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Hi all, I appreciate your responses and have gained a better understanding. I would like to clarify my situation on a few things- my shifts are 12 hours, not 8. I know it's only 4 more hours, but when you are a sitter in a graveyard shift, it feels a lot longer. Unfortunately, no earphones are allowed. Listening to audiobooks would definitely get me in trouble. Even if it was allowed, listening to documentaries/people talking usually puts me to sleep lol. I cannot imagine asking people to relieve me for 15 minutes every couple hours- I barely found someone to cover my 15 min break and had to hunt down the supervisor to find someone for my hour break! I think I would be seen as incompetent and an inconvenience. If most of my patients ask me to turn off the computer screen, I don't see how bringing a small light would be any better. I imagine they would ask me to turn that off too. These patients can be very picky and difficult to please. When the patient's families are here, I am never on my phone. I like to talk to them instead and get to know the patient/their family. I can understand if I pulled my phone out and they saw it as unprofessional. My situation was slightly different in that I was alone with my patient all night long in his room.

@JKL33 - Thanks for your thoughts. I wondered that too... I did have a book with me but I wouldn't have been able to read it in the dark. I'm curious to see how he would react to a book vs. kindle/book in my phone.

I work as a care partner/cna at a hospital and often am assigned as a sitter. I do use my phone often when I am sitting, but I always make sure my patient is calm/asleep, clean, repositioned, etc before I use my phone. It's usually when it's dead quiet in the room and I want to quietly keep myself awake (even after a cup of coffee, graveyard shifts are tough in a dark and quiet room). I keep one eye out for my patient. My hospital has a computer in each room but I don't prefer using that. The screen is big and bright which I can't adjust, and many patients find it a distraction when trying to sleep. The clicking and clacking of the mouse and keyboard can also be distracting. So I just turn the computer off. It's never been on the other floors I float to, but this one supervisor/charge nurse took my name and told me he will report me for catching me on my phone twice. Personally, I found it infuriating. It's better than falling asleep. If anyone took one look at my patient, they will see he is comfortable, asleep, and clean. I'd like to believe that I am on my phone responsibly. I didn't argue with him though in my head I did. What are your thoughts on using a phone? Or reading a book, using a computer, watching a movie, etc?

Soooo is anything else due yet? Other than the confirmation email/security deposit.

@April:) Yes, that means they have accepted you for the alternate major and not nursing. That happened to me.

Woohoo I got accepted! I had 24 points, by the way. I'm not a veteran but I already attend CSULA for another major.

@RachMayJ- How has your class schedule been like? Like is there a lot of gaps or can you fit all your classes in 2-3 days?

So TEAS exams are due January 10, 2017 correct? How about NursingCAS? I'm not sure where to find the due date for that.

Do we need to send in our transcripts by September 21? Like our official grade transcripts from schools.

Quick question on the CSU Mentor application- What is the difference between units attempted and units completed? I have 16 units that I finished and received a grade for. Currently, I am taking 9 units, so no grade yet. Would it be 16 units completed and 25 units attempted?

I applying again. Last year I was on the alternates list and got rejected.

I thought it was 11 points, what's the other two? And please update us when you find out!

Is anyone applying? :) I thought I'd start a thread.

Have any of you from the wait list received a call or email?

My wait list email states exactly that.