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  1. Starting at Phoenix College in January...

    mattsmom64 replied to akmegs2's topic in Arizona Nursing

    :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :w00t: CONGRATULATIONS! I'm sure that you do have a gazillion questions lol! Some things I wish I knew about before I started...... NS isn't as...

  2. Starting income for ADN R.N.s in AZ

    mattsmom64 replied to NewJA's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm currently doing a clinical rotation at Banner Desert. The nurses there work all different kinds of shifts...Some of the shifts I heard about were 0700-1500, 1400-2200, 0600-1800, 1800-0600,...

  3. Questions regarding Maricopa CC's Nursing program

    mattsmom64 replied to NewJA's topic in Arizona Nursing

    You should be good to go for Bio 201 and 205...Did you place your name on the waiting lists for them? They are going to give current students first dibs on registering for those

  4. Questions regarding Maricopa CC's Nursing program

    mattsmom64 replied to NewJA's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The prerequisites for Bio 201, 202, and 205 are Bio156, or Bio181, or an equivalent. Some people have "snuck" into 201 and 205 without the prereqs, however, there was a student who did that last...

  5. Questions regarding Maricopa CC's Nursing program

    mattsmom64 replied to NewJA's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Did you meet with an advisor and discuss your prior classes? They accepted my Biology class that I took in

  6. Questions regarding Maricopa CC's Nursing program

    mattsmom64 replied to NewJA's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I agree.....plus there isn't enough clinical rotations available to accomodate all of the students. I'm in Block 2 and we are constantly trying to find enough patients to care for. When you have 5...

  7. Any ideas for externing?

    mattsmom64 replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi Keli, I spoke with the recruiter on monday and she said that they will be posting more extern positions in Dec/Jan.....Rumour has it that they are also going to be hiring externs at Mercy Gilbert...

  8. Nursing Program @Grand Canyon University

    mattsmom64 replied to Kabin's topic in School, College Programs

    YOu may actually want to check with the hospital what the program entails. A BSN for free is something that is worth looking into! My preceptor attends the program at Chandler. They meet one night a...

  9. Nursing Program @Grand Canyon University

    mattsmom64 replied to Kabin's topic in School, College Programs

    yes they are...if you go to ichosestjoes.com you can find out some more info..... they also have an on site rn-bsn program at chandler regional.... also, here is the number for their advisor: 602 639...

  10. Any ideas for externing?

    mattsmom64 replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Jeli, I sent you a

  11. chandler gilbert nursing program

    mattsmom64 replied to Pkkostura's topic in Arizona Nursing

    williamsfield

  12. What order to take prereq's in

    mattsmom64 replied to AZmom's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I have to second what Boomer said. You have to really know your basics in A&P once you start the Nursing Program. The Nursing classes are very fast paced and there is no time for review. The...

  13. non-compact state - moving to az in the future

    mattsmom64 replied to cclife06's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi Laurie, Welcome to the AZ board! I'm a transplant from Mass, I moved here from Boston about 11 years ago. As far as I know I think that if you don't plan on working in Mass you can just apply for...

  14. advanced practice degree

    mattsmom64 replied to dorimar's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi Dorimar, I am still earning my ADN so I can't give you too much info. However, a friend of mine is in the RN-MSN program at ASU. Most of her classwork is online or through teleconference. I hope...

  15. traumatized by vermin

    mattsmom64 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm in Gilbert and I haven't seen many critters here. I saw on scorpion about 10 years ago while our development was under construction. We also supposedly had Black Widows in our back yard at that...

  16. Scrubs

    mattsmom64 replied to LSUGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    oh yeah, how could I have forgotten about ebay! :smackingf There is a Dickies dealer that sells on ebay. I bought some sets (tunic w/ cargo pants) for around 13.00....he also ships pretty...

  17. Scrubs

    mattsmom64 replied to LSUGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    I like marcus uniforms, allheart (although sometimes their orders can take over two weeks to arrive), and aramark uniforms. Aramark doesn't have a big selction, but they sell scrubs at rock bottom...

  18. Moving, need help please

    mattsmom64 replied to twiceaslucky's topic in Arizona Nursing

    also, if you have little ones you may want to check out this website: http://www.ade.az.gov/profile/publicview/HighlyPerforming.asp this site gives information about the various school...

  19. Moving, need help please

    mattsmom64 replied to twiceaslucky's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It probably would be without traffic. Several of my classmates lived in Queen Creek and their average commute time to Mesa was about an hour. There were a couple of threads about Queen Creek on this...

  20. Why do people drop out of AZ nursing schools?

    mattsmom64 replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi Maryruth, I'm at MCC

  21. Why do people drop out of AZ nursing schools?

    mattsmom64 replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi, I think most people don't realize the amount of time and committment that the program requires. I didn't find the content of Block 1 difficult, there was just so much info that we needed to take...

  22. Questions abou Immunizations & titer

    mattsmom64 replied to maryruth's topic in Arizona Nursing

    actually, I just found a link with info.... http://www.chandlerregional.org/stellent/websites/get_page_cache.asp?ssDocName=092133 also, Banner Occupational Health will do immunizations, titers,...

  23. Questions abou Immunizations & titer

    mattsmom64 replied to maryruth's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Chandler Regional holds various immunization clinics throughout the valley. It is no cost for children and they offer reducued rates for adults. I think the next clinic will be at the Gilbert Health...

  24. Any of you living in Arizona??

    mattsmom64 replied to EnergyRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi, I just started at CHW and so far I'm pretty impressed. If you're looking for particular info feel free to pm

  25. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    mattsmom64 replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    I really like the Saunders NCLEX review book. It gives tips on how to take critical thinking style tests and it's pretty comprehensive. I also like the Reviews and Rationales series Prentice...