCOS replied to canthardlywait2brn's topic in General Students

    Awesome, congrats on having choices. I'm in an on campus accelerated, married without kids, have 12 years of intense medical experience, and I am hangin on for dear life! What a ride! I think it...

  7. Personal issues while a student?

    saraCOS replied to atmosphericmelody's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    First of all, holy cow, do you have a lot on your plate. I would explain all of this to your professors and come clean. If they think less of you, they are terrible people, but you would think a...

  8. Social help, not fitting in

    saraCOS replied to nursepeaches's topic in General Students

    Are you in nursing school to socialize, or are you in nursing school to become a nurse. You said that making friends isn't really a high priority. So what's wrong with being friendly, professional,...

  9. SO sick

    saraCOS replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    If you come to class looking like warmed-over dog doo, don't sit next to me! If you're sick, you're sick. Your professors seem to be understanding, and you're obviously not faking it. Take care of...

  10. Private loan and no co-signer

    saraCOS replied to Davis.M's topic in General Students

    Is there anything you can do to avoid this debt? Is this for your whole program, or (gulp) just the first semester? Think about ways you can downsize, trim the fat, mow lawns on the weekends,...

  11. Paramedic to nurse/nursing student

    saraCOS replied to Jayjormom's topic in General Students

    I'm a 10 year paramedic in the middle of my second week of an accelerated program. I didn't purposefully out myself as a medic off the bat, but short of taking a vow of silence for the year, I found...

  12. What street clothes do YOU wear in nursing school?

    saraCOS replied to bluestorm's topic in General Students

    I'm in an accelerated program, so I don't really feel like I have time to be "put together" I'm showered with a little mascara and in yoga or gym clothes so I can get 30 min in after or before class....

  13. What street clothes do YOU wear in nursing school?

    saraCOS replied to bluestorm's topic in General Students

    I'm in an accelerated program, so I don't really feel like I have time to be "put together" I'm showered with a little mascara and in yoga or gym clothes so I can get 30 min in after or before class....

  14. Is It Necessary?

    saraCOS replied to osi2011's topic in General Students

    I'm with needles. It depends on how technology dependant you are as a student, and the tech requirements of your program. My program requires the use of a bundle of reference software that needs...

  15. Options for scrub pants

    saraCOS replied to Myoclonicjerk's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Black pants...you lucky punters. I'm trying to transition from EMS-land and can't get used to going to work in white pajamas.

  16. Shoes

    saraCOS replied to aimbig's topic in General Students

    Are you allowed to wear any all-white shoe you want? I have a pair of white Sketchers I could run miles in. Most of the big sneaker companies have an all-white something. A guy I know in clinicals,...

  17. Uniform Inspection

    saraCOS replied to saraCOS's topic in General Students

    Yep, confirmed. I will be expected to line up, basic training style for inspection, then turn around and bend over so a 60 year old woman can evaluate the integrity of my pant-seat. I am horrified. I...

  18. Please, need HELP and Advice

    saraCOS replied to brokenursingstuden's topic in General Students

    Deep breath, darlin'. You made a mistake. But it sounds like you have the chance to atone for it. It sounds like you are already accepted to a nursing program and are being allowed to stay. It seems...

  19. I need help with note taking

    saraCOS replied to xomanderrzxo's topic in General Students

    I love flashcards and will often keep a stack of notecards on my desk while taking notes amd make them as I take notes in lecture. Its a little frenetic, but it's efficient. If there's a term or...

  20. PLEASE HELP!!! Pediatric Dosage Calc.

    saraCOS replied to #NurseRiley2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So, your dose is 9ml q 6hrs....did I read it right? 9ml/6hrs=x ml/1hr You are so close! Also, this is a ml/hr pump calc, not a gtts/min drip calc, right Don1984? Edit* I didnt catch the "over 20 min...

  21. scared to jump

    saraCOS replied to saraCOS's topic in General Students

    Well, that's it, I sent the email to my boss and got a totally gracious response. As it turns out, if you give 8 years of your life to an employer, they probably won't wish you ill if you are moving...

  22. scared to jump

    saraCOS posted a topic in General Students

    Tomorrow is the last day for me to totally commit to nursing school, and my feet are so cold they're frozen. I start the ABSN at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs in 2 weeks and tomorrow,...

  23. Human Growth and Development

    saraCOS replied to TexRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took it online over the summer last year. We had a big research paper due at the end, but the rest was pretty easy, discussion posts, quizzes,

  24. Looking for Help to Become a Nurse

    saraCOS replied to JasonPB22's topic in General Students

    I suppose it doesn't hurt to ask. I wonder if you would be receptive to a little well-intentioned advice from a recent ABSN admission? It looks like you are planning on taking somewhere between 15...

  25. What's YOUR Dream Job?

    saraCOS replied to KJoRN81's topic in General Students

    Very interesting, where are you from? I'm a paramedic-going-bsn here in the