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  1. Maricopa Waiting List / Placement / Timestamps 2010+

    AZBlueBell replied to Maciso's topic in Arizona Nursing

    They have already placed CEP applicants for fall. The next application session in May/June will be to start in spring. Edited to clarify: The nursing blocks through Maricopa would start in spring....

  2. Com225 at rio salado

    AZBlueBell replied to AZBlueBell's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Just thought I'd update for anyone that is curious for the future. Some of the speeches you have to record require an audience of 3 people. You place the camera behind them so that you are talking to...

  3. Maricopa Waiting List / Placement / Timestamps 2010+

    AZBlueBell replied to Maciso's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I noticed a decrease in all the numbers too (specifically GCC and Estrella). I know CEP gets placed first and for NAU and Upper Iowa I know they don't have a cap on how many CEP students they take...

  4. WARNING: Phoenix area is a TOUGH market for new grads

    AZBlueBell replied to dream'n's topic in Arizona Nursing

    From what I know and hear from others, the market is still pretty tough here. I know a couple people working as nurses but they volunteered all throughout school at that hospital and even then still...

  5. 7 Days before my test

    AZBlueBell replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in General Students

    I wonder if the OP had to wait for her mom to come home from work to use the

  6. Maricopa County -GCU MSN CEP

    AZBlueBell replied to hawigrlinaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Good luck! I'd love to do this and have my MSN but I don't have a prior bachelors degree

  7. Maricopa Waiting List / Placement / Timestamps 2010+

    AZBlueBell replied to Maciso's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The Phoenix job market looks to be pretty difficult for new grads, specifically those looking for hospital jobs. I have however noticed a slight change in hospital job descriptions lately. I've been...

  8. Maricopa Waiting List / Placement / Timestamps 2010+

    AZBlueBell replied to Maciso's topic in Arizona Nursing

    My time stamp is August 2014 so I haven't waited long at all. But I'm applying for the upper Iowa CEP so I'm not too hooked on how long the list will take because for my situation it doesn't really...

  9. Maricopa Waiting List / Placement / Timestamps 2010+

    AZBlueBell replied to Maciso's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I feel like it's a little late to have heard nothing as well! Hopefully they will start

  10. Non-FIT Nurses and FIT Nurses

    AZBlueBell replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    My guilty pleasure is wine and a very high calorie sugary coffee drink (white chocolate mocha)!!! I would not give up either completely, just have to enjoy them in moderation so my waist doesn't...

  11. The FIT Nurse

    AZBlueBell replied to NN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone (not just nurses) should strive to be healthy and fit. Having said that, there is no way to judge a person by their outside appearance on whether they are living a fit and healthy...

  12. EMCC students

    AZBlueBell replied to FutureRN101's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thanks! I agree there will be good and bad everywhere, it's nice to hear from someone currently in the program there. Good luck in this last semester, how exciting that you're nearly

  13. Greatest weakness ?

    AZBlueBell replied to Butterflyxx0621's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This is a hard question for sure. I am also very critical of myself, maybe you could word it something like "I can be critical of my actions but I use it as a tool to learn how I can do things better...

  14. Working Out 6- 7 days a week

    AZBlueBell replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    I workout 4-5 times a week. I do the Jillian michaels DVDs, I borrow them from the library and I own a couple of the ones that I like the most. I have much more energy and feel better about myself...

  15. EMCC students

    AZBlueBell replied to FutureRN101's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi, I was wondering Crispycritter if you would recommend Estrella to other nursing students? I have heard some good and some not so good things so I'd love to hear from someone in the program there...

  16. Thinking of having children

    AZBlueBell replied to BrianaRicketts's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Many people have done it before you! Just know that adding kids to the mix (and this goes for just life in general) is going to make everything a lot more difficult to do. Date nights, class times,...

  17. Anatomy & Physiology-HELP Identifying Bones

    AZBlueBell replied to QuietRiot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Masteringaandp.com was what my classes used and they had empty pictures and word bank to fill it in...I printed then off and made them into flash cards and memorized them that way. Practice, practice,...

  18. Anatomy Venting/Help

    AZBlueBell replied to AshlieV's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I used flash cards and split them up...would do a few a day and memorize that set each day until I knew them all. We also used masteringaandp.com which had practice tests and that was helpful for me...

  19. Pre Nursing Classes

    AZBlueBell replied to sjgibses's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anatomy and physiology were the hardest for me in terms of studying time but if you put in the effort then you will do well. In my experience, the ones who complain about how hard it is just didn't...

  20. Study tips for mom w/ young kids

    AZBlueBell replied to Asmyth12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I cram in as much as I can while I'm home alone which is for two afternoons a week when both my kids are in school. My daughter does "quiet time" after lunch on the days she doesn't have school and...

  21. How did you pay for nursing school? Help...I'm in a pickle!

    AZBlueBell replied to dc1994's topic in General Students

    6k total of a loan would be totally doable to pay off fairly quickly after school. The rule of thumb is not to take out more than you expect to earn in one year, so 6k would be absolutely

  22. info on carrington in phx az

    AZBlueBell replied to jennyroo's topic in School, College Programs

    The state definitely approves their program for purposes of licensing but that has nothing to do with whether the credits will transfer or not. Last I checked they were not regionally accredited, but...

  23. closing in on graduation

    AZBlueBell replied to MLvb52789's topic in General Nursing

    Job market in Phoenix is rough for new grads. If you have connections where you are then you may be better off staying

  24. info on carrington in phx az

    AZBlueBell replied to jennyroo's topic in School, College Programs

    Carrington college is not regionally accredited which means none of your coursework would transfer if you ever decided to continue your

  25. New RN (almost), 401k, and Retirement

    AZBlueBell replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    Yes totally true (I did put that in my first post on this thread). Don't know where my mind was at today when I posted above Haha I still like to keep a bit of my emergency fund in an account that I...